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diy wedding dress

Gabbie, on January 6, 2020 at 8:38 PM Posted in Do It Yourself 1 13

diy wedding dress 1sorry for the dirty mirrior/poor lighting! Today, I started the process of making my wedding dress from scratch. I ordered a strapless bra to wear with it. From here, my FH is going to sew on fabric for the skirt portion. Im hoping for a split leg. He's also going to sew my strapless bra into my dress (I dont trust adhesives). Thoughts? Is it too different? Should I buy a dress instead? I really love what im making, and it feels like my dress, but idk if its too nontraditional for people..

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Latest activity by Future Mrs. Cwik, on January 7, 2020 at 7:37 AM
  • Future Mrs. Cwik
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    Hell yeah! Making your own dress is so cool! We have a non traditional wedding. Don’t worry about if it doesn’t work for others, worry about if it works for you!
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  • Erin
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    Who cares if it's "too non-traditional?" if you love it, that's what matters. I would keep the option open to buy an emergency plan B dress just in case though (since you never can know what will go wrong with DIYing a dress) Best of luck to you guys Smiley laugh

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  • Gabbie
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    Thanks!! How's your wedding nontraditional??
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    Thats true. Im going to favorite some of the dresses that gave me inspiration in case I mess it up...
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  • Future Mrs. Cwik
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    We are getting married in a brewery (okay, we’re getting married at the courthouse the day before but having a ceremony in a brewery). No traditional dances, cake cutting, etc. Doing pics before the ceremony together and walking down the aisle to the acoustic version of a rock song.


    It’s our day so we’re doing it our way! 😀😀
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  • Gabbie
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    Aww! Thats so cute.. all ik about aisle music is the fact that there's no way im doing "here comes the bride". Are you going to have people at the courthouse ceremony as well??
    I feel like I really love some traditional stuff and Im gonna do it bc its cute like what white represents and all...
    But then i feel no need to go do more than I want to. Like, a photographer who expects 400+ an hour for more than 2 hours? No thanks, I'll get the key photos, and skip the rest.
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  • Aimee
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    That’s amazing that you and your FH is working on the dress together. What is your theme/venue for your wedding?
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    Lmao, I hadnt thought about it yet, but I think the theme might be DIY 😂. This sounds bad, but my FH and I dont really have a thing in common that could be a wedding theme besides we're both crafty and like to build.


    I should think on it some more..Whats your theme?
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  • Aimee
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    The only reason I ask is because your dress would look nice for a beach wedding. We’re doing a church ceremony and a venue set next to the beach for the reception.
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    Ohhh, I love beach weddings!!! I wanted to do a one, but FH wasnt into it. Were compromising, and im having an outdoor ceremony in the woods, so I think the dress still kinda fits that boho style.
    So are u doing like a tent on the beach, then?
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  • Aimee
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    Oooh, I like the woodsy theme! That would look great. A tent on the beach would have been a great idea but due to the wedding being July in Florida we have a beach club venue with dining on the inside and outside overlooking the ocean.
    diy wedding dress 2


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    Wow, thats really romantic and beautiful! We dont really habe that many nice beaches in MI, so it was kinda hard to find. There were lake shore weddings, but a lake isnt an ocean..
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  • Future Mrs. Cwik
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    Lol Here Comes the Bride would make my skin crawl personally! Haha!
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