Slight dress disappointment

So I had my first fitting today and it was good... the dress still fits, and she's actually going to convert the back to a corset back (from these super-annoying buttons that needed to be repaired anyway), so it will be even better when that's done! Whew. That concern is taken care of. I still absolutely love the dress and feel so great in it, I know it was/is the ONE. My slight disappointment.... I don't love the bustle. The train is so long and detailed, the only thing she could get to look right and not be on my butt was a two layer French bustle. It's just not what I envisioned. I completely understand though that you have to work with the dress and not simply an idea... after looking online again at other bustles, I'm convinced that what she did is the best option (and looks a heck of a lot better than what I saw some other people do!), unless I wanted to have the poufiest butt ever (I'm naturally doing just fine in that category, so I wasn't really looking for anymore junk back there) and be about a foot off the chair when I sat. Still, it's a little disappointing when things don't work out quite how you wanted.

Veil shopping was really easy... I put on 3 styles, she looked at the last one in her hand and said, "oh, well, this one has swarovski crystals on it, so it's a little more expensive than all the others," and I said, "of course it is, so I'm sure I'll love it," and I did. Done. Ordered the most expensive one, of course :) I think I could have gotten it for maybe $50 less if I ordered online, but it's just so much easier to let them do it. I know I'll get exactly what I tried on and they'll take care of any problems and then steam it and everything for me. At this point, it's completely worth an extra $50 not to have to worry about one more thing.