Thank you, bvtaylor. My husband and I have a great interest in history, and wanted to do something a little different for our wedding. My most local Renaissance festival is still several hours away, so I don't get to go lately.
The cool part is that my wedding dress still fits...it just looks much better. And this way, I CAN wear the dress again...it's too lovely to just be stored away somewhere.
I will take a picture of me in it sometime soon...I think that would be a great before/after pic!