Total wedding dress panic

I’m so sorry you’re panicking!
I never had the panic like you’re having but I want you to know how much better a dress will look when it’s altered and not a sample one.
My mom didn’t love my dress as much as I loved mine, she didn’t like the sleeves and was really worried about them. She was so in love with it after the alterations! It changed everything for her!Also I never had that moment either. It wasn’t fullon crying, emotional for me. I liked the dress in pictures and when I tried it on, I just felt calm. Not like this is it but I just felt beautiful and that my husband would love me in it. The only thing you could do is could you maybe go try it on in the store again? See how you feel?
I’m attaching some pictures from my original appointment and from how it looked after being altered. Very subtle changes on pictures but in person the alterations made me feel sooooo much more beautiful

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Your dress is a showstopper once it was altered, definitely a lot better than it looked in the shop, those pins can only do so much xD.

Try not to panicking, I'm sure once it's altered it'll look beautiful

View Quoted Comment That and the fabric was super stretched out on the sample and not as white since it had been tried on a lot haha
So a big difference just not always easy to show on pictures haha

I know it’s hard but take a deep breath and relax. You’re going to rock that dress once it’s altered.

It is perfectly normal to have anxiety over your wedding dress and wonder if you made the right decision.

You have to just remember how you felt in it and why you chose it, and trust that it will look beautiful. I bought a sample sale that was several sizes too big. Once they were done with alterations, it looked like it was made for me!

Thank you, girls!

Anais, you looked stunning in your dress!
You are totally right that it is a different story before and after the alternation. Thank you everybody for your assuring words and your time!

I woke up with another panic this morning and I just went to the shop. There were amazing, very kind and I wasn't probably the first one freaking bride. Apparently brides without their families are having hard time this year.

When I saw the dress I was calm and I did not understand what I was actually doing there... I put it on and my advisor went through the stuff I wasn't sure about and she really helped me to accept that this is - the sample one - not my dress and it will look differently.

I attach pictures for you to see that it really doesn't look well as it is a sample dress. I was told I should stop to watch pictures of me in the dress .

My advisor also proposed me some extra alternation if I will want at the end - the lace in the V. Hopefully my mum will join me for the first alternation so someone will advice me but i would be curious what you think about the V-line (of course it is not put in the best way as we just tried what would be possible - the lace would be also on my back with is as well open in V).

Thank you again, it is my first time I write in discussion on internet and I feel less stupid .

Micha

I'm so sorry you're going through that. I had second thoughts about my dress choice because of how tight it fits compared to the sample. The samples are stretched out and they give you an idea of what the dress looks like. For example, the sample I tried on fit perfectly and the tulle wasn't sparkly looking. Well my dress comes in and it fit tighter like I knew it would, and the top layer of tulle was very glittery. I had the it's the one feeling after my veil was put on and held back tears. My mom didn't think I made the right choice because she thought I'd choose something more simple. Since you're wearing it, it's all about how it makes you feel. The first one is the sample I tried on. And the second is how it looks on the website. I love my choice though and know I made the right decision.