Lace & Liberty - We Turn Dreams Into Dresses

I worked with Lace & Liberty to make my dress for my 10/12/24 wedding. The process was simple, but not seamless. Ali listened to what I wanted and the sketch she sent back was everything I wanted my dress to be. We picked out fabrics and that was that. The issue came eight months later when I got the first progress pictures. I’m a Black bride, and I mentioned during the consultation that I wanted the illusion back to match my skin tone. The pictures showed a dress with an illusion back clearly intended for a white woman. The fabric was also really pink. The swatches I received to pick from were champagne and blush, and though I chose the blush, what appeared in the photos was a LOT pinker than I thought it would be. I work in a field where I give notes on projects like this all the time, and I know that big notes need to be brought up ASAP to avoid lost work, so I mentioned both issues. To their credit, they jumped right on fixing the illusion issue and sent out swatches of the lace so that I could pick one closer to my skin tone. But when it came to the fabric, the response was: “It only looks that way because we have it under intense lighting.” In retrospect, I think they just didn’t want to redo the work, but if they’d offered the opportunity to replace the fabric, even if it was at a fee, I’d have taken them up on it. Instead, they minimized my concerns. I should have stopped them there, but I know that things photograph differently, and because I wasn’t in the same state to see it in person, I took their word for it. The next progress picture I got, the dress was complete and ready to be shipped, and it was very pink. Again, I voiced my concern, but the dress was already made. They offered a discount on a new one, which I recognize they didn’t have to do, but I was only able to afford the dress in the first place because of the promotion they were running when I originally booked, so I declined. The dress arrived and was stunning, but very pink. To add insult to injury, when I removed it from the bag, I could hear the beading falling off and hitting the floor. It turns out, most of the beads on my 3d floral lace were not secured and are very loose/dangly. The arm holes were too small, causing the lace to dig into my back and underarm. The zipper caught at the pocket, and when I brought this to L&L’s attention, I was told a seamstress would just have to remove the pocket that I’d paid them to put in. I was excited for months to finally get my dress, and I could not have been more disappointed. The dress is beautiful, and now that I’ve seen a seamstress, it fits in the underarms and zips without the removal of the pocket, but if I had to do it all over again, I’d have just bought one off of the rack. I avoided doing that because I wanted the vision I had in my head, but I still don’t have it, and I have probably spent more for the privilege.

I worked with Lace & Liberty to design my wedding dress for my spring 2024 wedding. I enjoyed the process of trying on their gowns and then combining elements I liked from multiple dresses to make something unique and that checked all my boxes. They delivered my finished dress much more quickly than expected, and overall I was happy with my wedding look.

I really loved the dress Lace & Liberty made for me. I reached out in mid-August for a wedding the following February and they were able to deliver. I shared three photos of dresses I had tried on and explained which part of each I liked. Alison had a drawing ready to go at my first appointment, we made just a few tweaks, and that was it – super easy! In fact, it was so easy, I’d spent less than an hour between phone calls and the appointment, that I was a touch nervous. But there was no reason for concern! Lace & Liberty sent me the progress pictures, I asked questions, and was assured that they were executing my vision. Then the dress was ready by the end of October and it was marvelous!

Ali and the team at Lace and Liberty are the absolute best. They helped me design my wedding dress to incorporate everything I wanted, and it cost the same as the dresses I was looking at in the bridal shops. They are located in San Francisco, and I am in New Mexico. They were quick to respond to all my emails and phone calls. And even though I had all my consultations and measurements done via zoom, it fit like a glove. They sourced all the fabrics for me, considered my must have details, and listened to all my needs. I could not be happier. I am short plus size bride who got the wedding dress of her dreams because of the dedication of the Lace & Liberty team. Run, don't walk to them!!!