Here comes the Dress Requirements

For those of you who don't know already, I am planning on making my wedding dress. I know, I know, I must be crazy or a total glutton for punishment. Who has time to shop for a dress with all the other planning going on... let alone make one?

Well, I guess, I have always thought I would make my dress. I realize life is busy, but I would hate to regret it if I didn't make it, after all I only get one shot at this. An added bonus from this is that Matt is delighted I won't be purchasing the $30,000 Vera Wang Wedding Gown that he has read lawsuits about in school.

Anyway, I have been thinking of some requirements in order to drive my design. I think the following will all have to be taken into account during the design phase: ( if you can think of any more, let me know)

• a pocket
• the ability to cut it off just below the knee so I can dye it a different color and wear it every year on our anniversary (I will have to sew in stretchy side panels when I am pregnant in the future)
• an embroidery pattern on the train that will be able to be cut and sewn into a pillow
• covered buttons
  

I am also thinking since it may be a December wedding that I can make a little fur coat to match. Matt likes to remind me we are getting married in California... like that has ever stopped me from wearing little fur coats before... Hello!