The Dress

After seeing a framed wedding dress on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills a number of years ago, I knew I wanted something similar to display my gown. The idea of selling it or putting it in a box and into the loft was defiantly not for me, I wanted to be able to admire my dress every day.

I went to a local framing shop, my family have used for years, and shared my ideas. Luckily for me, they had framed wedding dresses before! I knew I didn't want a full length frame for a number of reasons; 1 - the dress is pretty big with numerous layers so the frame would need to be exceptionally long and deep! 2 - I plan to hang the frame in my wardrobe and full length would take up masses of storage space! With this in mind, I decided to go for a half frame, where the dress would be folded half way down the skirt so the main part of the dress would be on display but the bottom wouldn't. 

I had an unlimited number of frames to chose from to surround my dress but I decided to go with a sleek metallic silver. I felt the silver drew out the embellishments and sparkle from the beading around the waist and then chose an ivory mount to back the frame, keeping in-line with the simple, chic look I was hoping for. 

These are the four options I had for positioning of the dress inside the frame. I opted for the simplest option with the dress hung straight. 

The finished product...

Thank you 'Jo's photos' for pictures of the frame & thank you to Alison from the 'Picture Framing Centre' for creating the perfect frame.