If you have been following this blog for some time, then you should know that I absolutely love the Daphne dress, a gorgeous wedding gown that J.Crew debuted back in January 2007.
I have written about the Daphne dress from J.Crew in the following posts.
And I even got to see the Daphne dress live in person when I attended the J.Crew sample last week. To read my review, please click the post, “Review of J.Crew Sample Sale.”
I was recently contacted by Katie, a reader who wore the Daphne dress on her wedding day. Her story, along with stunning photos, are below. Her photographers at Retrospect Studios did a great job. Enjoy!
When I first got engaged, I had absolutely no idea what kind of wedding I wanted. And with just a mere eight weeks to plan (that’s right…eight weeks), I knew the very first thing I had to do was find the perfect dress.
The J. Crew Daphne wedding dress was only the second dress I ever tried on. My mom found it online when she came across J. Crew’s wedding & parties collection and I was instantly enamored. So I ordered the dress (size 0) and it promptly arrived on my doorstep within a week.
At the risk of sounding unbearably cliché, the moment I tried on the dress, I knew it was the one – it was exactly what I never knew I wanted and it fit like a dream. So I began to plan my wedding around the dress: casual yet chic, simple yet sophisticated.
The dress is made out of silk organza and is more of an ivory hue than true white. It came with a raw hem so it could be altered to the correct length. The neckline plunged quite low on me, so I had an insert that was made from the extra fabric taken off the hem sewn in. Incredibly, those are literally the only alterations I had to have done.
Because I didn’t want to detract from the dress and to further integrate the casual tone I wanted, I decided not to wear a veil. Instead, I opted for crystal and pearl hair pins. I also decided to wear simple, white ballet flats (a wise decision, considering I was on my feet for nearly than 12 hours!). One of my favorite qualities of the dress was the fact that it was so incredibly light; I wasn’t weighed down by a heavy, bulky dress and I could move freely and comfortably (a must if you’ll be dancing).
Aside from the fact that I married the love of my life, my hands-down favorite part of my wedding was my dress. If I had a dollar for every sincere compliment I have received about my dress, I probably wouldn’t have to work! And I am not ashamed to admit that I bask in all that praise; it was certainly one of the more unique wedding dresses I have seen and I absolutely adored it.
The Daphne dress was available in a size 0 at the sample sale. I am not sure if it was sold and what Clothingline has done with it. If you are interested, pelsae email jordan@clothingline.com to find out more.
Also here is the Daphne dress on eBay.
And here are some other J.Crew wedding dresses that are currently on their website.
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