Tasha showed up yesterday at 10am. We drove down to Modesto to David's Bridal. She tried on three dresses until she found the right size - 18. She ordered her dress. Then we left. It was rather painless.
No complaints about anything. She did have money, so she offered to buy me lunch. So we went to Olive Garden. it was a nice lunch.
I hope to god I made the right decision.
Showing posts with label bridesmaid dresses. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bridesmaid dresses. Show all posts
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Flaky Bridesmaid
So everyone remembers my flaky bridesmaid that kept not showing up. Not Maya, but my friend Tasha. Anyways. So I told her that if she comes today when I go pick up my dress,(*hopefully hopefully its not damaged or unacceptable.. God I hope its okay and I can bring it home.. please please please), that she can buy a bridesmaid dress and be in the wedding.
She knows when she has to be here. We (Dave- Aaron's Father is driving) are leaving at 10. Since Dave is driving, we aren't waiting. I know he wouldnt mind waiting, but I dont want him to walk around my super messy house. Eeeek.
I love my cats that destroy everything. This morning it was the toilet paper in the bathroom, yesterday they knocked a plant down and it broke in a thousand pieces.
Anyways... so I hope that she shows up.
I asked Dave to drive because he has a bigger car and we won't have to fold the dress.
Anyways... so I told her to be here at 9:30 (well I text messaged that to her last night around midnight).. but I told her when I talked to her on Monday that she had to be here by 10 at the latest. So we'll go by that one. She has 15 minutes to get here.
I just tried calling and it keeps going straight to voicemail. So either her phone is off or its dead. Either way I'm leaving her if she doesnt get here. I've been waiting to order an extra bouquet or tell anyone until she buys a dress... but I dont think I'm going to let her be in the wedding again after today if she doesnt go today.
She knows when she has to be here. We (Dave- Aaron's Father is driving) are leaving at 10. Since Dave is driving, we aren't waiting. I know he wouldnt mind waiting, but I dont want him to walk around my super messy house. Eeeek.
I love my cats that destroy everything. This morning it was the toilet paper in the bathroom, yesterday they knocked a plant down and it broke in a thousand pieces.
Anyways... so I hope that she shows up.
I asked Dave to drive because he has a bigger car and we won't have to fold the dress.
Anyways... so I told her to be here at 9:30 (well I text messaged that to her last night around midnight).. but I told her when I talked to her on Monday that she had to be here by 10 at the latest. So we'll go by that one. She has 15 minutes to get here.
I just tried calling and it keeps going straight to voicemail. So either her phone is off or its dead. Either way I'm leaving her if she doesnt get here. I've been waiting to order an extra bouquet or tell anyone until she buys a dress... but I dont think I'm going to let her be in the wedding again after today if she doesnt go today.
Monday, April 14, 2008
David's Bridal Pictures
My ex-dress with the hole that is being returned and Rachel's actual dress. She is my maid of honor.
Better picture of the bridesmaid dresses:
Better picture of the bridesmaid dresses:
I really like the blue color I picked out. I just wish my dress wasn't all messed up. Good thing they are fixing it.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Inspecting the dresses
My cousin Donna and my maid of honor Rachel went with me today to "inspect" the dresses... We met Rachel at Starbucks in manteca. When we got down there we wanted to try the dresses on and make sure they fit etc. I also wanted to check them over..etc.
Rachel and Kerry's dress was fine. Donna's dress had a zipper problem and mine had a big hole. Yay. Plus some beading was falling off. woo hoo.
So they are ordering me a new dress. They didn't have an attitude because I just spoke with the manager the whole time, but they kept harassing us to sign the papers saying we got them. I told them I'd sign them when we were ready to leave... geez.
When I pointed out the problems with the dress, they said that if I came in 2 weeks before the wedding, they would do a bead check..etc. I said they needed to do it now because beading was falling off and there was a hole. There was also several spots where the fabric was stretched at the seams.
I don't see why they want to wait til 2 weeks before the wedding, when there is nothing they can do about it then.
Who comes up with these dumb policies?
so now my dress is scheduled to come in around beginning of July... that means it will be here in a couple of weeks. Or at least thats how its always been.
