mission accomplished...

The wedding went off without a single hitch, and my bride was absolutely gorgeous.  Here are a  few shots of the dress in progress on Friday night...

the lace had to be carefully cut apart
and patched together to fit along the hem of the dress

next, the lace was stitched to the dress and the edges were trimmed to less than 1/16"

we added lots of netting and horsehair to create volume underneath

At 8 pm the last button had been sewn and the last thread clipped.  It was finally time to deliver the dress...

Friday was a very long day, but it was worth every second.  There is nothing like making a girl's dress dreams come true, especially when she is as lovely and kind and wonderful as my dear friend.  

Pictures of the beautiful bride in her finished gown coming soon...

xo...
ki