My girls love our photos of “mommy and daddy getting married!”
We have a bunch all over our house… and I think seeing them
all the time has made the girls really into pretending to be a bride like mommy!
They requested “wedding day bride” costumes for our Halloween Party
(They have different costumes for Trick or Treating. details on that soon.)
I wasn’t happy with the bride costumes that I saw at the store..
so I was excited to give this DIY a try!
Warning: This is my FIRST attempt at sewing an “outfit.”
I am pretty good at sewing crafty things..but this was a bit trickier.
Pretty happy with how it turned out..
I’m sure there were way more sewing savvy ways to do it.
BUT..if you are a newbie like me..this worked out great!
I knew that I wanted the skirt poofy..with a headband veil..
And I wanted the top to be separate from the bottom..because they are growing fast.
Sometimes all you need is a poofy tutu and a bride veil and you are good to go. ;)
I don’t have photos for a tutorial..because I feel in no way a sewing expert to do a tutorial..
BUT.. here’s some notes on what I did!
(All of the fabric was purchased with coupons and discounts)
BRIDE COSTUME NOTES:
— The skirt piece is 6 yards of tulle fabric..Folded where they naturally fold the yardage..
I stitched a casing for the elastic…
–I got 2 yards of cheap lining. did the same idea as the tulle except I hemmed the bottom and sewed the sides together so it was more of a finished skirt. (with an elastic top)
–I put the skirts on the girls to knot them at the right width…
and measured them again to trim the tulle.
–I hand stitched the two skirts together around the top (the lining and the tulle)
–The tops are basic tube tops made out of stretchy material..
the cheapest one I could find.
(I wanted a separate top because I thought that if it’s cold they
might wear a long sleeve white shirt instead of this top.)
–I hand stitched pretty trim as the straps…
it was elastic with tulle flowers on it..I loved it!
(my splurge.. so I was glad I had a 50% off coupon)
–For the veil I took a yard of tulle and cut in half…
then hand stitched it to a satin headband from Jo-anns.
(I folded an inch and a half and then placed on top of the headband and stitched it that way so that it would puff up a bit around the top…kinda loosely bunching it together)
I hope my notes make sense!
Leave a comment or message
me if you have any questions!
Here’s some shots of my day as a Bride..
I feel like walking down memory lane. ;)
I wish I could have worn it more than one day! hehe.
(It was the first dress I tried on..and even though
I kept looking I knew I would go back to that one!)
CBH
October 7, 2012 at 10:06 amThank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in Creative Busy Bee Craft Inspirations, under the Page 1 post on Oct. 07, 2012. Thanks again.
Teresa
October 7, 2012 at 1:12 pmthe costumes for the girls are so cute!! I am in love with your wedding dress, by the way! :)
Natalie Rush
October 8, 2012 at 9:41 amThe girls dresses came out so cute!! And I love your wedding dress too! How pretty! I ended up buying the first one I tried on too! I kept looking but that was it!