I bought the most beautiful dress today, I love it so much, but the only thing I know I will want to change is the train......it has a really long one. I feel its a little bit too grand for my tiny wedding,
BUT....I keep thinking about how pretty it would look in pictures.....

This is my dress...


Now I can chop it off, or I can leave it as is.....and I could make a bustle for it for the reception...
I looked into different ways of doing bustles and I have hit on the one I will do IF I decide to keep the train....

on the inside of the dress, sew ribbons......you could use different colours so that you can line them up easier. Yhis is someone elses diagram of the ribbons on the inside of the dress..



this is a diagram of the inside of the dress, with the ribbons tied



And here are 2 pictures of the effect it gives.....you cant even tell it ever had a train. I like it better than some of the other bustles I have seen...

That is a bit of a massive train.

Would it be too much hassle/risky to chop it off? Would probably be easier to bustle it and let it down for some piccies! Best of both worlds then. Plus then if you wanted to sell it after the wedding it'd still be in one piece.

*E don't imagine it would be too heavy with it being taffeta

bustle! bustle! that train is amazing! :)

xx

A little puddle train would have looked much better I think. Tough choice!

piccys later?xx

I vote bustle! I think you may regret it if you just cut the train off, it will make lovely photos and then you can tuck it away later to make it easier xxx

I go for bustle, the train will look amazing in the photos. x

Bustle!

Bustle. Because I like the word, and the dress :)

The train is gorgeous so at least if you bustle it, it's still an option if you want it, without the cutting and sewing ect :)

bustle it hun i think that bustle looks gorgeous, see what happens when you give it a go hun

Do Not Cut That Train Off!!! you will regret it later im telling you! i had one & i hated it, but they made it so i could huck it up, And guess what.....I had it down ALL the time! lol please please dont chop it off, i think the bustle thingymabob will look amazing xx

My friend just came round and said it might be illegal to chop the train off the dress....LOL

The more I look at it the more I think.....the pictures would look great with this train

leave it alone just bustle it up when you've done with you pics

All the more reason not to chop! x

I would say it's similar not the same. Great minds and all that though! lol :)

awwww hehehe i thought same lol teehee dress twins x

Oh, Which is ziggyboos dress? I looked in her album and didnt see a wedding dress.
I did see one tonight that I thought was similar but cant remember whos that was.

iv got a great big long train as well was just thinking this morning how on earth am i going to dance in it not great with a needle though so couldnt bustle it myself but dont want to cut the train of as would spoil the look cant wait to see pics of your bustle x

that sounds good rockabilly i might try that myself x

I am 5'8 and hopefully should be able to carry off the train without feeling swamped, I just didnt want to feel silly dragging that behind me....

But I have done the bustle tonight and I like it.
I WAS going to try the 9 point french bustle, which would have given a waterful effect down the back, but because the back of the dress has lovely pleats, that kind of bustle would have made the pleats disappear, so I did another kind of bustle...(the one with the diagram above) and I really like it. It allows the pleats to still hang nicely, and if on the day I am not feeling very
Train-ey.......I could just bustle it up before I even left the house and no one would even know there was a train on my dress anyway.

It has given me an idea of what it would look like IF I had the train removed, and although I really like it, I cant stop thinking about those lovely pictures I want with the train.......

Tonight I also pinned the hem, I need to take it up about 2 inches, and I put it onto the dummy with my hooped petticoat.......I said I wouldnt wear one with a hoop, and I actually DONT like them much......BUT it keeps all those layers off my legs and is much better to walk in, and I imagine it will be cooler to wear because of that. Later, at the reception if I want to, I can always remove the metal hoop. I really like the look of the dress with the hoop underneath, it makes it more A line......

I do like it bustled a lot more than I like that train, it's just too overwhelming!

I think you should have it bustled up and only take it down for the pictures. Then you've got fab pics but don't have to drag that massive train around

noooo dont chop it. its a beautiful dress and a beautiful train. bustle it. thing of the photos anne lol x

i think just elave it alone and put a hook for ure wrist in it!

i love the bustle hun it looks stunning and you can still see the pleats which is even better :-)

i really love the long train and it will look stunning in the photos and then you can bustle it for the evening x