*headdesk*
Rachel and Kerry's dress was fine. Donna's dress had a zipper problem and mine had a big hole. Yay. Plus some beading was falling off. woo hoo.
So they are ordering me a new dress. They didn't have an attitude because I just spoke with the manager the whole time, but they kept harassing us to sign the papers saying we got them. I told them I'd sign them when we were ready to leave... geez.
When I pointed out the problems with the dress, they said that if I came in 2 weeks before the wedding, they would do a bead check..etc. I said they needed to do it now because beading was falling off and there was a hole. There was also several spots where the fabric was stretched at the seams.
I don't see why they want to wait til 2 weeks before the wedding, when there is nothing they can do about it then.
Who comes up with these dumb policies?
so now my dress is scheduled to come in around beginning of July... that means it will be here in a couple of weeks. Or at least thats how its always been.
*headdesk*
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Inspect the dresses
I got a message today from David's Bridal from one of the consultants.
She was rather rude.
She said that our new dresses are in and we should come "inspect" them to make sure they are up to our "high standards".
I'm sorry but I thought that was a little off and unwarranted.
So I told Rachel about it and she got upset and said that she would drive up and we would go "inspect" the dresses together. She said they better not be mean or rude. Its not our fault the dresses were damaged when they came in.
I also talked my cousin Donna into going because after all it was her dress that was the worst. I wanted them to try them on to make sure they were okay.
So we decided to go in a few days.
She was rather rude.
She said that our new dresses are in and we should come "inspect" them to make sure they are up to our "high standards".
I'm sorry but I thought that was a little off and unwarranted.
So I told Rachel about it and she got upset and said that she would drive up and we would go "inspect" the dresses together. She said they better not be mean or rude. Its not our fault the dresses were damaged when they came in.
I also talked my cousin Donna into going because after all it was her dress that was the worst. I wanted them to try them on to make sure they were okay.
So we decided to go in a few days.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Problems with David's Bridal
SUNDAY
I went to David's Bridal on Sunday with Aaron to pick up the bridesmaid dresses for my wedding. They had called Kerry on tuesday and told her she had to pick up her dress in 3 to 5 days. Which is really unreasonable for people to do when they live out of town.
So we get there and when they bring the dresses out they ask that I sign a piece of paper to state I received the dress. I told them I didnt want to sign before I see the dresses and make sure they are what we ordered.
So my fiance and I start looking over the dresses for damages..etc. I had recently read a post about someone having a pen mark on their dress and I just wanted to make sure everything looked okay before I signed for and took the dresses. After all its not my dress, its someone else's and i didn't want to say it was okay.. when it obviously wasnt.
Dress # 1 - size 10.
Looks okay. The zipper is starting to bulge at the bottom. Threads are starting to come out and the zipper is catching on the threads.
Dress # 2 - size 20
Looks okay. Same problem with the zipper. It looks bulgy at the bottom. Told that both dresses are okay and its just the way the zipper is tacked and would be easy to fix.
Dress #3 - size 14.
Really bad obvious threads pulling, making a big line across the bottom by the bottom of the zipper. The zipper is bulging at the bottom. Was told that they would have alterations look at it. I was walked back to alterations, saw the manager show the alteration worker, what I was complaining about, saw her write the problem in a book and we left the room and went back out front.
I was assured that all 3 dresses would be fixed and ready to go by Wednesday.
THURSDAY
I show up on Thursday with my cousin who is the owner of dress #3 that was the worst. I thought it was best to bring her incase they tried to do a "patch job' to make it look pretty like just iron the shit out of it. I wanted her to try it on and make sure it was really fixed.
We arrive and they can't find the dresses... because they are looking in receiving. I told them that they were in alterations because they were being fixed. They bring them out in a white bag and hand me the papers to sign for them. Of course I won't because I find it weird they are brought out in a different colored bag. When I tried to pick them up before they were in a clear bag.
So I start looking at them and they are ALL THE SAME. Nothing has been changed. When I try to tell them that they havent been fixed, they say that they werent supposed to be fixed, that they were only told to steam them. So I said that they needed to be fixed. She said there was no paperwork stating that they needed to be fixed, so they werent fixed. Like it was MY FAULT that there was no paperwork.
