Wedding Gown:  Belo Fashions

Grade:  A

I knew what kind of gown I wanted from the get go.  I only realized after the fact that it was the exact same gown which was worn by a family friend.  My mom and I attended her wedding in the fall of 2007.  I had no intentions of biting her style, I was only looking for something similar.

My mom works in the industry and she suggested we go to visit a couple of the shops her company supplies.  We had our pick a couple shops in the GTA… and decided to go with Belo Fashions.  My mom knew the owner and was on good terms with the sales staff.  Our contact was Susan, and she was so helpful and energetic.  We had no problems with the dress, as it came in on time and was/is beautiful!

Only one minor complaint was that I got slack from a sales associate from taking pictures of myself in MY dress that I was picking up that day.  She said it wasn’t allowed.  Which is very odd.  Now I understand not taking the pics before you order/buy… as a matter of fact, I recall people taking pics on two prior occasions.  Anyways… here are some pics of me in Precious 2.0.

I can’t stand to see the pics of the bodice all bunched up.  The dress actually wasn’t as tight as it looks.  I realized at the end of the night that my MOH didn’t tie up the inner belt thingy, so it was riding up a bit.

The dress comes with the bolero, and the veil was purchased separately.  For just flouncy piece of lace, they are really expensive!  My mom took care of the bustle and did all of the alterations, which saved us a pretty penny!

I can’t wait to wear it again, and again (for post wedding pics and on our anniversary of course!)