Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress

JaneAustensGhost

Have you guys read this?   http://abovethelaw.com/2012/12/a-bride-sues-over-her-wedding-dress-woes-and-wins/?show=comments#comments

I'm sort of puzzled why the alterations cost more than the gown.  In any case, I'm happy the bride won.

Avion22

It sounds like she got her dress on sale ($569 sounds like a "sale price" to me, not an original price) -- which makes sense if the original zipper on the dress she bought was broken.    Plus, it doesn't look like a $569 dress to me.....And I could see how alterations would cost $600.  On that dress, just a hem would probably be $300, and a new zipper could easily be $100.

I'm kind of surprised she went to small claims court instead of just getting her money back on the alterations.   I don't think she deserved $1500 in "damages" from having what ammounted to a wardrobe malfunction...

Maggie0829

So why would she not have been able to pee?  It looks like she could have easily pulled the bottom up to sit on a toilet!

Seriously, if this happened to me I would have gone back to the seamstress, complained and request my money back for the work done on the zipper.  Why in the world go to small claims court over something that in the end really had no effect on her getting married and having her party?

And it took 2 hours for someone to stitch her up in the dress?!  They must have been moving at a snails pace.

achiduck

Some people are just way too sue-happy.

I see no reason why a) alterations would be $600 and b) why she couldn't lift the dress to pee.

Maggie0829

I could possibly see why alterations were $600.  If she bought a sample dress that was too big for her she may have needed extensive alterations to the entire silhouette which can run into some major bucks depending on the fabric and overall structure of the dress.

But if her only alterations was a new zipper and a possible hem then that seamstress overcharged big time.

daria24

If she had her dress altered in NYC-$600 for alterations is sadly normal. Kleinfeld charges a flat rate of $599, even if you just need a hem. An independent seamstress I spoke to quoted me about $550 for a hem and some minor taking in of a bodice, all on a relatively simple dress. 

lls31

When I read the article, I was trying to figure out why she sued the seamstress instead of just asking for a refund for the alterations.  I didn't watch the video since I'm at work so I suppose it could've been explained further there.  But it's possible that she DID go to the seamstress and ask for a refund and the seamstress refused.  

Either way, I think it's ridiculous that she was awarded $1,500.  I would've been annoyed if I had a zipper on my dress and it broke on our wedding day, but I would never let that ruin my day.  She was "robbed of experiencing the joy on her very special day???"  Over a freaking zipper???  Seriously???  

melissanjoe21

I can see alterations being 600 dollars easy.  At my bridal boutique it's a minimal 300 dollars. If that was a sample gown that didn't fit her and a broke zipper I can see that.

I think she deserved 1500.  1100 for the dress and alterations.  She paid another 100 dollars to the officiant for being late and she paid the hotel for quick alterations.  So lets say that was 200 dollars.

BostonGIrl4732

The article said something about the seamstress saying it was an "act of nature" that one broken zipper was replaced by another one.  So maybe the seamstress wouldn't refund the money?

ftrmrsw

Thats why you should show some safety pins in your MOH emergancy kit. Pin that s*it back together and carry on! haha

Really though? its not a HUGE deal! Get over yourself!

lls31

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[QUOTE]I can see alterations being 600 dollars easy.  At my bridal boutique it's a minimal 300 dollars. If that was a sample gown that didn't fit her and a broke zipper I can see that.<strong> I think she deserved 1500.  1100 for the dress and alterations.  She paid another 100 dollars to the officiant for being late and she paid the hotel for quick alterations.  So lets say that was 200 dollars.</strong>
Posted by melissanjoe21[/QUOTE]

<div>This makes no sense to me.  Why would the seamstress have to cover the original cost of the dress itself?  If anything, she should refund the cost of the alterations and whatever the bride paid to have it fixed the day of her wedding.</div>

mcda04

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[QUOTE]Have you guys read this?    <a href="http://abovethelaw.com/2012/12/a-bride-sues-over-her-wedding-dress-woes-and-wins/?show=comments#comments" rel="nofollow">http://abovethelaw.com/2012/12/a-bride-sues-over-her-wedding-dress-woes-and-wins/?show=comments#comments</a> I'm sort of puzzled why the alterations cost more than the gown.  In any case, I'm happy the bride won.
Posted by JaneAustensGhost[/QUOTE]

I think she deserved it. The seamstress obviously did a bad job and I'm glad she was forced to pay more than the brides expense for the inconveniences caused.

