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InsideBayArea.com just published the world's one-thousandth article titled "Nice Day for a Green Wedding." But while the title wasn't anything new (nor is this posts' title, for that matter), the article did hep me to an Oakland businesswoman who works to restore vintage dresses to wedding-quality pieces: Robin Densten of Recapture Designs. Since vintage is the route I want to go with my wedding dress, I investigated futher.

"Most gowns are made with precious materials and laces that are difficult to find in today's market, Densten says on her site. "My goal is to re-create a dress to fit and flatter your figure and your style while preserving the beauty and integrity of the materials."

A-men! Because of the one-of-a-kind aspect of vintage clothing, it's rare that the item you love will fit perfectly when you find it. And who knows how do alter and deal with antique laces anymore? Apparently, this gal Robin does. She also works with vintage materials (bits of your mom's gown, or something your grandmother made, say) to make the other accoutrements for weddings, should you choose to include those in your affair: wedding albums, veils, garters, ring pillows (reusable as sachets), and keepsake boxes for storing bridal jewelry or to give as bridesmaid gifts.

I have many miles to go before planning these aspects of my own wedding, but I just got really excited about it, thanks to Robin's cool business.