{"id":4899,"date":"2024-10-12T01:30:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-12T01:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2024-10-12T01:30:18","modified_gmt":"2024-10-12T01:30:18","slug":"my-cousin-intentionally-sewed-my-wedding-dress-2-sizes-smaller-she-was-shocked-when-she-saw-what-i-did-with-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runeecho.com\/my-cousin-intentionally-sewed-my-wedding-dress-2-sizes-smaller-she-was-shocked-when-she-saw-what-i-did-with-it\/","title":{"rendered":"My Cousin Intentionally Sewed My Wedding Dress 2 Sizes Smaller \u2013 She Was Shocked When She Saw What I Did with It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\n\n\n\n<figure class='\"wp-block-image\"'><a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/spnewdaily.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/692.webp%5C%22"><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/spnewdaily.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2024%5C/10%5C/692-735x400.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"\/'>\n\n\n\n<p>When Jess and Michael get engaged, her cousin Sarah decided to sew her wedding dress for her as a gift. But during the final fitting, Jess discovers that the wedding dress is two sizes too small. Will Sarah fix her error, or will Jess have to take things into her own hands?\n\n\n\n</p><p>My cousin Sarah and I have always had a complicated relationship. She\u2019s loud and bubbly, but also the type of person who craves the spotlight. And because of that, our entire family gave her the attention she wanted. It made more sense to shine the spotlight on Sarah, rather than ourselves.\n\n\n\n</p><p>When Michael and I got engaged after being together for four years, my whole family seemed genuinely excited for me.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/13ba193eb77b07d8e41fbfd89e6a19739686d75136ea6ace1c1597e1ee1256dd.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A couple standing together | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>Sarah even got all of our girl cousins together, along with my best friends, for a night out. Ending in an Airbnb where we continued the party, because I was the first of us to get engaged.\n\n\n\n</p><p>During that night out, Sarah came up to me, a glass of champagne in her hand.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cJess! I have a great idea!\u201d she said.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/17c57e1817c1c8842934adc70725cc740deeb76ef7d3e481577f97470eb87077.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A smiling woman holding a glass of champagne | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cWhat?\u201d I asked. \u201cWhat do you want to do?\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI want to make your wedding dress for you!\u201d she exclaimed, swaying to the music as she spoke.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Now, Sarah is a brilliant seamstress, and she\u2019s made some incredible outfits in her young career so far. Despite our complicated relationship, the thought of Sarah making a dress for me was actually a lovely idea.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/28b2435639234cc07c198ed8d602d3dacb840374fcd799321e68c902e353c1e6.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A woman working as a seamstress | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cReally? You\u2019d do that for me?\u201d I asked, touched by the gesture.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cOf course, Jess! It\u2019ll be perfect!\u201d she replied with a smile that seemed nothing but sincere at the time.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The rest of the evening went off without a hitch. I was surrounded by the people who loved me, and even more, my cousin wanted to do something so intimate by making me a wedding dress.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/cb14ea0fcb38d8bae317f7124d027e45a5d0dc8c3e02e2e80ad6fa24b5e45d02.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>Smiling women at a party | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>Everything felt right.\n\n\n\n</p><p>We spent weeks choosing the design and fabrics. We pored over the magazines and websites, and finally, I had an idea in mind.\n\n\n\n</p><p>One day, I met Sarah at her office, ready to take my final measurements so that she could start with my dress.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to look amazing,\u201d she said, taking my measurements precisely, jotting down everything carefully on her writing pad.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/cf16c2673e639946c7124c0e17907a4fc278d843c500bb3c412111aacb80d550.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>The office of a seamstress | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cOh, I hope so,\u201d I said, taking a sip of my coffee as Sarah put her measuring tape away. \u201cI\u2019ve been on a strict diet, and I\u2019m finally happy with my weight. So, it\u2019s just about maintaining my figure now.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cYou look good, Jess,\u201d she said. \u201cBut if anything changes and you find yourself losing or gaining weight, just let me know, and you can come in for another fitting.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>I nodded and left, eager to see how my dress was going to turn out.\n\n\n\n</p><p>But when I went for the final fitting, things took a turn.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/6eafd5b108acb5a9eb76937328dcc6ae1fc7ed475ccc20cb493cce6729343a04.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A garment bag on a hanger | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>I slipped into the dress, but something was wrong\u2014it was way too small. I couldn\u2019t even zip it up, no matter how hard I sucked in my breath.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cJess! Are you crazy to gain weight before the wedding?\u201d Sarah asked, her tone dripping with mock concern.\n\n\n\n</p><p>My heart sank. We were two weeks away from the wedding, and judging from this fitting, I didn\u2019t have a dress.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/f4adc447519bc7e1a2c163f65f9f7262f86499f0963d42c8fe13c955534391c0.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A shocked young woman | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI haven\u2019t gained any weight, Sarah,\u201d I replied. \u201cI\u2019ve been too stressed to eat. If anything, I should have lost weight because of that!