What dress am I going to wear? I'd never really looked at wedding dresses before, or paid too much attention to them. I had been engaged for four years and it wasn't until my parents said they would help us with the costs, that the wedding actually became a reality. 

A friend of mine had recently been married and had just arrived home from Europe so I asked for her advice. She told me that she found a Pronovias dress in London. It sounded very glam,and right up my alley. She then showed me the official Pronovias site, and the 2010 collection had just been released!  The first image I saw of was a bride wearing the most beautiful dress I had ever seen! It was staring right at me. The dress was a heart shaped bodice beaded and ruffled,with an over the shoulder beaded strap, it screamed  grecian goddess to me, all sparkly, then from the waist down it was dreamy and floaty with bellowing light fabric. I was mesmerised and I knew I had to have it.

I feel like once you find the dress, the whole wedding just comes together. It’s like you can breathe again once you have found ''The one''!

I found a boutique in Christchurch that stocked Pronovias dresses. They were very exclusive at the time, a fashion label of Elie Sabb, made in Europe. True couture gowns. I was on the phone immediately asking if this was possible to get, and if it would arrive in time for my wedding due to the collection not even coming out yet!

My dress arrived a month before my big day. I remember the overwhelming excitement and nerves I felt knowing it was here. All I had to do was try it on and hope it was everything I had imagined. The last piece of the puzzle, and it fitted perfectly.