I’ve heard a lot of brides talk about their dress disappointment at their first dress fitting. It looks like I’m joining the masses. I literally had a “did I really pick this dress?” moment.
It just feels blah. The dress kind of just hangs. I asked my seamstress if she could tighten it around the hips. She said it would change the shape of the dress. I didn’t say anything out loud, but in my head I was thinking, “So what? Change it.” But, nice lil’ Hot Wings couldn’t say anything. For fitting 2, I’m making it a personal challenge to say something. I should say something, right?
The next issue was shopping for a bra. I thought about having bra pads sewn into the dress, but all the shops I went to didn’t have my size in stock. Even worse, none of the stores I visited had a freaking strapless bra in my size and in a white or nude, either! What the heck? So I ended up buying a bra one size up and using gel inserts. I actually bought a bustier with boning. I think this was a mistake. It was really hot in my dress. The dress already has boning and the bustier only added a second layer of boning. I think this added layer took away from the little bit of curviness I had.
What’s even more annoying is that I spent the ext $150 to have the custom hollow-to-hem with 4 inch heels. In the picture above, I’m wearing 4.25 inch heels and the freaking dress is STILL too long. Stupid bridal shop—I’m going to have to pay to have that brought up a smidge. With my little curves and it being strapless—plus the 1 inch drop the dress tends to do by the end of the night because it’s strapless—is not going to work for dancing.
And then there’s the bustle. I wanted something simple and easy. The traditional bustle that you see creates these little side wings. Do you see it in all of the above pictures?
Another option is doing a simple one point under bustle. This technique means I keep the pretty buttons, but lose some of the pretty skirt detail. We haven’t decided yet, but I may need something a bit more complex.
Fitting #2 is tomorrow. I’ve gotten the new miraculous bra from Victoria secret. I’ve challenged myself to say something about the fit of the skirt and how I want to make it more fitted. And I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I feel better about this dress at the end of fitting #2. After all, we’re running out of time.
Did you have similar issues with your first dress fitting?
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