MyNameIsNot

Do we know that she didn't ask the seamstress for a refund and get told no?  

Asking for a refund doesn't always get you one.  

melissanjoe21

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress : This makes no sense to me.  Why would the seamstress have to cover the original cost of the dress itself?  If anything, she should refund the cost of the alterations and whatever the bride paid to have it fixed the day of her wedding.
Posted by lls31[/QUOTE]


Do you really think a quicky fix minutes for the wedding kept that dress in tact.  I am pretty sure that dress was ruined when they pulled her out of it.  I would be devastated if I had no real options with my dress after the wedding.  To repair the dress after the wedding we already know would be 600 dollars.  Not everyone throws their dress away after the wedding.

She kept her guests waiting for TWO hours while the fixed it the best they could.  You don't think that is aggravation enough.

Yes she deserved the 1500 dollars without a doubt.

lls31

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress : Do you really think a quicky fix minutes for the wedding kept that dress in tact.  I am pretty sure that dress was ruined when they pulled her out of it.  I would be devastated if I had no real options with my dress after the wedding.  To repair the dress after the wedding we already know would be 600 dollars.  Not everyone throws their dress away after the wedding. She kept her guests waiting for TWO hours while the fixed it the best they could.  You don't think that is aggravation enough. Yes she deserved the 1500 dollars without a doubt.
Posted by melissanjoe21[/QUOTE]

<div>That makes sense if she was looking to recover the dress.  I honestly didn't think of it that way.</div><div>
</div><div>I was thinking of the situation from my point of view, where I do not intend on doing anything with my dress now that our wedding is over.  Just after our ceremony, H stepped on my train and it ripped a bit up underneath.  We pinned it and all was well.  I have no intention of having it fixed.  </div><div>
</div><div>I still think it's ridiculous that she claims that this took all of the joy out of her wedding day.  If a zipper on a dress is what brings you joy, you have issues.  Someone could've dumped a glass of red wine on my dress and, although I'd be annoyed as hell, it wouldn't have ruined my day.  I married my H and that's what brought me joy - not my dress.</div>

melissanjoe21

Coming from someone who is having bad dreams about things going wrong on my wedding things.  Things like being late, food not showing up etc.... I would have been so upset if my dress started falling apart minutes before.

It wouldn't have ruined my day either.

Maggie0829

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress : That makes sense if she was looking to recover the dress.  I honestly didn't think of it that way. I was thinking of the situation from my point of view, where I do not intend on doing anything with my dress now that our wedding is over.  Just after our ceremony, H stepped on my train and it ripped a bit up underneath.  We pinned it and all was well.  I have no intention of having it fixed.   I still think it's ridiculous that she claims that this took all of the joy out of her wedding day.  If a zipper on a dress is what brings you joy, you have issues.  <strong>Someone could've dumped a glass of red wine on my dress</strong> and, although I'd be annoyed as hell, it wouldn't have ruined my day.  I married my H and that's what brought me joy - not my dress.
Posted by lls31[/QUOTE]

At the beginning of our reception one of the groomsmen came up to give me a hug and me being in my dazed bridal cloud I didn't realize that he had two red drinks in his hands.  As soon as I pulled away my BM was like "OMG you have two red stains on your lower back."  I guess some of his drink got on my dress.  I could have cared less because the room was going to be dark so nobody was really going to see it and my photographer said that if it showed up in any pictures she would remove it.

But I guess with these types of things it really depends on your perception and also whether your wedding has happened or not.  I am sure as a bride to be I was subconciously worrying about little details like the zipper not working or something being spilled on me.  But now as a post bride to be I just think back on my day with fond memories and anything that may have gone wrong is either funny now or I don't even recall it.

