Real Wedding, A Very Important Date

 Bride Jenny wore the Very Important Date dress to her August 2015 wedding in Chicago!  We customized the dress slightly by adding an illusion lace neckline to the strapless dress style.  Love the way everything turned out and the bride looks amazing in the short wedding dress with her strappy heels!

Real Wedding, Dotted Tulle Wedding Dress

Bride Kristyn wore the Candy Dot Tulle Dress to her May 2015 wedding in Australia! For the ceremony the bride wore a full length tulle skirt over the dress and then removed the skirt to wear the knee length dress to her wedding reception, what a great idea!

Bridal 2014 Photo Shoot, Part 2

Bridal 2014 photo shoot continued, all dresses can be found on my website or etsy shop.

Model: Alexandra Pinheiro

Hair and Makeup: Kashka MUA

Photography and Dress Designer: Amanda Archer Collection

 Rose Dot Gown, dotted tulle with rosette waist detail

Enchanted Forest Gown, ivory cotton voile with macramé lace and scalloped cap sleeves

 Golden Afternoon Dress with illusion neckline, gold and cream embroidered tulle and silk

 Princess Bride Gown, silk dupioni with blush and heirloom ivory lace

Secret Garden Gown, fit to flare embroidered tulle over silk satin

Bridal 2014 Photo Shoot, Part 1 of 2

So happy the weather is finally getting nice enough to have an outdoor photo shoot!  Here are some of my favorites from part 1 of my 2 part bridal shoot!

Model: Alexandra Pinheiro

Hair and Makeup: Kashka MUA

Photography and Dress Designer: Amanda Archer Collection

  Aster Gown, ivory floral eyelet

 Fairy Tale Gown, lace tiered, sweetheart with lace straps

 Tea and Flowers Dress, tea length Chantilly lace and silk

 Florence Dress, cotton ivory eyelet knee length dress with sleeves

Navy Pier Dress, strapless navy floral eyelet

Real Wedding: Candy Dot Tulle Gown

 I absolutely adore these photos from bride Amy's October 2013 wedding. The ceremony actually took place on this bridge pictured here! The bride wore the Candy Dot gown in ivory dot tulle and silk from my collection.  Photography is by Columbus, Ohio based Open Image Studio.  Amy and her mom came to visit me at my Chicago studio back in June, they were so sweet and wonderful to work with!  I received this wonderful note from the bride after her wedding, this really melted my heart along with these gorgeous photos:  Hi Amanda, I absolutely loved my dress and I cannot imagine wearing anything more perfect for me that day! You will always be a special part of my life story. Thank you so much!

Real Wedding: A Love Story Dress

 Bride Cori wore the Love Story dress in ivory cotton and lace to her September 2013 wedding!  I love the mix of purple heels and cardigan with the knee length wedding dress to give the wedding a more non-traditional, personal feel. Photography is by Scranton, Pennsylvania based Two Sticks Studio.

Instagram Friday!

Just a few photos from this past week posted onto instagram.  New collection of bridal dresses coming soon, so please check back next month!

 Sneak Peek:  Blushing Bride gown in pink nude lace with little cap sleeves and a draped torso.

Sneak Peek: A tea length silk, tulle and sequins, floral, strapless dress

 This is the Love Story dress with the ruffle neckline (left) and the Dotted Tier dress with dot cotton and custom green sash.

 The L'Amour v-neck ruffle dress in magenta (left) and the Country Dreams strapless dress in emerald green (right)

 Another L'Amour v-neck ruffle dress in Canary Yellow (right) and the Pleated Collar dress in Aqua

Flower girl dresses in eyelet and pastel colors!

Real Wedding: White Cotton Beach Wedding Dress

 Love these photos from Jackie's July 2013 beach wedding!  The bride ordered a custom version of the strapless Very Important Date Dress, in white cotton voile with a tea length hemline. Photography is by Alex Couey of ALC Photography based in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

A note from the bride:
Thank you so much for making the perfect dress for my special day :)