As a professional Wedding Planner, I have seen a LOT of dresses! So when it came time for me to find MY perfect dress, I had high expectations and knew whatever dress I found had to be a knock-out! I had two requirements - lots of lace and a mermaid fit. After weeks of searching, it was down to two Maggie Sottero dresses and I could not decide which one was THE one... But, once we left the store, I could not stop thinking about the Phillipa dress. So the next morning, we went back to the salon, I tried on Phillipa and was sold. I LOVED it. The only modification was the sweetheart neckline, which I felt "softened" the neckline on me. Thank you Maggie Sottero for creating beautiful dresses.