The Dress

The Monique Lhuillier Mauve wedding dress provides the ultimate modern day fashionista princess vibe-- this is a full true white ballgown with an American bustle alteration purchased at the ML Madison Avenue location in Manhattan- a stunning ML lace bolero and simple ML veil are also included.

I wore this dress once for my wedding on 9/29/23 with a tailored bolero and veil for my ceremony and portraits, and then removed both for a fresh new look at my reception (attached pictures show both looks). With 3" heels (5'7 total height) the dress was hemmed to float just above the floor to limit stains. I changed into a second dress shortly before my dinner portion of the reception so this dress was spared the wear and tear of a dress on the dance floor all night and is in excellent condition.

The gown and accessories were dry cleaned by Andrew Howard Cleaners in Syosset, NY in November 2023 and wrapped in a Muslin Extra Wide Bag-- white gloves included-- this bag has never been opened.

Alterations

All alterations were done by the Monique Lhuillier team at their Madison Avenue location in Manhattan.

I am pretty close to a true size 8 but a size 12 was ordered to allow for wiggle room (note this designer tends to run large). The bolero jacket required the most alterations as they run very large in the sleeves.

Final alteration notes (I used Taz at ML’s Madison Ave showroom)— size 12 (to allow for wiggle room), waist 30, hips 40.5, bust 36.