Kaitlin in Oysters & Pearls.

Brooke.

Photos: Jack Butler Photography

Brooke's dress was made from a very special embroidered organdy that might just be a hundred years old. This dress was a little one-of-a-kind I cooked up in my studio, and it found the girl who was meant to wear it. I love when that happens.

Sleeves, please.

Kate Osborne Photography

For Amy's Texas wedding, I made a variation of my Oysters & Pearls dress with a higher neckline and cap sleeves. I do think it suits her beautifully. And that bouquet is fantastic. More photos here.

Yes, it poured rain. But nobody seemed to mind. The bride, gorgeous Emily, wore Eventide.

I do love when my dress goes to England.

 Maybe it's the English major in me, but I have a weakness for red telephone boxes...

 

Victorian brick...

...and beer swilling grannies. Mel's Manchester wedding. The bride wore Giselle. And a fine time was had by all.

All photos: Lillian and Leonard

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Karla's lovely lakeside wedding. The bride wore Ghost.

 

Love how the bride's shoes match the moody blue sky on Mt. Hood. Wait, are they wearing matching Chucks??? Angela's wedding at Timberline Lodge. The bride wore Giselle.

 

Gorgeous Naomi (and dashing Alastair) at their Melbourne, Australia wedding. The bride wore Oysters & Pearls (with a fetching customized sleeve).

 

Lovely Cynthia, married guess where in October. The bride wore Persuasion.

Dear photos from Tasha's wedding at the Cornelius Pass octagonal barn. Her dress was a labor of love and I really did love making it...the perfect project for the patient days of winter. On a damp, dark January morning early this year, I began collaging together dozens of bits of hundred-year-old lace, stitching them one by one over a floating layer of tea-dyed silk organza. A truly handmade dress for a special girl. Thanks, Tasha.

BIG hearts.

 Where do I start? With the heart.

 When it comes to DIY drama, these streamers may be my all-time fave.

 You can stand under my umbrella.

Grey ladies in wellies. As you can tell, I cannot get enough of this wedding. Big hearts (and unicorns, and fuzzy baby bunnies) to stylish couple Kathryn and Jeffrey (the bride wore Giselle).

All photos: Green Chair Studio

A New England autumn wedding.

Photos: Robert Sukrachand

So many lovely touches (and so much love!) at Sarah and Joe's autumn wedding in Connecticut. The bride wore Oysters & Pearls. You can see more gorgeous photos (some of gourds) here and here.

Fall crush.

Photo: Patrick A. Wilson

This is my favorite photo from the set Amber sent over from her wedding. I customized her dress by embellishing the bodice all over with antique lace flowers and appliqués. I love how the delicacy of the lace is punched up by all those gothic grape and berry tones, the luscious fall flowers, and her va-va-voom lipstick. Spin that color wheel, o Brides of 2011. There is life beyond Blush and Bashful.

Dots and dahlias.

Photos: Emily Gutman

So excited to spy Lisa's wedding on the Flora Grubb website. I custom made her dress from a very special swiss dot cotton I found after weeks of searching. As fellow fabric nerds out there know, there is swiss dot and then there is real swiss dot--fine weave, soft hand, woven dot, you know it when you see it. The lovely Lisa flew up from San Francisco for her fittings and was an absolute dream to work with. I'm crazy about the whole look of her wedding and her super stylish, informal-yet-modern bouquet. More photos of the exquisite florals here.

Best wishes, sweet lady!

Beauty and the breeze.

Nicole looking gorgeous and beach-blown in Honeychurch.

Memphis Bonding.

Photos: Our Labor of Love

Such fresh and pretty photos from Allison, who was married in Memphis this summer. The bride wore Giselle, customized with tulle straps (nice touch!). Photos by one of my very favorite wedding photographers, Our Labor of Love.

Continuing the rural mood...I just spotted Eujin's barn-tastic bridal photos over on the Lovely blog--the bride wore Giselle.

Haven.

It's her name, but it's also just the right word to describe these photos from her sweet Montana wedding. We worked together (at long distance!) to design her custom wedding dress. The fabric: a  heavy silk taffeta with a subtle ivory pinstripe, fashioned into a corset style gown with a very luxurious full circle skirt.

Best wishes, Haven. May you, your husband, and all the pretty horses have years and years of bliss.

Too darn hot.

Just when Oregon autumn hits with its one-two punch of rain and wind, I get a reminder of sweet, sweet summer. Remember this dress? Emily just sent me a few photos from her wedding--she says it was 100(!) degrees that day, and you can almost hear the sunflare sizzle in this photo.

 

Then again, love is impervious to little trials of temperature.

East or west, grey is best.

A few photos of Angela's flower-strewn farm wedding in Vermont. We collaborated on a custom dress in the perfect pale grey shade of cotton satin. You can view a closeup of the silk embellished neckline here. Best wishes, lovely girl!

Photos: Sam Simon Imaging