My Custom Made Wedding Dress: design, cost, not white?! 👰🏼 | More Hannah

[@MrsMster]

1.4k for a custom made wedding dress seems like a very good price to me! (even though I'm 19, single, and have no expertise in wedding dress prices 😂)

[@punkrocksocks6390]

Me too! After watching the show say yes to the dress £1.4k is super cheap!

[@bridmcgrath3606]

I'm 20 a leprechaun[irish] on the road to nowhere. GOOD LUCK in life!!!!

[@MartinsGarage97]

Doesn't seem very expensive. Haven't priced them in 32 years, mine was $850.00

[@hannahproctor7161]

Yeah, really reasonable, a friend of mine got married a few years ago and they initially started out with a full budget of £30k, dress ended up being £27k ish on its own. Custom made, absolutely stunning and so beautifully fitted, but christ that's a deposit on a house right there like 😂

[@Saxinful]

I think I blacked out reading that 😦

[@booksandbroadway]

Hannah: She's another short, big-breasted, Jewish woman. Me (a short, big-breasted, Jewish woman): I feel so seen

[@morehannah]

👋🏼

[@Readera]

Me too!

[@smirbelbirbel]

Now I feel silly for feeling seen just because I'm short. 😅 Good for you!

[@isharaj-silverman2411]

Me too! We are a short, big-breasted people. Hannah always makes me feel less alone in my clothing struggles.

[@michael200171]

Meg Haslam 9

[@SaraCaitlinBerg]

Obviously 1400 is a lot of money but I personally feel better about that money being spent on the product you received rather than 400 on something made in a terrible factory + not fitted well

[@morehannah]

My thoughts exactly

[@haironfire907]

26 minutes about the dress. Time to get the popcorn. 🍿

[@Hozi96]

I literally do have popcorn 😂

[@sophieburgess4523]

No popcorn but I've got a bowl of stir fry and a coffee mug of wine and I'm READY FOR THIS

[@Harri_James]

£1400 might be a lot for a lot of people but I definitely expected more for a custom made dress. Also being yellow and not overly bridal means you can wear it for future formal events in future. Personally to me makes more sense to a very bridal dress that you can never wear again.

[@mouseluva]

Until Queen Victoria popularised white weddings (which didn't reach the lower classes until after WWII), having a nice dress you could wear for Sunday best (or even just wearing your Sunday best) is how it was done throughout all of history aside from some royalty :)

[@Harri_James]

@@mouseluva I remember seeing pictures of my granny's wedding when I was younger and she just wore a skirt suit and hat from what I remember. I

[@mouseluva]

@@Harri_James Lots of ladies in the war wore just the uniform of whatever service they were in! The intersections of fashion and social history offer some interesting thoughts for how we live today

[@queenjeski591]

Rebecca Hurford yes! and the men wore their military uniform since many got married either before they were deployed or when they had a couple of days off.

[@annieshaffer6939]

I expected more too. It’s underwhelming. And then you add in the price of 1400. And it feels like a ripoff. It looks like an Easter dress you can buy off the rack for 80 dollars.

[@shayelea]

A lot of vintage dresses have strap keepers - although they’re typically at the apex of the shoulder, and fasten with very small snaps to one side instead of the middle. Too bad the ones on your dress were uncomfortable - I usually never even feel them! Years back I was searching for sleeveless 1950s vintage dresses on Etsy and I came across what was obviously a wedding dress - it was an ivory tulle tea-length confection in very good condition and the measurements fit mine. AND IT WAS $48! So of course I bought the dress. Was I even dating anyone? No. Am I now? No. But I’m keeping that dress by gum because you never know and I for sure would never find a smoking deal like THAT again!!! So yes, I’m the weird spinster with an unworn wedding dress in her closet, and you know what? No regrets.

[@eleonore59830]

I have a 60s dress from my grandma with strap keepers !! They are just little fabric loops that close on the side

[@lisamedla]

@@eleonore59830 Now when you put it that way I think I saw those when I was younger...and I'm 21. I could have sworn there is a dress I thrifted last year that had those. Couldn't for the life of me figure out what they were.

[@nehaa.1130]

This made my day I completely and totally understand -from an 18 year old, single, appreciator of darling 50s confections as you say

[@shayelea]

Neha A. I hope a similarly unbeatable deal comes your way! 😂

[@katfoster845]

I did the same exact thing, except mine was from Ebay. I love it.

