Northern Ireland Wedding with Bride in Homemade Wedding Dress with Lace Bodice and Long Sleeves

Homemade Wedding Dress

My wedding dress was homemade by my mother Michelle. I searched and searched for something I liked in my budget but I couldn't. So when my mom offered to make it I jumped for joy. She is a beautiful seamstress and should have been a designer. It was completely custom made because I couldn't even find a pattern that I liked so we took several different elements that I loved and I became a human mannequin! My grandmother helped with some of the stitching also... so now it is a priceless heirloom I can pass down to my girls one day.

Uniting Families

Half of us (my family) came from the US and the rest (Shanes family) came from different parts of Ireland and it was the first time that a lot of us were able to meet. Shane and I both had been married before and had gone through so many obstacles to get to this point..... now becoming a blended family with my daughter Amelie (then 7) and Shane's daughters, Addison (then 5) & Esme (then 3). It wasn't only about US, we wanted it to be everyone's special day. A new beginning. We wanted to set the bar high for our girls making it about quality and not quantity... Not about money and gifts but about LOVE and making memories as a new family.