Bitch, Make Your Own Wedding: Dressing The Groom!

Last Year on this very day I Married the Love of My Life.

While Planning our Rustic Bohemian Micro Budgeted Wedding we had to Trouble Shoot His Outfit.

Here's how we did it!!!

I took to Pinterest, of Course!

We also used our inspo pics to help guide our guests to understand how casual "casual" attire was in our eyes. 

It was fun thinking that everyone could feel a part of the theme this way with a good visual guide.

Our Ceremony Location, very Rustic, helped us imagine our outfits with the chosen backdrop.

As we got closer, the forecast definitely focused the level of layers that we would need to be comfy during the Ceremony.

Making a Picture Sketch really helped!

Each change up in the combos documented & logged!

We went thru and swiped back and forth for what we thought looked nicest with our theme & suited his body type best.

Our Charli Dog helped too, lol.

We helped our friend Scott who would be our officiant get his outfit together too. YaY Rustic Bohemian!

I gave him a spiff up a few days prior!

Then back to Pinterest for the boutonniere... 

Feathers n stuff! Hubba Hubba!!!

So I Made Some! awwwwww.... Click here to see how I did it!

JUST MARRIED!!! Charli our Flower Girl!

So Excited then, so excited now!

One Year Ago...

Time flies

& I'd do it all over again!

Happy Anniversary Babe!

Make your way onto Pinterest,

Make your man Try On Some Clothes,

Make a Picture Sketch!!!

MAKE SOMETHING!!!

XOXO
~JM

P.S.
Staying within our Micro Budget was not difficult, it just took more planning ;-)
Both of our outfits were completed with under $200 spent!

HI-5! <3

Take a Look at other Bitch, Make Your Own Wedding Posts: The Dress, The Rings, Table Tops, Invitations, Love Seat Bench 

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Bitch, Make Your Own Wedding: The Dress!

Love of my life + getting engaged = Ima need a dress!

So many lovelies on the net to drool for....

Not psyched about the price tag....

Time to Clever Bitch this one out!

I took to the net for inspo:

I totally loved the Boho styles I found!

Piece of cake.... Well, that was my attitude anyway....

I started by putting together a few outfits, y'know incase we decided to elope... LoL

I purchased a couple of inexpensive white dresses to practice some tailoring techniques:

Online finds from Old Navy & Forever 21...

I began to "rework" the Old Navy by throwing it on my duct tape mannequin...

Swiss dot overlay.... Yummy... 

But not quite hitting the spot... 

D-: Omg... Puns...

( Btw actual wedding shoes above right ;-)

Just when I thought I hit a rut...

I found at Joanne's Fabrics...

The same awesome/cotton/latticey pintucked w/lace fab as this dress I liked on etsy:

It was on sale! Music to my ears! 

I purchased 7yards, more than enough! 

I waited until 4months before our wedding to start, to give enough time to construct/alter... 

Or make sure I wasn't going to change my mind on the design...

 Here's a sum up:

I went with a boho kimono silhouette...

~Draped the fab over the dummy, cut a v-neck.

~Kamikazed a seam (no time for pinning, life is short!) I went straight from end of sleeve to bottom hem/end of fab. 

~Tried it on & boom, it was was done. 

~I left the fabric longer in the back so I could sculpt out a train...

Above is a dress my aunt gave to me for extra fab from a Salvation Army... 

I used this as the lining.

This meant a zipper was already there.... Cha-Ching! 

I trimmed the extra layer of fab w/lace off & gave it a v-neck...

A few handy stitches on the shoulders to keep them from shifting &

Connecting the two layers around the zipper for function...

Easy Peasy!

Deciding how to finish the back took a while. 

I used a design app on my iPad to sketch out a few samples. 

Then I found the pic below online...

I kept the edges frayed on my dress, some of them were WILD like an old fave pair of jeans, torn & worn. I used a stiff bristled brush to rough up any smooth ends.

Then I needed a sash/belt. 

So many opts! 

...Bottom left....

Simple taupe FTW!

Remember: 

You don't have to be Crazy Maker Bitch like me. 

DIY doesn't mean you have to Do It ALL By Yourself.... 

*A BIG Shout Out*

To the Friends & Family Members that gave support Mentally/Physically/Financially  :-D

With an extra set of eyes or hands on the project...

When the details are mounting & time is in short supply...

Things like remembering where your steamer is on the day of.... 

Priceless! 

Where did I stash that steamer...?

Besides, if our priorities had allowed for a bigger budget....

Monique Lhuillier.... Just sayin...

Anyway ;-) the head gear...

I went with my sculpting instincts, having practiced for months on different designs:

The Inspo...

The Makings....

So many Smiles! A Fascinator Headband made of beads, tulle, & feathers.

A feathered flower boutonier for him...

A flowered harness for the pup...

I had the whole Fam looking perfect!

Budget Friendly Ceremony & Reception Looks:

Just a few bucks shy of $200 spent on BOTH of our outfits.

The Result: 

A No-Debit Wedding!

We had an amazing day! 

So happy, 

So in LOVE...

And Bitch...

I MADE IT MYSELF!!!!

Wo0t!

MAKE, MAKE, MAKE!!!

Make some Happiness,

Make some LOVE, 

Make your Dress!

MAKE SOMETHING!!!

XOXO

~JM

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More "Bitch Make Your Own Wedding" Posts:

~Table Tops
~The Invitations