help with my dress?

Question

http://www.marysbridal.com/bridal/6389.htm

that is going to be my dress, but i want a longer train...anyone know how i can find a local seamstress or just asking the company to do the alterations?

Answer 1

I agree with previous posters.....that is a very long train already and alot of beading work. The dress is going to be very heavy and you will be pretty uncomfortable in it after an hour or so. Strap on a few dumbells around your waist and see how comfy you are through the day.....

You also need to think about your location. If you are getting married outside a long train is going to drag the ground and look out of place. If you are getting married in a small chapel with a short aisle and wear a super long train you are going to look very silly when your train takes up half of the aisle. A good rule of thumb is that your train should never be longer than 1/4 the length of the ailse from the very back pew/seat to where the vows will be held.

You determine how big a train you can have as well. If you are a small girl having a big poofy dress with giant train will swamp you and make you look silly. You would need to be like 6ft tall to wear anything longer than a cathederal length train without look out of proportion.

Third, bustling a train like that is going to be impossible so it will have to be removable. It will only be seen for that half hour you are taking the vows. Less because people will be concentrating on your faces after you take your place...not your butt.

I think you should leave the dress as is. It's perfectly gorgeous without alterations.

Answer 2

I have a mary's bridal dress too!! ( It is # F026160 in Couture at the bottom of the first page if you want to take a peek). I think that your best bet would to go to a local seamstress. Going through the shop will be really expensive. What you would have to do is order extra material through the shop and I see that the train is detachable, which is awesome, so I would suggest adding the length at the top of the train and since there will be a seam, you can add the beading over it so it looks like part of the decoration that is at the bottom of the train. you can google to see where the local seamstress is or look in the phone book (my seamstress is local too and does in her house, she is amazing!) good luck and your dress is gorgeouse!

Answer 3

Wow, thats a long train as it is, are you positive that you want it to be longer? I would speak to the salon first and foremost to find out if it can even be done on that dress, I'm not sure how you could accomplish this.

Have you thought about possibly having a very long veil instead that would extend beyond your train? I have seen this type of thing before and it might be a good idea for you. Doing this would also alleviate the extra weight that adding fabric to your train will add since you can take the veil off after the ceremony. The dress looks heavy as it is, you'll be getting a good workout during your dancing from the weight of it alone.

If you are determined to have some extra fabric though, ask first to see if its a possiblity before you purchase it. Sometimes you can get extra length (for tall women) that may extend the train a bit, but be sure that if you choose this option to make certain that the front can be hemmed (heavy ornamentation around the bottom of the dress can be a hinderance on hemming)

Hope this helps
Best of luck!

Answer 4

Part of it will depend on how tall you are. Trust me the dress I ordered was only supposed to have a 'sweep' train, but being only 5'1, I ended up with a MUCH longer train. I see that the train on this gown is detachable, which is great, and may make it a little easier to add fabric to at the top where it isn't as beaded. I would definitely ask the salon and their seamstress about the possibility.

The gown is gorgeous and you're going to look fantastic! Good Luck and Congratulations!

Answer 5

Definitely ask the company you are purchasing the dress from if it comes with a longer train or if they can add some material to it for you.

If not, you may be able to find a local seamstress but make sure they are experienced with wedding gowns.

Another option is to choose a cathedral length veil instead of the longer train, it is a very elegant look.

Good luck!

Answer 6

The gown you've chosen is beautiful as is & I'm sure you will look beautiful in it. However, I know as a fellow woman that we grow up with an image in our head as to what our wedding dress will look like, so if lengthening the train will make you happy I say go for it. I used a seamtress to take in my dress & she did a great job. You didn't include in your question where you are from. You may want to call some of the local bridal shops and ask them to refer you to a local seamstress. Good luck to you on your special day & take the time to enjoy yourself, as it will be over before you know it!!

Answer 7

STUNNING dress! So pretty!

Before you extend the train, check to see how much the train weighs as is.

My mom won her wedding ensemble in a beauty contest, and she had a 6' train on her dress. (Her veil trailed another 3 feet -- you should see the photos!) However, her dress was beaded satin, fully lined, and that train weighs a LOT. Something like 14 pounds. Which doesn't sound like much, but when you are dragging that much on top of the weight you already have in the dress, it's super hard to walk elegantly down the aisle.

Anyway, check the weight -- you don't want it to be more than 5 lbs, really. If you feel like you can up it a little, as the dress retailer to recommend how to extend the train to the length you want.

Answer 8

Probably the company can do it, if you special order it with your specifications in time. As far as a seamstress doing it, all she can do is add more fabric which has to be ordered from the company to match and it will look botched, believe me I sew. If the company is unable to comply with your request, I would look further for a dress similar with a longer train.

Answer 9

The dress is really pretty, but good Lord that is a lot of dress! Are you sure you want to extend the train? I don't know what the reason for wanting to extend it is, but I would advise against it. Not only is it going to be incredibly heavy to wear around all day, (I'm sure it already is anyway) but if the train is too long, it going to look circus-ish. Its going to take away from the whole look. But, obviously you will do what you want, so good luck.

Answer 10

The best way is to ask the company to do it. They know how to alter their dress than to put it in the hands of (stranger) seamstress. The dress is pretty...If you wear dress S066389, I would recommend the crown veil F056317. Both piece items would look very nice together.

Let me be first to congratulate you on your marriage. May God be with you and your husband always....God bless