The Dress

This dress is truly beautiful. It’s one of those dresses that leaves you feeling perfect before you’ve even added hair and make up. It has that boho vibe my husband and I wanted, while still being elegant. The lace is so delicate and intricate - the best I found (and I tried on other Lovers Society, Rue de Seine and Grace Loves Lace dresses - which in no way felt as well finished as this dress). It’s designed so well that even though it’s form fitting, I felt secure and super comfortable in the dress. It’s weighty enough that it doesn’t show every lump and bump. It’s off white and has a silk slip in nude - there was an option of white for the slip, but the nude blended so well and the white felt stark. I didn’t wear a bra with it as the nude slip has an almost bra like shape built into it. And I wore high waisted pants that sat below the V at the back. The dress has a wrist tie so you can hold up the train, and I also had 3 loops built in at the back so I could tie the dress up for when it came time to dance, to save me holding it or it getting stood on. I’ve taken photos of these as they are so well hidden my bridesmaids spent 10 mins trying to find them! (When I fully inspected the dress inch by inch, there are a couple of tiny grass stains on the very bottom of the dress that you really have to search for, hence why I’ve dropped the price of the dress. I have pictures of these, so happy to send them to anyone considering buying this dress. You’ll see how tiny they are. The rest of the dress is in great condition.)
I received so many comments about how stunning the dress was, and although that’s a given when you’re a bride, I truly felt the dress deserved it. Even all my male friends commented on the dress - it’s a winner.

Alterations

I had the alterations done at the wedding dress shop where I bought the dress as she had been doing it for 15 years and I wanted all changes to look seamless. You can see from when I tried the dress on it was a bit too long in the front. So the dress was raised slightly to the measurements listed (my height, in heels). It was also taken in ever so slightly at the back, so the keyhole sat more flush against my back. I also had the straps of the slip sewn into the dress, as otherwise they were too visible. And as mentioned above, 3 tiny loops have been added to the area just below your bottom to take the weight of the dress and to tie it up into gorgeous bunches.