Weddingbee Blog

All personal photos except last one by Hanssie Trainor

I told you I was pretty happy with my dress selection because it made Mama Hot Wings cry. Then I told you I didn’t really like it at my first fitting because it just hung there. I promised to speak up about getting more of a fitted-through-the-hips look at fitting number two. And I held out on you about fitting number three. Well, check it out. Does the dress that I wore on my wedding day look like the sample that I tried on in the shop?

In my opinion, the dress beading looks the same. The bodice is about the same. What really changed is how the bottom of the dress looks. I insisted the dress be more fitted through the waist and more of a fitted A-line than an A-line dress. I was told the dress wasn’t supposed to be that way. You all reassured me that it was about what I wanted and not necessarily what the seamstress or the dress designer wanted. So, I stood my ground and insisted that I didn’t care how the dress was meant to be, but I want to wear a dress that was fitted. Period. End of story.

Can you tell that I won?

I wanted to share this evolution to encourage all the brides who are feeling down about the dress buying process. I’m with you. I’ve been there. I dreaded the process. I didn’t cry. I didn’t have the right people to go dress shopping with. I wanted my mama. Shops never had anything in my size. Nothing fit properly. Dresses were out of my price point. Just know that you are not alone and that a good fitting dress is great, but an awesome seamstress that you trust and gets your vision is better! A pretty dress means nothing if it doesn’t fit you like a glove.  People will see the dress, but they see you first.

Did your dress evolve and transform from sample to wedding day?