[@Charlotte-ji3vl]

I'm 18 and very single and am hoping this woman is still in business by the time I get married. LOVED YOUR DRESS.

[@noodle9993]

LOVE IT! My mum wore Lilac at my parents wedding with real flowers in her hair. In the pictures she looked a Greek nymph

[@SamWest96]

That sounds so glorious 😍

[@daysleeper1989]

I am getting married in a week and I feel you so much on everything that you have explained from your journey! My partner doesn´t know this yet, but I bought a cape! I am wearing long puffy sleeves and I decided to go for white because my gran really wanted to see me in white. Shoes are blue and make up will have stars :) I think my boyfriend is going to freak out hahahaha

[@morehannah]

A CAPE AMAZING

[@pyrosmantia8117]

That sounds amazing!!!! I hope you have a wonderful day!

[@daysleeper1989]

@@pyrosmantia8117 hopefully it will go ahead!

[@tiathomas9976]

I'm getting married on the 25th! And this video made me so excited! I hope your wedding is amazing! Xx

[@miaglegg3493]

@@tiathomas9976 oooo! Congrats!!

[@beadc7627]

The instant I saw your dress I just thought: how on earth did she manage to find a dress that was this PERFECT for her? Now I know the answer :D

[@frenchfry789]

Not noticing an advert loaded first "Jimmy Cho presents" Me " wow this is a fancier video than I was expecting"

[@Beci1509]

This dress is Incredible - I know you didn't have a professional photographer on the day, but will you do like a "wedding shoot" with the dress do you think?

[@morehannah]

We had a professional photographer for the ceremony so I have lots of pics! (didn’t have them for when this video was edited though)

[@Beci1509]

@@morehannah ahh okay I misunderstood when you said you didn't have one then 😂

[@Beci1509]

With the disposable ones that is

[@morehannah]

Yeah we just didn’t have one at the reception!

[@paularuppert1096]

One of my best friends married in august and she decided for a custom dress, too. Hers was a lot more "bridal", but really really beautiful and it fit her perfectly, obviously. She had an open back so the designer/seamstress didn't only put hooks and eyes on the shoulders for the straps but also at the waist to secure the wrap-around bra. The nicest extra, though, was that she gave the surplus fabric to my friend who then handmade the dress for her toddler from those fabric pieces for her christening in the same ceremony. So adorable! In the end it wasn't more expensive than a "normal" wedding dress and the price also included removing and dying the skirt so it can more easily reworn. Now I'm thinking about getting a dress custom made as well - if I ever marry ;)

[@MadiThorne]

Can you make a video about the type of wedding you had? I only really know about the traditional white dress, Christian, dad gives daughter away kinda weddings - could you talk us through the decision process behind the different aspects that you chose? 😊

[@morehannah]

Thinking about it yeh!

[@lara_xy]

Not all, but a lot of these questions were answered in the wedding q&a

[@SamarkandChan]

There are tons of different wedding on KZbin, worldwidewed by refinery29 has a few with lots of different cultures and religions. They are great.

[@7211_]

the little blue and purple-ish details in the shoes match the buttons on the back of the dress and I’m so in love with it!!! 😍😍

[@renfort3925]

My parents wedding and honeymoon combined cost less or about as much as my aunts wedding dress alone. Wedding dresses are crazy. My mother made hers herself which was good because she got pregnant so she was able to adjust the design to allow for her to change size and she was able to get her perfect dress (or near perfect because she had to change the design anyway) for way cheaper. My parents had a medieval themed wedding so their outfits were medieval/medieval inspired and they also made clothes for a lot of the guests. I don't remember who made it (both my parents sew) but my father's clothes were also handmade. My mother and her bridal party were in purple (purple and gold for her) and my father and his whatever the male version of a bridal party is was in blue (blue and silver/grey for him) because they were their favourite colours. It was so untraditional I think my grandma refused to go.

