Alterations appointment gone horrible wrong and now i feel sick...

She has great reviews and I've only heard great things. I should have mentioned she was with another client and I ran back with tape like she suggested I bring back next time (I couldn't wait) and she said it wasn't the right tape and she rushed. She was just trying to calm me down. She is expensive and I don't think she's a cheap seamstress by any means...the bridal store uses her and that is why I am confused.

No, she has taken the time to make me feel really good. She didn't think I needed the tape and thought it looked fine but she said if I really wanted to go down that path then she could try it. She preferred it without. Your advice is really helpful and I just wanted to say that I wouldn't use her if she made me feel unsure.

The picture without no pins or tape cannot happen because there is a gap like I said and my boobs aren't secure...they are literally just in the cavity of the boning. I can't explain it.

The bunching up is being fixed by trimming the lace. She said she has to pin it because there is a lot of gaping and my boobs are just sitting in the cavity of the boning. So, for them to be supported I need to have some pinning done if that makes sense?

I keep repeating myself and I'm sorry but the first picture is without any alterations and it wasn't flat and there was gapping. Like the trim of the sweetheart neckline was floating basically while my boobs just sat in the boning.

I understand what you're saying, but I think what other PPs are saying, and what I was coming here to say, is that without knowing how the dress actually fits on you, the first pictures looks the best. Your boobs look good in that picture. In the other pictures, I'm sorry to say, your boobs look too squished together and it doesn't look right. There is a way for your seamstress to take in the bodice so that it fits you and doesn't force you to squish your boobs together. This may require a few fittings but if she is highly recommended and willing to keep trying to make it right, then trust her to complete the job. Btw, from someone who doesn't know you, just looking at your pictures, even if this could never be fixed to your satisfaction, it certainly is not "horribly wrong." The dress, and you, are beautiful, and I can promise you that only you will notice anything "wrong" with your dress if it remains the way it is.

I'm not sure if it is the pinning or the tape you said you used for your boobs, but your boobs don't look right in the pictures you posted after the 1st pic. Maybe you need something else - a different bra, for instance. But this is just the 1st fitting and often times it looks worse before it looks better. Believe me! I had my dress custom made and nearly cried after my first 2 fittings, wondering if I made the right decision. But by the 3rd and final fitting, it finally came together and I was very happy. It was a bit of an emotional roller coaster!

My fiance does sewing and I shwoed him your pics. He says you should ask for a refund and take it somewhere else. What she's done is butcher your beautiful dress. That wasn't too complex of an alteration and I'd be afraid to have her touch the lace.