08/30/2026
August 28 Bride 💕
This was an extra special bridal alteration and wedding gown enhancement!
The alterations included hemming and shortening the straps of this satin gown.
But in addition, the bride’s wish was to incorporate bits of her grandmother’s vintage wedding gown into her own gown in some way.
The result was a lace trimmed hem and scalloped lace detail around the neckline. And how perfect that both gowns were antique white in colour!
The Challenges:
- restructuring the new wedding gown neckline to cover undergarment straps
- fitting a curved and scalloped lace neckline to a square clean edged neckline 🤔
Solution:
- use the lining from Grandmother’s gown to build up the inside corners of the new gown’s neckline. This filled in the area where straps would show, and also rounded out the neckline.
- Trim the antique scalloped neckline from the old gown, turn upside down to put in place, add pleats, and hand sew to wedding gown.
The result was subtle but meaningful, and the most perfect “something old” for a bride to carry with her on her wedding day.
Congratulations to the newlyweds!
