Hi Ladies. So I ordered my Maggie (Michele). Don't bother looking it up on their website. Every Maggie bride knows their photos are awful, but this dress is beautiful, at least, across the sparkling bust and cynched in asymmetrical waist -- beyond lovely. I hate the bottom. It's satin, uninteresting (except for a scattering of crystal, or glass, beads, here and there), just straight and dull with a nothing hemline. This, among the fact that I'll need to shorten the bodice and bust cause I had to get one size larger than the sample), is driving me nuts. So I'm thinking -- and would love some feedback -- what IF I had the hem of the satin scooched up a big higher than the pretty crinoline petticoat underneath (not at the train obviously) but all along the front and sides, so at least there was some depth, dimension, INTEREST! Then, though there is some pathetic lace border at the edge of the crinoline, perhaps I could even jazz that border up with a more defined lace border? and my second thought/question -- could I cinch up the satin (sort of tack it up) slightly here and there along the bottom of the gown. What do you gals think about either of these ideas, and is it possible to turn a dull a-line gown bottom into something prettier? this is keeping me up nights and the dress isn't even due in 'til December! No returns, exchanges or refunds at the store, and you have to pay for the dress in full once it's ordered, and it's ordered. my sat nite evening wedding is at a fabulous loft in the west village/tip of the meat packing district and i can't have the space outshine the bride!