Weddingbee bios

PS.  If you don't want to read this terribly long dress saga, skip to the end to see the final version of my wedding dress!

I wedding dress shopped at least three times, with what I thought was a pretty clear picture of what I wanted....the only thing I wasn't sure about was the neckline I was looking for.  I always assumed I'd go simple strapless, but when I saw it on me, i wasn't as wowed.

I kept finding little features of a dress that I loved, but never found the whole package.  So 5 months before the wedding, I decided to order a custom made dress!

These were the inspiration photos I gave the seamstress:

Casablanca 1831

Tried on by me here (about 6 sizes too big)

my mom cried when I came out of the dressing room like this, and I felt the most comfortable...so that's how I decided on the v-neckline.

I wanted the neck and rouching to be the same on my dress, but the casablance had thin straps and straight backline which I hated!

Here's the inpiration for the back:

(Anne Barge)

Watching the dress come together was a painful process.  It started out looking like nothing I wanted.  My first fitting was a little disappointing, but I had to remember a custom made dress isn't going to look perfect at the first fitting!

On the bright side, she nailed the rouching, body and skirt.

I asked her to lower and uncross the fabric in the neckline, make the *cherry tomato* coverage a little smoother and smaller, (Hello, righty!...you're not that much bigger than lefty!), thin the straps. and make the back wider and lower.

Second Fitting:

Getting closer.  The straps still weren't thin enough and the top still wasn't quite small enough (especially on my right side)

here's the comparison from 1st to 2nd fitting:

Second                                                                        First

At the second fitting I also picked a bustle.  Because I chose a one point and my dress had pleats, I had a hard time keeping it looking how I wanted to on the wedding day:

Train and Bustle:

 At the wedding, I kept having wings!

At my final fitting, just a week before the wedding, there were still some things that needed to be taken care of...like taking it in a good 3 inches! 

Rather than have to come back and try again, my very patient seamstress fixed them on the spot.  I don't have any pictures of the third fitting, but here's how the dress came out:  I absolutely adored the final product and felt beautiful in it all day!

Gorgeous, LatteLove!! 

Wow, what a fabulous dress.

You are too cute! I can't deal! :)