Do It Yourself Bridal Attire & Accessories

Nobody knows you better than you and nobody knows what looks good on you better than you...so you are your best resource when it comes to your bridal attire and accessories! Now unless you are an accomplished seamstress, I'm not advising you to tackle sewing your own dress but there are many other more simple things you can certainly do.

Sometimes it is as simple as buying items that are plain and dressing them up with sequins or beads. Sometimes it is as simple as purchasing things that aren't marketed for "weddings" but they certainly could be! There are many tips you can try when selecting what to wear for you and your wedding party.

Bridal attire & accessories articles to get you started:

Bridal Attire: Instructions for Making a Bridal Veil
No need to lay down hundreds of dollars for a rectangular piece of fabric! Complete instructions for making your own wedding veil, includes tons of photos of the sewing process and finished pictures.

Wedding Veil Options: Fabric, Headpieces & Length
A great info article to help you decide what you'd like in a veil. A good start to get you thinking about your DIY veil project.

How to Make a Wedding Garter
Complete instructions for how to make a wedding garter with a little fabric, some lace and elastic! Such a simple and fun project you can customize.

Design Your Own Wedding Dress Online
Fun sites to play with where you can select your own neckline, silhouette, sleeves and more and view your created bridal dress. Great brainstorming tool!

Wedding Dress Fabric Guide
A handy fabric guide to help you learn about different silks, laces and more.

Fabric Flower Wrist Corsage
This simple tutorial is a quick and easy way to create a fabric wrist corsage that doesn't ever wilt! These are great for bridesmaids, mothers and grandmothers too.

Finding the Right Dress For Your Body Type
Measurement guide for which dresses will traditionally work with your body type.

Bridal Shoes Section
A whole section on shoes! Instruction on how to decorate plain wedding shoes, use spray paint and find cheap wedding shoes..

Show your bride her importance, with flowers from your heart.

The general rule of thumb when it comes to wedding clothing is to find the base of something plain and make it better. You can use a hot glue gun to add beads or jewelry to plain shoes and you can trim a plain dress with beads or lace. The options are endless!