MissKoralK

Originally Posted by Donna Hewitt 

 

@Uhura - Thanks for the encouragement!  Ok - Well, I can't find any faults - so I guess I will tell them to go ahead with it... Eek - I know its going to be a bit later then the date that I originally gave them, but I left a 2 month window open there... I guess I will get one more set of pics once the beading on the dress is finished?  Sooooo, should be almost there!  Make sure you post your pics when you get some!

 

@Bondgirl - thanks for the advice... I haven't even thought jewelry yet... I have a feeling the FI is thinking of getting me some earrings as a gift... I should look into a necklace...

 

AND @KoralK - Don't leave us hanging!!

So sorry everyone for leaving you hanging for so long...hope I am forgiven...We've had massive flooding in my country...

Originally Posted by mlw02 

 

What ever happened to MissKoralK? I didnt see if she posted her pics of her dress? Was she not happy with it?

Oh I am very happy with it. Just had a lot happening over here with floods and all.

I havnt bn able to take good pictures of me in it yet though...but I did a post a few minutes back with my "crappy" pictures .

I sure have missed you all on here...

Originally Posted by uhura526 

 

Lisa from Jasmines sent more progress photos of my dress with the lace application (now they will apply the beading and buttons) and what a difference the revisions I asked for made!  It has the shape! I am happy with the progress so far!

 

Beautiful.

Originally Posted by KristieT 

 

OK ladies!! Has anyone purchased form WONDERXUE on ETSY?

 

Yuan runs the ETSY store she has quoted me $220USD +$30 shipping for my custom dress. This is my second dress for my Trash the Dress Photo shoot. We are doing the underwater in the Cenotes so I wanted something flowy..

 

I have combined two dresses together. First photo will be the bodice with teh ribbon and flower. The second and third photos will be the bottom half (no brown ribbon):

 

 

Thoughts? Advise? Changes?

 

Any feed back is appreciated.

 

-K

I love that bodice...I think it'll look really great.

What fabric would you be using though...Just looking at the flow of the skirt...the wrong fabric may give a slightly different feel to it.

Originally Posted by mlw02 

 

Misskoralk- what you doing leaving us hanging? How is the dress?

Lol. So sorry about that...I have been up and about (We were hit by a flood) and just checked on here now.

Ok. First off, I reduced my measurement by an inch when sending it out (as motivation to lose weight...turned out I wasnt motivated enough ) So I couldnt zip up the dress.

Well I finally lost a lil and my sister with the help of another friend were able to zip me up...whew.

I took a few pictures but they are pretty dark and I was using my phone so they are not so clear...but here goes all the same.

This last pic shows the spot where its too tight...you can see the zipper doesnt quite overlap at the empire line (the beaded region). Seriously working on the weight now

The dress fits like a glove (albeit a bit snug...still working on the weight).

It has built in cups so I wont have to wear a bra.

Beading is lovely (Ignore the poor quality pictures...I'll have to try it on again when I have company and take better pictures).

So that's that.

Wedding is just 26days away so I can breath a sigh of relief that the dress is all sorted out...now to the shoe (The ones I ordered turned up too small). Oh well...

Received my dress from Jasmines

Did another post and it should be up in a bit.

Cant wait to get home to open the dress. Could barely stop myself from opening it right here at work (Had it shipped to my office as no one is ever at my house when I am out)

Yayyy. I have received my dress from Jasmines. Shipping was really fast.

It was shipped on Monday via DHL and I found it under my office table when I got in a few minutes ago.

So excited and just barely stopped myself from opening the dress right here.

I cant wait to get home and take it out.

But I took some pics of the package and garment bag.

Free gifts. Three mirrors/keyholders.

