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Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 3:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
I thought it would be a considerably high price. It will be worth it to get it done though...you'll feel so much better standing up there in a perfectly fitted dress. Good luck and hang in there.

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 3:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Also, you only get to do this once, and you want your dress to be perfect. Do what you must to make it perfect and don't worry about anything else.

Also, just a question: Have you gone into bridal shops and tried anything on? Different styles, etc to see if any of them give you that "This is THE dress" feeling? I mean, it's not unusual nowadays to have more than one dress. One for the ceremony, one for the reception. Please, don't worry about feelings right now. This is YOUR day, not anyone else's. I know you love your mum and want to honor her, but this is something that needs to be done perfectly, and while she did a bang up job, you deserve perfection, right?

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 4:00 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Aw sweetie, I hate that you are going through this! I find everything to do with weddings to be an over-priced cash-grab on the part of the various services... so actually I'm not too surprised at the price, ((((Karen)))).

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Karen if this is the only glitch then you're getting off lucky. If you can suck up the cost then let the seamstress work her magic. Uhh and lets not be too hasty about the burlap sack.

Seamonkey
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09-07-2000

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 6:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Karen, the other night when I was googling for bridal alterations in BC.. I came across a few sites where brides posted about various issues and vendors and I saw one who loved all of her vendors except the bridal shop and they charged, I believe it was $350 for her alterations and that still wasn't a dress made by her mom..

Even if the seamstress re-does every stitch, your mom will still look at the pictures and know she made it for you and you'll know the same, right?

And you are so right.. the important part is who you are marrying.

Lol and what Mocha said about the burlap sack!

Holly
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07-22-2001

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 6:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Holly a private message Print Post    
It's so true...years from now you'll look at the pics and forget there was ever a seamstress involved. You'll only remember that your mom made your dress. And she'll never know what someone else had to do to get it right. $200 to make it right IS a lot but how your mom will feel when she sees you in your dress is priceless Karen.

Egbok
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07-13-2000

Tuesday, May 27, 2008 - 7:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Egbok a private message Print Post    
Karen, please email me at Egbok77@aol.com

Thanks!


Biscottiii
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05-29-2004

Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 12:35 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Biscottiii a private message Print Post    
Yes, $200 is a small price to pay versus the hurt feelings for life that your Mom would likely feel (even if she never said anything). This is THE dress that she worked hard on - it's worth sucking up the dough to make it perfect. She probably also wasn't just washing her hands of it. Most likely realized it was going to require more fittings to get it correct & long trips on the Grayhound would just add to the stress.

Is dry cleaning part of the quoted price? My niece wore another niece's VERY expensive dress (looked entirely different since they had such different heights & figures). 2 years apart, both made stunning brides. I believe she said she paid $150 for the dry cleaning alone.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 1:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
AARGH!!

Those gel filled cups you can get for swimwear, bras, etc... does anyone know what the gel is made from???

Tailor called this morning to say the dress was done, she just wanted to see it on me before sewing in the cups. So, this PROFESSIONAL tailor pinned the cups where they should be, between the satin and the lining. She pinned them there DIRECTLY THROUGH THE GEL-FILLED CUP - and not along the edges where there is no gel. So now there is a big greasy stain on my right nipple, about three times the size of a nipple. She didn't seem overly concerned about it... but I sure as heck am! The stuff oozing out of the cup is oily to the touch, and that freaks me out.

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 1:51 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Karen I did a quick google and have found silicone and oil. I'm guessing the tailor thinks this stain can be washed away??

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 2:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
She seems to think so, and I'm in a position right now where all I can do is hope she's right. I'd feel a lot better about it if I knew it was a water-based product, though... right now it's looking like a tablespoon of canola oil was spilled on it.

...trying not to panic, trying not to panic, trying not to panic...

Escapee
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06-15-2004

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 2:31 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Escapee a private message Print Post    
Ok, Karen, researched some and most all of the inserts are made from medical grade silicone. Silicone is an oil substance, and the best bet for removal is probably going to be a detergent, like dawn soap, made for removing oil.

Wow, you are having a lot of issues with this dress...TPTB might be trying to tell you something, no?

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 3:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
But more importantly do you like how it fits now?

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 3:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    
Guess it doesn't really matter if it fits now, if its stained for good. I hope she can get it out.

Dipo
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04-23-2002

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 4:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dipo a private message Print Post    
LOL, Twinkie I had already decided the stain would definitely be coming out.

Twinkie
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09-24-2002

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 5:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Twinkie a private message Print Post    


Nyheat
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08-09-2006

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 5:39 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Nyheat a private message Print Post    
Poor Karen!! I hope it all works out for you. Don't stress!!!

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 7:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
OMG, Escapee, I've had that thought already. But I am adamant that this is the dress I will wear on my wedding day, come hell or high water.

I didn't want to tell my Mum about this, cause I know she'll go into über-panic mode. BUT... lucky for me, I am incredibly brilliant. After deciding all day that ignorance was bliss, that I wasn't going to think about it, that maybe if I just ignored the stain it would go away... after spending all day trying to think about anything but my blasted dress and what a headache it's been, I came to a stunning solution. I'm dumbfounded actually that no one here came to it first, lol.

It's a stain on the right boob. I don't know if you remember the style of the dress, but it's a left bodice piece, right bodice piece, straps and gown. Mum made the dress, and I know we bought too much fabric. I have the pattern here. I find out on Friday whether or not the stain has come out. If not, looks like my seamstress is doing a very fast, very free alteration with a new bodice piece.

Thanks for commiserating with me, ladies. It made it a whole bunch easier to get through my otherwise crappy (for a multitude of reasons) day.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 7:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
And by the way, Dipo, everything about it was perfect except for the wetspot on the boob.

It's funny how perfect it is, actually... I have a tattoo of a red maple leaf on my lower back - got it when I was 18 and knew that of anything I'd ever permanently put on my body, I'd never be ashamed of that. But for YEARS it's bugged me that it's just a bit too high, I wish it'd be an inch or two lower.

Turns out that now I'm getting married on Canada Day, and that tattoo is positioned perfectly to sit in the gap above the zipper and below where the two straps tie. Sure, the bow covers it up once tied, but when it's untied or if I lift the bow, there's my maple leaf, sitting proud. Weird, huh?

Mameblanche
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08-24-2002

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 7:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
I'm relieved to see that you came up with a brilliant backup plan, Karen! You, my dear, are a genious! Thank heavens for the extra fabric, eh?

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, June 02, 2008 - 10:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Excellent solution, Karen.

Karen
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09-07-2004

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 5:03 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Went to get the gown yesterday and FINALLY had my "Ohmygoditsperfect!" moment. No muss, no fuss, no stain, no new bodice. $257.33 later, and I'm once again a beaming bride. It's absolutely stunning.

This time in exactly two weeks, I'll be heading off to the airport.

Serate
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08-21-2001

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 5:07 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Serate a private message Print Post    
oh that's so good to hear Karen. Congrats!

Goddessatlaw
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07-19-2002

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 5:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Goddessatlaw a private message Print Post    
. Now what about the shoes? Do you have them?

Mocha
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08-12-2001

Sunday, June 08, 2008 - 5:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mocha a private message Print Post    
Whew!