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\"It's been amazing, we've been chuffed,\" Fay said. \"Everyone thinks we're probably a bit crazy.\"

Like Meghan's actual design team on the day, Fay's small team was all female. Meghan's Givenchy dress was designed by Clare Waight Keller, the first female artistic director of the French design house, and Stella McCartney designed Meghan's evening look.

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PHOTO: The newly married Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, leave Windsor Castle after their wedding to attend an evening reception at Frogmore House, in Windsor, England, May 19, 2018.
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After just 22 hours, Fay and her team, which also included Donna Mackin Millinery and Jack Murphy Jewellers, recreated the full bridal look and the evening dress, and the latter has already attracted some buyers for about $1,000.

Our attempt at recreating the royal wedding look ??all done for fun and to promote all the lovely ladies in business involved in making the look ????...gorgeous pic by @rashida_keenan, dress by me, veil by @Elody, hair by @chocolateblondehair, make up by @rosemary_wright, flower arch and bouquet by @martina_crilly_creativedesigns, Jewellery and diamonds by @jackmurphyjewellers and tiara by @donnamackinmillinery ??????Stunning model @cleowearsclothes #royalweddingdress #localbusiness #irishdesign #teamwork #makeitwork #missionmarkle

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\"Thanks so much to everyone for their kind words about our recreation of Meghan's look,\" Londsdale, the veil designer, wrote on Facebook. \"I have had an immense amount of inquiries about the veil but while working on it through the night the price wasn't taken into consideration as I was using lace to best suit. It was after all being made for a princess!\"

Lonsdale said the veil they created would cost $2,000, but a more budget-friendly version was possible.

Our attempt at recreating the royal wedding look ??all done for fun and to promote all the lovely ladies in business involved in making the look ????...gorgeous pic by @rashida_keenan, dress by me, veil by @Elody, hair by @chocolateblondehair, make up by @rosemary_wright, flower arch and bouquet by @martina_crilly_creativedesigns, Jewellery and diamonds by @jackmurphyjewellers and tiara by @donnamackinmillinery ??????Stunning model @cleowearsclothes #royalweddingdress #localbusiness #irishdesign #teamwork #makeitwork #missionmarkle

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While the evening dress and veil have attracted buyers, the wedding dress has not. Fay emphasized it was genuinely about the challenge, and the fun, or as they say in Ireland: \"It was about a crack!\"

She said she would never want to be seen as copying another designer.

\"Wedding dresses are very special,\" Fay said. \"No one wants to be exactly like another bride. Not even if she's a princess.\"

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