custom dress | the molly dress.

You may remember a little intro to the Molly Dress back in May. Beautifully textured fabric, cap sleeves, low back - this dress remains one of my most favorite that I have designed. Molly donned it for her cousin's wedding at Lowdes Grove in Charleston. I'll say - she has the dream body for a designer and she makes pretty much anything look amazing!



You can ooh and ahh endlessly over Laura's fabulous bridal portraits over on the Lauren Jackson Photography website. And stalk that blog for pictures of Laura + Colby's wedding.

custom dress | bridesmaids.

Liz + Ryan Morrow

April 28 | 2012

In April of this year, I ventured into the world of designing bridesmaid dresses for 3 of my friends and myself. My roommate Liz's wedding was booked for April in Charleston. Now, I know the joys of being a maid are completely common and understandable to most girls in their mid-twenties. More often than not these days, brides are allowing their gals to choose their own dress within a few parameters. My sweet roommate Liz's only request was that the dresses be brown. The styles and dresses were up to us, here are the 4 I designed and constructed:

Couldn't resist a few solo shots.

Liz was the most beautiful bride. And Ryan is the luckiest man.

| Photography. Captured by Katie | Venue. Charleston National | Bridesmaid Dresses. Anne Marie Cale |

custom dress | look linger love.

In case you missed it over on the look linger love blog yesterday, Chassity posted about the custom dress we collaborated on for the Spoleto Scene White Party in Charleston last week. We worked through some of Chassity's ideas and I sketched out the following:

Although she didn't make it to the White Party, she will have this fab white dress to don this summer - because those of us who know and love Charleston know that dresses are just about the only thing that leave room for the necessary breeze in the middle of the Lowcountry summer.

It was so fun to collaborate with such a cool lady in one of my favorite cities!

custom dress | summer wedding.

Hello Texas! This custom dress is on it's way to the Lone Star State, only to make it's way back to Charleston, South Carolina this summer (what frock wouldn't want to show itself off in the Lowcountry?). My sweet friend Molly asked me to make a dress for her to wear to her cousin's wedding at Lowndes Grove, a b-e-a-utiful plantation on the water, just one street over from my old abode. Requirements: low back, textured fabric, and cap sleeves. Feast your eyes on this sneak peek:



jewelry | chassity necklace.

Have you ever been inspired by someone you've never even met? Prime example is the coral + mint little combo below.

Chassity of Look Linger Love is the woman behind this statement piece. She mentioned her fave colors for the spring and with a little knowledge of her incredible style and presence in Charleston, this piece was born. It's structured and bold, yet it's subtle shades complement any light summer ensemble. The look is classy and refined, with an element of sass. Everyone that meets her, loves her. She's laid back, yet the life of the party.

Make the Chassity Necklace your very own. And do yourself a favor, you know you want to meet her!

bring on the sun.

All this warm weather, now in the Queen City, and cherry blossoms have me dreaming of lighter fabrics and brighter colors. There is something about change and new places and people that translates to wardrobes. I would like to switch out the contents of my closet for a get-up more like this. And remember the days when the weeks leading up to Easter were marked with the hunt for a perfect dress? I'm pretty sure this would do just fine.

lulu frost earrings | emilio pucci resort 2012 | trouve clutch | sam edelman sophie wedge

jewelry | towne & reese.

I packed up my things, lots and lots of things, and made the move from the Lowcountry to the Queen City, busying myself with a stellar company that makes "neccessories". You heard right: neccessories - necessary accessories for all the babes and toddlers in your life, or lack of in my life. Within a day the women who make this company go round introduced me to the local jewelry line Towne & Reese. Here are a few of my very own neccessories I may be adding to my collection of baubles.

 1. camryn earring | 2. ella necklace | 3. elena ring | 4. raygen earring | 5. molly ring

feature | calder clark designs.

Calder Clark Designs is where it's at. Calder is the most talented/fun/hip person I know. She creates be-a-utiful events in Charleston and anywhere you want her to go with impeccable taste and stellar design. Click on over and you can see the goodie-bags I created for the children's table at a July wedding last year at the William Aiken House. And in true Calder fashion, it was also featured in the most recent issue of Southern Living Weddings magazine.

| heather forsythe photography via calder clark designs blog |