So they take the one that looks the best, take it in the back, press the hell out of it and it comes back looking okay but it still looks like its bumpy at the bottom. So I said that I thought that it was just a quick temporary fix and that I didnt want to sign for something that needed work to be done to make it look okay. She said No..no. Its fixed. It will stay like that. So i told her that ironing wasn't fixing it. I mean if you iron your pants, does that mean they will never wrinkle again? Seriously. Come on!!
Then the manager on duty says that they can get me a new dress but only for the one that looks the worst. The others are "okay" in her standards since they can be pressed so the flaws are only mininimally shows. What?
Then she goes on to say that since they are an "off the rack" dealer that the dresses are never new, that they might all have that same flaw ..etc. So I said well if I saw the dress before I bought it, I wouldnt have bought it like that. That the ones we tried on AT the store was not like that, I even pulled some off the rack and showed them that it wasn't like that. They said that there was no guarantee that they dress wouldnt come back looking like that... and it might take 6 to 8 weeks to get the dresses back.
So I said that I had 6 months to wait for a decent one.
Her reasoning was just dumb. Seriously. So what if they are an off the rack dealer. That doesn't mean I would go into macy's and buy a defective dress just because the dresses are off the rack. Either they can order me a new one (most retailers can call around to the local stores and see if they can find one in your size, or you can look online) or most places will give people discounts on defective merchandise. I know I've worked retail at two different stores.
It different when you buy your dress ahead of time and they send you defective merchandise.
Anyways, so after the manager on duty said there was nothing she could do. She basically kept trying to get us to take the dresses with us.. saying that they were all going to be like that etc. We left without the dresses and the promise that the real manager could help us tomorrow.
I went to David's Bridal on Sunday with Aaron to pick up the bridesmaid dresses for my wedding. They had called Kerry on tuesday and told her she had to pick up her dress in 3 to 5 days. Which is really unreasonable for people to do when they live out of town.
So we get there and when they bring the dresses out they ask that I sign a piece of paper to state I received the dress. I told them I didnt want to sign before I see the dresses and make sure they are what we ordered.
So my fiance and I start looking over the dresses for damages..etc. I had recently read a post about someone having a pen mark on their dress and I just wanted to make sure everything looked okay before I signed for and took the dresses. After all its not my dress, its someone else's and i didn't want to say it was okay.. when it obviously wasnt.
Dress # 1 - size 10.
Looks okay. The zipper is starting to bulge at the bottom. Threads are starting to come out and the zipper is catching on the threads.
Dress # 2 - size 20
Looks okay. Same problem with the zipper. It looks bulgy at the bottom. Told that both dresses are okay and its just the way the zipper is tacked and would be easy to fix.
Dress #3 - size 14.
Really bad obvious threads pulling, making a big line across the bottom by the bottom of the zipper. The zipper is bulging at the bottom. Was told that they would have alterations look at it. I was walked back to alterations, saw the manager show the alteration worker, what I was complaining about, saw her write the problem in a book and we left the room and went back out front.
I was assured that all 3 dresses would be fixed and ready to go by Wednesday.
THURSDAY
I show up on Thursday with my cousin who is the owner of dress #3 that was the worst. I thought it was best to bring her incase they tried to do a "patch job' to make it look pretty like just iron the shit out of it. I wanted her to try it on and make sure it was really fixed.
We arrive and they can't find the dresses... because they are looking in receiving. I told them that they were in alterations because they were being fixed. They bring them out in a white bag and hand me the papers to sign for them. Of course I won't because I find it weird they are brought out in a different colored bag. When I tried to pick them up before they were in a clear bag.
So I start looking at them and they are ALL THE SAME. Nothing has been changed. When I try to tell them that they havent been fixed, they say that they werent supposed to be fixed, that they were only told to steam them. So I said that they needed to be fixed. She said there was no paperwork stating that they needed to be fixed, so they werent fixed. Like it was MY FAULT that there was no paperwork.
So they take the one that looks the best, take it in the back, press the hell out of it and it comes back looking okay but it still looks like its bumpy at the bottom. So I said that I thought that it was just a quick temporary fix and that I didnt want to sign for something that needed work to be done to make it look okay. She said No..no. Its fixed. It will stay like that. So i told her that ironing wasn't fixing it. I mean if you iron your pants, does that mean they will never wrinkle again? Seriously. Come on!!
