The dress shop have made a few marks on the dress, but I am remarkably unbothered by it. There is a loose crystal which seems very obvious to me as I look down on it, but from the front isn't really noticeable. There are also some pin marks, a tiny tiny faint dark ink mark and a bit of an orange (make up?) mark on the front, so at first I wasn't too happy but now am just not fussed. There is nothing the shop will do about it now, as mum signed for it when she collected it and the shop was quite dull when she checked it over, plus the marks are all near pleats so are sort of hidden by that and the shadow of the pleats so nothing to worry about.
I know only I will notice, OH definitely won't, my guests won't unless they are being as picky as me, and I know the TOG will focus on other elements so am not worried. I feel annoyed that my mum has paid a small fortune and it has arrived in that state, so may deal with it after the wedding, but for the moment I am so not bothered - which is very unlike me as I can get very OCD on the small things and super critical!
After we took these pics of me in the dress we realised it was riding a bit low, so on the day will be pulled up higher with the corset done a bit tighter to keep it up. I was worried about the fat lumpy bits on my back, but the good ladies of 2012 fb group have reassured me it all looks fine so am feeling more confident and also pretty much 'who cares?' about it.
The pin marks and hanging down crystal on the front:
Back bustled up:
Train down:
Front:
Hanging up at mum's:
