I went and tried dresses on in a boutique, but it just made me cry – I’m too curvy and too non-traditional for all the dresses they had. I searched around online and found a dress that seemed perfect, but the reviews of the vendor were horrible – they were in china, had a no-return policy, and lots of people said the dress they received was totally different from the one ordered. I was terrified of the idea of ordering online! Like your advice says, I decided not to go with that vendor.

A friend of mine recommended Victorian Trading Company, and I ended up ordering a beautiful dress from them – I haven’t got it yet but so far, so good!

Your advice about a local seamstress is HUGE! I’m totally going to find one right now, before my dress even gets here. Thank you!