MrsGandthebeag

I think it's pretty ridiculous that she said she couldn't pee.  Was the dress sown around her crotch?

mcda04

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[QUOTE]I think it's pretty ridiculous that she said she couldn't pee.  Was the dress sown around her crotch?
Posted by MrsGandthebeag[/QUOTE]

I would be scared too. If a PROFESSIONAL altered my dress and the zipper broke, what could i expect from a hotel employee who probably has less experience. I can see how she was scared to pull it up. Especially since her dress had boning in the corset and those flip right up pulling the zipper.

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RamonaFlowers

Considering how much I paid for my wedding (Not just the dress, the entire wedding), and the fact that there was absolutely NO way I could have tacked on the time at the end of the night if everything was delayed, I would have been BEYOND p!ssed if everything was held up 2 hours because I had to get sewn into a dress that I paid a crap ton of money to alter (Including replacing the broken zipper once before) in the first place.

I don't think it's the actual "broken zipper" ruined the bride's day. The zipper was just an inconvenience. It was all of the repercussions that occurred from the zipper that soured the experience: having everybody scramble to sew her into the dress, having to tear into the cards to pay the hotel staff for the unforeseen expense, and everything being held up 2 hours (That also probably put the guests in a bit of foul mood if they got hungry while they were waiting for everything to start, etc). Yeah, that's pretty sucky, and I'm not begrudging her the lawsuit.

lls31

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[QUOTE]Sorry, but i think random friend accidentally spilling wine is a bit different than a professional that you paid $600 dollars not performing the service they were paid to do, costing you several hundred dollars in additional money, ruining your wedding dress BEFORE THE CEREMONY EVEN BEGINS, and causing your wedding to start 2 hours late on top of everything else. I was possibly the most laidback bride in history, but if I had been in her situation I would have been PISSED.  And I'm willing to call bullshvit on any bride on here who says it wouldn't have bothered them.
Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]

I didn't say I wouldn't be pissed or bothered.  I said I wouldn't have let it ruin my wedding day.  Of course I would've been pissed.  I was pissed when H stepped on my dress and I felt/heard it rip.  But I got over it in about 30 seconds because I was happy I was married!

lls31

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[QUOTE]Considering how much I paid for my wedding (Not just the dress, the entire wedding), and the fact that there was absolutely NO way I could have tacked on the time at the end of the night if everything was delayed, I would have been BEYOND p!ssed if everything was held up 2 hours because I had to get sewn into a dress that I paid a crap ton of money to alter (Including replacing the broken zipper once before) in the first place. I don't think it's the actual "broken zipper" ruined the bride's day. The zipper was just an inconvenience. It was all of the repercussions that occurred from the zipper that soured the experience: having everybody scramble to sew her into the dress, having to tear into the cards to pay the hotel staff for the unforeseen expense, and everything being held up 2 hours (That also probably put the guests in a bit of foul mood if they got hungry while they were waiting for everything to start, etc). Yeah, that's pretty sucky, and I'm not begrudging her the lawsuit.
Posted by RamonaFlowers[/QUOTE]

I didn't read anything about the wedding being delayed 2 hours.  If that was the case, I would be livid about that. 

GoodLuckBear14

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress : Yes, it took 3 hours to sew her into the dress (the zipper broke an hour beforehand and she was 2 hours late to the ceremony because of it).  That was in the article, the video, and several posts (including mine).  That's why I called BS on the posters acting like they would have been pissed for five minutes then over it.  <strong>Her guests waited for 2 hours.  Her reception was cut 2 hours short because of it (which 1/3 to 1/2 of the reception for a standard dinner affair).  Her officiant charged her an extra $100 for going over the expected time (on top of paying the hotel employees to sew her into the dress).</strong>It wasn't just some minor annoyance. ETA:  Just reread and it wasn't in the article itself, but was in the video.  Also, for what it's worth, everyone is making the bride sound like some pouty child, but in the interview, she seemed in pretty good spirits about the whole thing and did say that she still ended up enjoying the day once it finally got started.
Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]