[@smirbelbirbel]

Being an amateur seamstress, that price is really good. So many hours! Plus the materials. I love that you appreciate all of that and the expertise. Great video all over. So informative and entertaining and just lovely! 😊

[@ktcnuttymoo]

When you're not even engaged and you recognise the dress maker's website from, um... research. Welp. I love retro wedding dresses and her website is gorgeous, even though I'm not quite ready to make that step yet! Your dress came out so fabulous and it's great to hear about the actual process :)

[@juliettehamelle1747]

I'd seen the shop too but only because I love retro dresses and nice ones that fit are so hard to find. Wasn't looking for a wedding dress but now I feel like I need to consider it. (still nowhere near getting married)

[@jamesfv1]

This is so cool, I’ve always wanted to wear purple and my girlfriend is obsessed with purple as much as me. I can so imagine in our wedding day with us both being in purple. Boho has always been the Avenue I’ve wanted to go down.

[@bennysheriff2239]

I definitely share your feeling about trying to find specific 50s/A-line tea length wedding dresses. Everything seems to be very long, tight and lace-y lately and for shorter and curvier people that’s much harder to navigate. I loved your wedding dress colours. You and Dan complemented eachother so well!

[@mimikamukherjee5544]

That shine in your eyes throughout this entire video makes me so happy! Congratulations! Sending lots of love and best wishes.

[@hanthedudette]

Holy moley i've been WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!

[@Kateypops]

When my grandma past away I got a bit of money, I have put that away for a wedding dress so I can feel like I have her with me on my wedding day 💕

[@zoe4514]

I love how u stuck to your own style and didnt compromise by going for a more traditional dress. So cool ! 💛

[@tristanpagniello-priolo7781]

Omg yesss the poppers in the dress straps!! My grandma was a dressmaker and she taught me to do it, now I’ve sewn a bunch of them into my clothes... seriously, all clothes should come with them!!

[@ca-ke9493]

the dress is so pretty! it looks like a fiery version of belle's iconic yellow ballgown.

[@CorinneDemyanovich]

Ahhh I loved this entire video! The process of getting a custom dress was super interesting, and I'm so glad it ended up being in your price range. Sounds like it all came together perfectly... minus the COVID stuff. You looked gorgeous!

[@francescameregalli6039]

As a seamstress on my own i’m so glad that you did a whole video about how good, amazing and personal can be costume dresses, i’m so happy (and proud). Congrats! You looked SO AMAZING in this dress 💛💛

[@florenciaiturri2743]

LOVE LOVE LOVE the dress and hearing all about your thought process. Also the buttons detail are to die for!

[@sarahjo5570]

SO BEAUTIFUL and fun and whimsical it really is like /your/ dress. Like every elememt screams Hannah Witton and that's wonderful

[@Sunshine34891]

the excitement in this video is so adorable, I love everything about this 🥺🥺

[@hanthedudette]

First thing I thought when I saw your dress was how beautifully similar it is to Maria's dress in the new West Side Story movie!! Gorgeous!!

[@user-dt3rc9yt1t]

I've been watching your videos for so many years that when i saw your wedding pics i felt so emotional lol. It's amazing to see someone grow and change and i wish you the happiest marriage!

[@Brishti8]

Congratulations, Hannah!! The dress is gorgeous and so unique + fun, I love it! I'm really glad you were able to have a wedding celebration what with covid. One note about the bra poppers - I absolutely agree, having the poppers would make clothes sooo much more convenient. A lot of South Asian formal wear actually has this built in and I always thought they were really useful, though they're placed closer to the shoulder.

[@margjec7508]

I LOVE it!! The colour, the shape, the story, the JOY ON YOUR FACE!!! Best video ever 💕

[@EGlVM]

"Is that a 28 year old bride or...an 8 year old child?" 😂😍

[@unapologeticallyemma]

I had my dress custom made in an unusual pattern. It's wonderful!! 100% worth it! Yours is gorgeous.

[@SamWest96]

So excited to watch this 😍 my mum made my wedding dress for me (which worked out well because with delays from covid I was 6 months pregnant!) so I love seeing custom dresses, especially when they aren't your standard white/other shades of white dress 😍 mine was a pink ballgown with butterflies all over it ☺️

[@LieutenantSheep]

I saw the pictures on insta and couldn’t help but smile. The dress is soooo Hannah. OF COURSE she wanted a yellow tea length dress w red/orange tulle and polka dots and no veil. Beautiful and exuberant and free. So happy for you.

[@Larissa_KD]

Yesss I'm so ready for this video!

