WEDDING GOWN: 1st Fitting..Finally!!
Gigi from CW rang and told me that my dress just arrived today! She told me that I can comeby to see it but alterations will have to start around October so as to do it all at one go.
Oh JOY!!! I finally get to see what mom picked me..."live" than "on-paper". :)
I quickly prepared my shoes...to make sure that that color is perfect and will reconfirm that I will not need to find another back-up shoes since it's quite hard to find the right color and design!
I set my appointment at 2pm since I wanted to have a good lunch at Tasty...and after checking out a bit of my brother's errands request that took me at IFC and Prince's Building.
At 2pm...excited as ever, I got to CW and requested for Gigi. I checked out some of the dresses on display but I still love my own. After a few minutes, Gigi came and brought out my dress and prepared the fitting room. I got into the room and she explained to me the "extras" then I was set to get dressed.
Some part of the gown like the bs was a bit weird at first since it was pretty tight and didn't seem like I wore it correctly but after a question or two, Gigi zipped me up...with still some hesitation on my end that the size is correct. After I got the real gown on, it all made sense and it worked well together! There is some need for alterations at the top section and I need to get better bra/corset for the gown since my current strapless bra was showing...too high. The gown is low at the back but those are all minimal details and workable.
I didn't realize how "antique gold" (golden) it was though I can say that it's the exact color that was on the magazine...I guess it would all be okay since I know I don't want to be in white so this sort of ivory works...I love it! A bit of a concern but I'm sure that my mom will comfort me and reassure me that this is a great gown and the color is as perfect as the day that we decided on it.
It's amazing to be wearing it...after such a long wait...and anticipation was building by the days!
I love the bs, the veil, the blusher and the gown. It all worked and came to place...uniformed and coherent. It is a total work of art even if it is tougher to put on due to "a lot of assembly is required". :P Good thing Gigi was there to help me out. I hope I remember to arrange some help to get me all dressed up on the day itself.
Initially, my main concern about the gown is that the beading or design in front might be too plain but when I saw it today...all that totally disappeared and it was nicely embroidered and with beading/sequins. If only I knew that there were more important problems/concerns to be tackled on.
Upon closer analysis of the real gown, I realized that the quality in the other details like the bs' sleeves and dress bows were really bad...considering the amount and name attached to the dress. The sleeves had some jagged-edges that is so not acceptable and the worst part is that the bows were all fraying, uneven, and one particular bow was arranged differently from the rest. I didn't realize that quality would ever be in question to my gown since I was purchasing quite a reknown designer's item...totally unacceptable if you think about it and to think that I'm not a picky bride...not really.
It was a bit disappointed with having to take are of the following after Sarina and I checked on the details:
- Stray Bow - have it fixed horizontally than vertically; can be done asap
- Bows are frayed - have it all trimmed when the time comes...or find a way to seal the edges to avoid fraying; request for more bows so we can add them to the nape, the two embroidered areas at the bottom gown's back; will wait for the bows to arrive
- Uneven Bows - have to be taken out and remade
- Sleeves of bs - trim the bs...only a very small bit
Aside from the above, I have a few things to think about like if I would like to have the blusher and veil attached/sown together or separately, I would like to have hooks sown on so I can hook it up for our first dance,if EW and I were to have our first dance; etc.
With all that happened though...it was all worth it. Everything's coming to place and I rewarded myself with a high tea treat at MOH, HK. Totally love that place. It's a nice "getaway" for me from the grime and stress of the city. I love their scones! I gotta bring EW there...it's a wonderful and relaxing place...this and Agnes b Le Pain Grille again...:P
I got some photos on my phone since I forgot to bring my camera...good though because I don't want to happen to the ML gown wherein I grew tired of it. I don't want to wear it too often so as not to jinx anything. The next fitting would be when my mom comes but not until we find my undergarment for it. Mom plans to maybe come in June instead so as to give CW some time to fix the more important stuff and get the ribbon requests.
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