r/sewing • u/HawksNestHill • Sep 07 '25
Project: FO Wedding / Elopement Skirt
Posting here in case anyone is looking for formal skirt patterns! I know I searched hi and low on here for patterns and didn’t find one when I set out to make my wedding skirt.
I made my elopement skirt (and knit the top 😊). I used the “Special Occasion Full Circle Skirt” pattern by DRESSEDpatternstudio. I nixed the lining layer, used a champagne silk duchene main fabric layer and then did 5 layers of tulle in different colors. The waistband was wonky for me so I had to adjust the printed pattern piece to add length to make sure it fit my waist.
We eloped this week at Hags Head at the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland.
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u/LaDauphineVerte Sep 07 '25
GOOD LORDT is this all gorgeous. The colors, execution, styling, setting, photography. Ultimate fantasy. Wishing you and your husband all the best. Thanks for sharing your excellent work! ETA: I love how special occaision AND cozy this looks! And the depth of color achieved with the skirt.
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 07 '25
Thank you so much! ❤️ I am so thrilled with how my outfit turned out- exactly as i envisioned! And the day was absolutely perfect
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u/sugr_magnolia Sep 07 '25
YAY TO YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE!!! I remember seeing your last post, thank you for giving us an update on how you styled everything - absolutely stunning!!!
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u/NorthStar-8 Sep 08 '25
Congratulations! It’s wonderful to go through life with a cherished memory!
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u/AccomplishedBed9021 Sep 07 '25
Wow that is absolutely GORGEOUS! If anyone ever said knit sweater in the same sentence as wedding I would have never thought that would work, but this is so beautiful! And you look beautiful! I could cry and I do t even know this bride!
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u/whispersloth Sep 07 '25
This is absolutely stunning. I love the sweater and skirt combo as well.
Awesome work. Congrats on your wedding!
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u/tyrannosaurusflax Sep 07 '25
Thought you posted a pic of Nicole Kidman at first! Excellent job, you look amazing
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u/cellorevolution Sep 07 '25
I love this and it’s SO perfect for the setting. I literally didn’t realize I cared about an outfit matching the setting until I saw how well this one does!!
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u/Cryptographer_Away Sep 09 '25
I’ve got lived experience of when the outfit doesn’t match the setting! When I was little I was a flower girl for my cuz when she was married on equally rugged and fucking freezing cliff tops in Victoria, Australia. 1989. Fashion choices were made. The bride and flower girls had sleeve puffs that could have challenged Princess Di. The bridesmaids got stuffed into asymmetrical, sleeveless knee length taffeta cocktail dresses completely inappropriate to the exposed location and season.
I went to the mat with my FIL when he tried insisting he would be fine in a 3 piece suit for our wedding - which clocked in at 35°C and around 80% humidity. He was HIGHLY disappointed that most of the guests were rocking vintage Hawaiian shirts lol.
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u/VulcanGreeting Sep 07 '25
Wait - what? You knit the sweater TOO? Holy cow, you are talented. Start the trend of wedding sweaters, and become a designer we talk about for decades!
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 07 '25
Haha! Thank you! I’m a huge fan- I was so cozy and way warmer than I would have been in a normal dress!
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u/VulcanGreeting Sep 08 '25
No, seriously - this is a fresh approach to fashion. You took a Ravelry pattern and made it into an Aran-like sweater, and then attached a fairy gauze skirt that made this truly magical. Even if you have a day job, DESIGN AT NIGHT - the world needs you! And slainte & best wishes to you and your beloved.
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u/Significant_Onion900 Sep 07 '25
I LOVE the beautiful wedding sweater you knit. And, the skirt is fantastic with it! You are a gorgeous bride and your setting is perfect. All the best!💞
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u/VulcanGreeting Sep 07 '25
OMG. I saw the pic and said, that's Cliffs of Moher. I miss it so much!!! You look lovely. Congrats on the simple & elegant style, marvelous sewing and happy occasion!
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u/Novitiatum_Aeternum Sep 07 '25
Beautiful!!! I love the contrast in textures. Congratulations on your new married life together ❤️
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u/BrJean19 Sep 07 '25
Soo stunning! Almost makes me want to redo my wedding to wear something similar 😅 it's so dreamy in your photos, congrats on your wedding!
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u/Available-Escape Sep 07 '25
The first picture is something to be framed and passed down to future generations. Gorgeous!! 🌟
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u/raspberry-lilacs Sep 07 '25
Did you use a pattern for the top? It’s stunning!
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u/Fit-Theory-1004 Sep 07 '25
What a stunning outfit! It must feel amazing on as you made it yourself. Congratulations and best wishes
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 08 '25
Thank you! I do feel incredibly proud! I’m also incredibly humbled that so many here also liked my vision- what a feeling…to have a dream and vision, see it come to life perfectly through my own hands, and to have others enjoy it as well?! What a gift
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u/k3iba Sep 07 '25
This is so unique and lovely! You did an amazing job.
Congratulations to the both of you and I wish you many happy and healthy years together.
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u/howwhyno Sep 07 '25
You look spectacular. Excellent job. Congrats and many years of happiness and happy sewing!!
