Posted by hffcookie on March 17, 2005, at 13:34:57
In reply to Re: anything to counteract sexual s/e??? » hffcookie, posted by ants on March 16, 2005, at 14:46:22
well, the story is not knock your socks off hilarious but i think it shows how crazy planning and preparing for weddings can be....
anyway. so i was planning on getting married after a two year engagement because i was attending grad school...well, to specify, after college i decided to become a chef and went to the Culinary Institute in New York. During the winter break (the last time I would be back home before graduation) and about 1 year before the big day I went shopping, sort of in a frenzy, for my dress. I know, I know, you would think i would be worried i may gain weight before the big day but i had already finished half of the culinary program and had actually lost weight because the schedule and trips in to NYC on weekends were so hectic. I really wanted a gorgeous, simple Vera Wang gown but it came down to the simple fact that if I were to get the gown I drooled over, my guestlist for the reception would have to be small enough to fit on a cocktail napkin. I was really fortunate to have a supportive family footing the bill but, in reality, a 7000.00 dress was crazy. So, after a week of disappointment I went to our local Neiman Marcus w/o an appt. (you know how those bridal sales ladies act when you don't have an appt.) anyway, i ask, sort of meekly, if i could get a last minute appt. that day to try on some dresses. The lady tells me that the bridal dept. ladies all have a meeting but if I came back afterwards she would help me out. So I come back and see the saleslady and the first thing she tells me after I explain my delima etc. is that the dept. meeting she was in had to do with marking down the seasons Vera Wang sample dresses. My jaw dropped. She said no one knew except me, her and the staff. My mouth remained opened. All the dresses were in my size, size 6, my mouth reamined open. All dresses were marked down to 500.00 no matter what the retail cost. I almost blacked out...anyway, I ended up getting the 7000.00 gown I had lusted after for months. I paid 500 even steven and the thing fit like it was made for me. Of course (I being so tasteless and axcited about my super deal) called every friend and told them the great story etc etc. Well, when i returned to the CIA I finished the 2nd year courses whichn included pastry, patissier, chocolate and confections. Yep. I ballooned up to a size 10 in one year. When I came back I couldn't even zip the dress over my hips. I stood in the dressing room and cried. The sales lady almost began to cry. Now i think about it and laugh but man, whoo lordie, it was not a laughing matter then. I had 4 months to the wedding and knew I couldn't lose that much weight that fast but the sales lady said they just couldn't alter the dress that much - the bodice was completely hand beaded with tiny seed pearls and crystals. I cried more. Anyway, it ended up that my regular Russian seamstress who altered my pants etc. became my guardian angel. She said she would fix it. She and her sister spent weeks carefully removing the hand beading from the sides and after adding in more silk from the length of the dress, they carefully re-embroidered the whole thing. It was an amazing feat and one i am still amazed and grateful for. Anyway, my advice is not to go to culinary school after you have your dress! Take Care and best of luck. Your wedding is gonnna be fantastic.
Holly
> yeah...i'd love to hear your story. It'll probably make me even more crazy, but bring it on! you can email it to me at aturkus@care2.com so as to not disrupt the board if you want.
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> thanks
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