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when we bought my dress, I found it in a store the good ol' fashioned way and ordered one in the
size they... ahem, suggested. It was all-white, all plain and uninspired... at least in the HiLLjO-flavored department. It is made by Forever Yours Bridal style 49209. It's bridal ivory and has allover allencon lace. People say you shouldn't judge a dress on the hanger, but I am telling you: as soon as I saw it on the hanger I knew it was mine.
First I decided to replace the white lace-up ribbon/sash for the corset back with a thick royal blue ribbon tied in a bow with long tails.
Then I decided I
wanted a yellow crinoline after choosing a white dress over a colored one like I had originally planned. The crinoline was no easy task, taking multiple attempts to complete, only ending in a
husband-made hour-long-heat-set dye process.
To help the crinoline be seen better, I had the front walkway of the hem cut up in my dress in hi-lo hem fashion. It helped you to see my
bare feet better, too!
The next thing I wanted was to incorporate some crochet and some bunnies onto the dress. We had bunny cake top, sock bunnies, moss bunnies, yada-bunny-yada... but I made some seriously cute doily-style
crochet bunnies. One was for HiLLjO and one was for Shawnie and I think they accented the lace in the dress AMAZINGLY.
One las shot of the bouquet/its wrap/ring/
lucky elephant bracelet with my dress as a backdrop and my hair flying characteristically wild.
All our wedding photos here from D. Pohlen
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