Ivy & Aster Afternoon Delight Metallic unclassified dresses

I found my dress after a long search for something that looked and felt like me, just the wedding version of me. I avoided stores that felt too traditionally bridal but after months of looking and at least 5 different appointments I finally decided to go to Lovely Bride in NYC (what appeared to be a very "bridal" bridal boutique at least from their website). The staff was great, very low key, low pressure (unlike some other nontraditional bridal stores I had visited where the owner aggressively pressed me to purchase a dress I wasn't even close to in love with). They had a great selection of dresses but I landed on Ivy & Aster's Afternoon Delight because it was the bridal version of my go-to shape a sleeveless sheath.