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Flower Girl Dresses

Veronica, on May 13, 2019 at 7:54 PM Posted in Wedding Attire 0 6

My fmil is making the flower girl dresses for our two flower girls. I really didn't like this idea, but she insisted and my fiance told me to let her. I told him after she offered that they needed to be done 1 month before the wedding. He said okay. We went with her to JoAnn's to get everything we needed or so I thought. We bought a pattern and material, but she read the pattern wrong. She has been sewing for over 50 years and has made lots of clothes so how she read the pattern wrong I have no idea. She forgot the lace at the top of the dresses, the inner lining, buttons, and about 10 yards of tulle. I had questioned if we got enough material, but my fiance said she knew what she was doing. Fast forward about 4 months, her and I went visit my fiance's brother, his wife, and their four children (two of which are the flower girls). My fmil was supposed to make the dresses and the flower girls were going to try them on, but my fmil didn't realize the girls were on spring break so she barely got any work done on the dresses and she made a mistake which required her to undo a good part of her sewing. It has been about a month since then and she has not worked on them since. Only about 75% of the top of 1 dress is done. She told my fiance both dresses are almost done, which isn't true. She has about 1 month left to do them since I said they had to be done 1 month before our wedding. I don't want to fight with her or my fiance about this, but I feel that if the dresses aren't done 1 month before like I requested that I have no other choice, but to buy other dresses for the girls to wear and have them mailed to their house so they can try them on to make sure they fit. Otherwise, my fmil will finish them right before the wedding and the girls won't get to try them on. Do you think it is unreasonable for me to request that they be done 1 month before the wedding so that they can be sent to the girls to try on before the wedding? If they aren't done, do you agree that I should purchase other dresses and have them mailed to the girls' house? What would you do?

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Latest activity by Heather , on May 16, 2019 at 1:22 PM
  • Courtney
    Master December 2019
    Courtney ·
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    I would politely express my concerns, ask if she needs any help moving the process along.

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  • Sinéad
    WeddingWire Administrator January 2025
    Sinéad ·
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    Hey Veronica! I'm sorry that you are feeling so stressed about this.

    I feel that being honest it the best course of action here, you should just explain to her that you are feeling anxious about the dresses being finished and still having time for the girls to try them on in advance of the wedding. I'm sure she will understand your concerns.

    Perhaps she is feeling like she has taken on a bigger job than she anticipated, which is understandable since she was obviously trying to help. If you feel like this may be the case, you could gently propose that if she doesn't feel up to the task you could buy flower girl dresses instead.

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    Veronica ·
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    I have expressed my concerns and offered to buy dresses but she just blows me off.
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  • Heather
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    Heather ·
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    I think that she didn't realize how big the job would be. I would tell her how much you appreciate her offer, but you are on a time crunch. If there's anything she needs to let you know, but if they are not done one month before the wedding like you asked to begin with, you are going to have no choice but to purchase other dresses, since you need to make sure they fit the girls.

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    Veronica ·
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    Thanks! I just hate being in this situation. I also need to buy hair accessories and baskets for the girls and I want those things to match their dresses so without having completed dresses I can't really buy then which is another reason why I want the dresses done a month ahead of time. Do you think that is a reasonable expectation?
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  • Heather
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    Heather ·
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    I completely understand, I wouldn’t like to be in a situation like that either, but you’re not being unreasonable. I personally prefer everyone to have their attire ahead of time so it is one less thing for me to stress about. Requiring it a month before hand so you can make sure you have all your accessories and extras together is complete normal.
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