a wedding setback.

i plan to post some pictures from my two bridal showers--which were AWESOME. but today's events were hopefully the worst wedding setback that we encounter. [don't worry, we're still getting married  in 44 days]

i had my second dress fitting today. the first one was two weeks ago--the owner of the store i bought the dress at was not there, but her assistant was. my mom and my sister were both in attendance too. we talked about taking the dress up a little from the bottom hem, taking it in on the top, and taking it in in the middle (yay!--this was a custom dress, so it was based my measurements in December 2011). I told the seamstress to not touch the train, because i had wanted a dress with a short train, and i was happy with the one i had. we talked about the bustle--i wanted a french bustle, not the one where they just pin the fabric to the butt (or that's how it looks to me). it was a rushed appointment, but i felt like she knew what she was doing.

i showed up today, someone else was in before me, my appointment was at 3, i didn't get in until 3:10, and i was rushed out before 3:20. she had to take it in a little more on the top, and would take a little more up from the hem. when i went to take the dress off, i noticed the back seemed short--my train wasn't as long as it was supposed to be. they reassured me it was probably because the top was pinned up. i was rushed out as another bride was waiting to come in.

i had to go back to the store without the owner (who was at this dress fitting), and meet up with the assistant, because my veil was in. i tried it on and then i relayed to the asst. that i felt rushed, and i felt like the dress was too short in the back and something wasn't right. i started to cry. i didn't know if i was upset about the dress, or just wedding things in general. she reassured me it would be perfect, over and over again. and i got in the car and drove away.

i got on the phone with my mom, and freaked out. it was so hard to go to this fitting alone. and i just felt like something wasn't right. but i had driven away, and i had an appointment for july 26 (3 weeks before the wedding). my mom told me she was going to call the store, and tell them i was coming back to put on the dress again, and to make me feel better.

i turned around, and went back. (the bride who was waiting when i left was still there--more than 40 minutes after i had left). i spoke with the owner of the store, and told her that i felt rushed, and wanted to make sure the back length was right. something just didn't seem right.

and when i got to put the dress back on, the seamstress is saying, 'oh it sticks out because there is too much crinoline. i can take that out and it will reach the floor.'  MY DRESS DOESN'T REACH THE FLOOR IN THE BACK!? WHAT?!

The store owner looks at the hem, and says, can you take this out? did you cut the back?

The seamstress: yes, well she said she wanted a short dress, so i made it all the same length around.

WTF HAPPENED TO MY TRAIN!? IT'S GONE. [panic attack begins] [brain says: OMG. what am i going to do? my dress is ruined! my perfect train is GONE. do i need to get a new dress? don't vomit.]

I say: Yes, I wanted a short train, and that's why I picked this dress--that's what i said, not shorten the train!! I have pictures of me in the dress to show you the right length! [yes, i  was freaking out]

Seamstress: Oh, I must have misunderstood.

[a;sldkjfapwoegjpaojwfpoawjf! is this really happening!?]

they assure me they will fix it. they are ordering new fabric for the back panel tomorrow. the store owner says its an easy fix, if it wasn't, and she didn't think the seamstress could do it, she would be ordering me another dress and it would be in in two weeks.

i try to take this all in stride. but i think this is one of a bride's potential nightmares! my mom was shocked at how calmly i was handling this. I knew it was shortened, but not until I came home and saw the pictures. it's bad. she cut a LOT of fabric off. the dress is mangled. then i really begin to panic. i couldn't really eat dinner. i did have ice cream though. but i still feel pretty sick.

hopefully everything gets worked out and the dress comes out perfectly. the way it's supposed to be. i just hope they get the new fabric in soon and get it figured out, or that they just order me a new dress ASAP.

this is just on top of all of the other wedding things i need to figure out (which is a lot). i think i will need to take some additional time off of work to prep for this. i feel so unprepared. and now panicked about my dress :(

hopefully this is the worst of it?