Ivory Mermaid Lace Tulle Strapless Wedding Dress

I bought this dress for my (second) wedding. I thought I would love it exactly the way it was. I had no intention of altering it... The sleeves just didn't look right to me, and I needed it hemmed because it was MUCH longer than I expected.So I ended up finding an amazing seamstress. Turns out my boobs were not holding the dress up very well, and I didn't like the drooping sleeves anyway, so she got creative and gave them a real purpose! She made them criss cross in the back, which tightened up everything around my chest. I loved it!! Then she cut 12 inches off the bottom which gave me a perfect summer July 1st dress, but I still felt beautiful!! I bought a 14. I am 5'6 and 160 pounds. The only alterations were sewing sleeves like a halter and a foot off the bottom.