Real Custom Made Bride Tiffiny

So happy to share photos from the real bride Tiffiny’s wedding day.

Tiffiny is another Lakeland, FL local and we even met before she was engaged and worked at a print company.

She contacted me years in advance of her wedding day and we started designing her dream dress together via Skype and emails. I was still in Austin, Texas at the time she contacted me, and soon moved back to Lakeland, where I was able to finish her dress fittings in person. (Which is always preferred)

We used crepe for the main part of the dress with a chiffon overlay and a soft lining. The back is adorned with about 100 buttons and an embroidered lace back.

Don’t you love the elegance of the mock neck paired with the romantic lace back?

I’m feeling Royal vibes! 👑

Review from Tiffiny

“Desiree is currently making my dress. I've followed her work, for years and knew I'd want to be her client one day. She has always been professional, accommodating, friendly, and helpful. She has taken the vision of what I wanted and made it a beautiful reality. I truly feel lucky that she is making my personalized gown.”

A Custom Chinese-style dress for real bride Kathryn

So thrilled to finally show you these photos from real Bride’s Kathryn wedding to Jordan.

They were married on 10/24/2021 in front of their friends and family at their family-owned restaurant.

I love how they kept their traditions close and integrated a lot of their Chinese heritage into their wedding.

I worked with Kathryn on creating a Chinese-style cheongsam reception dress.

She had a clear vision of what she wanted, which was ideal, since we only had a few months to create from scratch.

Real Bride Vervain Marries Shawn in a Custom Made Lace Ball Gown

Behind the Seams

Erica/Vervain came to me with lots of beautiful laces she already handpicked herself and a bodice piece from her mothers gown she hand beaded/embroidered. We then started sketching her dream dress together (she already sketched it once) and I began putting together her ball gown.

She is wearing a hoop skirt underneath several layers of lace and satin for that full look. Hoop skirts opposed to layers of net and tulle are a great option because it gives you so much space for your legs/feet to walk and it keeps you cooler throughout the day.

I am grateful to have worked with her on this dress, I love it, and her photos from the wedding are GORGEOUS!

Wedding Day

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Stephanie Rogers Photography

Venue-Barr Mansion

Hair @magical_mitzi https://salonlofts.com/mitzi_naiser

Flowers @madame.ling

Cake Toppers @shroomware

Real Bride Crystal-Custom Made Wedding Dress

I love working with creative brides like Crystal. She had a vision of a purple and black tulle gown with crystal appliques and we created her dream gown. Her dress fits perfectly into her bridal party and looks like it was made to match her decor. I always have a Halloween bride, and this year, Crystal was that bride. I love how she incorporated Day of the Dead makeup and decorations, a very popular holiday in Austin Texas where her wedding was held.

Real Bride-Giving Back-BLM Giveaway-Bridal Gown for Activist Meme Styles

Real Bride Anjie 10-4-2020

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Bride Anjie came to me with a very specific design in mind, and I was very happy to help her. I love working with brides who bring me out of my comfort zone. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

I also personally love her choice of no-train. I opted to have the smallest train ever on my wedding day, because they get in the way of having fun!

The dress is two pieces; a corset top adorned with handmade roses, bows, crystals, and lace that layers over a gathered full hi-lo multi-layer and color skirt with lace appliques. (& multi colored matching veil)

Wedding Day!

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YAY! Congrats Anjie & Chris!

photos by Melissa Vinsik Photography

Real Bride Megans Wedding Photos!

From Sketch to Decision Making, to Taking home, to Wedding day!

Megan is wearing a custom made Gaia gown with the Fern cathedral veil both from the Into the Woods Collection

Megan is wearing a custom made Gaia gown with the Fern cathedral veil both from the Into the Woods Collection

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Megan requested to have the bottom layer of her Gaia gown to be dip-dyed a subtle sage color to match her wedding colors A+++

Megan requested to have the bottom layer of her Gaia gown to be dip-dyed a subtle sage color to match her wedding colors A+++

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Congrats Megan & Phil!

Real Bride Megan BTS with a custom Gaia Gown

Creating the dress of your dreams or a tweaking an already designed Desireé Marie gown is more simple than you think (simple for you that is ;)

Megan came to me in April 2018 and was already in love with Gaia gown! (blushes)

We talked about her engagement, her wedding plans, fiancé, and started making tweaks to the dress to make it special for her.

My favorite tweak we added was a sage dip-dye hem to match her wedding colors. I made sure to provide a sample for her first before dying all the entire hem.

We also made the top a silk stretch charmeuse instead of the original poly satin for a more glamorous look.

After all was decided on and fabric samples were chosen, I returned to the sewing cave and made a sample dress for her out of muslin before cutting into our glamorous fabric.

This process took a couple of fittings, but since Megan came to me with plenty of time, we had our appointments spread out a bit more than necessary too.

Then after our 3 or 4th meeting, I started making her custom dress in her fabrics. We needed about 2-3 fittings after this to make more adjustments/alterations because I don’t stop till we get it perfect!

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Images © by Sasha Reiko Photography | www.sashareiko.com

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CUSTOM ORDER-SANDRA

Real bride Sandra contacted me early in the year for a custom gown she was dreaming up. She had lots of ideas, and I added a couple of my own details as well, to create this one-of-a-kind beautiful gown. 

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Behind the Seams...

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Look at that lace collar! We created a higher neck on the overlay for a princess/royal look. I think it made her even more like Princess Kate Middleton! Don't you agree?

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I really love this lace we used, it is a French Chantilly. It has a dot print throughout that really makes it young, also it was super soft! The sleeves are connected to one of her fingers on each hand for a fairytale detail. Love her flower in her hair, and her blue earrings to match her new hubby! 

"It was also very comfortable and easy to move in, which was important to me for dancing purposes."

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Finished the back with over 50 buttons, a small corset at her waist, ruched bum, and a waterfall of extra silk chiffon at center back for a 'faux train' 

 

Sandra's Review: 

On 9/18/2017 Sandra D

"Desiree did an amazing job crafting a custom gown for me that was very reasonably within my budget. She took the time to listen and really make sure that she understood all of the details that I was asking for, then pulled them all off without a hitch. I loved my gown, it fit perfectly, and I got lots of compliments from our guests on how beautiful and intricate it was. It was also very comfortable and easy to move in, which was important to me for dancing purposes. I would highly recommend Desiree Marie Designs for a wedding or any custom piece - you will not be disappointed!"