Girls who haven't bought their dress yet
I wanted to give everyone a little advice before buying their dress, especially if you get one that zips or has buttons. I had a nightmare with my fittings, and ultimately had to give up my beautiful buttons for a corset back.
Please make sure your dress is ordered AT LEAST TWO SIZES LARGER than what you wear in street clothes.
When I ordered my dress, which had all of the beautiful buttons down the back, the lady said 'We are ordering you a Size 6.'....now, I am a size 4 in street clothes, so I thought nothing of it. I go back a few months later for fittings, and the back wouldn't zip up all of the way. So the seamstress said she could release it a bit. I go back for fitting number 2, it still doesn't zip so the seamstress again says she will fix and 'It will be PERFECT'...mind you, I am standing there crying. I go to fitting number 3, and this time they squeeze me into the dress, you can see marks where the dress is digging into me, I felt like i was going to faint and had to hold onto the wall. The owner of the store had the AUDACITY to say that this is how brides like to be in the dress, and made me feel awful for just wanting to breathe on my wedding day. So then at that point, I had to give up my beautiful buttons and she made a corset back for my dress. I will say the corset is more comfortable, but that is because my dress is really for someone a size 2.
I hope this helps some of you!
Please make sure your dress is ordered AT LEAST TWO SIZES LARGER than what you wear in street clothes.
When I ordered my dress, which had all of the beautiful buttons down the back, the lady said 'We are ordering you a Size 6.'....now, I am a size 4 in street clothes, so I thought nothing of it. I go back a few months later for fittings, and the back wouldn't zip up all of the way. So the seamstress said she could release it a bit. I go back for fitting number 2, it still doesn't zip so the seamstress again says she will fix and 'It will be PERFECT'...mind you, I am standing there crying. I go to fitting number 3, and this time they squeeze me into the dress, you can see marks where the dress is digging into me, I felt like i was going to faint and had to hold onto the wall. The owner of the store had the AUDACITY to say that this is how brides like to be in the dress, and made me feel awful for just wanting to breathe on my wedding day. So then at that point, I had to give up my beautiful buttons and she made a corset back for my dress. I will say the corset is more comfortable, but that is because my dress is really for someone a size 2.
I hope this helps some of you!