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>Sarah shrugged, barely concealing a smirk that was plastered onto her face.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cWell, I\u2019ll try to fix it, but with the wedding so close, I can\u2019t make any promises. I have other clients waiting for their orders, too, Jess.\u201d<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/55822f65c12bbc1847c2e775b2a8c31cf7b8f3e3fd7db7bd3388f02b484af64d.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A nonchalant woman | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>Her words rang loud and clear in my head as I drove away from her office.\n\n\n\n</p><p>And then it hit me \u2014 this wasn\u2019t an accident. I recalled the way she spoke to me, and the tone in her voice. There was no remorse in her mistake. There was no mix-up in measurements. There was no weight gain with me.\n\n\n\n</p><p>This was deliberate, and Sarah had made the dress too small on purpose.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d I told Michael when he got home that evening.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/6608b36c5caca4a15710853d27409977bf072f638156ec560adae067556bb949.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A couple talking in their kitchen | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cShow me the dress?\u201d he asked, pouring himself a glass of water.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cWhat! No!\u201d I exclaimed. \u201cThe dress may be a mess, but it\u2019s bad luck for you to see!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cLook, why don\u2019t you take the dress to Mrs. Lawson? She\u2019s my mom\u2019s friend, and she does all her alterations. She\u2019s making Mom\u2019s dress for the wedding, too.\u201d<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/55d607800d731b444b0417e431e060043ac3ef5acc7f74432b3d2e01946bd073.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>An older seamstress | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>So, I gathered the awful dress and went to Mrs. Lawson, who was a retired seamstress with a reputation for miracles.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cOh, honey,\u201d she said when I walked in. \u201cMichael phoned me and told me all about the mess. But I\u2019ve seen the worst and made it a hundred times better.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThis might be tricky, though,\u201d I said, showing her the dress.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/2dee5e95dd5eeb49f468f317127ce9cf44dcfd28df8ec7d9624616c9ab672b8f.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A smiling older woman | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cHoney, I\u2019ve seen it all, trust me. Let\u2019s make this work,\u201d she chuckled.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Together, we transformed the original design into something completely new. A chic, short, cocktail-style dress that was bold, unconventional, and a bit edgy for a wedding.\n\n\n\n</p><p>But it was absolutely stunning. It was everything Sarah\u2019s dress wasn\u2019t: fun, flirty, and perfectly me.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/c45d63200a0cab1c914563c3ed4a8609d700db74f4aff7a34111f4a2fbe663b5.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A wedding dress on a hanger | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>When it was time to walk down the aisle, my heart raced. I stood in the bridal suite of the wedding venue and looked at myself in the mirror. I looked beautiful. I felt beautiful.\n\n\n\n</p><p>As my dad walked into the room to get me, his jaw dropped.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cMy darling,\u201d he said. \u201cYou look incredible! Wow!\u201d<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/bd00c4741a9aff652cc18be6300b86cfde43156d4ce81fa9af7007fc0147948d.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A close up of a bride | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThanks, Dad,\u201d I said. \u201cI know it\u2019s not what we all envisioned me wearing for my wedding, but it\u2019s been the best surprise. I feel like a bride.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cThat\u2019s the only thing that matters, darling,\u201d he said.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Soon, my entrance music began, and goosebumps appeared all over my body as a classical version of a Lana Del Rey song took over the room.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Heads turned.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/b043af67d88eb52d87d2e3894e1c78c4cfe5a09ba0d5e1f3044ac39d24978502.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A smiling father-of-the-bride | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>And I felt the buzz of admiration follow me as people watched me walk in. I knew that my dress was a hit.\n\n\n\n</p><p>When I got closer to Michael, his eyes widened, and his smile took over his face. I knew then that the man I was about to marry fell in love with me all over again.\n\n\n\n</p><p>But before I took my place next to Michael, I turned to Sarah, wanting to see her expression first.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/35df47cf3c203c9775bcf639b0379a136a9352af5c208346825b5e471f4cd223.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A groom standing at the altar | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>Her face was priceless: she was pale and shocked. I knew she had expected to see me in tears, humiliated by her sabotage and wearing that horrible dress she had designed.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Instead, I was glowing, smiling from ear to ear.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The ceremony went off without a hitch, Michael\u2019s vows leaving me in tears and my heart full of love for the man I was going to spend the rest of my life with.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/9335784d5805c5873afb1ca40037c9720ad761efb1b5eeaf35c26d081688274f.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A bride with tears in her eyes | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>But then came the reception.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Michael and I were mingling with our guests when Sarah cornered me.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cJess, what happened to the dress? Where\u2019s my original design? Why did you change it?