Comments on: Everything you need to know about having your wedding dress custom-made

By: Queenie

Queenie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:42:35 +0000

Luckily, I also have a guest list of only 6 and my only honeymoon plans are having 2 weeks off work, not going to Fiji or anything, so that's one less worry on the economic front. Let's hope his family isn't a party of forty!

By: Queenie

Queenie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:17:29 +0000

I know exactly what I want, and it is *not* going to be cheap – but I also want it to be heirloom potential, so that I'd probably spend more buying a 2009 or 2010 model car (my price range usually being for a '98-'06) is less important, if I start saving now. It's great that Mom got hers out of a Macy's catalogue for under 90 bucks and was happy, but it's not a dress I'd wear or pass down to *my* kids, where the dress I have planned will be passed down and worn more than once (unlike a prom dress, a dance I never attended). The problem, of course, is *money*, especiaaly in the current economy. A theatre company or renfair place sounds good – especially since I've seen impressive handmade works from fairs I've personally attended -, but I haven't forgotten being a student and wouldn't want my dress made by one I didn't personally know.

By: Ariel Meadow Stallings

Ariel Meadow Stallings — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 02:45:06 +0000

http://vendors.offbeatbride.co…gory/gowns

By: Tori

Tori — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:50:24 +0000

I'm in Massachusetts- does anyone have any suggestions of awesome seamstresses in the new england area?

By: Gold darr

Gold darr — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 04:02:28 +0000

I happen to be close by in Roanoke, dying trying to find someone that can do a pretty complicated design.. but I'm also a graduate student, and slightly price conscious. How expensive did your dress end up being?

By: jflanders1

jflanders1 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:51:22 +0000

I gave Coral’s Bridal (coralsbridal.com) a chance and was disappointed with the end result. I wanted the Priscilla of Boston # 4104 and sent a dozen photos of the dress from other brides and from the website of the designer. These are the photos you see on this listing, this is not an example of the dress they actually made. I have posted photos of the dress made by Coral’s at this link http://boards.weddingbee.com/t…st-2363042 The dress was a close match with the detail in the appliqué, but the way the dress fit and the style of the skirt was way off. They turned it into a mermaid dress and I can’t even walk in it. I spent $450.00 for a dress I can’t use. At this point I’ve called off the wedding until I can afford a wedding dress. I’m looking at sometime next year. We’ve decided to just get married in the court house until then.
I also posted my review on the coral’s bridal website and they removed it. I guess they only post the positive reviews.

By: Angela

Angela — Tue, 03 May 2011 12:32:52 +0000

Hi guys! This post here analyses a chinese custom made dress if anyone is interested in going that way.
http://oh-so-joyous.blogspot.c…dress.html

By: Jaime

Jaime — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:42:29 +0000

I'm also in this boat. I really want to get my dress custom-made to avoid the ungodly price of many bridal stores. Unfortunately, finding a good seamstress in Panama City, FL is proving to be more difficult than originally thought. So, I think what I'm going to do is take the design that my future sister-in-law is making for me and send it to a tailor I used last year in Korea. I already have clothing from him so I know what beautiful work he does and his prices are very reasonable. I hope it works!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 03:17:33 +0000

Hi Lisa! I also live in Toronto and am trying ever-so-hard to find a custom wedding dress maker. So far I have had no luck. I think I want something that is going to be a little technically difficult but if you wouldn't mind passing on the contact info for your dress maker, I'd really appreciate it!

By: Krista

Krista — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:35:20 +0000

I had found this website that basically remade designers dresses… i think they were based in china but now I cant find the damned website :-/
I have FULL intentions of having my dress made; whenever I finally get married. :>