I bought this dress to wear to my rehearsal dinner... As in a previous review, the dress is more beige toned than it appears on-line but none the less, a very good color. I also had the same problem with the flowers both being flattened and needing work. I took this dress into where I purchased my wedding gown and they flixed it right up, adding tulle to some of the flowers and removing some (some flowers had tulle all bunched up and not in a pretty fashion). With a little bit of work, it was perfect! I will say, I would have liked a little more volume in the skirt...oh and it wasn't quite as long as in the picture, but then again, I'm a little tall.