{"id":2610,"date":"2019-01-08T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T20:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/?p=2610"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T19:32:12","slug":"flutter-sleeve-modest-alterations-lace-wedding-dress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/flutter-sleeve-modest-alterations-lace-wedding-dress\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Bride Lexi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Meet our Bitsy Bride, Lexi.<\/h1>\n<p>Our brilliant bride Lexi wore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellyfaetanini.com\/kelly-by-kelly-faetanini-fall-2017\/idella\">Idella<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/designer\/kellyfaetanini\">Kelly Faetanini<\/a> on her special day. Lexi worked with our <a href=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/alterations-how-they-work-and-what-to-know\/\">in-house alterations team<\/a> to create a flutter sleeve on this typically sleeveless gown. She added extra beading throughout the bodice and sleeves to bring the look together, but left the back low and open. Lexi and our team left the fitted Chantilly lace skirt untouched, which does a fantastic job at tying the romantic look together. This gown is just one example of the amazing sleeve work our <a href=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/alterations\">alterations team<\/a> can do.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lyndseykaye.com\">Lyndsey Kaye Photography<\/a> did an incredible job at capturing this custom-made gown.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2613 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-10.jpg\" alt=\"flutter sleeve\" width=\"3732\" height=\"5598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-10.jpg 3732w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-10-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-10-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-10-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3732px) 100vw, 3732px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2614 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-12.jpg\" alt=\"flutter sleeve\" width=\"5760\" height=\"3840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-12.jpg 5760w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-12-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5760px) 100vw, 5760px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2615 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-13.jpg\" alt=\"flutter sleeve \" width=\"3840\" height=\"5760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-13.jpg 3840w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-13-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-13-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/4x6-13-683x1024.jpg 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here is how the original gown looks.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2616\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2616\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellyfaetanini.com\/kelly-by-kelly-faetanini-fall-2017\/idella\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2616\" src=\"http:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IDELLA_20160901_faetanini7021_EDIT_DETAIL_FRONT.jpg\" alt=\"Idella\" width=\"750\" height=\"947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IDELLA_20160901_faetanini7021_EDIT_DETAIL_FRONT.jpg 750w, https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IDELLA_20160901_faetanini7021_EDIT_DETAIL_FRONT-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo from Kelly Faetanini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Schedule an <a href=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/appointments\">appointment<\/a> to try this gown on in person, or to see other alteration options.<\/p>\n<p>-Aubrie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet our Bitsy Bride, Lexi. Our brilliant bride Lexi wore Idella by Kelly Faetanini on her special day. Lexi worked with our in-house alterations team to create a flutter sleeve on this typically sleeveless gown. She added extra beading throughout the bodice and sleeves to bring the look together, but left the back low and&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bitsybridal.com\/utahbridalblog\/flutter-sleeve-modest-alterations-lace-wedding-dress\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Our Bride Lexi<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[303,288,304],"tags":[297,18,298,146,112,107,114,69,193,134,8,6,210,207,33,16],"class_list":["post-2610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alterations","category-bitsy-brides","category-custom-designs","tag-beading","tag-bitsy-bridal","tag-custom-sleeve","tag-designer-dresses","tag-designer-gowns","tag-gown-shopping","tag-kelly-by-kelly-faetanini","tag-kelly-faentanini","tag-lace","tag-modest-gowns","tag-utah-bridal-shop","tag-utah-bride","tag-utah-dress-shops","tag-utah-wedding-venues","tag-wedding-dress","tag-wedding-gowns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our Bride Lexi | Bitsy Bridal Utah<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Our Bitsy Bride Lexi wore Idella by Kelly Faetanini on her wedding day. 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