Weddingbee Blog

On Saturday, I had my second fitting with Anahit, and let me tell you - the lady worked wonders. The alterations that my dress needed was definitely no easy task. The hem needed to be taken up 3 inches. The neckline was changed to a less severe sweetheart neckline, and the bust needed to be taken in a few inches. The back zipper needed to be taken in 4 inches. And because of the 4 inches that she needed to take from the back, she needed to replace some of the ripple-y ruffles (…technical term you know ) that I lost in the back. Yup, all that in a few weeks, and it came out FABULOUS.

****Mr. Toucan, you can stop here****

TA-DA!!! The almost finished product!

It fits!

Anahit got it almost perfect after the first fitting. All that’s left to do is add in the cups, and a slight alteration in the underarms!

Since I’ve noticed a few questions on the boards about bustling mermaid and trumpet gowns, I’ll talk a little bit about mine.

The bustle is a 3-point French bustle. I really wish I was able to take pictures of how the bustle works, but that probably would have required more flexibility than a normal person should have… Anyway, it basically works like this: there are 3 sets of numbered ribbons underneath the skirt part of the my dress. You simply match the numbered ribbons and tie them together so that the bottom ribbon pulls up the bottom part of the dress toward the top. After all the sets of ribbons are tied, fluff the dress for the “whipped cream” look. And voila! The bustle!

I couldn’t be happier with how things turned out with the dress, and it’s a good thing I don’t have it yet! I probably would try it on over and over again 23948230572 different times!

The contact info for Anahit:
Bridal Alterations by Anahit
331 Watertown Street
Newton, MA 02498
617-795-1940