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Wedding dress catastrophe!!

Sin715Sin715
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Okay ladies I am really just looking to vent as well as a bit of sympathy!

We are having our AHR this weekend (not something I wanted to do but it is very common in the UK when getting married abroad) so I had taken my dress to a local seamstress to get cleaned and fix the alterations that Fit for a Bride messed up. They don't actually do the cleaning in house but they send it out.

I went in today to get fitted not that it came back from the cleaners and it seems the cleaners LOST the tie for my corset back!! I have an Alfred Angelo dress and there are NO Alfred Angelo stores in Scotland, the seamstress has went to a local bridal shop and they assure me they will have a replacement by Friday but I am EXTREMELY unsure and upset. I really don't think they will be able to get an exact match to the white of my dress but I just don't know what to do. At this point I am three days away from a huge party and no pretty frock to wear!!
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  • direy25direy25 member
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    edited December 2011
    That really sucks, I'm sorry.  Honestly though, even if the corset ribbon isn't an exact match, I don't think anyone will notice.  Good luck and I hope it comes through in time!
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  • LilMissScareAllLilMissScareAll member
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    edited December 2011
    That sucks.

    Have you thought about getting a ribbon that is one of your wedding colors? That way it intentionally doesn't match and will look like it was planned all along. 
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  • AJF021410AJF021410
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    edited December 2011
    May I ask how debi messed up your alterations?
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  • starryeyed77starryeyed77 member
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    edited December 2011
    Sorry hope they find it but I do love the colored ribbon idea!
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  • LilMissScareAllLilMissScareAll member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_wedding-dress-catastrophe?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:91Discussion:a66a5bd2-0b46-4e66-b8e6-bd43e7908c08Post:0f899881-fa46-46b1-85d1-e368bb6d23e3">Re: Wedding dress catastrophe!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]May I ask how debi messed up your alterations?
    Posted by AJF021410[/QUOTE]

    <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_reviews-part-2-10112011">http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_reviews-part-2-10112011</a>

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  • Sin715Sin715
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    edited December 2011
    Well I contacted Debi to cut a sash and sew it into the back of my dress so that it didn't cover the corset, I have since went back to my emails and definitely confirmed this is what I asked her. Instead she cut the sash and put a hook and eye clasp on it so it went directly over the corset which was one of the nicest parts of my very simple dress! 

    I called her the morning of the wedding to explain this was not what I wanted and she came to my suite and removed the clasp and left me with 4 pieces of velcro which didn't hold for more than 30 seconds......I ended up having to steal pins from the boys flowers and pinning the sash onto my dress which was not ideal. Also the bustle was not put on correctly and it broke within a couple of hours which I found surprising as my dress was not very heavy and a very short train.

    When I took it to the seamstress here they explained that she didn't take the length up correctly (I don't know exactly how they knew this but they showed me the underneath and tried to explain something about stitching) and that is why the bustle wouldn't sit properly. 

    At the end of the day i'm no seamstress but I know what I asked for and I didn't get it.


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  • Sin715Sin715
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    edited December 2011
    Ha! LilMiss you are too quick, I should have just done that lol!
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  • wallacjewallacje member
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    edited December 2011

    Hopefully you can get it fixed.  Could you do what LilMiss mentioned about a different color sash altogether?


    My bustle broke too during the reception, but my train was long and heavy and the seamstress I had didn't put enough buttons on it, didn't know that of course until the reception.


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  • wiwicatywiwicaty
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    edited December 2011
    I'm so sorry Sin. Don't worry, I'm sure the replacement will come in time and even if it's not an exact match it won't be noticeable  at all!
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  • AJF021410AJF021410
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_wedding-dress-catastrophe?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:91Discussion:a66a5bd2-0b46-4e66-b8e6-bd43e7908c08Post:2de5a4e7-3226-4672-ac8c-f3d7f7baa65c">Re: Wedding dress catastrophe!!</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Wedding dress catastrophe!! : <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_reviews-part-2-10112011" rel='nofollow'>http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_nevada-las-vegas_reviews-part-2-10112011</a> Explained in her review
    Posted by LilMissScareAll[/QUOTE]

    Just what I was looking for. Thanks!!!
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