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@Krysta

I felt the same way when I got that e-mail from their customer service.
 

Originally Posted by Krysta lee ann 

For any of you ladies out there who use Picnik for your photo editing they are closing . and to make it worse they are closing on my wedding day making it impossible for me to use the site to edit any pics i get at my own wedding!!!

 

so ladies get all your editing done now before its too late!!!

Let me try to repost this with the picture displayed. Any suggestions?
 

Originally Posted by atalanta 

I'm looking for some advice. I had my MOH, bridesmaids, and chatelaine dresses all picked out from David's Bridal's online website (F12284) in our wedding colors, watermelon, lapis, and I thought peacock. However, when I went to the store to check out the dresses in person, I found out that the color I really wanted was not the darker peacock but the more teal color oasis.

 

Here's my problem. F12284 does not come in oasis. According to David's Bridal this leaves me with two options, either choose a new dress style that comes in our colors or substitute the oasis color I want for jade (the closest color to oasis for that dress).

 

Maybe I'm asking too much, but I don't like either options so I want to order the oasis dresses from overseas. I checked with Milly's Bridal and they will do it for $138, which is $39 more than the David's Bridal dress. So here are my questions for you

 

1) Anyone have any experience ordering chiffon bridesmaids dresses from China?

 

2) Anyone have advice on who might be able to make this dress style reliably?

 

3) Anyone have any other suggestions than any of the ones I have included in this post.

 

Thanks!

 

 

@My Hoang,

First of all you look beautiful in that dress.  Second, I think you should have that dress made. If you are anything like me: that flower will always annoy you. If I were you, I would go with Landy. They have already done a dress that with a simple change of neckline would be the dress you want.

Hope this helps.
 

Originally Posted by My Hoang 

Help! Here is the Maggie Sottero dress that I just absolutely loved at first sight. The only thing that bothers me is the flower detail. Sadly, I have already asked, and it's not a simple thing to remove. My next option is to have it custom made but I can't decide on who I should order from. Please give me your thoughts. This dress is 1150, but I can get it for 1050 with free alterations. My issue is, I don't like the flower, but I'll still consider buying the dress. OR I can get a custom replica for less and not have that flower. The only bad part is that I will have to cover my own alterations. All in all, I want the Maggie Sottero top part and the Enzoani skirt. 

 

 

 

 

 

ieiedress: She makes wonderful dresses and is highly reviewed. What's nice is that she is here in the US. Looking at her work, she makes a great Diana-inspired Vera Wang dress, so I know she can handle the edgy skirt that I like. Quoted at about 500

 

 

 

landybridal: They actually sent me a photo of a similar dress that they made. The only changes I would make to their dress would be to add a sweetheart neckline and corset back. Quoted at 400.

 

 

 

Bridalbliss: great etsy reviews. Again, based on her work, I know she can handle the skirt. Estimated at 800. Please see the example below.

 

 

 

Dressilyme: Recommended site from China. Here is a photo of their work.

 

 

 

Shades of Pale: Another recommended company. They have great photos on their Facebook. Here is an example. 

 

 

Duosheng: Highly recommended company from China. They have a similar dress, and they quoted me at 380 for regular organza and 480 for high quality. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Babyonline: Another recommended site. Quoted at 160

 

 

 

Jasmine Bridal: A bit more expensive than the other China sites, but I read awesome reviews. Quoted at 650 for standard, 925 for premium material, 1250 for designer grade craftsmanship

 

 

Feel free to share your thoughts, advice, opinions. Thanks in advance!

 

I'm looking for some advice. I had my MOH, bridesmaids, and chatelaine dresses all picked out from David's Bridal's online website (F12284) in our wedding colors, watermelon, lapis, and I thought peacock. However, when I went to the store to check out the dresses in person, I found out that the color I really wanted was not the darker peacock but the more teal color oasis.

