so i am getting married in an ivory galina sml9790 from david's bridal, which i absolutely loved except for the applique on the bust--i am definitely not a "sparkly wedding dress" kind of girl. here's what it looked like before:

(not me wearing it)
so my FMIL did a great job of removing the applique and i am planning to make some sort of feather arrangement to replace it. anyone have any ideas on the best way to attach a feather arrangement to this wedding dress? should i sew/glue them onto felt or onto some kind of netting first? ideas, please!