A JCrewAholic Gets Married in the Cecelia Dress
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Silk tricotine Cecelia long dress, $395.00, Item 96230
Amy, a reader of this blog, got married last year in November 2008. She contacted me to let me know that she wore the Cecilia dress on her big day. I wrote about the dress in the post, “The Cecilia Wedding Gown From J.Crew.”
I just got married over Thanksgiving 08 and I wore the Cecelia. It was perfect. I refused to wear any kind of Spanx or hose as they are so uncomfortable. I didn’t have to. There were no lumps or bumps visible. I am 5′9″ and a size 8. Plus, I tend to gain weight on my waist. I ordered the 8 and it needed to be taken up an inch, but the waist was perfect.
Anyone thinking of getting the Cecelia, I would recommend it. Here are some details. I prefer to dress comfortably so any dress boned, crinolined or that made noise was out of the question. I also wanted a dress made of silk as I knew it would be soft and drape nicely. I tried on about thirty dresses from various bridal salons. It was depressing.
I actually had no wedding dress
until a week before my wedding! I loved the Cecilia but was nervous about the bias cut. I was afraid my rear end would end up looking like two cats in a bag fighting. In a rather Bridezilla, “I am going to walk down the aisle in my gym shorts” moment, my mother ordered the Cecilia dress for me.
When I tried it on, it was perfect. There was no cellulite showing in the rear and the bust was great. I ordered a size eight regular. I normally wear a six or eight in clothes, I am 5’9” with a 34 C bra. My shoes had a 2” heal and I had the dress taken up an inch. The cap sleeves were great as I didn’t have to worry about my upper arm waving back at people as I waved. Nobody had to accompany me to the loo to hold my dress that night and best of all I didn’t have to wear anything underneath with the words “control top.” It worked out beautifully.
January 6th, 2009 - 7:38 am
You look absolutely stunning – what an elegant dress! Congratulations on finding the perfect one for you, and thanks for sharing. Good to know about how that style and fabric fit.
January 6th, 2009 - 2:20 pm
That dress looks gorgeous. I love seeing pictures of real people (i.e. not models) wearing the clothes!
January 6th, 2009 - 2:59 pm
congratulations! the dress looks so classy, elegant, and absolutely stunning on you
January 6th, 2009 - 4:02 pm
You looked gorgeous on your big day!Congratulations!
I really wanted a j.crew like look for my bridesmaids when I got married but unfortunately they didn’t have wedding yet – came out with the wedding/bridal party dresses shortly after I got married.
January 6th, 2009 - 7:12 pm
Thanks all! I can’t imagine having worn a big puffy thing. I am not sure why companies didn’t come up with the idea earlier of natural fiber, reasonably priced simple wedding gowns.
January 6th, 2009 - 10:52 pm
Absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing your photos! Did you send your photos to J.Crew? They often post wedding photos from real life.
January 7th, 2009 - 12:28 am
You were so stunning! Mazel tov!
January 7th, 2009 - 10:03 pm
All I can say is simply beautiful! Congratulations and again I love your blog.
January 8th, 2009 - 9:45 am
She looks great!!!! What a simple and elegant look.
Thanks for sharing this with us Leigh!
May 7th, 2009 - 2:48 am
Amy, you’re a lifesaver. Your post addressed all my concerns with the dress. Especially whether I would have to worry about undergarments because of the bias cut and lack of interior structure.
Thank you! You look lovely (and happy).
May 28th, 2009 - 7:20 am
Dear Amy, how beautifull it looks on you and how glad I am you answered my question like ‘how does this dress look on ‘normal’ people’
I’m planning on buying this one in the short version for my august wedding, short is nice for beachwedding with high temperatures. Since I live in the Netherlands, Europe, we’ll have to ask a relative from the US to ship it to us so I hope everything will work out. Cause I really love the look! Thanks to intensive research on the web I found it (allthough I knew J-Crew but was never aware of their wedding-line)
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:59 pm
Thanks for the real life pictures of this dress! I love the way it looks, but I’m a heavy girl (size 16) and am worried about the way this is going to fall. I’ve read some reviews that say it clings around the waist. We’ll see.
September 12th, 2009 - 9:00 pm
thanks so much for posting this! after reading your recommendation i got one, too, for my upcoming wedding. i just got it in the mail today and i love it. the material is so much nicer than that yick stuff in bridal stores, and i’m really glad to have found a comfortable and flattering dress. thanks again.