Well I now know how the wedding gown industry is so profitable. Make a beautiful dress that fits some mannequin and sell it for a reasonable price. Then charge more than the dress is worth to actually fit it to the brides body.
Luckily, I'm not giving David's Bridal the chance to alter my gown but the woman who is is still expensive. Needless to say the dress needs to be fixed and in a big way.
Now I have to warn you that the dress will not be the same looking dress. For many reasons I have decided to remove the straps and converting the dress to strapless. In the beginning I was opposed to strapless dresses and am still a little hesitant to have this irreversible alteration done but it will make the dress fit so much better.
That being said I will explain a few of my reasons. First off the dress is not meant to fit anyone's body and the arm holes are probably too small for a child. So the straps make the dress really uncomfortable. There are some changes that could be done to have the straps fit however that means I lose mobility in my arms. I spent last Halloween as a cardboard Pacman ghost. I know what it is like to lose mobility in my arms and it is not fun. Not to mention that I don't really want to lose circulation in my hands as I'm trying to hug all of my guests. One big problem with the straps is that because they are off the shoulder they actually make me look more round and larger than I am. That is not what I want. They will always have a gap in the back due to the construction of the dress. Complicated alterations terms that I don't remember or know make the straps a hard challenge. It can be done and they could sorta fit but Danette is not confident that I would like the fix. After all I just want the dress to fit. Is that too much to ask.
So in addition to the straps being removed I am getting more boring stuff done to fit. If you can remember when I first purchased this dress in Jan I was told to get a bigger size. Probably a bad idea. The dress now needs to be pulled and re-sewn in nearly every seam in order to fit my size 6 measurements. My rib cage is getting in my way and so I had to buy a dress to fit the largest measurement which happened to be a size 12. So now seams taken to a size 6. ZOMG that's a lot of work.
The train and hem also need work and after all that the beading causes issues. In all the alterations will indeed be more than the dress cost in the first place. After Dan and I got over the sticker shock we decided that its better to spend the money to have the dress fit than to save a little here and me not feel the best in the dress.
Of course what have I learned from all this. That buying both my rehearsal and reception dress from a normal store require no alterations and that bridal gown makers are just out there to haggle you out of your money. All for the bride to feel like the most beautiful person in the world. I am definitely wishes I could just stroll down the aisle in sweatpants and a t-shirt. Those certainly feel the best when they don't fit.
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