Her Brother’s Fiancée Is Upset She’s Charging Her To Make A Custom Wedding Dress, Since She Did This For Free For Her Sisters
Seamstresses who have altered or designed wedding gowns have their fair share of fascinating wedding stories, having dealt with all kinds of people and ‘bridezillas.’
One seamstress recently found herself involved in family drama after telling her future sister-in-law she’d have to pay for the wedding dress she’d design for her after having horrible experiences with her in the past.
She’s a 24-year-old seamstress who works with private clients on commission. Two years ago, her sister got married, and she offered to design and make her wedding dress for free, then also make her bridesmaids dresses where she’d only charge the cost of the raw materials.
Her brother’s girlfriend was in her sister’s bridal party then, and she pulled her aside to ask her if she’d design her future wedding dress one day. She casually agreed, but then she learned how much of a diva her brother’s girlfriend could be.
“When actually making the gowns, my sister and her other five bridesmaids were so nice and pleasant to work with, but my brother’s girlfriend was a nightmare,” she recalled.
“She kept asking me to make changes after we finalized the designs, and I had already started making the dresses. She would cancel and just not show up to fittings [and] she complained constantly of how it looked tacky and unprofessional. She even ripped the fabric on purpose when I told her I could not make any more changes, and I had to go on a wild goose chase to get more of the same fabric in the right color.”
After that experience with her brother’s girlfriend, it dampened the idea of her ever designing a dress for her again, even though she’s worked with her fair share of bridezillas.
But then, two weeks ago, her brother proposed to his girlfriend, and she was asked once again to make a dress for her. She decided to approach the situation as a professional and had her future sister-in-law book a consultation.
At the appointment, she began taking her sister-in-law through her pricing options, which threw her off-guard.
Artem Zakharov – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“She got really mad, saying it wasn’t fair to expect her to pay when we were family and I had given other family theirs for free,” she recalled.
“I told her nicely that I charge for my work, as would any other vendor she got for her wedding, and that we can look at the most affordable package I have if she was concerned about cost.”
Her sister-in-law then had a total meltdown, screaming at her, calling her names, and breaking things in her studio. She had to kick her out and threatened to call the cops.
“Later that day, my brother called me and yelled at me for being so disgusting and unwelcoming to his fiancée,” she added.
“I explained to him that I am more than happy to make her gown and her bridesmaids’ gowns at a fair price. But he got even more upset and said that I had done our sisters for free, so I should do this one for free, too. Now my parents and brother are mad at me, threatening to leave me out of the wedding if I don’t make her a free dress, but I still think I should be paid for my work.”
Should she give her future sister-in-law a free dress or charge her for it?
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