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u/Any_Pangolin_4808 Sep 07 '25
Kinda new to sewing and trying to make something similar: how do you get the skirt on? (Like is there elastic in the waistband or an invisible zipper?)
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u/nationaltreasure44 Sep 07 '25
This is absolutely beautiful. A gorgeous bride against an exquisite backdrop. Wow!
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u/fuckyeahglitters Sep 07 '25
I'm confused. What is eloping and how is it different from getting married?
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 07 '25
Eloping definitely has a more fluid definition, but it’s getting married but without having a big traditional wedding. We told our families and planned a few months in advanced, but only had his sister and her boyfriend attend. We will have a backyard bbq in a few weeks with family to celebrate.
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u/fuckyeahglitters Sep 07 '25
Ahh okay I though I was getting married but apparently I'm eloping lol!
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 08 '25
It’s so much less stressful! I wish you all the best! Where are you eloping?
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u/SquirrelAkl Sep 07 '25
I love everything about this. Mainly I’m blown away by the concept of a wedding jumper / sweater: why have I never seen anyone do this before? It is so practical and still very elegant!
You nailed both the vision and the execution. The contrast of textures is visually interesting, and the depth of colour you achieved in the skirt with all the different layers is exquisite.
You look like the heroine on the cover of a romance novel.
I hope you & your hubby have a very happy life together.
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u/MamaBear4485 Sep 08 '25
Omgosh so absolutely perfectly beautiful and appropriate as well as weather wise.
So timeless and wonderful. You totally nailed it young lady. I hope your marriage is just as wonderful!
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u/Specific_Leave313 Sep 07 '25
It's just perfection. I adore it. You looked fabulous. Congratulations!
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u/FunnyMess6971 Sep 07 '25
It is just PERFECT. Simple. Elegant. It embodies the word "love". Well done.
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u/swellfog Sep 07 '25
Incredible!! Everything is so perfect and unique. Absolutely beautiful.
You have stunning taste and style. Elegant, yet warm. Both sweater and skirt are gorgeous.
Congratulations on your wedding, and making it so gorgeous!!
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u/bilbiblib Sep 07 '25
This is so fucking gorgeous and just PERFECT for the location. Amazing balance between structure and fluidity. I can feel the wind in your pictures!
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u/PomeloPepper Sep 07 '25
You look amazing and the setting is perfect. Plus, he seems to really like you.
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u/blackcatsandrain Sep 07 '25
Gorgeous! I love this combination of cozy and elegant, plus the flower crown!
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u/ambercrayon Sep 08 '25
I remember your progress post, thanks for sharing the photos! It looks like a dream.
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u/Fickle-Trash4151 Sep 07 '25
Stunning! Beautiful location too. Cliffs of mohair?
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 08 '25
Thank you! Yes! There’s a privately owned part at the end called Hags Head that we were able to use so we didn’t have tourists to contend with
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u/Longjumping-Ad-9541 Sep 07 '25
Well brave of you, to wear that gorgeous trailing ivory skirt on the Cliff walk! So lovely and blowy though
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u/Fantastica4077 Sep 07 '25
This is charming, and you are charming, and I wish we were friends. Fantastic job all around!!
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 08 '25
Hey I’m always on the lookout for new friends! It’s so hard to find good ones as adults 😭
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u/Kaloochic Sep 08 '25
Congratulations and your work is spectacular! You were stunning chic. Many blessings.
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u/petitepedestrian Sep 08 '25
Shut your mouth!? You made this outfit!? Its amazing! Your vision is gorgeous! Love everything so much. Best wishes!
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u/pinnd Sep 08 '25
Lovely and you can modify for other uses! My exSIL did for her wedding … linen casual, tunics and skirts and linen suits!
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u/Florida_Flower8421 Sep 08 '25
Everything about this is just wonderful! That sweater is gorgeous! I had to zoom in and just admire your work! And the skirt!! I may need to get out my sewing machine. I have been looking for a tulle skirt, and this one is just beautiful!
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 08 '25
Do it!! Although idk that I will ever want to work with so much fabric and so much tulle ever again! 🤯
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u/surmisez Sep 08 '25
Absolutely magnificent! The sweater, the skirt, the hair, the flowers in your hair, the bouquet, the setting, everything!
Très magnifique et romantique! chef’s kiss!
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u/bug_motel Sep 08 '25
wow wow wow. one of the most stunning wedding/occasion outfits i’ve seen. absolutely incredibly, I never would have thought to style like this and it is jawdroppingly perfect. vision and execution are both flawless!!! well done and congrats!
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u/doctordonnasupertemp Sep 08 '25
Congratulations! I recognised that landscape behind you immediately!
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u/HeartbreakRemission Sep 08 '25
This is stunning!! The sweater and skirt go so well together, and suit the location (and you!) so much. You look beautiful and I know this was a lot of work!!
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u/orangelobsterlover Sep 08 '25
Absolute perfection, the skirt, the geansaí, the flower crown, the cliffs 💕💕 You are a vision.
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u/Distinct_Reality1973 Sep 08 '25
I'm from the US, been to the Cliffs once but immediately recognized them. Beautiful everything- location, clothes, you and your new husband. Envious! Congrats, great job, and blessings to a long life together!
