The Dress

This dress is ivory with a separate nude lining underneath to give it a boho-beachy feel, perfect for any outdoor wedding! It's incredibly flattering, and the lace is slightly stretchy and super lightweight. For our Mexico wedding, I was extremely comfortable & not too hot, even during the ceremony in direct sunlight.

The seamstress that did alterations put 7 tags on the train to bustle it up -- I originally didn't want a train at all but I LOVED the train on this dress, and when bustled it still felt very light and was really incredible to dance in.

I purchased this from Lovely Bride in San Francisco, CA. It was worn once for my wedding in January 2019, and has since been dry cleaned. There are a few areas of slight discoloration along the train that the dry cleaners were unable to remove, but they are only noticeable if you are looking really closely at the train. Otherwise the dress is in perfect condition.

Alterations

A total of $500 in alterations were done, primarily to shorten the train so that it didn't drag along the sides and front. The lace needed to be fully detached from the dress in order to complete these alterations. This was shortened from the original length to be floor length on me. I am 5'7" and wore 3/4" heels (so it will be floor length up to ~5'8". There was a slight train on the silk slip, but it was more of a tripping hazard than anything so the seamstress removed the train and made the slip slightly shorter than the lace outer layer (this made it much easier to walk in & not at all obvious because of the lace edging. I have all the original trimmings of lace and silk if you would like them.

It was brought in approximately 1/2" along the ribcage, and 1/4" in the upper hip area. My exact measurements are included above.

Light padding added in the bust can be removed if desired (I am a B cup so wanted it to be slightly filled out), and the slip was secured along the halter-line so that the straps from the slip stayed secure and didn't peek out.

Bustle: 5 buttons were added in line with the lace pattern, and 7 points to bustle to these 5 buttons in a pattern of: 1-2-1(center)-2-1.