The Dress

I fell in love with my dress the second I put it on at Pronovias. It was chic, classy and achieved the "old Hollywood glamour" aesthetic I was going for. I got married at age 36 and was looking for something a little more mature as well as something that traveled well because we were having a destination wedding in Las Vegas. The piping and seams of the dress are EVERYTHING! Though it is simple, the small details make it look extremely glamorous and expensive. The long, dramatic train is exquisite. It was altered to fit like a glove and was extremely comfortable to wear on my wedding day. It does show everything so I was unable to wear a bra or panties with the dress, which was totally fine (and liberating). I purchased a size 12 and after losing about 25 pounds, my dress was altered to closer to a size 6/8. I was 143 pounds on my wedding date. I'm 5'6" and wore 3 inch heels. After having it dry cleaned and preserved, there is still some minor dark "dirt" staining near the bottom 2 inches of the dress. It could be completely shortened by 3 or more inches for a shorter bride and even with the staining, still VERY wearable.  Burton was and still is the dress of my dreams. If I were a bit more sentimental and didn't live in a small NYC apartment, I would certainly keep it. I hope that it can be recycled as the dress of another bride's dreams!

Alterations

Altered from size 12 to 6/8