busted bridesmaid dress!

candr09

my wedding is in 10 days, and i recieved a phone call last night from one of my bridesmaids saying she "broke" her dress. Apparently it was a little snug (mostly in the boob area), and she got it zipped, then when she moved the zipper split open and is now stuck. i'm so frustrated. Part of me is a bit angry... why would u wait till 10 days before the wedding to try your dress on? (they've had the dresses in their possession since may)... and if you can feel that the dress is super tight, why force it?!I'm tryin to get over the angry part and move on to the productive part of figuring out what to do next. I called my seamstress first thing this morning, but she works two jobs, so i dont know if she's gonna be able to schedule a fitting and do something to make the dress work in such short notice..anyone have any other problems with making dresses fit? what did you do? any advice?

ring_pop

Get over your anger, first of all. How do you know that this was the first time she tried it on since getting it in May? How do you know she hasn't been trying it on every now and then, but that she's actually gained weight recently?Your anger and panic isn't going to make her feel better... SHE'S the one with a busted dress now, after all. While you're waiting for your seamstress, the two of you should be looking for others. There are options - fixing the zipper or putting in a new one is obvious, letting out the dress, or even putting in a corset back. My MOH got her dress majorly altered a week before the wedding and they turned it around in a day.

mbcdefg

First of all, ditto ring_pop ... you're overreacting. You may not know this is the first time she tried it on, unless she told you so. And even if it IS, trying it on in May probably would've have done her any good ... some people's weight fluctuates after a few months. Even if it fit in May, it might not have fit now. It's better that she tried it on 10 days out and realized it didn't fit, versus her trying it on once in May and thinking it fit (then putting it on on the morning of your wedding and discovering it doesn't fit anymore). If you want to help her out, call around for some other seamstresses and ask if they have time to help her. Or let the BM do it on her own, since it's her dress and her responsiblity. But stop being angry at your friend, above all else. This isn't a disaster.

ring_pop

There's also the option of shopping for a new dress in the same colour.

AliGirl11

Don't know if this makes you feel any better about the situation or not, but my maid of honor dress for my best friend's wedding busted the day of the wedding, about 2 hours before the ceremony started.  The zipper just completely blew.  So, look at it this way, at least you have 10 days   P.S. The bride didn't even get mad @ me

Deidra123

I would encourage you to delegate this task to your MOH.  That is what she is there for, right?  Let her and your BM work it out.  You have other things to do.  Don't micromanage this or you'll unnecessarily stress yourself.  You picked your MOH for a reason.  Trust her.  Let her and the BM handle it.  Go on back to whatever you planned to do these next 10 days.

kae101

Like the pp's said, you do have a little time to work with this.  I was a bridesmaid for my aunt's wedding several years ago, and when we met at the hotel to get ready, one of my cousins had the WRONG color dress and anothers zipper had just broken.  The MOH got someone from David's Bridal to bring another dress in the right color for my one cousin, while someone else literally sewed my cousin into her broken dress!  Don't stress too much -- things will still be amazing for your big day!

shellysmom

Old story, sorry I'm a MOB, when I made my MOH's dress and went to put in the zipper it was too tight.  I had to add in a piece of fabric along the length of the zipper to get it to fit right.  Fortunately the MOH had long hair and nobody ever saw the extra seam.  You will work it out.  And maybe some of the rest of you will learn from this mistake that these form fitting dresses are a nightmare. Pick something with a little breathing room.