For keep's sake.

Kelsey and I worked together last summer to create a new wedding dress from her mother's (read what we did here ). She just forwarded th...

For the lady behind the lens.

Lisa Warninger is my clothing's favorite photographer. When we worked together on a shoot back in the spring, Lisa admired my Oysters ...

An etsy story.

You may know that I sell some of my handmade bridal designs on etsy --mostly little shrugs and accessories, because they're easy to tran...

Just you and me, kid.

My favorite wedding photos are the ones where the couple looks wholly, totally in the moment--not too smiley or pose-y, just present ...all ...

Prairie shrug in action!

Kirsten sent me these sweet photos of her wedding up in Alaska--I like to think of her little prairie shrug gamboling across the tundra... ...

O R A N G E

With all the pressures that surround planning a wedding, I am so heartened and inspired when a bride stays true to her own vision. After try...

I love a backyard wedding.

So sweet, so intimate, so darn American --getting hitched on the ol' homestead. Melissa is wearing the Jenny Yoo Lucy dress in silk taf...

Ms. Pigeon Toe

Lisa designs a smart line of porcelain ceramics by the name of Pigeon Toe , and her keen creative mind was at work on her wedding dress. The...

Original ghost.

Nicole's was the very first ghost dress I ever made, and she was kind enough to pass on these lovely woodsy photos from a shoot she and ...

Before and after.

Custom dress redesign and embellishment for Susie [final photo courtesy love life images ].

Keepsakes.

Corsages and feather flower hair ornament for Leila, made from the small bits and pieces left over from the redesign of her dress .

Isn't it romantic?

Chantilly lace bias cut gown with ivory silk charmeuse slip and flower detail for Audrey. I wish I'd taken more photos, but I think we w...

It's party time.

Multi-hued tulle strapless gown with breakaway skirt for Corinna. When she tried this one on in the shop, people came in off the street to t...

I have potential.

Okay, maybe my taffeta's a little rumply, and I know my high collar's not quite the fashion anymore. My ribbons and lace have probab...

We went to the sweetest wedding.

in a secret garden. There are certainly lovely photos of the actual wedding--as in, bride, groom, bridal party (attired in assorted and sun...

Something old.

Sunday was moody and cool, so I spent way too many hours at the Vintage Expo (Clara patiently accompanied me). Among my finds was a dear li...

The ghost with the most.

New ghost dress for Jillian's San Francisco City Hall wedding.

Moreganza.

Custom dress embellishment for Brittni. Silk organza flowers, streamers in silk organza, chiffon, satin faced organza, tulle.

Deep blues.

Custom dress embellishment for Susie's Chicago wedding. I really like this one, so I gave it quite the photo shoot.

Organza extravaganza.

New tattered organza shrug for Raegen. I love it! I want it! I at least want to try it on. Okay, sort of the wrong outfit. And nice sunburne...