Here's my problem. F12284 does not come in oasis. According to David's Bridal this leaves me with two options, either choose a new dress style that comes in our colors or substitute the oasis color I want for jade (the closest color to oasis for that dress).

Maybe I'm asking too much, but I don't like either options so I want to order the oasis dresses from overseas. I checked with Milly's Bridal and they will do it for $138, which is $39 more than the David's Bridal dress. So here are my questions for you

1) Anyone have any experience ordering chiffon bridesmaids dresses from China?

2) Anyone have advice on who might be able to make this dress style reliably?

3) Anyone have any other suggestions than any of the ones I have included in this post.

Thanks!

Thanks for taking the time to really think about this before posting. I loved reading your reflections.
 

Originally Posted by karyan 

As Per Request

 

I got married on October 5th, 2011 so am a bit late in posting......I think I needed this much time to fully think about things again! Please note that this is my personal opinion, and what my priorities were for the day. All I wanted was to look good, have the photos look good, and have a fun reception......

 

What I Would Do Again......

 

1. I would make the effort to DIY again. The invitations took me a bloody long time to do, but I really loved them in the end, and so did the guests (the females anyways!).

 

2. The cake! Yes it is an expense, and yes no one eats it, but it's really nice to open your photo book and see a proper wedding cake there. I asked the restaurant to set up a "self serving" cake stand in order to eliminate the mandatory cake cutting fee, but also it meant that people had to make the effort to cut themselves a piece. Everyone was having a rocking time at the wedding that no one actually took any! We just took the cake back to the hotel, and the next night we met everyone at the pool and served up pristine wedding cake....it was delish!! We got a small two tier cake, so it was easy for 40 some people to finish it the next day.

 

3. OOT bags......I vowed not to do this, but a found some cheap, decent sized reusable eco-friendly bags for under $1. I also had a friend who was willing to screen print them at home for me as our wedding present. Since this minimized the OOT bag costs, I decided to do it. I really put a minimal amount in them as I just didn't see the need to spend money on small versions of sunscreen, crosswords..etc..etc. So all they had were a small cookie from a local Hawaiian company, a small chocolate bar, and a half page with the schedule of events, time and a google maps of how to get around the Kihei area. My husband photocopied and laminated these at work, so very minimal costs to us (other than time). To be honest, the guests loved them. 

 

4. If you actually want people to dance......then get the DJ. Another expense but I wanted people to be up and dancing, and a good DJ gets the party going. He worked really well with our MC, played all the music I wanted, as well as read the crowd perfectly. Unless you have someone you trust  to manage the ipod doc for you, it's worth the money to just hire a DJ. If you don't care about dancing, save the $$$ and just charge up your ipod.

 

5. Spend the money for the best hairdresser and make up artist in town. I can promise you I will never look as good as I did on my wedding day

 

6. The destination wedding in Hawaii. As most guests were coming from Australia or Canada Hawaii was a great middle ground. The islands are all beautiful, so all the guests got a holiday out of it and could Island hop if they wanted to. Neither of my grandmothers could make it (nor my husbands grandmother) so that was disappointing, but something we were willing to live with to have the wedding we wanted.

 

7. No videographer.....it ended up being such a windy day, and the venue wouldn't let us have microphones so it wouldn't have picked up any sound. Saved some $$ there!

 

8. The Welcome Drinks party. People got to mingle two and get to know each other by the pool BBQs.....also gave my family members a chance to catch up with each other.

 

9. Pick a venue that is a one stop shop......ceremony, beach photos and great reception all in one location.

 

10. The AHR...grudgingly I would do this again. We live in Australia, and due to financial reasons many members of my husband's family couldn't make it to Hawaii. So the AHR was for them, and then we included those to came to Hawaii as well as Aussie friends who didn't come, co-workers..and the list goes on. This party ended up being 120 people, and an extra $3000 BUT I got to wear the dress again and everyone loved seeing the professional photos (we had a slide show) and get a chance to be included. It was also the FINAL wedding event so I got to relax and have fun.

