After enduring a horrific childhood, Rachel Monroe has finally attained something she's always wanted - a normal life, with a husband, friends, and a job which might help her realize her lifelong dream of becoming a designer. But after a fun night o...
"Oh, my!" Alice exclaims as she peeks into the garment bag hanging on the rack behind me. "This is spectacular! You've outdone yourself this time, love. How long did it take you to dream this up?"
I giggle at her choice of words, and reply, "Strangely enough, that's exactly what happened. I had a dream once where I was wearing this dress, and as soon as I woke up I grabbed a pad and sketched it out. The actual construction was a bit more time-consuming, though. I started gathering the fabrics right after Ash proposed, but I held off on the actual cutting and sewing until we'd decided on the date. And I did the same thing with this as I did all of your dresses; I just basted them together until the final fitting a couple of weeks ago, just in case someone gained or lost a few pounds."
"Well, luckily that didn't happen to anyone," Inna observes, as she turns to check her reflection in the mirror. "These all fit perfectly. Maybe if Jake and I get married one day, I'll have you design my gown."
"Anytime, sweetie. And that goes for the rest of you, too."
I've spent the last several months designing the dresses that all of the girls are wearing, along with my wedding dress, so things have been a bit busy. Fortunately, they all came out exactly the way I wanted them, so the girls all look fabulous.
Lily is my maid of honor, of course, and she absolutely begged me not to dress her like a "little girl", but Aunt Gwen and I both agreed that a fourteen-year-old didn't need to be showing an excessive mount of skin, so I came up with this for her:
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It's a mint-green silk brocade, with hand-embroidered floral appliques sewn to the chiffon overlay that covers the bodice and forms the sleeves, with a couple trailing down onto the skirt. There is a bit of a dip to the neckline, but the flowers cover a good portion of it, so it isn't inappropriate for someone her age. And she was pretty stoked to get her first pair of actual heels to wear with it, too, even though she's had to spend a good part of the last couple of days practicing with them to make sure she doesn't fall off of them going down the aisle.
And for my bridesmaids, which consist of Alice, Inna, Juliet, and Tiff, I went with a completely different look, with more of the vintage feel that most of my designs have:
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