Projects from the Past: Wedding Rehearsal Dress & Silk Floral Dress

Over 2 years ago, I made my sis­ter’s wed­ding rehearsal dress.

ivory white lace silk rehearsal dinner wedding dress

I used Vogue’s V8766 pattern.

I used ivory raw silk for the under­lay, poly bridal lace for the over­lay, and a light­weight ivory poly­ester fab­ric for the lining.

This dress was pret­ty heavy from all the layers!

Vogue V8766 Lace silk wedding dress pattern
V8766

I adjust­ed the pat­tern to have thin straps and short­er hem length.

Also, I did not attach the sleeves to the raw silk under­lay. This gave her more ease and move­ment in the arms.

ivory white lace silk rehearsal dinner wedding dress

Over­all, I was very hap­py with the results and exceed­ed all my expec­ta­tions (and I think my sis­ters too)!

She looked very hap­py and absolute­ly beautiful!

ivory white lace silk rehearsal dinner wedding dress

At the very last-minute, I decid­ed to make myself some­thing for the wed­ding rehearsal 🙂

With no pat­tern, I made a silk dress using a flo­ral crêpe de chine silk I received as a gift. I had just a few hours to make the dress, so I rushed the entire process and skipped impor­tant steps! The final dress was cer­tain­ly NOT my best work, but I still loved it and con­tin­ue to wear it today!

Ivory white lace silk rehearsal dinner wedding dress
I wore the dress to a friend’s wed­ding last summer!
ivory white lace silk rehearsal dinner wedding dress
My zip­per inser­tions have much improved over the years!

ivory white lace silk rehearsal dinner wedding dress

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