Finally

[sewcurvy]

There are some things that I really don't like about the wedding industry.  The consumerism, the waste, the 'must have' attitude, the commercialism, the superficial show, the fact that people feel pressurised by clever marketeers to go thousands of pounds into debt in order to have the 'perfect day', the fact that people DO go into debt for

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[neonduchess]

This corset is stunning! It certainly looks like you have found your calling, or maybe accepted your calling that has been calling for a while? ;0)

I totally agree about how deadly and expensive wedding fever can be. We tried to keep our wedding costs down as we were paying for it ourselves. Also, we figured the honeymoon was 3 weeks, the wedding one day (one afternoon really!) so we should spend more on the honeymoon! And boy am I glad we did!

I remember getting stressed about what our guests would do between the service and reception. I thought we needed a string quartet and canapés (both of which are lovely but not affordable for us at the time). In the end we had bellinis (made with prosecco from Lidl!) and everyone enjoyed taking the each other. I had no flowers but as we got married at an arboretum, no one noticed.

I will confess now though, my dress was waaaay over budget. I never told my husband what it cost and he has had the good sense to never ask.

[sewcurvy]

Thank you Hannah :)

Your wedding sounds lovely ... we had a very casual affair too.. pig roast and hedgerow wines .. it was nice.

[pitufina]

It is beautiful! I love working on weddings! And I find that when you have interesting brides who want colours and are willing to take a risk on a custom gown, they usually end up being great to work with.

[sewcurvy]

Thanks Gerry

It's artweeks starting on Saturday which apparently generates lots of visitors to the studios so i'm putting this one (finshing tomorrow) in the window with hope of attracting some brides/ clients!