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Mrs. Poodle, Santiago, Chile/San Bernardino, CA Age and Occupation: 27, Industrial & Web Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Firefighter & Mountain Patrol Engagement Date: February 25, 2009 Wedding Date: January 2010 Venue: Mr. P's Grandparents’ Ranch About Me: I’m a Chilean girl who's crazy about nature and swimming. I enjoy carving, drawing, reading and sewing; I drool over computers, fabric, pretty paper, purple and patterns. To me, chocolate should be one of the seven wonders, right next to lemon pie. I never thought an exchange work experience program was going to change my life forever, but while working in California, I met Mr. Poodle, and ever since my days are better and brighter. We are two goofy souls that, after finding each other, couldn’t help but want to be together forever. It has being a long and sometimes hard road, since we have to deal with such a long distance between us, but we are now facing the last stage of our Fiancé Visa, and soon we will be together. You know the best part? We will be married! So I’ll be blogging from Chile until just a few months before our “green and purple” wedding.
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Remember My Handmade Wedding Dress?

November 6th, 2009 @ 3:35 pm by Mrs. Poodle

Well, I don’t think you can, because I forgot to show you pictures of the dress when I finished it a few days before I came to CA. Well, the history of the dress begins like this…

One day in a closet far, far away, a Poodle bride wanted to take pictures of her perfect wedding dress.

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(If you are not a male Poodle you can keep on reading the rest of the story after the jump. Remember My Handmade Wedding Dress? :  wedding diy wedding dress Wink05 wink05 )

OK, maybe it was not a closet far, far away, it was actually in my FMIL’s closet. B let me store the dress there so it would be as far away as possible from Mr. Poodle’s eyes.

And today I went there so I can show you all my labor of love. smile030

After I unpacked my dress from the wedding dress pillow, the crinoline looked like a big mess. But since I wanted to wash it anyway, the wrinkles wont be a problem. The good thing is that the dress did not suffer from this, and after staying in my FMIL’s closet for a few days, it looked like nothing ever happened to it.

Want to see it?

Here it is!

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{ Front view }

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{ Close up of the crochet endings Mom Poodle and I did }

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{ Back view }

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{ Close up of the top in the back }

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{ Hand sewn button details }

Previously in my handmade dress saga:

The Early Beginnings
Handmade Undergarment
Crinoline – The Evolution

I am so happy with my dress and I can’t wait to have a sewing machine again so I can finish the sash and bolero I already cut while I was still down in Chile.

Want to see how I made my own wedding dress? Stay tuned, because you’ll get to see the behind the scenes! :P

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52 Responses to “Remember My Handmade Wedding Dress?”

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Mrs. Star
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Mrs. Star (message)  2,057 posts, Buzzing bee

I’m SO thrilled that you finally showed it to us! You are one amazingly talented DIY bride! Gorgeous!

 
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Ms. Min Pin
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Ms. Min Pin (message)  282 posts, Helper bee

wow…very impressive! its so pretty and unique!

 
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pmerr
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pmerr (message)  2,518 posts, Sugar bee

That’s awesome! You’re an amazing DIYer!!

 
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Miss Snow (message)  916 posts, Busy bee

Ahhhh, it is so gorgeous! The buttons alone! Wow wow wow!

 
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KMSull (message)  6,442 posts, Bee Keeper

You made your own wedding dress?! That’s amazing! I asked my mom to make mine but she said… no. Too much stress! I’m still really bummed out though.

 
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sweetkate
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sweetkate (message)  697 posts, Busy bee

Wow! It looks fabulous!

 
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Jenn R

You know, we all talk a good DIY-game, but you take it to a whole other level. A-Mazing! Also, you are just too cute in that first picture.

 
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Mrs. Taffy (message)  3,104 posts, Sugar bee

Yay!!! It is absolutely beautiful!!! :)

 
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Miss Frozen Yogurt (message)  2,685 posts, Sugar bee

Oh wow!! It is so beautiful! I cannot WAIT to see you in it!

 
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Miss Moonbeam (message)  1,732 posts, Bumble bee

Wow, so impressed.

 
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kjpugs
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kjpugs (message)  1,751 posts, Buzzing bee

We need pics of you IN it miss poodle!!!!!!!!!

 
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kjpugs
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kjpugs (message)  1,751 posts, Buzzing bee

Seriously… I’m re-reading it I’m so in awe!!!!!!!!!!

 
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Mrs. Dew Drop (message)  381 posts, Helper bee

Wow, Poodle. The dress is gorgeous!!!

 
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Miss Pretzel
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Miss Pretzel (message)  1,891 posts, Buzzing bee

You are soooooo talented Poodle! :-) I love that you hand made it.

 
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Mrs. French Bulldog
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Mrs. French Bulldog (message)  7,730 posts, Bee Keeper

Beautiful! I can’t wait to see everything all finished :)

 
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Lillindy
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Lillindy (message)  7,974 posts, Bee Keeper

Girl you have soooo much talent! And I love the crochet detail :)

 
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august15bride
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august15bride (message)  1,667 posts, Bumble bee

This is SOOOO impressive!!

 
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Miss Pudding (message)  1,180 posts, Bumble bee

It looks amazing! I cannot wait to see you try it on…will we be getting a sneak peek before the wedding?

 
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gibbysgirl21
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gibbysgirl21 (message)  134 posts, Blushing bee

It must be a great feeling of accomplishment! Must see it on, too– :D

 
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jmc
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jmc (message)  882 posts, Busy bee

va va vooooom!

 
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Mrs. Poodle, Santiago, Chile/San Bernardino, CA Age and Occupation: 27, Industrial & Web Designer Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, Firefighter & Mountain Patrol Engagement Date: February 25, 2009 Wedding Date: January 2010 Venue: Mr. P's Grandparents’ Ranch About Me: I’m a Chilean girl who's crazy about nature and swimming. I enjoy carving, drawing, reading and sewing; I drool over computers, fabric, pretty paper, purple and patterns. To me, chocolate should be one of the seven wonders, right next to lemon pie. I never thought an exchange work experience program was going to change my life forever, but while working in California, I met Mr. Poodle, and ever since my days are better and brighter. We are two goofy souls that, after finding each other, couldn’t help but want to be together forever. It has being a long and sometimes hard road, since we have to deal with such a long distance between us, but we are now facing the last stage of our Fiancé Visa, and soon we will be together. You know the best part? We will be married! So I’ll be blogging from Chile until just a few months before our “green and purple” wedding.

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