About the Dress

The dress is Allure Bridals 9959 - see https://allurebridals.com/dresses/allure-bridals/9959/

It's never been worn (except when I tried it on), still with the original tags attached.

The dress has a spectacular train, but because of the layering of the skirt you can still see your figure - not be hidden under a tonne of fabric.

My dilemma was: Tight dresses were too risky (who wants to spend all day holding your stomach in or worrying what you look like from behind?), but 'big' dresses swamped me. This dress was the perfect solution.

You can see in the photos that it was too big for me - I planned to have it altered, but then changed my mind... about the man, not the dress - I still love the dress!! ;-)
I'm guessing it would fit an Australian size 12.

The dress is in 'Sand-Ivory-Nude', and the skirt has 4 gorgeous layers: sand coloured satin underneath, then white tulle, sparkling ivory tulle, all covered with the top layer of lace appliqué. It sounds like a lot, but it works.

The veil has little sparkles that go beautifully with the sparkle of the dress - it was $605, but you can have it with the dress.