Wedding dress drama

For all who have been following the epic journey of my wedding dress it has been a disaster. I bought it from this lady in Park City who sells out her house, Joan. Well here is a helpful tip for everyone who is shopping for a wedding dress, DO NOT GO TO HER!!!! She claimed that ANYTHING could be done to a dress, whether that means making it strapless, changing the neck line etc. Well in case anyone doesn't take sewing 5500, those who are clueless and believe this, don't. You CAN'T do anything to a dress. Dresses are made the way they are made. And unless major changes are done when it is made, good luck changing it after the fact. Long story short, my dress took a month and a half to get altered, it still is not right. There are bunches of fabric from it being folded over and cut and brought in and the neckline is too low because, as I stated before, certain dresses are not made to do certain things. All in all, my dress is a walking disaster. Are my parents being amazing and going dress shopping again? Yes, and I'm extremely thankful. My note for everyone out there, do not go to this Joan lady. I'm being dead serious, it was a mess and something I would never wish upon anyone. This is supposed to be the one thing that is perfect and this has turned into a nightmare. If you are going to go to someone who is "claiming" that anything can be done, bring a seamstress so she/he can back you up. It's too risky and too expensive of a purchase to screw up. Are we going to go Utah style and try to find a dress in a month, yes. Hopefully we find something that doesn't have to be basically remade.