The dress

I can finally finally FINALLY share with ya'll my beautiful wedding dress! I absolutely loved it. I even loved it so much that I just kept it on all night rather than changing into my exit outfit.

 

Yep, I was that chick that checked into her hotel at 1:00am in her wedding dress with husband and suitcases in tow.

 

My wedding dress was actually my mother's wedding dress. I only had to make minor alterations to it to make it a bit more modern.
 

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 I took the lace from my mom's veil (I didn't wear a veil - so glad I didn't!) and used that to add the length at the bottom.

Please excuse blurry iPhone pic...That train though...

 

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We took in the 80's style sleeves quite a bit to form a more fitted sleeve.

 

I received so many compliments on the dress and people absolutely loved that it was my mother's dress. Right before my father and I walked down the aisle, he looked at me and so very sweetly said, "You know... You look just like your mother." *cue waterworks*

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I wanted to channel a vintage, classy, southern look and I was more than blown away by it all! Between my hair style, the dress, and makeup... it was all so beautiful and sentimental to me. Hunter was absolutely smitten when he saw me!

So mom, if you're reading this, thank you again for letting me wear your wedding dress. I truly felt like Cinderella at the ball with her prince charming.

Fun fact: When I was little, I used to make my dad put on a suit, take off his glasses (because duh, princes don't wear glasses), and we would dance to the Cinderella song "So This is Love" in our living room. Take a wild guess to what our father/daughter dance was...

My sweet friend, who was our wedding photographer, is putting the finishing touches on our pictures. If you want a sneak peek to some of our pictures, feel free to click on over to her Tumblr website.