Don't Mock the Mock Dress! :D

What exactly is a mock dress?? That was the main question in my mind when my designer Ms. Gretchen Pichay (http://gretchenpichay.multiply.com) suggested that she sends me mine for fitting.. I had no idea how we were gonna do my fitting through that, until she clarified that a MOCK DRESS is a very simple fabric which has the exact same measurements she took from me when I went home for the Measurements last year. The cut would be somewhat similar too to the real Dress though not exactly the same. This is really helpful and a great idea for overseas brides who cannot go home for fittings until weeks before the wedding. They can have the mock dress shipped or sent through families or friends on vacation! Genius!

Thankfully our good friend Lanie was back home for a two-week vacay, and we asked her if she could bring that dress along with the Invitations for the Dubai invitees (yey!).. She arrived two nights ago, and I had to fight every urge from calling or texting her coz I know she must be tired :) Finally this morning we saw each other at the locker room at work and we both shrieked like stupid high school girls hahaha! :P So much fun! :D She then gave me the small package sent by my mom... Hay thank God for friends! :)

On my way back from work I could not stop thinking about my dress and finally I called another friend Shawie and asked if she could dropby at out flat to help me fit the dress :D To which of course she said yes. Fun girl bonding moment! :)

I'll let the pictures speak for themselves:

front (gotta shorten that skirt)

back (wahhh! i gotta lose weight!:()

sitting pic (kelangan may ganyan daw haha!)

this is me asking E to call back later hehe :D

my photographer and seamstress this afternoon :) thanks Sha! muah!

So what do you think?? I actually love it in front, I was quite surprised that I did not look as chubby as I thought I would be with that neckline.. However I really hate it at the back :( This sucks because the back part is what is seen for a full one hour during the ceremony.. What should I do??? :(

Anyway I will email Gretchen that I got the dress already, so we could schedule the online webcam fitting.. Will update you guys on that one ASAP :)

I gotta say though that I love how she cut my dress, I can already picture it :) And again this idea is so fab! Perfect for thousands of Overseas Brides like me! :D

Happy preps!