Please forgive the white t-shirt on my dress-maker's dummy. My dummy is rather old (it was my grandma's and is at least 50 years old), so I did not want to get the wedding dress dirty.
Here is a detail of the pearls on the bottom of the lace overlay. The bride is wearing a pearl necklace that her brother gave her and several other pearl accents. The straps on the dress are also covered in pearls and beads.
Another feature Karli wanted in her dress was a lace-up back. We are both hoping that this feature will help avoid extra alterations when I arrive the week before the wedding. We live about 2,000 miles apart, so fitting it at the last minute will be interesting!
As long as I was making "The Dress" it seemed fitting to make the flower girl dress to match. The dresses are not quite identical, but really rather close. One difference is the pearl flowers, which add a "little girl" element to the dress. The bridal gown has a more elegant bow in front instead.
I imitated the lacing in the back, but given how young the flower girl is, I did not think it was a good idea to try to lace her in. I put an invisible zipper on the right side so she would look the same, but the dress would be way easier to put on and take off. I also have to wait for the fitting on this dress, so hopefully going out a week early will be enough time. I will post again to show the dresses finished and on the right people.
