My youngest son is getting married. Seeing as it’s a summer wedding, I wanted something a little more comfortable to wear, as in breathable.

I looked and looked for a dress, but I had the hardest time finding something I loved. A lot of what I saw looked too casual for a wedding. I think I ordered four different dresses and sent them all back.

I knew I wanted a blue dress. Their wedding colors for the groom are grey and blue. I thought it fitting to wear blue as I’m on the groom’s side. I loved the first dress, the one on the left, but you know how sometimes navy can be so dark it looks black? It looked black. As well, I was going to have to alter the sleeves. I didn’t want long sleeves.

The second dress was nice enough, but it wasn’t quite as new as I was expecting. Someone else had worn it and returned it. I opened the package and I could smell it before I took it out of the plastic it was wrapped in. That was disgusting. I sent them both back.

My next plan was to make something. I bought the most gorgeous material from Spoonflower, however because of time constraints I didn’t order a swatch. If you ever plan to order from them, and I highly recommend them, do yourself and them a favor and order a swatch first. Unfortunately, the beautiful navy showing on the website was not the same color as I received.When I paired it with the navy I had, it looked more purple than blue.I was back to square zero, and still needed to find or make a dress. It was the beginning of August by this point.

A friend suggested the Gala Gown by P4P. I looked at it and thought it was lovely. Great. I had my pattern. I ordered some cotton Lycra, and in a few days I was on my way.

Here’s my Gala Gown. I made the full-length option, with pockets. My husband thinks it’s wonderful. He loves the color and the style. I love the full skirt. And did I mention pockets? My husband thought I was going to carry around car keys and such in my pockets! He thought pockets were a terrible idea. No, I’m more thinking of a tissue or two.

Happy creating!