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9 painted wedding dress masterpieces you have to see to believe

I basically told the gals at RMINE that I wanted a dress that “looked like a unicorn sneezed on it.” And they whipped out their paint brushes, and worked into the night, until the store smelled of fresh paint and their floors looked like a unicorn had been slaughtered on them. And they gave me this beauty!

If you’re looking for more painted wedding dress inspiration or dresses you can purchase ASAP, keep scrolling…

Vow Renewal Gown DIY

This bride altered her original wedding gown for her gorgeous vow renewal

My husband, Anindeep, and I came to our tenth wedding anniversary very much different people than we were so long ago, now personally and emotionally more enriched. We decided a vow renewal was necessary to celebrate ourselves in this new chapter in realizing our individual selves and expressing our togetherness more meaningfully to each other.

Photography (duh) and fashion are priorities for me, so with NO attire budget and exponentially growing dressmaking skills, I suddenly found the confidence to alter my own wedding gown.

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You’ll freak over this rainbow wedding dress

My rainbow dress was DIY: I bought a cheap Mori Lee dress & a strip of rainbow organza off eBay, then I cut bits I didn’t like off — and sewed then the rainbow under the lace.

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How to dye your wedding dress

After my divorce, I had this dress in my wardrobe that fitted me perfectly but that I couldn’t wear, and that I couldn’t bring myself to give away. In some ways, I felt like this dress was stopping me from moving on with my life. So I decided to reclaim my wedding dress.

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Add colored buttons to your white dress

I’ve been having regrets about getting a white (well, ivory) dress. Even if it’s beautiful and vintage-y and I love it. It was just feeling too traditional-ish. So I’ve changed out the gazillion white buttons in the back for custom hot-pink ones that I found on Etsy!

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How to make a corset: DIY corset pattern, fitted exactly to you, with duct tape

It is completely possible to buy a pattern to make a corset for yourself, but if you have non-standard measurements, there is a decent chance that the pattern will require a high amount of alteration anyway. So why not just make a completely custom pattern, fitted exactly to you, with duct tape? I did and it has been awesome!