Bride Spends 8 Months Crocheting Her Own $70 Wedding Dress

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1/10 22-year-old Abbey Ramirez-Bodley was struggling to find a wedding dress in her price range
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2/10 She was looking for a vintage-style wedding gown but everything she liked was over $1,000
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3/10 So she bought $70 worth of cotton yarn and decided to make one herself!
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5/10 Her aunt taught her how to crochet when she was only 3 years old
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6/10 “Making something with your own hands out of love is very special on the most important day of your life”
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7/10 It took her 8 months to make the dress
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8/10 “When I put it on, I was, for one, amazed that it looked exactly like what I thought it would look like in my head”
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10/10 “It was amazing. It was emotional. [Especially] when you put that much time and love into something”
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When a 22-year-old Abbey Ramirez-Bodley from Arkansas city, U.S. couldn’t find a wedding dress in her budget, she decided to make one herself!

“Making something with your own hands out of love is very special on the most important day of your life,” Ramirez-Bodley told Mashable. For the brides-to-be out there, she has one piece of advice to give: “Start early and don’t get frustrated. The outcome is worth all the work.”

Check out her journey & beautiful photos in the gallery.

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