Alvina Valenta 9903 for lakeside wedding?

eabremner

We are having our ceremony in July, 2011, lakeside in Lake Tahoe. Our reception will be at Edgewood Tahoe, which is a big country club there in South Lake Tahoe.The place is wonderfully versatile--we can go formal or casual, as it's a lakeside craftsman style lodge.  I am doing a woodland themed reception, not too formal or glitzy--but the ceremony will be at 5:30PM so we can go either way with our attire.

So here's my problem.
I am in love with the Alvina Valenta 9903 dress. However, I have a concern that it might be too formal/dressy/glitzy if we actually get married on the sand next to the lake. Here are some photos of the dress:











And here are a couple shots of our venue (not our colors, of course):









Does this dress look "too much" for the beach by the lake? Does it seem like it could work for a woodland themed reception with lots of wood, bark, and moss in the arrangements (I am doing manzanita branches with hanging votive holders on my tables)? I just don't want to pick a dress that will look horribly out of place...

Thanks for your advice!

EB

opalsky007

I think it's just fine. Doesn't look out of place at that venue at all.

laurajill79

It looks perfect for the venue!  Definitely go for it:)

jmkes

I think it fits quite well actually.  Go for it!

marisah83

I think the dress will fit the venue wonderfully!

SuMmErKuTiE

Gorgeous dress, go for it!

eabremner

Thanks everyone for the votes & opinions. I really appreciate the input--thanks for taking the time to give feedback! I went to try on the Alvina Valenta 9903 and --gulp--the store didn't have a sample of it like they said they did. Grrr. I tried on a lot of other dresses but couldn't get this one out of my head.

Now I'm stuck with wanting to try on a difficult-to-find dress. Arrrrgh.

EB