\u201d she asked, trying to hide her confusion.\n\n\n\n</p><p>I grinned.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/594f5d15db2470b4847d7dd18629ffdc9ca59ddc6e94a45fbd39906685c9939b.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A close up of an annoyed woman | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cOh, I thought I\u2019d take your design and make it better! Remember, you weren\u2019t even sure that you could do anything about it. And I was bursting out of it because it was at least two sizes too small.\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cSo, that\u2019s it? You just threw away my hard work?\u201d she gasped. \u201cThat\u2019s low!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cNo, Sarah, your work is the foundation of this dress. It\u2019s just a hundred times better because the woman who fixed it wanted me to look and feel beautiful on my wedding day.\u201d<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/f208f4762cc92e9021cf8e7081b38fc6add9ed07ef41a21108c31aafd23be8be.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A close up of an annoyed woman | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>Her mouth opened, but no words came out. Around us, guests kept complimenting my dress, calling it unique and stunning.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Sarah had no choice but to stand there and listen.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cCome on, love,\u201d Michael called to me. \u201cLet\u2019s do our first dance so that I can really get into the buffet after! The roast beef is to die for!\u201d\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI\u2019m coming,\u201d I smiled, finally happy.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/7505f261e749f5dda1ec80bb9cbc3b42bd5132ada5f2d84eb0353e6e9961c778.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A couple standing at a wedding buffet | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>What would you have done?\n\n\n\n</p><p>If you enjoyed this story, here\u2019s another one for you:\n\n\n\n</p><p>I Asked My Grandmother to Walk Down the Aisle at My Wedding \u2014 My Family Demands That I Apologize for It\n\n\n\n</p><p>Just days before her wedding, Leah discovers that her grandmother didn\u2019t have a wedding. Unable to sleep due to her grandmother having missed her opportunity, Leah wants her grandparents to have their moment and walk down the aisle. Instead of it playing out as Leah plans, she has to deal with a grandmother in a wedding dress, an embarrassed grandfather, and livid family members. Did she ruin her own wedding just to give her grandmother a memory?\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cTell me about your wedding, Gran,\u201d I asked, rocking back and forth on the porch swing. The night was quiet, and we were a week away from my wedding.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/82646e74e5fb62af2c3cdaf7c4f5e62b529c9b2b46d39de22307a04e19f81335.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A person sitting on a porch swing | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>All I wanted to do was soak up the time I had left with my grandmother because once we were married, Nate and I would be moving away.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cOh, honey, there wasn\u2019t really a wedding. Your grandfather always promised, but it never happened,\u201d she smiled, her eyes distant.<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/559468edb3f22c18ea4a1914ce76b9de3afbca6a9caff01c6e4bb2a3e95688ed.jpg%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A smiling old woman | Source: Pexels\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cNever?\u201d I asked, frowning.\n\n\n\n</p><p>My grandmother shook her head.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cNo. He didn\u2019t even propose, Leah,\u201d she said. \u201cHe always said that we\u2019d get around to it eventually, but life just kept getting in the way. We raised our kids, took care of the house, and before I knew it, decades had passed.\u201d<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/ecfae0e1091156030901df7b5147a697ed55ec6f369aa89e72ed07fdc0074dd8.jpg%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>A woman washing dishes | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cBut you are married, right?\u201d I asked, trying to understand why my grandmother\u2019s words felt like such a blow to me.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cMarried, yes. Your grandfather took me down to the courthouse, and we signed away our single lives. He didn\u2019t ask me; he just said that it was going to happen. And it did.\u201d<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/27326953324773f247b5e97da1325567360a8771bd0c6ab9264f91b34fb85243.jpg%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>The exterior of a court house | Source: Unsplash\n\n\n\n</p><p>My heart ached for her.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cBut you wanted one, right? A wedding, I mean,\u201d I pressed.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Her smile was wistful.\n\n\n\n</p><p>\u201cI did, but I let go of that dream a long time ago. Now, come on, I\u2019ll make you some hot chocolate before you leave.\u201d<br><img decoding='\"async\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/cdn.amomama.com%5C/f71f86992c24e275d4bb48fec85d1c0988ea7e75e013dd353022327942b8a4ae.png%5C%22">\n\n\n\n</p><p>Two mugs of hot chocolate | Source: Midjourney\n\n\n\n</p><p>Read the full story&nbsp;<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/amomama.com%5C/428751-i-asked-my-grandmother-to-walk-down-the.html%5C%22">here.\n\n\n\n<p>This work is inspired by real events and people, but it has been fictionalized for creative purposes. Names, characters, and details have been changed to protect privacy and enhance the narrative. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.\n\n\n\n</p><p>The author and publisher make no claims to the accuracy of events or the portrayal of characters and are not liable for any misinterpretation. This story is provided \u201cas is,\u201d and any opinions expressed are those of the characters and do not reflect the views of the author or publisher.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><div class='\"mh-excerpt\"'><p>When Jess and Michael get engaged, her cousin Sarah decided to sew her wedding dress for her as a gift. 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