About us

rhapso (1st sing. aor. of Ancient Greek ῥάπτω): to sew or stitch together  

Hi, I'm Michelle! Rhapso was born out of my love of creation and doodling, along with my own wedding dress shopping frustrations. As a bride, I was disappointed by the absence of transparency, exorbitant prices, and lack of innovation in the bridal industry. When I grew frustrated with my wedding gown search, I decided to design my own, from scratch. In this process, I learned what really goes into wedding dress design and manufacturing - and I discovered how custom design wasn't as out of reach as it seemed. With the right workflow and design assistance, I realized that this process could be made available to anyone, not just high-budget brides. 

(Here I am, in the very first custom wedding dress I designed!)

I set out to create a highly personalized, completely transparent wedding dress design experience. By skipping the retail middlemen and working directly with top-of-the-line bridal gown factories, my shop provide brides a completely bespoke, made-to-measure design experience, without the excessive markups too-often found in the bridal industry. The ultimate goal: streamline and make custom wedding gown design accessible to everyone.