I don't know much about "brand" names or "big" named designers of wedding dresses... or any clothes for that matter ;o) My dress came from David's Bridal in Arlington, TX (where I lived at the time and where I was getting married). I tried on about 3 or 4 before I tried this one on. As soon as I found this one, I knew it's the one that I wanted!!!! I did have an issue after I sent it for alterations!!! (I went to the place that David's Bridal recommended... and I HIGHLY recommend you NOT do that!!!!)
I had moved to San Antonio (where Steve was already living and where we would live once we were married). So, I went back to Arlington the weekend before my Bridal portraits were scheduled so I could pick up my dress from the lady who did the alterations. I could not even zip the dress up!!!! I couldn't even get my arm all the way in the sleeve!!!! Note- Steve took the road trip with me but had stayed in the car because I didn't want him to see the dress. I was in the store BAWLING!!!! I thought I had gained so much weight in just a short 2 months!!!! The lady who did the alterations said "well, maybe you can lose the weight again??" ARE YOU SERIOUS??!!! Did she really just agree with me that I had gained that much weight??? I walked out of that store and was hysterically crying! I went to the car and Steve didn't know what to do! I told him I had gained too much weight and couldn't fit into my dress. I called my mom and she told me to go back in and get my dress and leave. So, I did just that!
We ended up taking it to a wonderful seamstress who made our bridesmaid's dresses for my brother and sister-in-law's (Shannon) wedding. She told me that the lady had taken too much (left all the material in the dress) out of the back and arms of the dress. Luckily the first woman didn't mess the beading up too bad and the new seamstress could just add some more beads and we'd never know it! Whew!!! So, sorry for the long story... here are the results!!!! I had to scan pics in, so some of them are hard to see... sorry.
(p.s. I LOVE my dress!!!!)
this is before the wedding. I need to sit down so they just put my train over the chair and I plopped down for a bit!
***This is actually last weeks assignment... but I wanted to participate. The one for today is supposed to be the "Wedding Party and Flowers/Ceremony"... so stay tuned for that update!!!*** And to all my female readers... I'm tagging you to post with your wedding dress or dream wedding dress pics!!!!
I'm a busy little bee with posts... so see below for my new post from the Cowboys Training Camp...
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Your dress was beautiful! I forgot about all of your drama!! I can't believe the seamstress actually told you that. Awful. Go Denise!! She was amazing with my bridesmaid dress fiasco, remember that?
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