Custom orders are our favorite way to work with brides! The majority of our orders are fully custom. Ordering a custom gown is a hands-on, collaborative, high-touch process working directly with designer Hannah Nodskov. This process includes all sketches, fabric sourcing, mailed swatches, shipping, and more. Visit our Custom Wedding Gown Design page to learn more and start the process by booking a Premium Design Package.

Due to increasing demand, we are pleased to offer pricing and timeframe guidelines. Please consider these before booking a Premium Design Package. We cannot guarantee the acceptance of every order, but those that adhere to these guidelines may be prioritized. If we are unable to accommodate your order due to these policies or other factors, we will happily refund the price of the Premium Design Package.

Custom Order Guidelines

Due to increasing demand, we are pleased to offer pricing and timeframe guidelines. Please consider these before submitting a request. We cannot guarantee the acceptance of every order, but those that adhere to these guidelines may be prioritized.

Wedding Gowns: Prices vary greatly depending on the style, design, detail, and materials involved, however on average, our brides invest $2,200-$3,000 in their wedding gown. Our custom wedding gowns require a minimum of 8 weeks' notice but 6+ months are preferred whenever possible to give you the greatest number of materials options and to allow adequate time for detail work and alterations to be completed to our high standard of quality.

PLEASE NOTE: We are currently only accepting orders for bridal looks. We do not offer the following: alterations on garments that were not made by Hannah Caroline Couture; casual tops, pants, skirts, and dresses; craft projects such as quilts; mother of the bride/groom dresses; prom dresses; and other hobby sewing projects. If your request does not fall within our bridal specialty, but you don't know where else to turn, we are still happy to help you in the form of providing you a referral to a different tailor, designer, and/or seamstress. Our recommended alterations professionals in the Omaha area include Livi's Designs & Tailoring, Omaha Lace Cleaners (alterations, preservation, cleaning), and Samantha Parr Alterations.

We accept custom garment orders from clients in any part of the US, as well as any other country to which USPS will ship. A list of accepted countries can be found here.

If your garment request falls within our suggested price ranges and timeframes, please book a Premium Design Package to start the design process. If you would like to get a free ballpark estimate first, request a Free Quote here. We strive to respond to all inquiries within 24-48 hours. We can't wait to work with you!

For a step-by-step process of what you can expect when ordering a custom wedding design, please visit our Custom Wedding Design page.

Prices vary greatly depending on the style, design, detail, and materials involved, however on average, our brides invest $2,200-$3,000 in their wedding gown. Our custom wedding gowns require a minimum of 8 weeks' notice but 6+ months are preferred whenever possible to give you the greatest number of materials options and to allow adequate time for detail work and alterations to be completed to our high standard of quality.

For brides outside the Omaha, NE area, your quote includes shipping.

For brides in the Omaha, NE area, your quote includes necessary alterations for brides willing to travel to our design studio in Omaha, NE for at least one fitting during the process.

We offer two standard Production Timelines for custom orders, and we can also offer additional flexible production timelines based on your specific needs. These additional timelines may be a great fit for those who are pregnant or giving birth during the design process, military weddings, or brides who may be changing size (intentionally or otherwise).

• Standard Timeline: Our standard Custom Wedding Gown Design Timeline works backwards from your wedding date. The process begins by booking a Premium Design Package 6-24 months before your wedding and finalizing your order. Materials are ordered immediately after your contract is signed and deposit is paid, then we wait to take your measurements until 6 months before your wedding. Production of your gown begins shortly after measurements are taken, and your gown is shipped 3-4 months before your wedding date.
• ASAP Timeline: Our ASAP Custom Wedding Gown Design Timeline is based on your order date. The process begins by booking a Premium Design Package 6-24 months before your wedding and finalizing your order. Materials are ordered immediately after your contract is signed and deposit is paid, then we take your measurements within 2 weeks of placing your order. Production of your gown begins shortly after measurements are taken, based on your position in our production queue, and your gown is shipped as soon as possible, leaving plenty of time for alterations (if needed), depending on how far out your wedding date is. We reserve the right to take up to 6 months to produce your gown with our ASAP Timeline. If you need your gown even sooner, you can request our Rush Production Time (4 months or less) or Extra Rush Production Time (2 months or less) for an upcharge, where available.

Please discuss your timeline preference with us as early on in the design process as possible.

Hannah Caroline Couture is proud to offer gowns for brides of all sizes, and we have a special talent for designing for plus size brides!

Our patternmaking and fitting mannequins allow us to create gowns for measurements ranging from a street size 00 to a street size 26, and our pattern grading techniques allow us to extend our sizing up to approximately a street size 36. However, if you are unsure of your size or believe you may be outside of this size range, please don't hesitate to reach out! We are passionate about creating fabulous wedding day looks for brides of any size.

The short answer: no! We believe bridal is what you make it, and we strive to never limit your design based on the materials and colors you want to use.

In fact, designing wedding gowns outside of the standard bridal color palette is our passion. Because we source materials for each individual order, there are thousands of options available to you for each material needed in your dress. While some materials may be more difficult to source in certain colors and/or match to the other materials used within your look, we don't impose any limitations on your selections beyond the limitations of what materials are available to us through various suppliers.

We love working with black as well as color in our designs! And of course, we are also happy to design within the bridal color palette of white, ivory, cream, blush, champagne, lavender, light blue, gray, nude, and other bridal colors.

We will never turn you away for having a vision that is "too non-traditional" - we don't even believe that's a thing!

While we are more than happy to take inspiration from a design you found online, we do not create exact replicas out of respect for the original designer. We also may not be able to get the exact materials used in that design. Instead, we create custom designs that bring together your favorite elements across several inspiration photos. If there is one design out in the world that you have your heart set on, we may be able to create a version of it that makes minor changes throughout the design to respect the original designer.

We also will only create one specific design once, so ordering your dress from Hannah Caroline Couture ensures you will have the only one like it in the world!

We would love to show you our portfolio of past work! We know it can be daunting and out of the norm to order your wedding dress custom-made and online. We have several reviews and testimonials from past HCC Brides as well as a slideshow of photos of past work here. Our Instagram also is the first place we share photos of real HCC Brides, so be sure to check out our Instagram page here! 

We also have reviews on Google, Yelp, and our Facebook Page, many with photos attached from the client as well.

At this time, we are only accepting orders for wedding gowns/bridal outfits. Wedding gowns and bridal outfits are the core of our business, so our capacity to accept custom orders outside of wedding day looks is limited due to our current order volume (aka, the amazing support I have received from HCC Brides everywhere!). During our off-season (November to February) we may have more flexibility to accept non-bridal orders. Please contact us using our General Inquiries form and we will let you know if we will be able to help!

We offer a selection of bridal accessories like veils, capes, detachable skirts and overskirts, and other accessories on our website, which are customizable and made to your measurements and other preferences. We can also design a custom veil, overskirt, or other accessory for you when you book a Premium Design Package.

Yes! In fact, many brides who are expecting, giving birth during the design process, of who are changing size (intentionally or otherwise), have found our custom design process to be a more flexible, stress-free way to purchase a wedding gown than the traditional dress shopping process. While most dress designers require 8+ months of production time, Hannah Caroline Couture has flexible timeline options for brides who are pregnant, changing size, or will be having a baby close to their wedding date.