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I think you'd be fine. As long as all the work is done in July, that's not really a weird thing since she's going on vacation. The only thing you'd have to worry about it the gaining/losing weight.
Are you planning on actively losing weight those 2 months prior? if anything, you might need a tweaking, but probably nothing major. Otherwise, just try to maintain whatever size you are for 2 months.
I am planning to try to keep losing weight, but I guess it shouldn't be too dramatic! I'm glad this sounds fairly normal. I assumed brides got their dresses a week before and two months sounded outrageous!
I'm picking mine up 2 weeks before, with strict instructions to stop loosing weight! So that's something to think about. Mine has changed in the last few months, and mine is about a month away.
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I would only be worried if you have a hard time maintaining the same weight. Otherwise, I think two months is totally fine - better to have it done early than worry if it'll get done in time at all!
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I had my dress made by a seamstress and we finished it three and a half months before the wedding, and then I tried it on with her about a week before the wedding to make sure it didn't need any tweaks. It was totally fine, but my weight is pretty stable. I did make sure to eat well during that time so I didn't lose any weight from stress (but that was really fun!).
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If it makes you feel better, I got my dress altered FIVE months before my wedding date. I don't fluctuate weight much, and the seamstress did an amazing job (again, similar to you, a lace dress that needed to be taken in--not an easy task).
If you fluctuate weight easily, you may want to consider a different tailor. But, I think you should be alright.
When I worked out in the five months leading up to the wedding, I focused on toning and a bit of cardio. That was helpful for maintaining my weight.
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I recently went to a seamstress to see if she could tailor my gown - got rave yelp reviews and was the sweetest Italian woman who seemed to really know her stuff. She pinned me and we talked about what needed to be done and everything went really well. Her price was steep, but I am getting more than just a hemming done and my dress is lace so I am willing to pay what she asked. The only problem was she said she'd need to be done with my dress and give it back to me by mid July - two months before my wedding date, because she will be out of the country.
This really worried me, but I liked her so at the time I said fine. Well then I stressed out about it and called her to see what we could do because getting the final fitting two months prior seemed crazy to me - she assured me it would be completely fine, but said she'd make sure another seamstress is available if I need anything done closer to my wedding date. I'm happy about this but still skeptical - who is this other seamstress and will she wreck my dress??
So do you think receiving the dress two months early is a bad idea even with a backup seamstress?? Should I forgo having her do my dress even though she's highly recommended and does great work as far as I can tell? Or do I go with her, and trust that this other person (who I may or may not need...) will be just as talented? When do you get your dress back normally anyway?
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