Cutting off train? Outside wedding

How on earth would you cut off the train of your dress in between your ceremony and reception? Honest question because if there was a way to do so without it looking like a child's hack job, every bride would probably do it.

Find a great seamstress to put in your bustle, bring your most capable bridesmaid to learn how to bustle it, and you'll be fine. Mine held up perfectly all night.

Sorry. Didn't mean between ceremony and reception, meant having it professionally altered, before both events.

I got my train removed. You can also have it altered so that you just have a small sweep train.

I personally dont care for the train. Ive never had that fairy tale dream of it and I know it looks good for pictures but that is literally all its good for to me. So instead of dealing with a bustle I just had it removed and I love the way it looks.

I don't care much for the train either. I did have my seamstress cut it down some it was to long for my taste.

SN: It is up to you and what you want also

Ah I see. I think if you have a way of having it done professionally and quickly, why not?! I wasn't crazy about my train either. Yeah it looked amazing, but my mobility was super limited and I kept getting caught on things. I felt much better once it was bustled.

I'd just keep in mind that this alteration will take time, and that the few minutes between ceremony and reception is already jam packed and will fly by. Don't keep your guests waiting TOO long!

ETA: shoot I misread I think - so you want to have the train removed before the entire wedding, as in during your fittings? Sure why not! Although I'd probably just buy a dress without a train to begin with. Bound to be cheaper.

I hate trains most of the time, mine has a small one but when bustled looks normal so I left it.

Really wondering how on earth anyone misread this to think you wanted it done in between ceremony and reception...

Anyway, I think it's fine not to have a train. If I had found a dress that I liked but that would look stupid bustled (as I feel most of them do), I'd have had the train cut off.

For those of you who had it done how much was that alteration?

My dress came with the option of not having a train. I jumped for joy when I heard that because I didn't want to pay to get it professionally removed. I never understood the whole "let's drag part of my dress all over the floor and then bunch it and tack it up so my already large ass looks even larger" thing.

Halloweenbride, she said she was thinking about cutting the train off "instead of just bustling". Bustling is typically done between the ceremony and reception, thus leading to the misconception. I'm exhausted and the question wasn't worded well.

But yes, pretty much anything can be done in alterations. However, I imagine it'd be much more cost effective to simply buy a trainless dress to begin with. Otherwise you're paying a higher price for the fabric and seamstress work in the train, just to pay again for having it removed.

I had no idea until months after i purchased my dress that it was available without the train. I think they do that to get you to pay to have it cut off. I think the alterations from same place you buy dress are all one big money making deal.

I didn't find too many trainless dresses. But i actually got my dress brand new off Craigslist for $400! It was selling in the stores for $1000.

Well the problem with removing the train is that the structure of the train comes from much further up the dress. It may hang funny. Can you post some pics front and back of dress?

I paid $200 for my alterations the only thing I had done was had it shortened and the train removed. I think it was a bit pricey because I have a scalloped lace hem and the dress has lace overlay and tulle so I'm sure the lace makes it more difficult. But idk it's also CA so everything is pricey

I bought a vintage gown with a train. Had a seamstress cut off the train and shorten the dress to tea length for our afternoon garden wedding. It looked great!

Hopefully this works..

The dress is gorgeous!! I would just take it to several different seamstresses and see what they think and get quotes from them. I'm sure it's doable.

I would chop it. In fact, I AM going to be chopping it. (Well, my mom, who is a seamstress, will be chopping it.) I'm even having a fully-indoor wedding and reception. I just don't like the look or feel of a train, let alone bustling.

An experienced seamstress can do this, no problem.

Thank you!

Oh did I ever misunderstand the subject header. I thought you meant there was a train near your venue and you wanted to know how to stop it for the reception. LOL!!!

Haha. Yeah, sorry. I posted after a very long day, could have been worded much better.