I would have sued for a hell of a lot more than $1500.  And anyone who says this wouldn't have ruined her wedding is either lying to herself or she'd lying to us.  Either way, she's lying,

RamonaFlowers

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress :<strong> I would have sued for a hell of a lot more than $1500.</strong>  And anyone who says this wouldn't have ruined her wedding is either lying to herself or she'd lying to us.  Either way, she's lying,
Posted by GoodLuckBear14[/QUOTE]


Oh yeah. I am the first person to call "bs" on a lot of law suits, and I totally own the fact that I  would have gone after the seamstress for the unexpected expenses occurred due to her faulty work (The hotel staff's sewing fee, the overtime charge from the officiant, etc), and the cost of the 2 hours of the reception I (and my guests) missed out on because of it.

Again, I paid way too much money for my entire wedding that I would just let everything be cut short 2 hours and just shrug it off with "Oh, but at least I got married, so it's okay that a few thousand dollars got flushed down the toilet". Of course getting married was the most important part that day, and of course I would have been thrilled about it ... but seriously. I would NOT just "let go" being out the cost of almost half my reception.

Maggie0829

Moral of the story...never ever not try on your dress before leaving the alterations place. 

If the bride had tried on the dress the day she picked it up from the seamstress she could have avoided a lot of headache and stress.

lls31

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress : I would have sued for a hell of a lot more than $1500.  And anyone who says this wouldn't have ruined her wedding is either lying to herself or she'd lying to us.  Either way, she's lying,
Posted by GoodLuckBear14[/QUOTE]

<div>Agreed.  I didn't watch the video and the article lacked all of the additional info.  I would've sued for the wedding costs as well.</div><div>
</div><div>I still stand my ground when I say it wouldn't have ruined my wedding day though.  I waited a long time to find the right man for me and a long time to get married.  On my wedding day, I was beyond thrilled to be marrying my H.  I can honestly say that it would've taken much more than a faulty zipper and few hour delay to ruin my day.  I know someone who had an absolutely devastating thing happen on her wedding day.  There are much worse things than a ruined dress and delayed wedding.  </div>

lls31

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress : Well, since it didn't ruin the bride's day either, according to the video you didn't watch and the previous posts you don't seem to read, I don't understand what your point is in repeating this.  
Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]

<div>I did mention that I didn't watch the video since I am at work.  As you know, posts on here seem to come and go.  I didn't see anything about the delay in her wedding until melissanjoe posted it.  I just went back and reread other posts and I now see some that I didn't see yesterday (including some of yours).  I don't see anything posted about the bride's day not being ruined.  I get that the zipper itself didn't ruin her day - everything that stemmed from that did.</div><div><div><span style="color:#292929;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height:21px;font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color:#1f1f1f;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:14px;font-size:11px;" class="Apple-style-span">
</span></span></div><div><span style="color:#292929;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height:21px;font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color:#1f1f1f;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;line-height:14px;font-size:11px;" class="Apple-style-span">I repeated myself because GLB claimed that anyone who says that this wouldn't ruin their day must be lying.  </span></span>I respect everyone's opinions on this topic and I definitely see where you're all coming from.  I just felt the need to reiterate my own view because I don't like being called a liar.  That's all.</div></div><div>
</div><div>ETA: Copy and paste from the article regarding her day being ruined: "<span style="color:#292929;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;line-height:21px;font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span">Samantha Shea claims she was “robbed … of experiencing the joy of her very special day.” </span></div>

MairePoppy

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[QUOTE]In Response to Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress : I think she deserved it. The seamstress obviously did a bad job and I'm glad she was forced to pay more than the brides expense for the inconveniences caused.
Posted by mcda04[/QUOTE]

But the seamstress wasn't asked to pay more than the bride's expenses:

$600 for the dress that the bride wasn't able to use as intended, 600 for the alterations, 200 for the repairs done by hotel staff, 100 that the officiant charged for staying later than planned = $1500.

