rachel09985
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- Jun 6, 2009
Oh my those shoes are amazing! congrats on owning a pair of Louboutins. Your dress is gorgeous also! I love the lace.
Thank you for the feedback. I'm feeling more comfortable now with the whole concept. I've now done a test run with the dress (ten layer ball gown skirt) in a duffle carry on and it fits. We just found an amazing dress preserving shop that will preserve it after I get back but the week before I go will steam, fold and roll my dress into the bag.Thank you both so much!
I actually plan on using a carry-on lightweight suitcase and (basically) stuff it in there with everything else I need (not a chance I check the shoes!).
When I bought the dress the saleswoman said that most of the dresses come in little packages that aren't much bigger than the ones you get from Amazon when ordering two books. I hope that'll do - I hate caring around long dresses, because I'm pretty tiny and don't have the upper body strength to hold it in the air the whole time. Moreover we have to change planes in Frankfurt, so there wouldn't be much room for the dress from Munich to Frankfurt (and DF still things my dress will be tea length, so I'm afraid the bag might give it away).
Love your plans so far! Your wedding is coming up SO soon! I just saw your engagement pictures on the Roots blog and am in love with them. Also, I'm glad to hear that your kitties are ok! I just had an emergency with my dog over the holiday break and she had to have surgery which took a big chunk out of our wedding budget as well. She's doing great now though so its all worth it. Can't wait to read more about your trip and planning session!
I want WDW food so bad after reading your posts. The Tonga Toast. That was the first meal I had when we went to WDW (way too many years ago), and seeing your picture makes me want it so bad again. I'm a huge dessert fan and that is such a bummer about the desserts at California Grill.
I hope your seamstress is able to work some magic with your dress and make it work the way you want . I personally found the alterations part of wedding dress shopping a lot more stressful than finding the dress. Hopefully, after your first fitting next week, everything is smooth sailing for you with the dress.
That is incredible you're counting down the final 100 days. They seem to go so slow and fly by all at the same time. Your wedding is right around the corner!! Ahhh!! I hope your kitties are able to maintain good health between now and the wedding (and hopefully forever). It's so stressful when they get sick.
First fitting
Oh my, oh my... it went well, I can’t complain, but it took a solid 2 hours! 2 HOURS!!!
If the seamstress not kindly offered to open a window and bring me a chair, I think I would have collapsed. And it was so cold in there! My shop is actually a remodeled factory and it was so cold (especially without tights). My feet were blue by the end of the appointment. And my back hurt from all the standing (still does actually).
I just wanted to let all the ladies out there know that sometimes you need more than a bustle... especially when you’re tiny and your dress is a combination of silk/satin, layers of tulle and a lace top that has to be cut very precisely (and yes, they’ll cut it while your in there... and yes, it hurts to hear all that money rip).
But now onto the good stuff: I wasn’t too fat to fit in it (I’m extremely self-conscious when it comes to my body and size) and I still love it – maybe even more than before!
And here come the pictures:
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lovely Polish seamstress in the back
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everything under the mirror used to be dress, but I really like that my veil kind of serves as my train now
What do you think?
As you can guess by the amount of fabric that’s left, I had cut off the train (or let’s say 10 pounds?) and I’m going to change into a sweetheart neckline (better for a bigger cup size). moreover the lace-part of the back would actually be a bit lower, but I let her raise it a bit. To conclude there was no boning in the back which made awful wrinkles and she will add that two, altogether with resizing the whole thing, the lace part and the cut-outs for my arms (really couldn’t find the English word). So basically, I’m getting a new dress and that’s what I have to pay for as well. But fortunately we had planned this, especially because we knew that my figure isn’t easy and I’m always having a hard time to find evening wear (and I have a lot doing ballroom dancing).
Moreover I learned a lot in 2-hours of standing straight, so I wanted to make a little list with things that are good to know/good to have:
1. Come in comfy clothes – you don’t have to look your best until you’re in the dress and if the fitting takes a while, you’ll be glad after.
2. Bring everything – literally everything! I brought my strapless bra, two panties (in case one would show), my jewellry, my headpiece, my veil and most important my shoes – both the Louboutins and my dancing shoes.
3. Now where to put these? When you’re a Disney Bride you most likely have lots of suitcases – put everything in your carry-on – it made things so much easier (especially for the shoes) and I was able to put all the fabric she cut off in it at the end (and it rained outside and they only had bags).
4. Bring a comfy bra for after the fitting – ladies with a bit more know that strapless bras can be no fun at all – am I right? (oh yes, and then go to McDonald's - no breakfast and 2 hours of standing straight I deserved it)
5. Don’t buy everything that bridal magazines etc. tell you – example? Well, I invested in some spanx until I realized (on the morning of the fitting – just before we went out for the 1 hour drive to the salon) – I won’t be able to wear them with a corset at the top – how should I use a toilet???
6. Moreover the seamstress said with my bra size (I’m a cup D – I know, it doesn’t really show, but believe me they’re there), she won’t be able to sew cups into the dress... with a corset... these things are supposed to hold them up, you know? Well, she told me to look into the newest strapless wonderbra and I did... it was one of the worst fitting bras I ever tried on. The saleswoman was awful to me and I almost started to cry in the fitting room (at this point I hadn’t seen my dress, thought the fitting wouldn’t go well, etc). A few days before the fitting I actually managed with the help of my mom to find a cheap one that fit, but guess what? The salon got a delivery at the day of my fitting and after handing me cups for a size A/B, the seamstress miraculously brought me a C/D (they are push-ups and honestly I thing the ladies look huge, but my mom and MOH (no 2 – that’s not the one that’s coming to Disney) said that’s the way they always look, so I trust them).
7. Bring everybody that has time, knows you and knows how to calm you – in my case my mom and second (honorary) MOH Michèle. Both had no problem with me telling them what to bring me or seriously listening to my concerns and I felt so much more comfortable.
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I think her sweater was a coincidence - she's in team duck (German Disney fans are deeply divided between team duck and team mouse. We have a whole cartoon series about the ducks only and that's why they're much more popular over here. One of my first plushies was Minnie - now guess which minority I belong to).
8. Underwear – tip no. 2: I don’t know were this originally came from, but white underwear and white dress – almost never the best choice. Look for underwear in a nude/tan color – you can always change into virgin white later!
9. Try out what you want – you only regret it later! This means put on (at least a similar) kind of nail polish, eyeshadow, lipstick, etc. as you’re planning to do. It can make such a huge difference next to the actual dress and especially if you’re like me and can’t have a trial run before the actual day it helps to make the vision come real.
10.bring a good camera – I brought my new DLSR (as recommended by Nate), because these salons have such bad lighting most of the time – and fittings are also part oft he process and I can’t wait to show DF how my dress evolved!
I hope this helps, I would have loved to know things like this beforehand for sure! Let me know if you have any other concerns or questions!
So glad your fitting went well! I cannot wait to see the final product for your dress. It is so beautiful and it sounds like with everything you're doing it is going to be absolutely outstanding. The dress looks so good on you!
I totally feel you on the strapless bra front. I'm in the exact same boat as you and for my wedding day opted to to wear a full bust to hip steel boned corset under my dress rather than a strapless bra. The corset was more comfortable than any strapless bra I've ever worn, and it stayed in place. It's a battle.
Good luck on your finals! Disneyland is amazing and I highly recommend a trip someday!