[@rayne333]

What a gorgeous dress! And I’m sure you’ll get some use out of it, very you. I’ve been waiting for this video & I can honestly say that yours is one of the very few wedding dresses I’ve see that I actually personally like. Congrats to you and Dan! You look so sweet together 😍

[@BeccaT89]

Soooooo pretty love how you managed to get everything you wanted so perfectly!

[@SamarkandChan]

We do the popper thing for bras in dresses we make for a lot of the theatre shows I work on. :)

[@emmahardy6393]

This video was exactly what I wanted. So gorgeous, so much detail, yasss! You looked absolutely amazing!! Congratulations!!

[@marianneshepherd6286]

I'm sooooo happy your wedding dress wasn't white. You looked amazing! Its so important to wear something you love and feel like yourself in on a such a special day x x x

[@ellakennedy9444]

i love that you were talking about the contrast between purple/blue and sunflowers in front of a purple/blue painting with sunflowers !

[@carlylarsson]

I literally cried watching this video, you two are the cutest!

[@lilacprincess]

Imagine Disneybounding in this dress as Belle!

[@morehannah]

Perfect for a dapper day at Disney land!

[@kyrstinloney2750]

Congratulations Hannah! Your dress is so beautiful!! You and your partner look gorgeous!!! So happy for you ☺️❤️

[@hatjodelka]

The tradition of white wedding dresses is a relatively recent thing. Most Victorian brides didn't wear white. I didn't get married in white because I didn't want to spend a lot on a dress I'd only wear once, I definitely wasn't virginal and a lot of wedding dresses look like a baked Alaska! I bought an off the peg dress in the sale at Liberty's which cost me £90 (which is the most I've ever spent on a garment). I got a lot of wear out of it too! It was a cornflower blue printed cotton dress and I loved it. It eventually wore out. My bridesmaids were dressed in very pretty sun dresses I bought in BHS and they got a lot of wear out of those too. My parents were divorced pensioners and neither had any money so we paid for everything after saving up, although my mum made and paid for the cake. It was a lovely wedding, everyone had a great time and the whole cost, including the honeymoon, was under £5000.

[@iwasalllikeomg]

Having bought a traditional wedding dress for our (postponed) church wedding, and having made my own dress for the smaller legal wedding, I can definitely tell you that's a fair price. The amount of work that goes into all the details, working with tricky fabrics, getting the size just right... You look amazing in it!

[@mallorylischer]

My Grandma made my twins and a cousin’s dress. So Special!

[@mrspokitstheriot477]

OMG IT SPINS PERFECTLY!

[@1991KFL]

Congratulations! I wore yellow when I got married too, my brother had just finished a textile design degree and he made it for me. It was extra special 💛💛💛

[@admirbarucija2018]

Your wedding dress was really lovely! I’m not normally into weddings or anything, but here I am watching the video anyway 😂

[@jodoeslife1981]

THOSE SHOES!! I can't believe you almost didn't share them! They're amazing 😍

[@jaimiesam16]

The dress is so stunning 🥰💛 it was really interesting seeing all the details about it!

[@CCLAHCE]

Smiling excitingly through the whole video 😄 I love this dress, everything about it is perfect Congrats again !!!!

[@KateLately]

It's so beautiful! I just picked out my dress a few weeks ago and this makes me so excited to wear it next year!

[@daisyedwards141]

I've been waiting for this video!! So exciting 💛

[@sakura9400]

Yess! Thank you for this video! So so interesting!!

[@elexneonabingdon]

Love it! Perfect balance of non-traditional but still bridal. I totally share your aversion to white, I want blue for my wedding dress.

[@sofisofi2155]

Congratulations Hannah for the wedding! I hope you will continue to be happy together, and even more, why not?! :) I love your dress and your shoes!!!! You look sooo cute on them!!! Like a little princess! :) :)

[@terrishabuckley7753]

Love this! I’m so happy for you.

[@missholidaygolightly5566]

Soooo beautiful! Congratulations Hannah!

[@dob1997]

your wedding photos are gorgeous !! idk if its just me being a romantic sop / missing my own boyfriend / just really liking when people are happy, but your photos made me get a lil teary

[@RinatP45]

Congratulations hannah! I’m so happy for you guys, and I’m glad you found a good solution for your dress :) also, adorable shoes :)

[@claudiasedit2620]

YES this is what I’ve been waiting for!!!!!!!

