LUCIO VANNI: "Fast Fashion"

Two weeks ago we had a very unique situation happen at the boutique.

A bride walked in on a Thursday and needed a gown off the rack. Her wedding dress had been ruined in the alterations process, and she was getting married the following Saturday. She had went to various bridal shops in the area and could not find what she wanted, and nothing that she could get in time for her wedding in a week. She also had to leave the next day to go back to Michigan to plan for the rest of the wedding.

It was crunch time. When Holly walked in we listened to her story then instantly started fitting her into a few gowns and decided on one. Alterations were needed though, so we proceeded to call Vanni in immediately to work her magic. When Vanni heard about the trauma the bride had gone through with her previous dress, she was compelled to help her out. Unfortunately, one day was not enough time for all the alterations that were needed to be done to the gown straight off the rack. What normally would take months, Vanni completed in less than three full days. New lining was put into the dress, a new scalloped top was made, as well as a completely new front to the skirt. And it was nothing short of a miracle that Vanni had some fabric in stock that matched the dress perfectly.

Saturday, the bride came back in for a final fitting before getting her finished garment Sunday, just three days after she came in. It was a mad dash. Vanni worked her magic, and practically cut out and sewed a new dress for the bride. It was incredible, and the bride was beyond happy.

Throughout the crazy three day experience the bride talked about her troubles with her old dress and showed us pictures of the damage. We knew that we had to help her out. When she came in on Sunday to try on her dress, she was amazed and so happy. She said she loved the dress even more than the first one. You could see the glow on her face, and we were so happy to have contributed to it.

We are so happy for Holly, and we are so glad that we could help her out. We cannot wait to see pictures of the wedding day, and to see her in the custom-gown. We hope she had a beautiful wedding and that she has an everlasting marriage!