Wedding My dress came in! Try on pics inside...

[StarvingMusician]

What a beautiful dress! I especially like the flower on the side...I don''t know why, but I do.

 

[CrownJewel]

sunny, I remember your concerns earlier about sizes. I''m so happy that it came out perfectly!!! You look gorgeous. That''s the perfect dress for you.

 

[violet3]

You look stunning in that dress! It fits you like a glove and i am always amazed by how lovely people with your hair and skin coloring look in white - yay!

I personally like the neckline the way it is, but sweetheart will look great too - congrats!

 

[violet02]

 

[Krissie]

Wow - you look smashing in that dress! You and your gorgeous dress were made for each other

 

[sunnygirl]

Wow - you all are so nice!! Thank you so so much for the kind words! Keep in mind, I am standing on a block and unfortunately, due to being a shorty, will have to cut off a lot of that material at the bottom. The 4 inch heels helped though!

Haven -I''m not wearing anything under the skirt; maybe it was just the way the lady positioned it? Don''t you just love the material? It feels so luxurious when you put it on...

And a tip for any other short girls who are interested in this dress (or a similar style) - I had them do a custom hollow to skirt/flare measurement that was 2.5 inches shorter than normal which I think helped make the proportions better. (They didn''t charge me for this.) I am 5''2" for reference. I figured wedding dresses were made to model proportions like all other designer clothes but the people at the salon said that they are usually designed for people about 5''5"/5"6" so that''s how we came to that measurement.

Do you think the sweetheart would look good or should I just make the scoopy part a little more exaggerated?

 

[SarahLovesJS]

I don''t think I''ve said this already, but if I have I''ll say it again. Beautiful gown!!

I think sweetheart will look great personally.

 

[scarlet16]

Wow! You look amazing, and the dress emphasizes your figure PERFECTLY! I also think the veil does nothing for you BUT I''d think about whether or not you really want NO veil...I mean what other day can you wear a veil w/out looking silly. Maybe something long and super sheer?

 

[sunnygirl]

Thanks Sarah and Scarlet! You''re right, I will try on more veils and see how they look when I go for my fittings...

Also, I am starting to thing sweetheart neckline doesn''t really go with the style/overall feel of this dress. I think just making it a little more scoopy might be better. Here is an inspiration pic for that...although obviously it will not nearly be this scoopy because I don''t want to look like a hooker on my wedding day! Not that SJP looks like a hooker but you know what I mean!

 

[eaglesgal]

Gorgeous! You look beautiful in the dress! And I love the pretty hair pin you''re wearing. YAY! You must be so excited to wear that dress on the big day!

 

[HollyS]

Date: 5/20/2008 1:24:35 AM
Author: sunnygirl
The back...

Gorgeous -- not the dress -- you!!

But the dress is really nice as well! You''re going to look wonderful.

 

[allycat0303]

Hey Sunnygirl,

Ok I am totally in love with your dress. I am considering travelling a zillion miles to go see it, but I had totally ruled out this style of dress because I am short. 5''2, although you mentioned a custom hollow to skirt thing (which I have NO idea what that means) could you elaborate? Also, was this something that Melissa Sweet company did, or an alteration at the store?

Thanks!

 

[clicker]

Wow that dress is stunning! What a find!

 

[karasue91]

you look amazing in that dress, and i am still in shock that you are only 5''2", you look like you are 5''8" in that dress!!!! what a great choice, have you considered a birdcage veil?? I think it would look fabu with that dress.

note to CrownJewel if you see this: Melissa Sweet obviously does AMAZING things when they make a dress with hollow-to-hem measurements. Your Dora is going to fit you perfectly!!

 

[fabcrab]

Wow you have an amazing figure! I think anything pretty much looks amazing on you.

 

[sunnygirl]

Thanks for all the nice words!! I''m telling you, the dress is very forgiving. I tried on other dresses in this same style and they did not look good on me at all. There is something about the way this one is designed! I guess Melissa Sweet knows her stuff!

Allycat - I think any made-to-order dress designer will do the custom measurements. For mine, they basically measured the distance from the neck hollow to where the dress goes from fitted to flared (at the midline). I forget what the measurement was but then we decided to make it shorter by 2.5 inches so it wouldnt hit too low on my legs. Does that help? They didnt charge us for this but I dont know what the norm is..You should definitely try on the dress. It feels great on!! And don''t get discouraged if other similar styles dont look good before you try this one!

 

[Future Mrs Polka Dot]

Just wanted to chime in to say you look stunning in your dress! Both of our Mila brides (Haven, too!) are just positively gorgeous!!!

 

[purrfectpear]

Love the dress on you!!!

Just a note though, you need another makeup trial...that all black face is just a little too goth, know what I mean

 

[anchor31]

Congrats! You look absolutely stunning in that gorgeous dress.

 

[allycat0303]

sunnygirl,

that definitely makes sense, that way it looks proprtion to your body. It''s a LOOONG drive to try on that dress, so I want to be sure before I go. I also have short legs so that is holding me back too....but we''ll see. In any case, you made the right choice!

 

[winston26]

oooh, you look great! Your hair is very pretty also. Love the curls!

 

[CJ2008]

You look GREAT, sunny...

Love your skintone, too...like my sister''s...and my niece...that golden brown skin tone that just looks GREAT with everything. You will look gorgeous!

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

Stunning/hot/gorgeous/tasteful; take your pick!

cheers--Sharon