Affordable Elegance
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Measurements
Dayna P.Height 5' 8"Chest 36Waist 28Hip 36
Dayna P.
Height 5' 8"
Chest 36
Waist 28
Hip 36
Allowing Bonnie to create a custom gown foryour wedding day means the dress is made tofit your body.
Allowing Bonnie to create a custom gown for
your wedding day means the dress is made to
fit your body.
Bonnie Daws has been designing and creating unique couture bridal gowns and evening wear for more than 25 years. Her designs range from the hard-to-find traditional to the most contemporary, high fashion styles as seen in some of the country's finest bridal salons and on international runways.
Bonnie will design your gown, assist you with fabric selection and most importantly listen to your ideas, incorporating all to create the fabulous gown of your dreams! Her unique process for creating the most beautiful dresses and ensuring that every client is happy, has made Bonnie one of the great success stories in the bridal business.
Pat Gawlik has been providing alterations services, as well as creating unique accessories, for 35 years. She has teamed up with Bonnie to use her experience and expertise in creating bridal accessories to complement Bonnie's exquisite dresses. Together, they bring one-stop shopping to the entire bridal party: dresses, veils, purses, alterations, whatever is needed to make your wedding perfect.
To request more information, or to schedule a
consultation, please contact us via phone, email,
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Edward Tang Photography
Photos by Lemus Photography
GOWNS
A Bonnie Daws gown is made from the finest silks and laces. Bonnie purchases the same bridal silks that are used by such designers as Vera Wang, Monique Lhuillier, and Justina McCaffrey and works with New York lace importers to obtain the most fabulous laces from around the world. She has a vast array of bridal fabrics on hand to choose from and specialty fabrics can always be ordered.
VEILS
Legend has it that in olden times the veil was intended to keep away evil spirits until a maiden was safe in the protection of her loving husband. There are many religions and ethnic cultures that have kept the wedding veil tradition alive as part of the marriage ritual itself. In some cultures an elegantly trimmed mantilla veil is passed along from generation to generation, to be treated as a treasured keepsake.
A bride may opt for a simple, yet elegant, bridal gown, and top it off with a magnificent veil trimmed with the finest French lace or embroidery. Another may prefer a more ornate gown, and add a simple tulle cascade. Others may prefer a more modern touch with a short, whimsical headpiece and Russian or French veiling. But whatever her choice, nothing provides a more romantic look then a veil that is designed and meticulously color-matched to the shade of the bridal gown itself.
Photos courtesy of Silver Thumb Photography.
PROCESS
Clients are seen on an individual basis. Photos, sketches and ideas are welcomed at the initial meeting. Bonnie works carefully with each client to design the gown of their dreams, often for hundreds of dollars less than comparable designer gowns. Because each gown is specifically designed for an individual client, it is therefore unique and perfectly tailored to that individual. A custom Bonnie Daws gown will always fit beautifully!
The process of creating the dress of your dreams begins with the initial consultation. The client can view a portfolio of gowns that Bonnie has made for previous clients, tour the studio, look at fabrics, and examine the Collection. The gowns in Bonnie's Collection are made in a variety of fabrics and representative styles, so the client can have a better idea of the flow, drape and overall look of each fabric.
Once the client has decided on a particular style and fabric, she will be given a written estimate of the total cost. Bonnie's custom bridal gowns start at $1500, including fabric and labor, and compare with designer styles priced at hundreds (and sometimes thousands) of dollars higher.
Two months prior to the wedding date, or when the client is ready, measurements are taken and the construction process begins!
From the preliminary measurements, a muslin or "toile" is made of the entire dress. This gives the client a first-hand glimpse of exactly what her finished dress will look like, in terms of shape and fit. This is where the client can have a hand in actually designing her own gown. Laces and trims are pinned on the muslin in alternate ways to illustrate different choices. If sleeves are to be part of the gown, a couple of optional styles can be made for consideration. Minor changes and refinements can easily be made on this test garment.
Once approved, the muslin is then taken apart and used as the pattern or template for the actual dress. Linings and construction interfacings are all cut from this same template allowing everything to fit together perfectly. The process then goes from flat pattern pieces to a breathtakingly beautiful gown!
From the time that the first seams are sewn, each gown is placed on a dressmakers form (of appropriate size) to ensure the integrity of the fabric. Following the first, a series of subsequent fittings (usually between two and four) is scheduled at the client's convenience. The dress is held on its own form in a private room between fittings until it is picked up at the time of the final visit.
DESIGNERS
For the bride who's having trouble finding the "perfect" dress, while staying within her budget, we offer the ideal solution: a custom-made gown.
Comments such as, "fun," "...exceeded my expectations," and "the most wonderful, stress-free part of the whole wedding planning process," are words frequently heard from satisfied brides and their mothers.
CONTACT
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