First of all, let me just say that when I first put the dress on, I was thrilled because it definitely felt looser and was sliding off me more than it was a month ago! Remziye first pinned the waist tighter (I kept asking for it to be tighter and tighter), and then hemmed just a tiny bit (the shoes make me 5'7).
I know nothing about bustles. I only know what they are because of how many wedding blogs I've followed in the past year. So when it came to bustling this dress, I had no opinions.
This is a picture of the train on my dress that Leia took in my apartment the night I bought the dress. The train is a big reason why I decided to keep the dress long rather than make it tea-length.
Final total for the alterations was $475, which is high, but still less than I was prepared to pay, so I am happy. My second fitting is scheduled in April.
In other news, I am currently considering a flyaway veil instead of a birdcage veil, and this one from Etsy is a great price at $28:
via BellaBridalVeils
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the dress is gorgeous! and yay for Etsy wedding finds :)
ReplyDeleteno headband veil anymore?
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty positive I'll wear a headband no matter what kind of veil I pick. But the veil will most likely go over the headband, regardless of the type of veil I end up picking.
ReplyDeleteThis is Jessica-From Style Me Pretty
ReplyDeleteMy dress had a bow back too, and I hated the way the tails of it looked bustled-so my seamstress made it so that the tails snapped off! It was wonderful and I was much happier with the final product. :)
I love that idea!! I'm going to see if Remzye can do that for me.
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