Wedding alterations – Avoid the blues

Buying a wedding gown is a complex and lengthy process. And finding a skilled person to alter it is even more difficult. I remember, my best friend Samantha’s wedding was almost ruined because of bad alteration of her wedding dress.

She committed the blunder of her life by going to a person who, though good in alterations otherwise, but no expert in handling wedding dress alterations. On seeing her wedding gown, she was in tears. It was so damn ill-fitting. Every girl wants to look her stunning best on her D-day, but the way that tailor had altered her dress, she was looking like a duck in her wedding gown. Oh God! It was a nightmare.

Luckily her mother’s old wedding gown was in good condition. She finally wore that after some minor adjustments on the sleeves. It was a near miracle that saved her.

But that incident has made me realize that it’s always beneficial to gather some information in advance before going for alterations.

I think everyone should do that especially for wedding dress alterations, which requires precision and expert handling. People should check out various websites to get information about skilled seamstresses present in their area before actually going for that dream wedding dress.

Finding the skilled, professional person to do the job is important, after all bridal alterations is not a child’s play.