The Dress

If you're looking for a simple, elegant, and timeless dress for your wedding, I highly recommend this one! While the front is simple, there are buttons that line down the whole back of the dress which is a really beautiful detail. There are two extra satin layers beneath the outer layer of the dress make it feel high quality. While it's a fit and flare, it's subtle as the bottom half of the dress falls loosely to the ground.

I loved the fit of this dress. I had to have it altered in several places to fit perfectly but once it did, I didn't have to worry about it falling down even though it was strapless and it was very comfortable to wear all evening.

It rained on our wedding day and we had an outdoor wedding so there is now some minor discoloration at the bottom of the dress (even after dry cleaning). You can see this on the photo I took from home. The dress is also missing 2.5 decorative buttons. One toward the top, one at the very bottom, and one toward the center that is less noticeable because the button itself is there, it's just missing the crepe coating.

I also want to note that my measurements have changed quite a bit since my wedding (I'm now pregnant) so I did my best to measure the dress itself for bust, waist, and hip size.

Alterations

added ivory ribbon below the bust
American bustle
bra cups added
taken in around the chest/torso
shortened for my height (when we did this, we left the outer layer of the train but removed the double lining from the train to make it lighter weight when bustled)
(total cost of alterations ~$650)