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Wedding Dress for Ellie

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: under the big Las Vegas sign!

Gorgeous Ellie was married in Vegas on Halloween and her dress was a wonderful mixture of fifties shape,?modern styling and subtle Halloween detail.

The boned bodice and ruched overskirt were made of winter white duchess satin.?The underskirt is shot black/purple taffeta over layers and layers of white net trimmed with satin ribbons.

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity WestmacottHalloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: design sketch

Our design. In the end the roses were deemed unnecessary.

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott

The satin over skirt is hooked up a little on one side at the front to reveal a hand beaded cob-web in?tiny purple seed-beads with Swarovski crystal highlights.?More Swarovski crystals were scattered all over the white satin skirt.

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: spiderweb beading detailHalloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: spiderweb beading detail

A close up of the finished beading.

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott

Ellie’s net underskirt was made as a separate item so she could wear the dress and net skirt later in different ways.?Each layer of the netting is trimmed with white or orange satin ribbon in different widths.

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: thank you letter

Ellie wrote: ?Just a quick note to say thank you for creating my dream dress. Without you I would not have had such a perfect wedding dress. I can’t thank you enough for all your time and effort. This dress will be something I cherish forever. Thank you again Love, Ellie

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity WestmacottHalloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity WestmacottHalloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: shoe bows

I also made some ivory ribbon shoe bows, with Swarovski crystals sewn over orange centres?to jazz up her undersatedly elegant shoes.

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: show bowsHalloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: show bows

A close up of the shoe bows, a glimpse of orange satin under the Swarovski crystals.

Making Ellie’s Dress

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: fitting picyures

The making process included this ‘toile’ stage, a practice run of the bodice and the skirt with just the?net layers and some purple taffeta tucked up over it to get the impression.

Halloween theme wedding dress in white and purple by Felicity Westmacott: fitting pictures

Ellie at her final fitting.

 

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As a wedding dressmaker, one of my favourite things to do is add colour to my designs. Whether making the dress from scratch, or dying an already bought dress, the colours a bride chooses tell me a lot about who they are as a person. 

The most common colours I get for dip dye overskirts and wedding dresses are blues. Followed by purples and pinks. I love getting green commissions, although they happen a lot less often.

Tell me if you think your colour choice is true to you?

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One final little sneak peek before I show the fabulous photos from this fabulous day!

1 sewing machine
2 bride outfits
3 bridesmaid dresses
21 talented wedding suppliers
and lots of stage smoke!

Make sure you're following me to see what I'm so excited to share. Photos coming this weekend!

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Guitar @shanetheojoseph
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Cake @gwynethjohnsoncakedesign
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Confetti @proper.confetti

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“My detachable skirt was the best. So many people were very impressed with your work. Thank you so very much, I LOVE MY SKIRT!”⁠
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For real bride Christina, I created one of my iconic dip dye overskirts. Christina went for a beautiful monochromatic ombre, going from bright sky blue, all the way down to a deep, rich navy.⁠
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Whether it's matching your bouquet, your groom's pocket square or your bridesmaids, having an overskirt really helps tie the colour palette of wedding together.⁠
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If you want to add some colour to your wedding, but don't quite feel brave enough to dye directly onto your wedding dress, then a dip dye overskirt is the perfect solution. Have a look at my Etsy (link in the bio) to find out more.⁠
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What colours would you pick?
Sometimes dressmaking lingo can feel a bit overwhelming, so I like to spend time breaking down various elements of a wedding dress I've made in... Anatomy of a Dress!⁠
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▫️for the fabric I used a beautiful, ivory floral lace (layered on top of silk dupion)⁠
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▫️the back of dress has a keyhole opening, secured with covered buttons at the top⁠
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▫️the corset bodice is fully boned with visible boning channels⁠
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▫️the dress fastens with a lace-up back, with ribbon and eyelets, and a modesty panel behind (so no skin shows through beneath the lacing)⁠
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▫️the skirt is cut straight with a very slight flare near the hem and scalloped edging used all around, including onto the small train⁠
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Did you find this little breakdown helpful? Hopefully it means that when it comes to your bridal outfit, you have a better idea of how to talk about what you want 🥰⁠
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If you want to see what this dress looked like on the day of the wedding, have a look at this week's earlier post.
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