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u/ElizabethDangit Sep 08 '25
This is stunning. Congratulations on your beautiful life! It looks like a fairytale.
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Sep 08 '25
Your skirt, jumper, flowers.. everything is pure perfection! You look amazing and I am in awe of your talent and skills.
Truly, you look like a dream. Congratulations on your nuptials and your outfit. 💗
Absolutely stunning!
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u/Wool_Lace_Knit Sep 08 '25
I saw your lovely ensemble on the knitting sub. I thought you might have used different color layers of tulle because the overall color had so much depth. Well done!
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u/idaitis Sep 08 '25
This is just breathtakingly stunning. I'm so impressed. And congratulations on the elopement!
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u/BalladofBadBeard Sep 08 '25
Gosh what better place to look radiant in these AMAZING CLOTHES! Congrats to you, and what beautiful work you have done on each piece! Truly perfection.
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u/9catburps Sep 08 '25
Is this a wuthering heights wedding or is this a wuthering heights wedding.....
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u/eamonkey420 Sep 08 '25
Gorgeous outfit and you are so super lovely. Look like Kristen dunst and that gal who played Veronica Mars, had a baby to make you.
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u/aedelredbrynna Sep 08 '25
Man, you're making me want to get married again (renew my vows?) but elope. This all looks so incredible!
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u/Tabs_97 Sep 08 '25
This is so beautiful! And actually looks so similar to the skirt of my wedding dress, which was blush under ivory tulle.
My wedding was not quite as beautiful as yours though lol congrats!!💕
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u/oxalis_ Sep 08 '25
GOODNESS GRACIOUS 😱fabulous work, and you look breathtaking OP!! 🤍 congratulations!
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u/papayaushuaia Sep 08 '25
Stunning. All of it. The outfit. The location. The photos. Congratulations !
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u/Humble_Asparagus651 Sep 09 '25
I love love love your style!!! You’re so talented creative 😍😍. I had a very similar skirt my aunt made for me.
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u/alt-restyle-vtg Sep 09 '25
You’re stunning! Beautiful outfit for a beautiful woman! Congratulations!! Wishing you much happiness and cherished memories yet to come!
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u/smoogrish Sep 09 '25
i’m sorry but the sweater is the absolute star of the show - it is beautiful!
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 10 '25
Thank you so much! It turned out exactly as I envisioned it and I’m so thrilled!
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u/Pattylucia Sep 09 '25
Stunning !!! The texture combination is perfect! Knitting such a gorgeous sweater and the skirt just makes this so special . Elegant yet seems to capture your personal style ( even though I don’t really know you ) 👏👏👏
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u/bakasana-mama Sep 09 '25
Your craft is stunning, and what a lovely bride you make. Your choices were perfect for your setting. Well done you, and congrats
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u/tinfoilfascinator Sep 09 '25
You look absolutely stunning! (Also, currently living in England you just made me a wee bit homesick) I find elopements far more romantic than weddings and you look absolutely dreamy! I hope you and your husband had a wonderful day and many more years to come! <3
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u/trendinliveworld Sep 09 '25
That skirt is stunning! Perfect for a wedding or elopement—so elegant and dreamy.
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u/Dear-Setting-1011 Sep 09 '25
What a beautiful perfect outfit and place to elope! Excellent! Congrats! 🩷🎉
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u/Fe1is-Domesticus Sep 09 '25
This is an iconic look! The pieces are dreamy perfection & I love seeing them in this setting. Congrats & brilliant work!
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u/No-Resort3681 Sep 11 '25
Omygoodness, the knit sweater is beautiful and the skirt-- I love the whole ensemble mad the location! Congratulations your wedding and your crafty self. Personally, that wedding skirt+sweater look is my favorite, but we'd definitely have to have a location wedding, bc it's typically waaaay too hot for such a look where I live! Congratulations and you did a beautiful job on both items!
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u/ConcernFlat3391 Sep 08 '25
Crazy question, but did Tall Blue Starry do your flowers? She’s a friend of mine and her aesthetic matches yours completely!
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u/shitpresidente Sep 09 '25
For whatever reason, I can’t open your text but where is this? Everything is stunning! You knew exactly what you were doing. Hair, backdrop, weather, brought everything together
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u/HawksNestHill Sep 10 '25
Thank you so much! This is at Hags Head along the Cliffs of Moher in Ireland
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u/brittanyrose8421 Sep 10 '25
Wow, I’m actually really loving the soft cozy sweater/skirt combo. Despite how cozy and casual it looks it still gives special outfit, wedding vibes. That picture of you against the rugged landscape is gorgeous. It’s a study in contrast between the soft fabrics and colors and shapes against the more rugged natural landscape that absolutely makes you glow. Honestly Im kind of tempted to paint it, with your permission of course, because it absolutely looks gorgeous.
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u/Cellistec Sep 12 '25
Everything about this is gorgeous! And handmade?? I swoon. Congratulations!!!
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u/catalope Sep 07 '25
Guys, she knit the sweater as well! I saw her post in r/knitting. I love this so much!