Ashley Hess (6:55)
I'm not going to co sign. So that's pretty much what's going on. I had, like, a dress update. Just, you know, a little. Little bit of tea. I picked up my dress, and, you know, you go to the boutique. We talked about it. You went. My mom Taylor was a really special time. And then you, you know, drop a bunch of stacks on this dress, and they take your measurements, and then you go back to pick it up months later. And they typically say, you will need more alterations. I think that typically means because a lot of brides lose weight and because I was like, what do you mean? I. You measured me. This better be made for my body. And I think a lot of people are like, yeah, but I'm still wanting to lose weight, and that just is not, like, really my story. I was like, this is probably gonna be my body when I pick it up. So I. I go to pick it up. I was so excited. I brought another friend, a Anoushka, who didn't get to go to the first appointment. And so she came with me. And I was expecting this, like, incredible, like, reveal. And I want to start by saying, like, I'm obsessed with the boutique, the designer, all the things. It just. We had a little bit of a mishap, which I'll share with you guys. So I put it on, and immediately I was like, it just is sitting a little different in terms of, like, the bodice and, like, where it sat on my hips. And I don't give too much away and, like, what the dress exactly looks like. But I was like, okay. But that's understandable. I tried on a sample size. It was a lot larger. They have to clamp it in the back. It wasn't made for me, so it's already kind of sitting up a little higher than I remember. And then as we really get into it, I was like, oh, my God. It's, like. Just does not fit. Like, it's too. The bust is so big, and it's up so high. It's, like, uncomfortable under my armpits. Like, I was, like, panicking and, like, I wanted to be so excited, but I walked out and you could feel my anxiety. Like Anoushka was like filming this. She's like, oh no. Like something, something's wrong. And I'm like, it's just not what I remember. It's not the, the way it's fitting and it's. I feel like it's not made for me, you know, I feel like it's. I can't wear this to get married in the way that it's kind of like digging into my like armpit fat, you know? And so we kind of. It was kind of like an all hands on deck situation. The manager came in and everyone's like, okay, like the designer is incredible and I'll share all this detail deals with you guys after the wedding. She'll fix it if something's wrong, of course, but we just want to make sure we know what the issue is. I went back the next day to take more measurements and they were wonderful, but I was like a little panicked, you know, like, was this custom made in the right way and do we need to send it back overseas where it got made and all these things? I came from London. It's like nothing crazy. And so we went back and forth trying to figure this out. Will alterations work? And they finally were like, come back in one more time and let's zoom with the designer. And so I. And like the owner was on it, the owner of the boutique. And I'd had a call with her. I mean, this was truly like in all hands. So I go in, I had to go to 8:30 in the morning because they're coming from. They're on. They're. They're from London.
