I loved this dress and wore it for a wedding in Punta Cana! It is actually darker in person than the photo pictured. The only negative is that this dress runs LONG (I'm 5'5" size 0) and even with wearing 4 1/2 inch platforms I kept tripping. (It made dancing difficult for a wedding!) Also, the gold metallic part of the dress was very tattered and worn looking. Other than that, it worked for one night! The process was fairly easy, even though I had to pay more money to rent it longer for my vacation. Over all, it was worth it and I received a lot of compliments on my dress! :)