My mom and I went shopping for wedding dresses the month after Andy and I got engaged. Nothing fit. It was so frustrating. I had to have at least 12 of those clips in different areas of each dress. And honestly, I was not about to pay thousands of dollars just to put more money into altering it! There we were, downtown Holland...so frustrated. So we did what we do best in Holland: antique shopping. Coffee in hand, we walked into our last stop for the day "Not So Shabby" in Zeeland. With wedding on the brain, we saw this gem hanging on the wall almost immediately.
No dressing room left us in the employee bathroom with an extremely dusty dress (spiders were everywhere!). I was thinking no way mom. This dress was the closest to fitting me from that day. Although I was still a little skeptical Mom pulled some fabric back to show me what we could alter and adjust. My mom has an eye for things like this. I am so glad I trusted her. A homemade lace dress with beautiful detailing was the ultimate diamond in the rough.
We came home filled the tub with bleach and let it work its magic...what did we have to lose?
We took the dress to Deb Zondlak who has been altering my dresses forever. She is absolutely wonderful. She saw our vision and made it happen. Every time we met with her she was shaping this dress into exactly what was in my mind.
And tadaaaa wedding dress.
Ps. don't mind the pictures...focus on the dress haha February is just not my month....
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| The heels I wore brought the dress to a perfect length |
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| Cathedral length train with lace trim |
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| Shape of dress |
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| Bustling this dress was a type of art form...good job mom! I wish I had a closer picture of it the lace trimming laid perfectly! |