 

11. Get married to my husband....almost 4 months on and getting happier everyday

 

What I Wouldn't Do Again......

 

1. Plan as many group activities. In addition to Welcome Drinks, there was a golf activity, Ladies Lunch and a Luau. I would keep the WD and the Luau, but not bother with anything else. It just stressed me out too much and was extra stuff to plan when I really didn't have too.

 

2. Invite 200 people on the premise that "not everyone will come". Though this is true, we still ended up with 50 people attending the wedding, which meant I had to try and "mingle" with 50 people everyday for a week. It was hard work and a barely got any sleep the whole time (hence why you need the best that you can get for make up....she hid all the bags under my eyes!). 

 

3. Be as on top of things as I was (i.e micro manage). I learned that you have to accept the fact that on the day, something  will not go as planned and you just have to roll with it. The only thing I can suggest is chin up, walk away and let someone else deal with it. For me there was a hiccup at the start of the reception which involved 50-60 km/h wind, cocktails on the lawn being frantically moved inside, open windows, wind swept place cards....needless to say the restaurant staff were a bit frazzled. No amount of planning could have prevented this, and after a fantastic ceremony I was so disappointed with the start of the reception and how chaotic it seemed. Once the wait staff got their bearings, everything went smoothly again, and the dinner service was great. But lessoned learned, chin up and walk away!

 

4. Question the wedding planner as much. I did have a good one, and everything she suggested was spot on. I prob should have let her do more (see above about micro managing) but I perhaps didn't communicate with her as much as I should have....though I guess this goes both ways. I didn't know where her role ended and what things I had to initiate, so I ended up getting a bit frustrated. 

 

 

So all in all, there are more things I would do again than not do....I must have done something right!

 

 

 

 

Hi Krysta,

Sorry to read that Merrick is all booked up. That is who I would recommend. Between Marcia Roberts and Stacey Clarke, I would choose Stacey Clarke. I have read wonderful things about Marcia's personality, but also that her assistant takes most of the pictures. There are times that she seems more like she's overseeing than in fact having two photographers. I've also seen some not so great pictures from her. There's a bride on the Iberostar Beach pages a few pages back who was not really happy with her pictures. The bride blamed herself, but I just wondered whether the photographer who is actually capturing the moments are not also responsible.

I have only read a few things about Stacey Clarke but all were really positive.

Hope this helps.

Originally Posted by Krysta lee ann 

ok so i have looked into some of the photogs in jamaica and unfortunately Merrick Cousley is all booked up, but marcia roberts and stacey clarke are both free...... but i dont know which one to pick!! you ladies have any suggestions?? also did either of them give you a discount or are you paying package price?

 

Marcia Roberts sent me this :

 

Here's your package outlined: 
 Photography coverage includes bride getting dressed, ceremony & photo-session. 
 2 Cd's with over 400 Hi-Res images 

 A complimentary photo-montage telling your wedding story edited with music
 2)Two Photographers 
 Wedding Gallery upload (optional)
 DHL-delivery,two weeks after event.  

 Hotel vendor's fee-we pay
 $1,550.00 USD  

Reception coverage 

(cake cutting, first dance etc)
$200.00 USD 

Videography Services 

Cinematography coverage
2 professionally edited DVD Video 
$700.00 USD 
 

Hardcover magazine type page photo-book

" 11 x 8.5 "

50 pages

$350.00 USD

 

Trash The Dress- Second Day shoot ( Off- Resort- Dunn's River)

( Artistic pictures of bride & groom in & out of water)

$450.00 USD

(required to pay entrance fee off-resort location for you and spouse only)

 

 

 

Stacey Clarke Sent me this:

DIVINE LOVE
UP TO 3 HOURS ON LOCATION
PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL IMAGES HIGH RESOLUTION EDITED ON A COPY RIGHT FREE CD, PHOTO
SLIDE SHOW, ONLINE VIEWING & DELIVERY
$1375us
 

