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After I couldn't wear my dad's mom's wedding dress (lace, tea length), I moved on to asking if I could wear my mom's mom's dress from 1952. It has a silk base with tulle over it. It is definitely not something I'd pick off the rack, but I like the symbolism of it.
It's a A-line shape (good for my square body type) with a sweetheart neckline. It is floor length, and a little too long for me since my grandma is 5'8" and I'm 5'5". I think it's a silk base with a tulle overlay (I'm terrible with fabric types!) It has a train in tulle as well.
After asking very girl cousin I have if it's ok to alter the dress (they all said its fine), I'm going to only have minimal alterations done to it. I love the shape of the skirt, but the top bodice is way too small for this 36" C cup girl. I'm going to have panels added to the sides of the dress, and overlaid with matching tulle to make the bodice bigger around. The zipper will have to be moved back one panel (since it's on the side boob panel now), but other than that I think it will require pretty minimal alterations.
The best part? FI's mom is an excellent seamstress who has sewn wedding dresses before and done a knock out job. I'll pay for any materials, but she's going to do the alterations for me for free!
What do you guys think? Also, what the heck type of veil should I wear? I'm thinking a short one? The wedding will be outside at the lake.
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Gorgeous! I love the train! That's so wonderful that you'll be wearing a family heirloom.
That is absolutely gorgeous! And it's awesome that you'll be wearing a family dress. I think a short (shoulder-length) veil would be beautiful, and very 50's :)
WOW. Love it. Just love it.
Definitely short veil - a birdcage would be beautiful.
I was thinking shorter shoulder length veil for a very retro 50's look!
I need to get it professionally cleaned (it wasn't after grandma wore it) before sending it off to FMIL for alterations. I'm so excited!
And it was FREE. That's good for a budget!
I'm so jealous! It's great that you get to wear an heirloom. You should look to see if there are photos of what either of your grandmothers wore and get a veil similar to theirs. Still, I think a bridcage or even feathers would be fab.
HOLY MOLY. i think you are the luckiest girl!! that is gorgeous and i wish i had an heirloom like that, it's amazing :)
Wow that is so gorgeous and in such good condition! How did she keep it so well? Oh you're so lucky to have such a special dress!
P.S. it looks like ruffles?Ruffles are huge in the wedding world right now!
That dress is amazing and looks like it's in mint condition. Congrats on such a great dress!
That dress is awesome. You should totally rock the retro look with a short veil (blusher?). My friend wore a vintage 50s dress for her wedding and it looked fabulous. She had found it a year before in a vintage shop and when she got engaged, she went back and they still had it stored in the back of the store!
Love the shoes, too!
I agree. We need to see it on. Once we do than it will be so much easier to choose a veil!
This dress is amazing! I've been searching for a wedding dress from this era and I've never seen one that embodies the girlish spirit of the time period so well! I'm sure it will be beautiful on you!
LOVE it!!!! it looks like a brand new dress to me, GORGEOUS dress!!
Oh my...I LOVE IT!! That dress is BEAUTIFUL and very stylish too!
The dress is gorgeous!! That's so amazing that you get to wear your grandmothers dress :)
I'll try to do one tonight of me holding it up to myself. I can't quite get it on over my head or up my legs; the zipper is a bit too tight, if it went down another inch I could get it over myself! I don't want to force it and rip or tear something. Other than some minor staining on the base silk of the dress, it's in perfect conditoin! No rips or tears!
That dress is awesome! I love it! I second the seeing it on you mentions!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE that dress - seriously - I probably would pick that off the rack, haha! And yay for the free seamstress! As far as veil - I'm not sure I'd wear one at all with this to be honest. But if you definitely would like to wear a veil - a blusher veil would be perfect. Maybe finding a vintage veil wouldn't be such a bad idea?
LOVE! Totally the vintage dress I was looking for once upon a time...and you can totally rock the birdcage veil with that. Swoon...what a perfect "something old."
Oh that is gorgeous! After my wedding, I saw my grandmother's dress and immediately regretted not thinking about using it! I think a short veil or a birdcage would look perfect. Congrats on finding a great dress!!
What a cute, cute dress! How about a short bubble veil with big pouf?
your dress would be awesome off the rack, but the fact that it has such a history makes it even better! i can't get over how cute it is! i LOVE it!
fabulous, fabulous, fabulous!
and there's a really really great bonus: the rest of us will look dated and out of fashion in our wedding pix in about ten years-- but you know you'll always look chic, cause your dress is already a classic.
Its fabulous! And your shoes... *drool* You're going to look stunning.
What an awesome way to honor your grandmother!
How awesome is it that you get to wear your grandma's (very cute and classic) wedding dress?!? I looooove the blue shoes too! I think you should continue the vintage feel of the dress with a birdcage veil-- beautiful!! :)
love, love, love. You're so lucky that these dresses are still around!
That is a very sweet, beautiful dress. And so very touching.
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