Then the manager on duty says that they can get me a new dress but only for the one that looks the worst. The others are "okay" in her standards since they can be pressed so the flaws are only mininimally shows. What?
Then she goes on to say that since they are an "off the rack" dealer that the dresses are never new, that they might all have that same flaw ..etc. So I said well if I saw the dress before I bought it, I wouldnt have bought it like that. That the ones we tried on AT the store was not like that, I even pulled some off the rack and showed them that it wasn't like that. They said that there was no guarantee that they dress wouldnt come back looking like that... and it might take 6 to 8 weeks to get the dresses back.
So I said that I had 6 months to wait for a decent one.
Her reasoning was just dumb. Seriously. So what if they are an off the rack dealer. That doesn't mean I would go into macy's and buy a defective dress just because the dresses are off the rack. Either they can order me a new one (most retailers can call around to the local stores and see if they can find one in your size, or you can look online) or most places will give people discounts on defective merchandise. I know I've worked retail at two different stores.
It different when you buy your dress ahead of time and they send you defective merchandise.
Anyways, so after the manager on duty said there was nothing she could do. She basically kept trying to get us to take the dresses with us.. saying that they were all going to be like that etc. We left without the dresses and the promise that the real manager could help us tomorrow.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Bridesmaid dresses .. check ... flower girl dress...check
Kerry drove down and went to breakfast with Aaron and I at UJs. She had gotten to stockton a little early, so she just met us there for breakfast. It wasn't planned or anything. After breakfast, we went back to my house and hung out for a little while because Rachel was running late. She called me when she barely had just gotten on 580.
When Rachel finally got into Tracy she called us and we headed down to meet her in Manteca. We met her at the nicest Starbucks that I have ever seen. It had really big couches and everything. I hope my store when it opens is that nice.
After our starbucks detour, Rachel went with us in Kerry's car to Modesto to David's Bridal. It didn't really take that long because we already knew what we wanted. It just took us awhile to find the right size. Rachel was excited because the first dress she thought she would need was way too big. Its just that David's Bridal is maybe one to two sizes off. A lot of the other brands are maybe two to four sizes off. So it took her 4 dresses to decide on a size. Kerry only took two dresses to decide on a size that fit her best.
We are princesses:
The other color that I considered:
With the shawls and flowers:
Rachel is a princess:
Me and Kerry
Rachel and Kerry
Back to the dressing room again...
Me and Rachel:
Plus Aaron and I found this dress on clearance and bought it for our flower girl:
It ties in the back.
The dress has silver sparkles all over it:
The dress is stretchy so it has a little room to grow if she does get bigger and the straps should be shortened but other than that it looks good.
When Rachel finally got into Tracy she called us and we headed down to meet her in Manteca. We met her at the nicest Starbucks that I have ever seen. It had really big couches and everything. I hope my store when it opens is that nice.
After our starbucks detour, Rachel went with us in Kerry's car to Modesto to David's Bridal. It didn't really take that long because we already knew what we wanted. It just took us awhile to find the right size. Rachel was excited because the first dress she thought she would need was way too big. Its just that David's Bridal is maybe one to two sizes off. A lot of the other brands are maybe two to four sizes off. So it took her 4 dresses to decide on a size. Kerry only took two dresses to decide on a size that fit her best.
We are princesses:
The other color that I considered:
With the shawls and flowers:
Rachel is a princess:
Me and Kerry
Rachel and Kerry
Back to the dressing room again...
Me and Rachel:
Plus Aaron and I found this dress on clearance and bought it for our flower girl:
It ties in the back.
The dress has silver sparkles all over it:
The dress is stretchy so it has a little room to grow if she does get bigger and the straps should be shortened but other than that it looks good.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Bridesmaid Dress Shopping Trip
On Saturday, we went dress shopping to look for bridesmaid dresses. By we.. I mean - Kerry, Rachel and my cousin Donna. Rachel decided not to stay closer to stockton and ended up driving up a different way. So she just met us in Sacramento at the first shop. Kerry lives in Sacramento so she just met us there. So Donna and I drove up. We didn't leave until closer to 9:15 and after a stop at Starbucks for some frappucinos.. I love love love my discount! :), we made our way to sacramento.