TERNAL LOVE
UP TO 5 HOURS ON LOCATION
PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL IMAGES HIGH RESOLUTION EDITED ON A COPY RIGHT CD, PHOTO
SLIDE SHOW, ONLINE VIEWING & DELIVERY
ADD PHOTO STATION (2 HOURS) $200US
$1895us
 

CHERISHED LOVE
8 HOURS ON LOCATION (CAN BE SPLIT OVER 2 DAYS)
PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL IMAGES HIGH RESOLUTION EDITED ON A COPY RIGHT FREE CD, PHOTO
SLIDE SHOW, ONLINE VIEWING & DELIVERY
ADD PHOTO STATION (2 HOURS) $200US
$2595us
 

ULTIMATE LOVE
UP TO 10 HOURS ON LOCATION (CAN BE SPLIT OVER 2 DAYS)
PHOTOGRAPHY, ALL IMAGES HIGH RESOLUTION EDITED ON A COPY RIGHT FREE CD, PHOTO
SLIDE SHOW, ONLINE VIEWING, WEDDING ALBUM, PHOTO STATION (2 HOURS) & DELIVERY
$3195us

 

so what do you think???

 

 

Wow! Stay away!
 

Originally Posted by trivera5521 

Sorry for the mutliple posts however I did find something on them. They were 2 cases reported to a "ripoff" company website. Check it out..


http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/Bridal-Home--Milano.aspx

 

http://www.ripoffreport.com/Search/Bridal-Home--Milano.aspx

 

Here's my honest opinion. The dress looks well made, but the lining of the bra cups through her dress is unflattering. I would suggest alterations to remove the bra cups and a price adjustment since the bust was made 2 inches too small.

Originally Posted by exquisite02 

My mum did custom measurements. They made the bust 2 inches too small. we compared the measurements she inputted and the measurement of the dress and the dress is wrong not her measurements. When i ordered my wedding dress from dressilyme i did custom measurements as well and it fits like a glove. my mum's dress fits her like a glove every where but the bust. I think the problem is the built in bra cups. the build in bra cups are too small. My mum is a full D cup and don't think they have big boobs in china lol
 

 

Congrats, Bride 2012 on losing 30 pounds!

Originally Posted by Bride2012 

sxct you truly are my inspiration, you look utterly fabulous! I losst 30 lbs and i STILL dont look as good as you!

 

Thanks TropicLover,

I saw your post last night, and it has already helped. I really didn't want to get going this morning, but I did because I wanted to let you know that I did the Plyo. Thanks so much!

When I did the fit test the very first time, my numbers sucked. I couldn't do a push up, but now I love level one drills because I feel so accomplished every time I do those four pushups.

Even after stopping Insanity for two months, I'm still not back to my original fitness level (I'm not at my best either) but not too bad. As Kellygrrrl suggests above, the work you put in sticks even if you don't!

I'd love to hear how you felt about today. Congratulations on day 2!
 

Originally Posted by TropicLover 

Definitely!  Wow your numbers are so motivating!  You can totally do it.  The say a routine takes about 2 weeks to become 'normal' so if we can both get through the 2 weeks I'm hoping the next 2 wouldn't be so difficult to get motivated for.

 

I just did the fit test today and was totally entertained....lol mainly by my low numbers and the fact that I can barely do a push up let alone a power jack push up ;-)  Either way I'm happy that I can cross day 1 off....day 2 here I come!
 

 

Hi TropicLover,

I am one of the stop/start insanity ladies on this thread. I started and stopped a few times, but in my biggest stretch I lost 15 pounds (without changing my diet or doing any other exercises). I started after the new year, but then I stopped again a few days later.

I was wondering if you'd be my virtual workout buddy. Maybe knowing someone else is doing it with me will help me to commit to it. What do you say?

