The Dress

Excited to be passing on my elegant and classic wedding dress to it's next happy bride. This was one of the first dresses I tried on when I was shopping, and after trying on 20+ more dresses I came back to this one. There was just that feeling inside that this was the one! And I have absolutely no regrets about it, my husband started balling when he saw me coming down the aisle and he said he's never seen anyone so beautiful in his life! As cliche as it may sound, this dress made me feel like a bride. I am not a super fancy person, but I love this dress and feel like it matched the marriage occasion perfectly.

The design of the dress is really ingenious. There is a large elastic bra band inside the dress which holds it into place really well, I never felt it slipping or moving around. The elastic band was also nice because it's adjustable, so I didn't have to stress about gaining or losing a pound. The straps are off the shoulder and the dress was very comfortable to wear. The dress also has 2 pockets which are hidden in the side seam and came in handy, I put my wedding vows in there so I would be sure I had them when the time came. The dress also has a long train, which could be hemmed to the length of your liking if you wanted it shorter.

The back of the dress is lined with satin covered buttons. One of the satin coverings came off when I was taking the dress off. Rather than trying to repair it myself, I left the covering off so a professional dry cleaner could do the repair it and it would look perfect.

There are no stains on the top portion of the dress. I didn't eat dinner or have any drinks when wearing dress. I purchased a white dress with long sleeves for dinner because I got married in the winter and wanted something warmer for the evening. In total I wore my dress for about 3 hours :)

On the train of the dress there are a few blemishes. There are only noticeable upon close inspection. This would also be something a professional cleaner would likely be able to remove. I didn't attempt it myself because I know satin is a harder material to work with.

The dress has not been dry-cleaned. The satin wrinkles when folded for shipping, so the next bride will want to get it dry cleaned before wearing it. I figured the less wear and tear on the dress the better.

Alterations

I had the dressed hemmed because it was too long originally. I am 5'2" and I wore a 2" heel. The upper portion of the dress was not hemmed at all. There is an elastic bra band inside the dress which fit really well (and is adjustable) so there were no alterations needed up there.