When this bride called to make an appointment to try on some dresses, she asked if it would be fine for her to bring along her dressmaker mother. I replied "of course!" because I wasn’t sure why she would think that would be a problem - but apparently the last bridal shop they went to felt uncomfortable when they found out her mother’s trade.
I explained that I actually loved it when there is a dressmaker at the appointment, because they are able to understand the alteration suggestions
I am making and I can explain why bridal dresses are made the way they are, and how these design details work together to create a certain ‘fit’.
When they came to the appointment, the daughter laughed and said "Listen to you two! It’s like two peas in a pod.”
This is a photo of the bride’s mother pinning the alterations so that she could complete them at home. I can’t help myself and I started pinning up
the hem…I stopped and apologised for taking over, however she replied that she would love for me to show her how to do the alterations.
I explained how I would adjust this particular dress, and how some techniques for bridal dresses were different to regular dressmaking.
At the end of the appointment, I told her to call me if she got stuck with anything.
Connie xo