i think i hate my wedding dress

I personally think that dress is stunning! I would take it to the seamstress first and see what the options are before making any decisions. If she is able to alter it to your liking, chances are it will seem like a totally new dress once it fits right!

View Quoted Comment Thanks Emily! I am keeping my fingers crossed a seamstress is able to help me without breaking the bank too much.

I totally agree with Emily - a good seamstress can make a world of difference! Best of luck

The dress is beautiful.

The dress is beautiful! I think if the seamstress can get it to fit, then a great way to glam it up is to add a sparkly veil or something with gems on it. Another way is by adding jewelry with stones or pearls. You could even add a headpiece, like a tiara or maybe even have your hairstylist incorporate something.

That dress is beautiful. If you are looking to spice it up, maybe add a belt or a nice headpiece

Ditto the above - the dress is stunning!

That dress is stunning!! I dont think you have anything to worry about but you could always add a sparkly belt and a cathedral length veil with embellishments on the bottom to jazz ir up a bit.

It's a beautiful dress. I hope she can do the alterations you need! A sparkly necklace and a belt would look fab!

It’s so pretty

I think it’s beautiful! My seamstress told me that she could take in a dress as much as it needed without running to issues so I wouldn’t worry about sizing... if your looking to Jazz it up you could add lace appliqués to the train or even just try a bling belt but personally I think it’s beautiful as is!!

It’s a beautiful dress and since you got it on sale hopefully that’ll give you some wiggle room to customize it exactly how you want it. I noticed that you mentioned jazzing up the drain, and that the description of the dress says it’s tulle with horsehair trim at the bottom. My dress is the same way and I thought briefly about adding lace trim to the bottom of the train. They said it can be done, but the lace would be more fragile at the bottom than the horsehair. They can either remove the horsehair and put lace on instead, or to make it stronger put the lace over the horsehair. But definitely talk to your seamstress about that! Depending on your style a nice sparkly belt would look pretty, but isn’t necessary if you don’t like it. Either way, your dress is so pretty and I Hope meeting with the seamstress helps ease your doubts!

View Quoted Comment Thank you for the heads up!!! I definitely didn’t take that into consideration. Did you end up adding lace or leaving your dress as is?

View Quoted Comment Thank you!!! I was definitely worried about how taking the dress in could possibly affect the structure.

I LOVE that dress! But I think you’re problem is that it just doesn’t physically fit you. I just had this chat today. I say go to your appointment, and voice your concerns to them, and see what comes of it. And it you want to jazz it up, I say big oversized sparkly necklace. 😍

View Quoted Comment I didn’t end up adding it. The look of the horsehair kinda grew on me after a while lol

The dress looks beautiful! I’d definitely talk to your seamstress. My dress was a sample and in good condition, but a little big and the horsehair trim on the edges. I loved the dress and it had everything all of the dresses I liked had, but in one dress so that’s why I went with it... also the price was great! But the more I looked at it in pictures, whether it was me in it or online, I started to get nervous. Went to the seamstress and by my second fitting the dress was completely transformed and I fell even more in love with it! All she did was take it in and cut the bottom layer to make it the correct length. A good seamstress and a few minor adjustments can make a world of difference. Good luck!

You can always add drama with accessories! I think your dress is very pretty.

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Agree with everyone else. This dress is beautiful. I hope you feel better after your appointment! So nice accessories could help alot!!

I think it's beautiful, but it only really matters how you feel in it. I'd keep your appointment and bring these concerns up with your seamstress. She may have suggestions on how you could jazz it up and make it fit you perfectly. And I'm sure she'll be able to fix the hole.

Maybe she can add a crinoline, or add some appliques to the train if you aren't finding it jazzy enough. A veil could also add some drama. And just have her pin things in place, so if you decide you really don't love the dress you can sell it on and look for something new.