anyone cut off or cut down train size? suggestions...

Re: anyone cut off or cut down train size? suggestions...

• skippylouwho member

  

  April 2010

  I just mentioned this in another thread but yes, we've cut off trains on dresses often. Not for weddings but because my daughter was a member of a fraternal organization, as a teenager, that often wore formal gowns to functions.  We would simply cut the hem off and have a simple hem put in.  Especially if you don't have any trim, it is very easy.  If you look at "destination" wedding gowns, they often don't have any train or only a sweep train.
  
  
  

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• reils member

  

  April 2010

  I have the same dress and I am thinking of cutting the train off of mine as well! Our wedding is outdoors as well and I don't like the idea of the train dragging on the ground and I am not a big fan of trains. My wedding is not until June 2011 so I can't help you with how it will look though.

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• mocha beans member

  

  April 2010

  I'm thinking of cutting mine off.  I'm doing an outdoor DW, so it would probably be bustled the whole time.  I have a pic in my bio of another knottie from a few years ago that did a trainectomy on her dress, I loved it.

  
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• CourtneyBC

  

  April 2010

  I hate bustles, too, and I'm having an outdoor wedding. My train was about the same length as yours, and I just wacked the whole train off and it looked great. I think a sweep train would be beautiful with your dress, but consider your venue first. My seamstress also suggested to me to have a bracelet-like thing attatched to the dress, and when the ceremony was over, I'd put the "bracelet" on, and I'd be holding the dress up without a bustle. If your dress isn't very heavy, that could also be a great option.

  

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• Strawberryblonde1 member

  

  April 2010

  Thanks for all the helpful responses. Much appreaciated!
  
  

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• Strawberryblonde1 member

  

  April 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_attire-accessories_anyone-cut-off-cut-down-train-size-suggestions?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:15Discussion:1eb636bb-9dd1-43c7-8e6c-f61a267ee036Post:9d4e9f7c-981b-4f4a-bfd0-2dafeafa26c7">Re: anyone cut off or cut down train size? suggestions...</a>:
  [QUOTE]I have the same dress and I am thinking of cutting the train off of mine as well! Our wedding is outdoors as well and I don't like the idea of the train dragging on the ground and I am not a big fan of trains. My wedding is not until June 2011 so I can't help you with how it will look though.
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  Reils,
  I'll post pictures when I've decided what to do, help you decide. Great choice ;) But the train is HUGE! I found a picture of a dress by Pronovias sister company (La Sp
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  osa) and they have a dress called Faro, quite simmilar, and much shorter train. I might ask the seamstress to go that direction.

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