Maggie Sottero, Fortune Marie

I absolutely love this dress, and I hope someone else will get the chance to as well! My wedding day was perfect and full of love, fun, and joy, so this dress is imbued with excellent vibes. I really want it to go to a good home and help another person celebrate their special day!

This is the Fortune Marie, meaning that the fabric is a gorgeous jacquard with embroidered flowers and some really cool structure to the bodice. It's giving Game of Thrones meets princess fairy tale.

The front features a unique basque-ish drop waist situation, and the back is a corset, which is very forgiving if you think your size might change between now and your wedding day. Also, I felt that my waist was fully and truly *snatched* in this gown, which was nice. My waist is 34", and I tightened the corset almost all the way, so if your waist is up to a few inches bigger than mine, I don't think you'll have a problem lacing it up.

This dress has no buttons or zippers to contend with at all, except the buttons for the bustle.

THIS DRESS HAS POCKETS! And they’re big pockets, too; my 20oz water bottle fit in the pocket, which I decided not to take advantage of but which was cool to note.

The dress is pretty heavy, but I wore it from 2:30-11pm for an outdoor summer wedding and did not feel uncomfortable or hot at all. I was worried that I might, but it was a non-issue. The skirt is so poofy that there is some air flow and you’re not totally packed in with fabric. (It's all tulle underneath.)

It’s been dry-cleaned, and they did a *really* good job. It's perfectly clean and fully back to its original ivory color with no stains, discoloration, or damage. The photos of the dress hanging and being held up (shoutout to my husband for doing that) show its current, post-cleaning condition.

I hope someone will enjoy this dress as much as I did! Feel free to message me with any questions about it.