Bridesmaid and wedding dress issue

I woudnt message her again. let her respond. but i feel like at this point its time to look for a dress elsewhere!!

I'm so happy that she finally let you know, and glad to hear you can still move forward with getting a dress you want! Thanks for the update!

Losing a friend is hard though your wedding is important too. This will be one of those life's test to see where your heart lies in the decision you make at the end. Just remember that things happen for a reason and making up may not be as easy after.

Omg i would kick her out of the wedding party and find someone else to do the dress if i was in your shoes long ago haha. i dont have patience for stuff like that. no excuses are good enough. my friend has 4 days off a month and she still keeps all her promises between constant classes,tests,work,and spending time with her boyfriend because she knows how important these things are to me and she wants to make my life easier.

Oh Alix, I do remember this situation, how frustrating. I am happy that you have perhaps found a dress you like and in your budget. Also coming up is the fall bridal shows and often they have fashion shows and sample sales if your 1861 dress doesn't pan out or you want more options.

Thank you Allison! I actually checked out 1861 and found one that I like and it is only $108 and free shipping. I might just get that and maybe get a couple of alterations.

I would personally go and buy my dress at this point. She says she wants to design your dress, but honesty action (or lack-there of) speaks louder than words. There might be some sales still in the fall, and as Becky mentioned, Opportunity Bridal will be near you in November.

There's also online resources if you're looking to save money on your dress: 1861.ca and azazie.ca are both places I'd recommend for online dresses.

I know. And she was great before she met this guy! She helped me with our social, she went shopping with me, wouldn't let me carry anything because I'm the bride, she helped decorate. She made sure I enjoyed the party. But she met this guy at that party and things changed. And I can't tell her that he's a bad influence because then I might lose her as a friend all together.

Thank you! I will check them out.

Have you heard of Opportunity Bridal? I don't know if they travel to your province but check out their schedule online as there dresses go to $1000 max !

There is one coming to sasketoon on Nov 9

Thank you Becky! I tried on dresses last year to find the shape I wanted and the one I liked was $2000 which is way over budget. I'm hoping to find something for maybe around $300.

It's sad when that happens considering you gave a handful of chances and still nothing. I know you missed out on a lot of sales but I would keep eye out and even just book apts either way - if you find a dress you love, you could see if its on sale at any other retailer near by. If you go to the website its from and search for local retailers it will show you places and you could call for pricing to see if cheaper anywhere else. Its a shame you missed all the other ones but fingers crossed it works out for you!

Thank you. I haven't gone to so many wedding dress sales because she was supposed to be doing my dress. Now I'm less than 320 days and she's being so flaky instead of just being honest with me. It's so frustrating. I'm always there for my friends and it seems like they are not there for me. And they seem to get mad at me when I tell them I'm upset.

I remember you mentioning this prior! yes it is understandable why you are upset and my advice would be trying to find a dress at this point as she doesn't seem to be interested in helping. You have been more than nice and understanding of her situation and her deciding to go to the beach instead of helping you out when you have made plans multiple times is rude