It was kind of cloudy, but it was pretty clear all the way up. We made it there about 10:10. Rachel actually beat us from the bay area! Wtf.. lol.
So I went around and started grabbing dresses and I got Rachel and Donna to start trying stuff on. I called Kerry when we reached Elk Grove and she said she'd meet us there. She was a little late and we had a pile of dresses that the other girls had tried on but either couldn't really tell because the size was really small, or were way too small to try on to begin with.
I personally think that if Rachel and Kerry try on dress #6 and they like it, thats probably what we'll get. Kerry was tired and didn't want to try on one more dress. She said she'd go back next weekend and try it on. I sent Rachel pictures and I want her to go try it on. I like the color in the photos, but its a little darker in person.
So yay.. for being done with dress shopping.. kind of. :) Now I have to make sure everyone buys it. Right now its on sale for $140 from $170. Plus it comes with a matching shawl and optional spaghetti straps. So people could add straps if they wanted and the people that want to cover their arms can with the shawl.. so its kind of perfect. :) That way people won't have to buy a shawl if they do want it.
It was kind of cloudy, but it was pretty clear all the way up. We made it there about 10:10. Rachel actually beat us from the bay area! Wtf.. lol.
So I went around and started grabbing dresses and I got Rachel and Donna to start trying stuff on. I called Kerry when we reached Elk Grove and she said she'd meet us there. She was a little late and we had a pile of dresses that the other girls had tried on but either couldn't really tell because the size was really small, or were way too small to try on to begin with.
Rachel is happy to be trying on dresses...
Some dresses that were nice, but for one reason or another they were cut out - like too low in front, too low in back etc...
The Vera Wang dresses... ahh to dream. Actually I didn't like them that much. The light gold dress looks like a nightie and the lavender one had a black elastic strap on the back of the dress... wtf?
The winners from this store:
I think either the blue one or the gold one were the best. They looked good on all:
#1
#2
After this store, we went to lunch at Ernestos.
This is the only group picture I have.. its blurry :(
So I took a picture outside.. I told them to pretend it wasn't freezing.
Rachel had to leave early, so she left after lunch.
After we went to a nearby store to look at more dresses. We didn't see anything we liked.. BUT we did find some joke dresses to send my sister.
and the Ladybug and Neon dress:
We went to starbucks after this and Kerry got a chai latte, we got waters. Then we went to David's Bridal and tried on some dresses there. We got there almost exactly at 4. I had told Chrissie to bring Elizabeth to try on flower girl dresses.. but she never showed. Kerry called her and she said she forgot.
Here are the dresses we liked at Davids Bridal:
#3
#4
#5
#6
Some dresses that were nice, but for one reason or another they were cut out - like too low in front, too low in back etc...
The Vera Wang dresses... ahh to dream. Actually I didn't like them that much. The light gold dress looks like a nightie and the lavender one had a black elastic strap on the back of the dress... wtf?
The winners from this store:
I think either the blue one or the gold one were the best. They looked good on all:
#1
#2
After this store, we went to lunch at Ernestos.
This is the only group picture I have.. its blurry :(
So I took a picture outside.. I told them to pretend it wasn't freezing.
Rachel had to leave early, so she left after lunch.
After we went to a nearby store to look at more dresses. We didn't see anything we liked.. BUT we did find some joke dresses to send my sister.
and the Ladybug and Neon dress:
We went to starbucks after this and Kerry got a chai latte, we got waters. Then we went to David's Bridal and tried on some dresses there. We got there almost exactly at 4. I had told Chrissie to bring Elizabeth to try on flower girl dresses.. but she never showed. Kerry called her and she said she forgot.
Here are the dresses we liked at Davids Bridal:
#3
#4
#5
#6
I personally think that if Rachel and Kerry try on dress #6 and they like it, thats probably what we'll get. Kerry was tired and didn't want to try on one more dress. She said she'd go back next weekend and try it on. I sent Rachel pictures and I want her to go try it on. I like the color in the photos, but its a little darker in person.
