Hey All,
So I had my first dress fitting on Saturday. Let's just say it did not go as I hoped. I didn't love it. I barely even liked it. I was tremendously dissapointed. The bustier didn't fit properly, so the top was wider than it should be. There were so many things I didn't think through when I bought this dress. For instance, the fabric is wrapped in layers around the skirt, so no side seams. Which means that the alterations to make the dress more fitted would involve literally taking apart the entire dress. So, all the seamstress can do is hem it at the bottom and put darts in the top. But the mid-section of the dress, which is loose around my hips and butt, cannot be taken in at all. And I ordered a size up for the dress so it would fit my rather large chest, so it's definitely too big in the hips already.
I was so unhappy that I started to cry at the salon. My MOH who was with me felt bad. She thought to cheer me up she would tell me that she didn't like her dress either, which we had already picked out and bought. Then my neice proceeded to tell me, "Auntie Sarah, this dress looks terrible". Needless to say, these comments did not help. The only good thing that came of my tears was that the shop girl told me my bustier would be replaced in the correct size at no charge.
I just don't know what to do. I spent already more than my budget on this dress. The alterations are costing $300 in addition. I cannot afford to go buy another dress but I'm so unhappy with this one.