Originally Posted by TropicLover 

Hey ladies!  So I've decided I'm starting Insanity tomorrow morning!  I'm excited, but scared at the same time ;-)  I'm also seriously thinking about following the eating plan and wanted to know if there are any vegetarian ladies that have modified the food plan?  I'm lacto-ovo, meaning dairy and eggs are okay, but meat, chicken and fish/seafood are out.  I've glanced through the meal suggestions and many of them are focused around meat.  Being a veggie I have my protein tricks up my sleeve, but I'm also looking for some other ideas (that preferably don't include soy).  Thanks for the help and wish me luck tomorrow ;-)

I missed something. What is this a pic of?
 

Originally Posted by Cateyedcutie 

  This was the only pic I could find.

@Joanne,

I like it better, too. For me, not for the sparkle but for the design. The frill flow from the leg in the Jasmine dress, which gives it a nice touch.

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

Rawalter, I actually think the Jasmine's version is nicer - got more bright sparkle to it!

@ MrsDesz,

I know a lot of BDW brides who are getting married off-site but have guests staying at IB resorts. What the wedding coordinators have told them is the brides getting married on property have first dibs on any and all locations for activities such as bonfires and rehearsal dinners.

This is not to say, that I don't understand your feeling mislead.

Originally Posted by MrsDesz 

I agree call Silvia and find out if any of the other bride's events (welcome dinner, bonfire etc) are going to conflict with yours.  The nice thing is that she won't be getting married there.  Let's just hope that her party isn't large and that the quality of service won't be compromised due to two events happening on the same evening.  Although from what I've read, I get the impression that the WC caters to YOU when you have your wedding on the property.   That's just my opinion.  The other bride would have had to coordinate her wedding with an outside company, so I wonder how much IRHB will be involved at the resort events besides providing reception service and food.  That's something you should ask.  

Anyway technically you are the bride that day at IRHB!  Don't worry, everything will work out beautifully. 

Good luck and keep us posted!

 

@islandbride,

I haven't really found a dress I love yet, but I have solicited a dressmaker to make major alterations to a dress I like very much. Hopefully, it will all work out fine.

less than 6 months to go!

Happy planning!

@lavenderlux,

Thanks for explaining. I hope things work out better for you.

That sucks that someone on here would burn you. ;(
 

Originally Posted by luvmoo 

Hey Ladies!!

I just wanted to put it out there for all of those brides who are not getting married for a bit yet, and are looking to buy some things. 

I am getting married next month, and when i return ( March 6th) i will be selling all of my wedding decorations...   i know there are buy sell boards, however i wanted to give my Canadian Friends a heads up first.. as i know how expensive shipping can be ( as i paid it for all of these items..) So if I can make anything easier for some of my other fellow brides.. and save you the conversion and international shipping charges etc... then why not!

that list will include :

a ton.. ( i have a LOT) of starfish in varying sizes.. ( from 3/4' up to 8-10 ' ) 

60x organza chair wraps, in two colors.. Turquoise and royal Blue

10 yards of Royal Blue Huppa or arch  Organza Material

10 yards of Light Blue Huppa or Arch Organza Material

10 yards of Turquoise Huppa or Arch Organza Material

black and white canvas totes

etc etc etc...  ( will have a more complete list later)

 

I can take pics of everything.. and unfortunately.. i was burned by another Canadian Bride whom "purchased" some items from me, however never ended up paying me.. so i will require payment in advance.. but inbox me if any of these things sound interesting to you, and you don't need them until after march..

I will be putting up a more formal posting once i return from the wedding, on the buy and sell Posts...

 

 

 

 

 

 

@lavenderlux

Why are you quoting old posts without adding any comments?
 

Originally Posted by lavenderlux 

I hope these sellers realize how important communication is!

@Minx,

Zimo's work looks amazing. IMHO, go for it!

Originally Posted by Minx 

I am talking back and forth with Zimo and he said he'll do exactly according to the pictures. He said the material is polyester satin. I went to educate myself with the feel and look of it by going to Jo-Anns Crafts and Fabric . It is quite soft and I like the feel of it. He also sent me a picture of the fabric which I like.

