Weddingbee boards

SO some of you have been following my saga with my Greek dressmaker who kept putting off the shipping date of my dress and had not shown me pictures yet. I ended up asking her for a refund because I no longer believed my dress was actually completed or that she would send it in time for my wedding. We had an argument about it yesterday, but she finally sent me pictures of it, both incomplete and today, the completed version, and I had to apologize to her as I promised I would if she sent me pictures as proof, because it IS done and she did an amazing job. I still wish she had done this earlier because she made herself look evasive and it REALLY seemed as though I had no hope of ever seeing my dress... but it's done now, I'll be getting it Wednesday, and I am SO excited to see it.

Regardless of this bump in the road with her, I have to say, she does amazing work. Here is the original:

And here is mine:

I am so excited to see it! 

Thank you SO MUCH to all of you who followed along and helped me figure out what to do. It was stressful, but at least now I can say all's well that ends well!

@ms.oregon.state: 

A seller on etsy- ateliertami. It took her 2 extra weeks past our original due date (and my wedding is now less than a month away; 4 weeks from today) and I expected it shipped MUCH sooner than it was which is what led to our disagreement... basically, I became worried she had not completed it and was stalling and trying to finish it and I wouldn't get it until just a couple days before my wedding. But, it IS complete and after I asked for a refund and she proved to me the dress IS done, we apologized to one another, she agreed it would DEFINITELY ship Monday, and she will send it 2 day shipping. But, regardless of that headache, it is undeniable that she does amazing work. Her replicas are spot on. 

@tksjewelry: 

My FMIL will be here next week for a day or two... I think I can get her to take a full length pic to show. 

I hope you note the timing in a review on Etsy.  Even if the dress is flawless, it was wrong of her to put you through all the worrying! 

I can't wait to see it safe and sound with you on Wednesday!

@daniellerenee85: 

Another bee sent me a PM saying the same thing yesterday, which is what finally convinced me that the missed shipping dates and delay were because the dress wasn't finished. Since it IS finished, I'm not sure why she put off shipping so many times, but as long as I get it, I don't really care anymore!

I will be fair in my etsy review and say she does great work, but it will likely take longer than she will expect and quote you, so build in plenty of extra time into your OWN timeline as far as ordering it. She's great at what she does, but I think overestimates how quickly she can get things done and how many orders she can take on at once.

@daniellerenee85: 

What really set me off was I put my order in in January for my AUGUST wedding! So I figured that gave her 6 months to make it, and our agreed date was July 10th, which gave me 6 weeks of wiggle room. Then it was just... I'll ship it tomorrow... I'll ship it in 2 days, and I don't think she was understanding my sense of urgency, and my frustration that after 6 months, it was seemingly not ready. FH said it's because she's European and they just have a completely different attitude toward time than we do, which might be true, but still wasn't helping me NOT freak out that I would be getting my dress like, 2 days before my wedding! 

@Stetil:

I hope it doesn't need work! She had me measure myself a few times to get the absolute correct measurements and made it to fit, so I THINK it should be fine when it gets here. The only thing I will probably change is to switch the ribbon at the waist for a thinner one like the original. I am very small (5'1, 95 pounds) and worry that the larger ribbon will make me look a little girl or a babydoll or something. But other than that, I hope it doesn't need anything else!