There’s quite a story behind my wedding dress! Initially I chose a lacey A-line gown with sleeves. However, Shan’s twin brother was getting married the June before our wedding and I watched my beautiful sister-in-law walk down the aisle in something incredibly similar. I didn’t feel I could wear virtually the same dress only four months later, it would look like I’d borrowed her dress! So, back to the boutique we went, this time to try on fishtail gowns. The idea was to completely alter my current dress to become a fishtail Bardot. And everything was going to plan until the consultant brought in the one – completely plain, no lace, no sleeves and buttons running down the length of the train. There was no altering my current dress to look like this! Despite a strict returns policy, which I’d well and truly exceeded with my original dress the very kind shop manager agreed to a direct swap. I was crying, my mum was crying the manager was crying! I was so grateful to her and took the new gown home that day. The highlight was walking down the aisle towards Shannon and seeing her face and outfit. We’d kept our attire a surprise from each other and I couldn’t get over how stunning she looked. I bought a blingy belt, which I had stitched onto the dress and had it altered from a round neck to a V-neck. I finished the look with pearlembellished Converse with silk laces. All of our flowers were white with beautiful dark green foliage. 36
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