I think she deserves more, especially if her reception time was cut because she was two hours late. Did she have to eliminate her photo session, cocktail hour? No amount of money can fix that, now, but she deserves some kind of compensation.

mcda04

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress : But the seamstress wasn't asked to pay more than the bride's expenses: $600 for the dress that the bride wasn't able to use as intended, 600 for the alterations, 200 for the repairs done by hotel staff, 100 that the officiant charged for staying later than planned = $1500. I think she deserves more, especially if her reception time was cut because she was two hours late. Did she have to eliminate her photo session, cocktail hour? No amount of money can fix that, now, but she deserves some kind of compensation.
Posted by MairePoppy[/QUOTE]
Yep, my mistake, this post was before reading the article and only basing it on the PP where it noted 599 for the dress 600 for alterations and 200 for repairs.

I think she should've been awarded more than $1,500 but it speaks highly of the bride that she actually "let it go". She just wanted the money for the poorly made dress.

I think that if the bride really considered her day "ruined" she would've claimed the money from the paid reception as well since she had to pay for those 2 hours regardless of the delays.

lls31

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[QUOTE]If it helps, I don't think you're a liar.  I think you judged the hell out of that girl without all of the facts and have continued to defend your position in the face of new information instead of just saying "sorry guys, I obviously missed a lot of info here."  I also think you're taking "ruined" in a different connotation than what I think GLB meant.   I don't think she meant "I would regret the day forever and ever and never be able to look back and have any happy memories of even one moment of the day", but rather "all the time and effort it took to plan the event would be wasted because of the major inconvenience to everyone in attendance." Since the focus for many of us when planning was our guests enjoyment, I'd say it's a safe bet that the party would be ruined in the sense of the main goals for the day being utterly unachievable at that point.   But since none of us have had that experience, it's neither here nor there and we can all claim whatever reaction we feel like, honestly.
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</div><div>Agreed, I was judgmental based on what I read in the article (the writer really shouldn't have included all of the facts, but that's beside the point).  I did come back and agree with GLB, stating "<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span">Agreed.  I didn't watch the video and the article lacked all of the additional info.  I would've sued for the wedding costs as well."</span></div><div><font face="Arial" size="3" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span">
</span></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="3" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:11px;" class="Apple-style-span">I completely get what you are saying.  It absolutely sucks that her faulty alterations lead to a delay and a huge inconvenience for their guests.  </span></span></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="3" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:11px;" class="Apple-style-span">
</span></font></span></font></div><div><font face="Arial" size="3" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:12px;" class="Apple-style-span"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="3" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:11px;" class="Apple-style-span">On a completely different note, I wonder if the seamstress can somehow get compensation from the company who made the zipper.  Technically, it's their fault.  (Sidenote: I guess I just kind of feel bad for the seamstress.  There is no way she could've known that the zipper was faulty.)
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GoodLuckBear14

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_bride-sues-and-wins-over-faulty-wedding-dress?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:14Discussion:2f9af31a-16d9-4795-aa9e-dc71916127b3Post:572b1965-f9a5-468a-a100-cb258838671c">Re: Bride Sues (and wins!) Over Faulty Wedding Dress</a>:
[QUOTE]  I also think you're taking "ruined" in a different connotation than what I think GLB meant.   I don't think she meant "I would regret the day forever and ever and never be able to look back and have any happy memories of even one moment of the day", but rather "all the time and effort it took to plan the event would be wasted because of the major inconvenience to everyone in attendance." Since the focus for many of us when planning was our guests enjoyment, I'd say it's a safe bet that the party would be ruined in the sense of the main goals for the day being utterly unachievable at that point.   Posted by StageManager14[/QUOTE]

Thank you.  I would be fuming the entire day about how this was affecting my guests.  They were my only concern at my wedding.  I think it is the rudest thing in the world to be late and this was HOURS late.  It would have been hours that they were not able to enjoy a reception that DH and I paid for.  This is why I said I would have sued for a hell of a lot more than the costs related to the dress.  I would have been prorating the reception money also (e.g. using only 50% of the reception time that was paid for, including food, DJ, etc. would have resulted in me suing her for the 50% costs that we didn't get to use).