Thanks again for all your opinions! Marchswallowbird, my mom said the exact same thing (that it didn''t look "bridal" enough). I guess I was going for a non-"bridal" look until my FI made a big deal out of it.
Anyway, I definitely like the dress more and more each time I look at it. My MOH just emailed me the pics she took with her (non-cell phone) digital camera, and they turned out very nicely...