So yay.. for being done with dress shopping.. kind of. :) Now I have to make sure everyone buys it. Right now its on sale for $140 from $170. Plus it comes with a matching shawl and optional spaghetti straps. So people could add straps if they wanted and the people that want to cover their arms can with the shawl.. so its kind of perfect. :) That way people won't have to buy a shawl if they do want it.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Now she's not going
So I left my phone at home today during work because well I completely forgot my purse all together. When I got home I noticed Maya had called a couple of times and then left a message. She said to call her back, so I did.
Apparently her church has approved her daughters baptism finally. So they scheduled it for next weekend... which is cool and everything because they've been waiting forever to get approved because they couldn't find Bella anyone to be a godparent that fit the church's strict rules. So that is going to be sunday. So she decides that she can't go on Saturday because now she needs all the time to get ready for Bella's baptism the next day.
I'm glad that they were able to get it straightened out. I'm a little more annoyed that they scheduled it for a day because "she already had that weekend off". Well she had that weekend off because of me.
So then she's asks if I'm going to come over and help her get ready on Saturday and be there on Sunday.
Well um.. no because I'm going shopping with the bridesmaids on Saturday and Sunday I have to work, so I can't even go to the baptism.
So then she gets all pissy with me because I'm choosing to go look at "silly dresses" over her daughters baptism and that I'm not even going to be there.
So I said that I can't back out on everyone because its already planned and that I have to work, so I can't go on sunday. I could probably meet them somewhere at 6 when I get off work, but since the baptism starts at 3, I doubt they will still be there.
She just gets all mad and says that I'm not understanding of her situation and she has a lot to do, and again that I should just pick out the dresses on my own. Since she's not getting an opinion no one should..etc.
How fucking ridiculous. I just feel like I'm not that important to her and she doesn't really want to be involved. I actually cried when i got off the phone because I was so upset that she was cancelling on me afer all the s*** she has put me through complaining about this and complaining about that.. and bitching about the dress.
Do I ask her to step down as maid of honor so I can have someone who wants to help have the special title? or do I just let it be? I just don't know how many ways I can stress that I really want her to be involved and she just isn't.
Apparently her church has approved her daughters baptism finally. So they scheduled it for next weekend... which is cool and everything because they've been waiting forever to get approved because they couldn't find Bella anyone to be a godparent that fit the church's strict rules. So that is going to be sunday. So she decides that she can't go on Saturday because now she needs all the time to get ready for Bella's baptism the next day.
I'm glad that they were able to get it straightened out. I'm a little more annoyed that they scheduled it for a day because "she already had that weekend off". Well she had that weekend off because of me.
So then she's asks if I'm going to come over and help her get ready on Saturday and be there on Sunday.
Well um.. no because I'm going shopping with the bridesmaids on Saturday and Sunday I have to work, so I can't even go to the baptism.
So then she gets all pissy with me because I'm choosing to go look at "silly dresses" over her daughters baptism and that I'm not even going to be there.
So I said that I can't back out on everyone because its already planned and that I have to work, so I can't go on sunday. I could probably meet them somewhere at 6 when I get off work, but since the baptism starts at 3, I doubt they will still be there.
She just gets all mad and says that I'm not understanding of her situation and she has a lot to do, and again that I should just pick out the dresses on my own. Since she's not getting an opinion no one should..etc.
How fucking ridiculous. I just feel like I'm not that important to her and she doesn't really want to be involved. I actually cried when i got off the phone because I was so upset that she was cancelling on me afer all the s*** she has put me through complaining about this and complaining about that.. and bitching about the dress.
Do I ask her to step down as maid of honor so I can have someone who wants to help have the special title? or do I just let it be? I just don't know how many ways I can stress that I really want her to be involved and she just isn't.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
27 dresses
Dresses from katherine heigl's 27 dresses:
27 Bridesmaid Dresses
Some of these are really fantastic!!
I really think my bridesmaids would love the square dance dress. :-D
The Peep Dress
The Vampire Princess... love the collar :-D
Little Bo Peep
Miss Scarlett
Tangerine Dream
Pastel Explosion
Square Dance
Lace
27 Bridesmaid Dresses
Some of these are really fantastic!!
I really think my bridesmaids would love the square dance dress. :-D
The Peep Dress
The Vampire Princess... love the collar :-D
Little Bo Peep
Miss Scarlett
Tangerine Dream
Pastel Explosion
Square Dance
Lace
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