Originally Posted by thespill 

 

I received my dress from Jasmines today!  It's beautifully made, but quite large.  I was measured professionally, had her double check the measurements before sending them, and just did them again myself (I'm still the same measurements).  Even with the whole corset done up so tightly that the sides touch, the dress is sliding off me.  The bust is also strangely shaped - kind of pointy and narrow.  It was also supposed to be a fit and flare style, but they seem to have made it A line shaped.  It's supposed to fit fairly tight over my butt and hips, then gradually flare out, but it flares from my waist the butt/hips are very baggy.  I sent them hip measurements, so there's no excuse why they should be so far off.  With only two weeks to my wedding, I'm stressed about getting the alterations done in time and properly.  I was hoping to avoid any alterations AND the expense of them. 

 

I have photos, just don't know how to upload them...

So sorry to hear that.

Are you saying the dress measurements are off what you sent to them?

Cos if that is the case, then you should contact them to fix it since it'll be an error on their part. You could measure each part of the dress and take pictures of the measurements and send to them...the least they could do will be to reimburse you for the alterations you would have to do.

If you have a good seamstress, they should be able to work some magic...good thing its bigger not smaller than you.

I hope it works out very well and you get the dress you desire.

Ok Ladies,

My dress has been shipped (Earlier than target).

I eagerly await the arrival. 4days to go

I pray it turns out perfect when I try it on

Originally Posted by Tulumbride2013 

 

Wow misskoralk!

Those are huge differences in beading /embellishments! Your changes are much prettier. So let me ask you, did they charge you extra when you requested the change?

Originally Posted by Donna Hewitt 

 

I'm totally wondering the same thing... I'm in mid-production right now - they haven't started the beading... I definitely want the more beautiful crystal beads, I wonder if I should just make that clear to them now... Save the plastic for the flower girls!! haha

It was at no extra cost. I just reminded them of the part of their website that says they use crystals/rhinestones. And then referred them to the original dress which also showed crystal beads.

They only charge extra when you are introducing new elements to the dress. E.g I brought a different picture of the dress on a real bride and tried to get them to replicate it to look more like that. They billed $60 stating that I should have provided these pictures before they commenced production. I also wanted to increase the sleeve length from 13inches to 16inches but they billed $15 since it was a new measurement.

I decided to scrap the changes

I figured I can live with the sleeve length the way it is Just make sure to collate everything you want to include in the dress "BEFORE" they commence production. That way you avoid extra charges. Also double and triple check your measurements.

Hope this helps

Oops. I am so sorry.

Just noticed my post came in a gazillion times X_X.

Issues with my browser.

Originally Posted by Tulumbride2013 

 

Misskoralk,

How could you tell they were plastic? I'm gonna need you alls sharp eyes when I get my order in!! I love those sleeves! Very beachy!

Twas pretty easy. Here is a pic of the initial (Plastic) beading. It just looked...well, plastic (it helps that I grew up beading clothes for my mum when she was a seamstress )

And another picture showing the full beading.

While it looked nice and all, I just wasnt comfortable with it as the original dress had crystal beads.

Here's a picture of the original Jalea.

And Voila, they did a second try and this is the result:

Initially I was a bit uncomfortable with the color contrast but it gradually grew on me (my dress is white) and now I wont have it any other way.

And yeah, I'll be sure to help when the time comes Tulumbride2013, just as lots of brides have helped me on this forum. I cant say thank you enough.

You all rock!

Originally Posted by Tulumbride2013 

 

Misskoralk,

How could you tell they were plastic? I'm gonna need you alls sharp eyes when I get my order in!! I love those sleeves! Very beachy!

Twas pretty easy. Here is a pic of the initial (Plastic) beading. It just looked...well, plastic (it helps that I grew up beading clothes for my mum when she was a seamstress )

And another picture showing the full beading.

While it looked nice and all, I just wasnt comfortable with it as the original dress had crystal beads.

Here's a picture of the original Jalea.

And Voila, they did a second try and this is the result:

Initially I was a bit uncomfortable with the color contrast but it gradually grew on me (my dress is white) and now I wont have it any other way.

And yeah, I'll be sure to help when the time comes Tulumbride2013, just as lots of brides have helped me on this forum. I cant say thank you enough.

You all rock!

Originally Posted by Tulumbride2013 

 

Misskoralk,

How could you tell they were plastic? I'm gonna need you alls sharp eyes when I get my order in!! I love those sleeves! Very beachy!

