The Beginning

So, obviously "the beginning" was when Brad and Karine got engaged in September 2008. I offered to make her dress, quite frankly, because I really love making wedding dresses. They're so unique and different and they really seem like a sewing "event."

I've made three wedding dresses before this one:

* my own - a short silk dupioni and silk charmeuse dress with painted detail around the hem and neck, and with a large ball-gown style skirt which I wore for the ceremony;

* Christina's - a short silvery, empire waist dress for the day she married Bri at the cottage; and,

* Sarah's - a two-piece cream dress (lace corset with an a-line skirt) for her anglican ceremony with Huss.

I also offered to make Urs' dress for her wedding to Gerry last August, but was foiled by Ewan's arrival. (I wisely figured that parenting an infant would take up most of my time and I wouldn't have much left over for dressmaking. I was right.)

In any case: Karine seemed excited about having me make the dress, and I assured her that I would be happy to make her whatever kind of dress she wanted. So we made plans to do some shopping together and looking at styles, and this wedding dress creation process began.