UPDATE: okay so i went over to phyllis...funniest thing. the moment i walk in, a girl who was in there says, 'You're from LI Weddings!' i believe her name is Neener1211....so funny!
anyways--the fitting went MUCH better than my 'first' one. phyllis had a great bra for me and pinned the shiiit out of my dress to show me how it's SUPPOSED to look. what a difference. i'm still a little shy about being strapless and showing my arms, but otherwise i'm much more confident about the gown and alterations.
i will post a pic tomorrow. unfortunately i was by myself and couldn't really take pics. but i'm happy that the dress needs to be taken in a pretty good amount in the bodice! woohoo!!!
2ND UPDATE: okay here's my pic...it's not a good one. had to take it by myself. but you can see how much phyllis had to pin the dress on the sides of the bodice..cause she has to take it in so much. even with the pins, the dress is still big, but you can see that top isn't pooching out like before! woohoo!!
Phylis is amazing! I love her! She knows her stuff! I can't believe how much you have to alter that dress! The first lady didn't know squat and you can tell, even though you are facing front, that the top isn't bowing out like it was before.
I checked out your arms in the pic. I think they look fine.
Melissa, you are going to look gorgeous!! I knew it!! That dress is beautiful on you!!! I know when it is fit properly, you are going to look fantastic!! And your arms look great!! Don't be so hard on yourself! You are one hot mama!!!