Weddingbee Blog

Today marks the two week point for the Ferris Wheels, and I gotta be honest that it feels crazy-making to know we’re so close yet there’s still so much that needs to get finished. Some of those last-minute tasks make sense: escort cards (because we’re still trying to finalize our guest list), seating arrangements (because we’re still trying to finalize our guest list), and baking stuff for the dessert buffet (because there’s only so long that a baked good will last).

Then there are other tasks that I really wish had been completed earlier, but for one reason or another they’re still up in the air, like the videographer (because we didn’t decide until the last minute that we even wanted one) and wedding party gifts (because of various snafus in the production process). But perhaps the biggest last-minute project(s) has to do with my dress.

When I bought the dress, I didn’t pay much attention to the train because that just wasn’t on my priority list. Well, now that I’m having to make final alterations decisions, apparently I have to decide whether or not I want to keep it. My primary concern about the train is how it will fit with the limited amount of space in our ceremony venue. If you don’t recall, the ceremony room looks like this.

{Mr. FW and I will stand in that window along with our wedding party, the area leading to the window will be the aisle, and limited chairs will be squeezed in there as much as possible.}

And now here’s a picture of how the original train length looks on me.

One thing’s for sure: the train as it is will absolutely not fit well in the space. For. Sure. Plus the alterations woman told me that, no matter what, she recommended reducing the length of the train because it’s currently disproportionate to my height. This is not something I’d ever considered before, but I suppose it makes sense.

So I think my options are thus: 1) reduce the train, hope it fits in the ceremony space without looking stupid, then bustle it for the reception; 2) leave it bustled throughout the day, no need to worry about whether or not it fits in the ceremony space; 3) chop it off—no train, no bustle, no hassle.

For your reference, here are some pictures the seamstress took of a potential bustle for this dress (not necessarily the one I’ll go with, but it’s an option).

I feel torn, Hive! If I’m being really honest with myself I can admit that I kinda like the idea of chopping off the train. But as soon as I think that I tell myself this is probably the only time in my life when I’ll get to drag around a bolt of extraneous fabric attached to a garment I’m wearing, and I question whether I’d actually want to give up that experience. Plus - the bustle is just ’meh’ for me. I don’t necessarily love it.

So I’m looking for the invaluable insight that only a group of similarly wedding-obsessed people can provide!

I can’t wait to see what you think! Have you given any consideration to train changes you might want to make for your dress?

(And also, in case you were wondering, the other last-minute dress decision has to do with whether or not I’ll be wearing a shrug with the dress. I really want to, but as the days tick by without a good option on the horizon, this decision might just be made by default.)