The honeymoon has begun. There was even that awkward first dance. Now, let’s see how long it lasts.

It seemed kind of poetic that the newest full-time residents of the Presidential suite looked like a couple of newlyweds.

Michelle Obama wore a one-of-a-kind, one-shoulder, ethereal ivory gown by the emerging 20-something designer Jason Wu (she also wore a dress by Wu during the “Barbara Walters Special” after the election). The silk chiffon dress was adorned with silk organza flowers, Swarovski crystal rhinestones and silver thread embroidery, according to a news alert from Women’s Wear Daily.

And in case, you ever play fashion trivia, Wu, who was born in Taipei is also notable because he was former intern for the Cuban-born designer Narciso Rogriguez who Michelle has worn repeatedly.

The new First Lady is displaying a conscious interest and faith in young, rising-star, multicultural designers.

President Obama wore a custom Hart Schaffner Marx tuxedo. The Chicago-based tailor is Obama’s favorite and they made the suit especially for this debut.

Michelle’s dress was among the nation’s best kept secrets until last night, even the designer was shocked to see her emerge in his flowing frock. Several top designers were privately asked to submit dresses through Ikram Goldman in Chicago for the First Lady’s consideration.

But the winning designer, as it were, was not revealed and all of the participating designers were essentially sworn to secrecy.

Then “At Last”…

So I’ll tell you what I think: I think this is going to look lovely in a museum behind glass, but it’s not something that I think works well on her shape. It’s got a lot going on and anyone with a truly statuesque hourglass shape like Michelle, doesn’t need to overdo it.

The volume and the flowers add at least 20 pounds to her frame and her slim, svelte husband clad in an even more slimming single breasted black tux is not helping.

The dress is not a bad choice for posterity, but the pretty gown was not the bold, shapely jewel-toned gown that would have possibly been jaw-dropping. I wanted more of a wow-factor and less, “oh, hmm, that’s nice.”

And, note to Michelle, you can change up the hair for black-tie.