The Dress

I designed this dress myself with my sister and got it custom made by Britt Wood Bridal Salon in Atlanta. The dress was constructed by bridal seamstresses who previously worked for Vera Wang. The dress is 100% silk with a 4-ply crepe bodice and a double-layer organza skirt. The bodice has boning in it to be as fitted/structured as possible (even with the open back) and has removable cups. The dress has spaghetti straps covered by grosgrain ribbons that drape along the back of the dress and then run the length of the train of the skirt. The skirt has a built-in bustle that hitches onto the buttons at the back of the dress. The dress is extremely light and comfortable, and kept me cool during my mid-August outdoor wedding. Since it was an outdoor wedding, there is some minor staining only on the hem of the silk inner lining, but after getting it professionally cleaned, there are no visible stains on the outer organza skirt layers. Also, since I wore the dress quite long for my wedding, there should be extra length still on the dress to hem it further if you are a similar height.

Also including the matching, custom-made veil trimmed with grosgrain ribbon (matches the straps of the dress) with this dress.