Lace Found!

While visiting Italy this week I had one goal in mind, find a fabric store and buy some lace for my dress.  After a few stops in some smaller fabric stores I had just about given up.  From my searching online I had the understanding that the best fabric stores were in Rome.  But sure enough I ended up finding the most amazing fabric store up in Florence.

So as we were about to run to the train to head back to our condo, but my sister said she saw a bigger fabric shop, and she had looked in it already.  The shop has been open since 1929, the shop was opened up by Romoli Egisto, and it is now run by his two sons, it is called Casa Dei Tessuti in Firenze (Florence) Italy.  They sell fabric to some to the worlds top designers such as Giorgio Armani, Valentino, Yeves Saint Laurent, and Giani Versace to name a few!

I just feel so blessed to have gotten the chance to meet them, they were so kind, took a ton of photos with me and my family and made sure that I sent them a photo of my wedding dress when it is all done.  They were the kindest people we met on our whole trip to Europe!  They were amazing!

                                      

I'm going to meet with the lady who is making my dress on Wednesday, and I can't wait to show here my lace.  It is hand made velvet lace, no acid wash lace for this girl, haha!  Getting the lace made me feel like this whole wedding this is really happening.  It was my first purchase for the wedding, its all so very exciting!