my sister (who lives in CA) just brought her dress to a David's Bridal near her and she lost a lot of weight since her dress came in. so it does need a lot of work.
But I thought $135 was excessive. any thoughts?
tracie143
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THAT IS A LOT.. TELL HER TO GO TO SOMEONE LOCAL LIKE IN THE HOUSE. IT WILL BE CHEAPER.
Mrs. dleeny
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THAT IS A LOT.. TELL HER TO GO TO SOMEONE LOCAL LIKE IN THE HOUSE. IT WILL BE CHEAPER.
she already paid for it (you have to pay for everything in advance at David's).
I know, it's a lot. and I feel so bad that she is getting ripped off I wish she lived here. I wouldn't have let her do it for that much.
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That's a whole new dress!
When is she coming for the wedding? Maybe she can mail it in? Take her measurements professionally and ship it to a seamstress? Or find a private seamstress in CA? I think $135 is too much!
Mrs. dleeny
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Posted by SomethingBlu
That's a whole new dress!
When is she coming for the wedding? Maybe she can mail it in? Take her measurements professionally and ship it to a seamstress? Or find a private seamstress in CA? I think $135 is too much!
it is definitely too much, but she already paid for it and left there. too late. I just wish she would have asked around for a good seamstress in her area before going there. but, she is stubborn as heck. and it's going to cost her.
jfabbride
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IMO, yes. We just looked at BM dresses today and they capped the alterations at $65.
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Holy moly! I lost 25 lbs between measurements and alterations for my best friend's wedding and it cost me $50. (Including taking 6 inches off the hem too)
MrsFudge
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Yes, I think that is a little much.
Maybride07
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yes that is too much!!!
Mrs. dleeny
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Holy moly! I lost 25 lbs between measurements and alterations for my best friend's wedding and it cost me $50. (Including taking 6 inches off the hem too)
it's crazy right?
she bought a size 14 dress in July. I didn't know (none of us did) that it would only take 3 weeks to come in. so I guess she went down a size or 2 in the last 3 months.
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Posted by waterspout4
Holy moly! I lost 25 lbs between measurements and alterations for my best friend's wedding and it cost me $50. (Including taking 6 inches off the hem too)
it's crazy right?
she bought a size 14 dress in July. I didn't know (none of us did) that it would only take 3 weeks to come in. so I guess she went down a size or 2 in the last 3 months.
It's so much easier to TAKE IN a dress than let out, so don't worry about that.
As far as the alterations - that's absolutely a rip off. The absolute MOST alterations for a BM dress should be $65/$70....