[@punkrocksocks6390]

I have been looking forward to this video so much!

[@supersofiafatto]

Me too yellow shoes and checkered skirt for my wedding! Beautiful choice!

[@robinlindland5979]

Wow this is perfect! I’m planning on the same thing, just not yellow!! Thanks for making this

[@GBC1025]

Your dress is beautiful and so unique! I’m glad you got to wear the dress of your dreams ☺️. Congratulations on your wedding!

[@alistairrae9807]

Congratulations on wedding truly hope you both have a fantastic life together

[@mouseluva]

I enjoyed this video so much! Have been dying to see what dress someone with such excellent fashion sense ended up in ever since you announced your engagement :) Congratulations!

[@NikiKuchipudi]

So lovely! I was smiling the whole time because I can tell how happy the dress made you :)

[@aoifeann1238]

Yes thank you I am in love! I adored your dress and I am so happy you indulged us 💛

[@Rainbowcrissiee]

I love yellow too and I’m sooo happy for you

[@lara_xy]

I loved this video! I was indeed waiting for the entire dress video

[@HurricaneDDragon]

You and Dan both looked amazing! Congratulations and much love. ❤️🍾 🎊

[@HannahHodgson]

SUCH A STUNNING DRESS. Also, as a fellow ostomy person I appreciated the wedding poo update! Huge congratulations to you both 💖

[@augustevarkalaite321]

Your dress is soooo lovely and fits you so well (fit and style wise). And you look radiant in it!

[@ritazamoraamengual6883]

you look so happy and so pretty! congratulations

[@LizTiddington]

I love a fit-and-flare and I *really* love something I can twirl in 😁 you have given me a lot of inspiration... ♥️

[@shannonokeefe9456]

I love this story about getting the dress💙

[@ObsessedWallflower]

Literally never clicked so fast in a video! The dress was so beautiful😍

[@Lioness99a]

I agree, that little popper is such a great invention - I had them in the straps of my wedding dress but I also had one at the back which stopped the back bit of my bra riding up into view, as I had a fairly low backed dress! Absolute genius, and I'm tempted to add them into all my other dresses now...

[@Lioness99a]

Just watched the rest of the video and saw your popper update - my poppers were slightly back from the top of my shoulder so I didn't have the issue with them digging in

[@anitadeluca5197]

Omg you looked STUNNING! I'm so so happy for you!

[@chiaraf18]

You looked beautiful in the dress! Congratulations for the wedding, Hannah

[@diaryofjade]

So bright and cheerful I love it!

[@Peeeachu]

So happy for you Hannah!! 🥰🌻

[@jenniferchristian8115]

Yellow is such a beautiful colour for a wedding dress! x

[@Judymontel]

Wow. Double Wow!! First of all, mazal tov! Secondly - what a dress - and that hair!! You look gorgeous! So glad you celebrated so much you're still exhausted several days later. That's the way to do it! LOVED this video - thank you!!

[@Molochai]

Congratulations!!! You both looked amazing!!

[@Miateut]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO SO MUCH, HANNAH!

[@annananas572]

Aaaahhhhhhhh I love it!! 😍💛 Custom was definitely the way to go. That dress embodies you. And that price tag wasn't bad either. Especially when everything that is marked as being bridal can be expensive as fuck off the rack at a bridal shop 🌻

[@glrreid96]

The dress is so cool, and the shoes are gorgeous! My mum was a dress maker and so loads of my dresses have the popper thingy for bra straps as she's totally pro those things. Also, I'd like to wear an altered version of my mums dress for my wedding in the future, best thing is it can be altered by my mum herself! So glad you had an amazing wedding in these crazy times.

[@rebeccapartlett433]

I am a dressmaker and last year I did a wedding dress for a client using elements of her mums dress! it was very sweet!

[@JanetSuzanne]

Loved this video so much, even though I won't be getting married myself any time soon, it was so interesting to see your experience getting a custom made dress! (Also your SHOES I love them!!!)

[@geneventide5314]

Loved this video! Thank you for sharing 😊

[@heloise5931]

such a unique dress ! and I get it about the Needle and Threads dress, everytime I see one on Asos I'm like "I could totally get married in this dress" !

[@grayson2170]

yall look so cute together