The Dress

This dress is absolutely beautiful - I searched extremely hard for a dress with a long beautiful train and received so many compliments! It has a long dramatic lace train and is absolutely gorgeous! This is the Martina Liana 1103 in ivory/ivory/porcelain. The bridal shop incorrectly measured me and ordered a size 8 (should have been a size 6); I normally wear a size 2-4 in regular clothing so the dress was taken down in size quite a bit. The bridal shop took my measurements as bust - 32.5", waist 26", hips 35". At the time of my final fitting, my waist size was 25" and my hips were 36". I am 5'1 and wore this dress with 3.75" heels; the front was floor length and you could only see the tips of my shoes when walking.

The dress has a low cut mesh back and mesh sides that accentuates curves. It's all lace and mesh with no corset, so it's a bit more comfortable than the extremely stiff dresses. There is beautiful intricate beading and lace throughout the entire dress. The back has ruched detailing in the butt area which accentuates and lifts the butt as well!

I wore the dress for only 3 hours during my grass ceremony + photos. The dress was very clean - bustled during first dance & father/daughter dance only, but I've had it professionally cleaned after the wedding.

https://www.essensedesigns.com/martina-liana/wedding-dresses/1103/

Alterations

During alterations, my seamstress replaced the cup size to A, took in the hips, shortened both the inner lining and outer gown to my length (5'1 and wearing 3.75" heels), added a zipper to the back mesh (previously only buttons), lowered both sides of the chest so it wouldn't cut into the armpits as much (adds a more dramatic top line than the standard straight line, where the top of the dress is very high and almost hits the armpits). Since the train is very long, she made an American bustle with 6 buttons and 7 hooks (2 of the hooks doubled to one button). Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions regarding alterations.