Morning ladies. I went to see the alterations lady at the shop I bought my dress to get a quote on cost. Turns out my dress doesn't need any alteration on the top (I still have 4mths to go, this could change) but I was convinced it'd need some off the length (I'm only 5ft 2")
I'm not going to post a pic as I haven't got a good pic of me where you can see the bottom but as the heading describes it's 2 layers of tulle then satin skirt then another couple of layers of tulle as an attached petticoat.
When I tried it on last night (not with my actual shoes but shoes with a 4inch heel and mine are 4 1/8") I still felt it dragged on the floor as I walked (think Kate Middleton...I thought her dress just was a tad too long at the front) so I felt as if I was kicking the dress away a bit. They then put another netted underskirt under the dress to puff it out more and it made such a difference (I was slightly worried that I may look as if I was meant to be sitting on some toilet roll). I mentioned I already had a metal hoop from my previous wedding (my something old possibly ?) and she squealed with delight and said excellent it won't need to be taken up at all! I can see her point with this as after the underskirt went on it did seem to be near on perfect length.
My problem though is as the dress has been sitting in a big it was a bit scrunched up so I couldn't see the full effect of what a hoop would do and I was wondering if any of the ladies with this style dress (Mrs C and Lakegardabride your dresses pop to mind straight away) had a hoop. If I don't have the hoop I definitely need the dress taken up by about an inch.
