Marielle Newsome had her heart set on something romantic, but extremely out of the mainstream for her wedding. She and her fiancee agreed that black and white would be a powerful statement for a wedding gown. The two of them looked at a number of fabrics and laces, and decided on a silk taffeta for the dress with a black chantilly overlay for the bodice. The results were amazing.

Marielle added a little black topper headpiece that she found at an antique sale.

Prior to their June wedding, the couple traveled to Vancouver where her fiance was to attend a medical conference, and then on to Boston where the wedding took place. The dress went along on the cross-country trip.