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{ miss shannon // nor’easter elegance dress // Once Wed feature }

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

I really truly loved making this gown for Shannon. Not only is she gorgeous, she is also a talented photographer as well! (check here for a link to her work – she also took gorgeous photos of another one of my brides this year!) When I heard the guests feasted on fresh Maine lobster and homemade pies, it sounded all to charming to be real.

I made her gown from silk chiffon (so gorgeous and billowy in the wind) and added touches of vintage lace to the neckline, waist, and sleeve edging.

How sweet!!! (seriously, now!)

Check out all the lovely details of her wedding on Once Wed blog!

And check out their amazing photographer Jessica Loren ‘s photos of their day here.

{ xoxo miss tashina }

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{ miss Natasha // Gold Diamond Dress }

Friday, April 5, 2013

Not only was working with Natasha so fun and easy (despite the hundreds of miles between us : she in Ontario, Canada and myself in Los Angeles)… she has quite the personality and style to pull of an amazing wedding featured on both Four Weddings Canada and Style Me Pretty Canada!!!

I reworked a gown Natasha had sent me with elements from my Gold Diamond Dress. This was the result:

I added mini ruffle detail to the sweetheart bodice, the ivory vintage sash with vintage gold diamond detail, and the 3-tiered pleated skirt detail.

Photography : Afterglow Images

And you can see the wedding in action via First Kiss Films here.

Also, fellow friend Tessa Kim made the gold veil to top off her gold-kissed look!

Congrats lovely love birds!

{ xoxo miss tashina }

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{ urban-inspired wedding // sheer geometry dress }

Thursday, March 7, 2013

When Brooke from Orange Blossom Special Events approaches me with an idea for a shoot - I know it’s going to be nothing short of super fun and amazing. This is our second shoot together (first one was the Old World Spanish Inspired Wedding) and this was totally out-of-the-box and extremely fun to make this gown!

“The Sheer Geometry” dress is a 2-piece number. Sweetheart cropped bodice with a gold lining and sheer geometry fabric and tulle overlay with black square details at front hemline. The skirt is cut on a high-low hemline and lined with a black lining and geometry fabric overlay.

And that practically perfectly paired graffiti cake provided by Vanilla Bake Shop.

How fun is the bride’s hair? The amazing Emily Dawn Artistry worked her magic in the hair and makeup department for the bride and groom.

The amazing florals and details (the groom’s boutonniere?! AWESOME!) where created by Mr. Caballero Creative.

Super bold and fun jewelry (necklace, rings, bracelets) by Jenny Dayco !

Photography by the awesome David Zentz of Best Coast Photography.

Location: Crewest Gallery (Closed. 31 December 2012)

Dress and bride + groom styling done by me.

You can see more photos and details on Bride Chic.

{ xoxo miss tashina }

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{ miss danielle // heart of gold dust woman dress }

Thursday, March 7, 2013

I met Danielle over a glass of wine at a cute little wine shop in Atwater Village. She said 3 magic words: short, unique and wanted to use her mom’s gown. Nothing makes me more happy than being able to take a family heirloom and create a completely new dress for a client.

Here is a photo of her mom’s wedding gown from her wedding:

I was able to take the dress and re-create 2 pieces for Danielle. For the ceremony, I made a short fitted dress out of silk charmeuse and I used the lace and buttons from her mother’s gown on the silk chiffon caplette: