I think it is finally done!

I put the finishing touches on the gown, and am calling it done! I can't wait to do my photo shoot and get really good pictures of me wearing it. I want to make some kind of hair piece to wear, and ordered a few supplies. I had one pearl fall off the over skirt trim, and I stitched a new one in but it doesn't look so good. I think I can hide it in the ruffle though. Also some of the eyelet stitching in the back came loose when I laced the bodice, so I need to fix that. But I am really happy with how it came out. I wasn't wild about the green fabric initially, but after it all came together I love it. I think the little roses really helped the bodice to look more elegant.

Nearly finished!

I am in the final phases now. I found some lovely pearl trim that went onto the overskirt. It took many hours of hand sewing to attach this, and unfortunately there are a couple spots where pearls were missing. I am going to try sewing an additional one into the gap though, or maybe some super glue. But it looks really good! And I did a big bow on the back, although it's a bit floppy and I might redo it with some more structure.

I also made some adorable origami fabric butterflies for the bodice. I love how they turned out! Even with those, I think it's still lacking some oomph. I ordered some little satin roses that I'm going to try in the center of each box pleat. And I made a bow in the blue fabric for the left shoulder, but I need to try it on to decide exactly where to attach it.