Rant: Cost of Alterations

I had my first dress fitting today, which is a wonderful experience because it was the first time I put the dress on since buying it. :) I loved playing dress up again and putting on my purchased bridal jewelry and shoes and all.

BUT - I just have to rant about how EXPENSIVE alterations are!! Geez. $150 for a bustle. $150 to put in a corset back. $150 to add some support in the bra area for us busty women. Dang! Fortunately the bridal shop gave me a coupon... for $10 off! That is honestly laughable. Not much I can do about it, and I certainly am not going to take my wedding dress to a "cheap" tailor or someone that doesn't specialize in bridal... so I just needed to rant!