Sarah & Andrew

After much anticipation, I finally received the photos from Sarah & Andrew's wedding! As expected Sarah looks absolutely gorgeous! Photographer Abi Q truly captured the love and tenderness between these two as is evident in every photo. Sarah, as you may know, has also modeled for me, so she has a bit of a special place with me. In addition, Sarah is an extremely talented esthetician for Bravo Salon which is right here in Pasadena. Whenever you are in Pasadena, you must stop by Bravo and ask for her!
I must say, that out of all of the gowns I have designed over the years, this was definitely one of the most challenging. To start with , I actually created the fabric by hand by stitching strips of ribbon together. This allowed me to create the look of a certain type of lace, Battenburg, that Sarah was looking for. After stitching the "lace" strips together, we applied the floral lace applique and stitched that in to create a seamless flow on the gown. After many , many hours of design and fabrication, the final reward is always the joy and happiness that the Brides gown brings to her, such is the case with Sarah and her Gown...
Congratulations Sarah & Andrew!

Sarah's Gown

I met Sarah Lorkovic, from Bravo Salon, many months ago during our Pasadena Magazine Photo Shoot when she modeled one of my gowns for their real weddings section. As you look through the Collection pages of our website, you can find her modeling some of my gowns! But, at the time of the Shoot, she still had not purchased her wedding gown , so after talking, Sarah made an appointment to see me. She already had something very specific in mind for her dress, she wanted a crochet and lace gown that she had seen photos of in a wedding magazine. I took her initial concept and decided to run with it, making it more of a modern, fitted piece to compliment Sarah's beauty and figure. So, as crazy as it sounded, I decided instead of purchasing the lace, we would actually create our own here at the Salon.




After fitting Sarah in a muslin gown, we pulled apart the patterns and hand stitched strips of ribbon together to create her entire gown out of our own battenburg lace. We also applied lace appliques to add to the beauty, creating a gown that was elegant, light and perfect for her Palm Springs wedding!
When we were complete, it fit Sarah like a glove and she looked stunning!



I will have wedding photos coming soon as well...