 

I think there were a few ladies from another board who ordered from him. Let me give you the links of his work.

 

http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/its-finally-here-my-chinese-replica-dress

 

http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/ordered-custom-dress-from-china-038-very-happy-w-result

 

http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/ordered-custom-dress-from-china-038-very-happy-w-result/page/2

Not at all!
 

Originally Posted by lashesforever 

My confession is that my MOH can't come to the Bridal Fair this January because it's her FI's birthday "weekend."   I totally understand, but the thing is, I can not stand her FI.  He is rude, inconsiderate, and just plain gross.  I have tried to be nice to the guy, and when I see him, I say hello, she had to tell him to say Hi back.  Really!!??? I could go on and on about him.  Am I a bad person to not like the guy she loves? 

Congratulations!
 

Originally Posted by favorsmr 

It was MySpace for us!

 

 

Hi Minx,

I'm not sure I have much advice for you. I'm sort of in the same boat. I am going with Milly's Bridal for my wedding gown mostly because of the fabric. I really want a silk wedding dress, and most places do not provide silk. Milly's has 100% silk satin. In fact the Lazaro gown, which is my inspiration, is made of silk/poly/acetate blend at >$3600.

I'm a little worried because Milly's doesn't send pictures during the dressmaking process only once the dress is ready to be shipped and they want all money upfront. I ordered fabric swatches to help me to be sure about fabric grade and color.

I'm also really worried by comments that suggest a hit or miss experience with Milly, but rather encouraged that Jasmines referred you to Milly's for your dress. Also, I sent Milly's a picture of my reception dress. They told me flat out that they couldn't make the reception gown. I feel a lot better about their ability to do my wedding gown. Maybe you should reconsider them if you do not feel comfortable with Zimo.

Do you have a website for Zimo? I'd like to check him out to see if he can make my reception gown. Sorry, I can't answer your question about the polyester satin.

Originally Posted by Minx 

Hello lovely ladies,

 

I am getting married next year April and am looking for a dress. I have done some research and reading different reviews so thank you for this thread! I have contacted a few companies for a design of my dress. It is the simple mermaid ruching dress from Pnina Tornai. It has crystals at the sweetheart neckline but I'm not a bling girl especially I'm not too sure how a knock off bling would look =) so I asked for no jewels at the bodice.

 

This is my presales review so far...

 

1. I've contacted Milly's Bridal, Dressilyme, Dousheng and Jasmine's Bridal, Jeff Liu for my dress, oh and one on ebay by the name of Zimo.

 

2. I've heard Milly's is a hit and miss but they were willing to do my dress but I wasn't too sure about them, so with some doubt, I scratched them out of my list.

 

3. I talked to Dousheng, I wanted their top quality which they say is about 500.00 which is probably pricey for a knock-off but a heck of a bargain compared to the original. But, I have been asking them about different materials and fabric they have. I'm just not sure if their 500 top quality is really any different to their other quality? The last question I asked them was if their satin fabric is silk or polyester.  They mentioned that I should keep the swaroski crystals because "clearly the appliques and beadings can hide the hemming-stitch." When I heard that, I responded right away that if they were top quality and can customize any dress, I shouldn't have to expect any type of hemming stitch or they shouldn't have to hide any of it. :-?

 

4. I really wanted dressilyme, but they were not able to do my dress, which I respect their honesty for. =) They cant make the dress because I cannot find the details of the back of the dress anywhere and looks like they dont want to improvise from what they have from the pictures.

 

5. Jeff Liu communicated well but way too eager to want to do my dress without a problem and without asking me about the dress or about the back of the dress or any ideas.

