~~~~~~~~~~ That was a great story. Similar to mine. Good Day, Ms. M!
I wore a similar gown for our wedding in 2003. It took somewhere around 40+ hours and about 5 do-overs to get it to lay nicely. I found if you take the overskirt and make it a seperate piece and the bertha and tack it down after lengthening it two inches, and shorten the skirt about about 7 inches and the bodice about 3 inches (it was made for a 7 foot tall amazonian female) it will give you a few major migraines ( just short of admission to the local hospital of course) , only a couple of unmentionable words and a very pretty gown. Good luck to anyone adventursome enough to try it. See everyone at the Jackson Ball. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
She made hers in a pale slipper satin pink, with pink roses in clusters. Quite nice, actually.
--Karen M.