The Dress

This is the STUNNING gown I chose as my wedding dress. The Mariana Hardwick "Chantelle" gown was my inspiration and this 100% met all of my expectations between look, fabric, quality. I did make a few adjustments (made the slit higher and lifted the original waist line to be right at the waist). But this was a showstopper, it photographs amazingly, and is SO comfortable! I changed out of this after the first dance to avoid any dancefloor spills/dirt so the wear is very minimal. This has been dry cleaned and can easily be altered further. This has buttons all the way down but it is a hidden zipper closure.

As a note, I am 5'3'', I wore 4.75 inch heels so we actually did not end up taking off any of the original length (including the train) the pictures do not do it justice! This worked perfect with a 108 inch veil.

Alterations

As noted, I adjusted the slit to be a bit higher (can easily be adjusted even higher or lower), and also lifted the waistline to fit right at the waist. The original dress has a slightly lower waistline that can be seen if you look up the dress on the Elysee website. Also added an amazing hidden bustle, gives a very poufy but cute look as seen in one of the photos.