Ok, I'm back from AA. It went very well....
I got there and the alterations lady was not there yet. I explained to the manager that something was different with my dress and the one I tried on, and she immediately wanted me to put both on. I did, and she agreed. The top of the dress was not even at all, the left side was much higher than the right side, and it was just as I said, there wasn't enough material at the top. She said we should wait for the seamstress and see what she can do.
The seamstress showed up a little late. I did put both of them on so she could see. She pulled at the dress and looked at it and there was really no hope. She said my bust is way too big for that size that they ordered and she wouldn't really be able to do anything to it. She suggested I talk to the manager and that I get another style of dress.
Well at that point I was in tears. The manager was so sweet. She offered to order a different size, but even the seamstress agreed that this dress just wouldn't work for me. I explained to the manager that I really didn't have it in my budget to get another one but I just couldn't see myself getting married in this dress. She immediately called one of the sales ladies to go pick me out some dresses that she thought I would like. I was so upset by this point, when she asked me what kind of dress I wanted I told her I didn't really care, whatever would look good. She was so sweet and patient as well.
I tried on 3 dresses and really didn't like any of them. They were ok, but I was still trying to get over how upset the last dress has made me. I was very hesitant because I NEVER wanna go through this again.
And then I put on THE dress. It was gorgeous. All of my fears and hesitations went away. I didn't have any doubts about this dress. It was perfect and looked amazing on.
Of course, I was worried about the price. It was $200 over the dress I originally purchased. So the manager came over and said not to worry about it, that she was more concerned with me getting the dress I loved. She did an even trade for the dresses! I didn't even know what to say to her. I just kept thanking her and telling her how grateful I was.
So I left there with a new dress only paying $50 to get it in a shorter size. I couldn't be happier.
So.... here's my dress!
Of course this means I will need to get new shoes and jewelry, but I'm perfectly fine with that!!