My husband and I are wedding & elopement photographers going on 10 years now - so we have seen and handled a LOT of wedding dresses. We were planning our 10 year vow renewal in Sedona, AZ and I was on the hunt for a really awesome boho looking wedding dress - but didn't want to spend a fortune seeing as it was a vow renewal. I was hesitant ordering off Amazon but took a chance, and I'm so glad I did!Dress details:-The dress is heavy, great quality and is incredibly flattering!-It comes with arm bands, and I did have to get them altered along with the length of the dress. (normal, and I expected that anyway!)-When you open it, it does have a strong smell - I let it air out and then fabreezed it and it was fine.-It does have light boning in it, however, I would have liked to have a harder boning to hold it up in the front better - that is the only thing I would change.This dress would absolutely pass for a $1500+ dress, you simply cannot beat this dress or the price!