 

6. Jasmines Bridal, now I am quite disappointed with them. I've been contacted them back and forth and everytime they were willing to make me the dress for 300.00 premium quality. My last email I asked them about fabric as I do any company. I told them I am very picky, my dress is simple (I think haha) I'm not asking for sequins, nor beadings or even the complicated organza. I just want the ruching to be tight and to stand out. Then the last email they sent, they wrote that my dress is out of their capabilities and to try milly's or landy. I emailed them back and asked what changed their mind?

 

7. Zimo, I really like, I saw some dresses made by him that seems to be well made. He is asking for 282.00 and I may go with him. He asks questions and emails me back quickly.

 

I do have a question for everyone, the satin fabric, is it polyester satin or acetate satin? Because the acetate satin is very fake and plastic looking. How about polyester satin? Is it soft?

 

Sorry for the long post! =) Hope everyone can help. Thank you! =)

 

We did, too! Craigslist to be exact!
 

Originally Posted by kat2012 

We met online too!
 

 

Originally Posted by favorsmr 

My confession: Even thought I have done internet dating, very few people know that my FI and I met online.

@Cazzmatazz,

Beautiful dress! Unique! Fabulous! I can't wait to see how it turns out. In the meantime, while I was browsing on Milly's Bridal, where I have chosen to have my dress made, I saw the following dress that reminded me of your post.  I don't mean to add another vendor into the mix, especially since you are already a little confused about which vendor to select, but thought you might like to see a dress someone made that is a little closer to your design.

http://www.millybridal.com/a-line-straight-neckline-strapless-embroidery-exquisite-cathedral-train-satin-wedding-dress-wg0548.html

Here is other work they have with black applique

http://www.millybridal.com/media/catalog/product/W/G/WG1191-1.jpg

Hope this helps.
 

Originally Posted by Cazzmatazz 

Hey All -

 

First I want to say this thread has been a godsend for me. To make a long story short, I found the dress I loved, which is a Sophia Tolli (attached), but of course it's out of my budget. Frankly, lots of dresses are because I just can't see spending a grand on something I will wear once. I would much rather put that towards other important things at our wedding. Like booze and food.

 

Based on everyone's experiences, I have emailed gianinar, duosheng, jasmine, shades of pale and kaersan with a photo of the dress.

 

Kaesarn and Jasmine flat out told me they couldn't do the dress. They said it was too complicated and they do not have the proper light black lace. I really appreciated that honesty and professionalism. For that alone, I would recommend them.

Gianinar wasn't specific - just said yes they can do it, and gave me their cheap price of 200. That didn't sit too well with me.

 

Shades of Pale gave me three price points - highest accuracy, high accuracy and good accuracy. Then the price also depends on Chinese Fabrics VS. imported fabrics from Japan and Europe. I asked for the high accuracy, imported fabric quote and am waiting to hear back.

 

Duosheng I've have the most contact with. They acknowledged the issue with the lighter black lace, and she offered several ways to solve it. She said "In fact,we will make this dress for the embroidery is dark and for the darker part will add more beading ,so it will be  darker than other part,so on the dress there will be one lighter and one darker,is that ok?" I am not a dressmaker so honestly I don't know what's best, but I defer to them. They, too, gave me different price points - standard quality and high quality.

 

At this point I'm wrestling between Duosheng and Shades of Pale. My head is swimming with this thread, so forgive me if I don't remember all 400+ posts .

 

Thoughts, anyone?

thanks!

@nmw134,

Now that my wedding planning is in full swing, I thought I'd list out a few other traditions:

1) The bride puts one or two leaves of sweet basil in her shoes or stockings for good luck

2) Serving mannish water and curried goat at the wedding. Mannish water is a soup made from left over parts of the goat not used to make the curried goat (ie. the head of the goat). It may not sound appetizing, but boy is it delicious. It is said to be a natural aphrodisiac and is given to make sure the wedding night goes on without a "hitch". LOL. My groom will definitely be drinking some.

If I think of anything else, I'll let you know.

Originally Posted by nmw134 

I think this is such a neat idea. Any other Jamaican wedding traditions?