
10/19/2025
Nobody told me my bustle was attached wrong all day.
I got married last week and it was amazing! I found the dress of my dreams last year, spent 2 months finding one online second hand because it was way out of my budget, then another $800 getting it altered (which almost got it up to the original price so that was mistake 1). The bustle alone cost $350 to make because the train was so long and required 9 buttons.
As photos and videos came in I started to notice that my bustle was not attached correctly. It should have been a little p**f of fabric above my butt, instead it stuck out in points. I walked around like that all day and nobody fixed it. I had 10 people who had the video of how to attach my bustle and what it should look like and none of them helped me. I had nooo idea it looked like that and now I’m so so so sooooo upset about it.
I know I shouldn’t let it take away from the beautiful day but I just can’t get over it. I’ve dreamed of my wedding dress my entire life, put so much time, money, and effort into the one outfit I’ve dreamed of for decades only for it to have a major malfunction all day. I broke down and cried about it last night finally and I just can’t stop thinking about it. Every photo and video I see makes my skin crawl. I’m heartbroken a