Twas pretty easy. Here is a pic of the initial (Plastic) beading. It just looked...well, plastic (it helps that I grew up beading clothes for my mum when she was a seamstress )

And another picture showing the full beading.

While it looked nice and all, I just wasnt comfortable with it as the original dress had crystal beads.

Here's a picture of the original Jalea.

And Voila, they did a second try and this is the result:

Initially I was a bit uncomfortable with the color contrast but it gradually grew on me (my dress is white) and now I wont have it any other way.

And yeah, I'll be sure to help when the time comes Tulumbride2013, just as lots of brides have helped me on this forum. I cant say thank you enough.

You all rock!

Originally Posted by Tulumbride2013 

 

Misskoralk,

How could you tell they were plastic? I'm gonna need you alls sharp eyes when I get my order in!! I love those sleeves! Very beachy!

Twas pretty easy. Here is a pic of the initial (Plastic) beading. It just looked...well, plastic (it helps that I grew up beading clothes for my mum when she was a seamstress )

And another picture showing the full beading.

While it looked nice and all, I just wasnt comfortable with it as the original dress had crystal beads.

Here's a picture of the original Jalea.

And Voila, they did a second try and this is the result:

Initially I was a bit uncomfortable with the color contrast but it gradually grew on me (my dress is white) and now I wont have it any other way.

And yeah, I'll be sure to help when the time comes Tulumbride2013, just as lots of brides have helped me on this forum. I cant say thank you enough.

You all rock!

Originally Posted by Tulumbride2013 

 

Misskoralk,

How could you tell they were plastic? I'm gonna need you alls sharp eyes when I get my order in!! I love those sleeves! Very beachy!

Twas pretty easy. Here is a pic of the initial (Plastic) beading. It just looked...well, plastic (it helps that I grew up beading clothes for my mum when she was a seamstress )

And another picture showing the full beading.

While it looked nice and all, I just wasnt comfortable with it as the original dress had crystal beads.

Here's a picture of the original Jalea.

And Voila, they did a second try and this is the result:

Initially I was a bit uncomfortable with the color contrast but it gradually grew on me (my dress is white) and now I wont have it any other way.

And yeah, I'll be sure to help when the time comes Tulumbride2013, just as lots of brides have helped me on this forum. I cant say thank you enough.

You all rock!

Originally Posted by Tulumbride2013 

 

Misskoralk,

How could you tell they were plastic? I'm gonna need you alls sharp eyes when I get my order in!! I love those sleeves! Very beachy!

Twas pretty easy. Here is a pic of the initial (Plastic) beading. It just looked...well, plastic (it helps that I grew up beading clothes for my mum when she was a seamstress )

And another picture showing the full beading.

While it looked nice and all, I just wasnt comfortable with it as the original dress had crystal beads.

Here's a picture of the original Jalea.

And Voila, they did a second try and this is the result:

Initially I was a bit uncomfortable with the color contrast but it gradually grew on me (my dress is white) and now I wont have it any other way.

And yeah, I'll be sure to help when the time comes Tulumbride2013, just as lots of brides have helped me on this forum. I cant say thank you enough.

You all rock!

Hi All,

so after much back and forth and some changes in the beading of my dress (They used plastic beads and I had seen on their site earlier that they only use rhinestones and crystals so I requested for a change which they promptly did), I have my final pictures from Jasmines.

I am very pleased with the results and hopefully the dress will also look great on me.

here are a couple of pictures.

Its a Jasmine Knock-off of the Pronovias Jalea.

Here is an older picture of the sleeve in action.

Please share your thoughts ladies.

To me it looks perfect now tho

Lovely dress Rawalter. U look gorgeous in it.

Hi Ladies,

This is Koralk.

Is there a place where I can find the rules for this forum. Cos I cant seem to post or respond to posts with my old profile, and even the posts I had on before seem to have disappeared.

I am wondering if I broke a rule and was banned or sumtn?

Will appreciate a response.

Thanks a mil.