*le sigh* i just need to vent to someone that will understand what i'm going through and won't think i'm trying to get money out of them... i just need to vent!!! thank GOD for these boards!!!
i got my dress from david's bridal... i loved the dress! i needed a petite (5'1" here!). i tried on a 10 regular and for whatever reason the consultant ordered a size larger than what i tried on (12P), and when i received it of course it was too big, but she insisted that was the size i ordered. whatever, i figured i could get it altered to fit (it would need to be altered anyway) and i couldn't prove anything anyway.
so, i've been eating well and exercising like every other bride. i feel real good about the weight i've lost and of course the dress is even bigger now. like probably 2 sizes too big.
after reading the horror stories about the alterations department at david's i decided to look elsewhere for a good tailor/seamstress to alter my dress. so i booked an appointment at this place that got RAVE reviews, the guy was supposed to be able to work magic. plus, he claimed to specialize in bridal and evening wear. so i get there and he's like, "ooohhhh..... i don't do beading...." he said it slowed the shop way down. i'm like, wtf?! who claims bridal as their specialty if you don't do beading?!
whatever, so i book my second choice. i mean, really it was a tie between the two alterations places, the second place does all the dresses for the bridal salon next door and they have great reviews and i specifically asked if they did beading. they do. thank God.
so i get there today, try my dress on and hop on up on the pedestal. i need it taken in at the sides and shoulders (i have a very short torso), it needs a slight hem and a bustle. well it turns out it's going to be WAY more difficult than i originally anticipated. 4 fittings worth of difficult. they're going to take it in at the zipper in the back, and then next time she said they'll have to take it in at the sides. ugh... luckily they're really quick at turning things around, so each fitting will only be a week apart. i felt like that was really fast.
i asked how much she thinks it'll cost (i just don't want to be surprised) and it's going to be $235 plus the bustle, which is $12 per point (she estimated 3-5 points) so probably around $300 for alterations. i budgeted about $150 lol the alterations are half the cost of the entire dress!! rarg... (i have the money to pay for it, but you know... it's just frustrating)
but the good news is that everytime i've tried on my dress i still love it and i know that it's THE dress for me.
