Obviously, this same thing happens in the course of purchasing, altering, and changing a wedding dress. It's often not the fault of the designer or the person doing the alterations, but brides don't want to hear it. Below are some scenarios where it's more the fault of the bride than the fault of the designer.



The most common thing that brides gripe about is dresses not fitting. Most brides say they want to lose weight but it doesn't always happen. Because of stress, a bride's weight can fluctuate from week to week, so expecting the wedding dress to be able to read minds is illogical. Brides who get larger offer an extra problem because most wedding gowns aren't built with a lot of extra fabric to allow for it.

Something else that happens is that a bride will give all sorts of suggestions and ideas she wants on the wedding dress, but once it's completed she decides either it's not what she wanted, or she wants things moved around, totally changed, or removed. The designer hasn't come around yet who reminds anyone of The Amazing Kreskin, so brides have to be willing to work with designers or those doing alterations to make sure they get exactly what they want.

Also, understanding that people who do alterations sometimes charge by time based on what a bride is hoping for, and if what's been asked for is very detailed stitching, it's going to cost more. So, potential brides need to always take that into consideration, instead of being mad when told the price is going up.

Planning ahead can help to alleviate some of these issues and give ?bridezillas? something else to be mad at.