...and decided to go wtih a deep red satin material and black, gem-like button accents! Here's the finished product!! 
I had a few issues with keeping the material from fraying and decided to use fray chek - a bonding substance. Well, I kind of overused this product (and by kind of, I mean I totally overdid myself), and the cleaners kept my dress to the very last minute (2 hours before start time) to fix my mess up (bless their hearts!!), BUT my husband and I had a blast!!! That's all that matters, right?!? :)
