I nominate Mrs. Sewing’s finished dress post. She’s the reason I wanted to be a bee blogger, first of all, and secondly, her groom MADE HER WEDDING DRESS. That’s like, the definition of a groom being involved in wedding planning.
~ Mrs. Potion
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We’ve come a long way. From our completed mock-up to pre-dress jitters to an unholy stain-induced meltdown, we’ve seen it all.
And I have a confession—we actually finished the dress a week ago. However, I wanted to wait until Mother’s Day to try on the whole ensemble. Since Sewing-Mom wasn’t able to experience the whole mother-daughter dress-search bonding like you see on Say Yes to the Dress, I at least wanted her to be the first to lay eyes on our finished project.
It’s no easy matter to photograph a white girl in a white dress, it seems. But not impossible, thanks to my patient father who sat through my incoherent diva-demands. So with no further rambling, here is our $300, five week long project. Our labor of love: my dress.

The bridal portrait glamour shot!

A little back action. (There’s actually a sheet tucked under the hem, keeping the dress away from the grass stains!)

Practicing with a bouquet made of roses (that we later gave to my grandmother for Mother’s Day)

A cluster of fabric flowers crawling up the shoulder. Interestingly, the strap can go on either side of the dress, and is also removable!

A little angle to show off those pick-ups!
We didn...