I went with my beautican/friend. So glad she came with me. They were really nice in the shop. The main tailor came down to measure me and I bought the extra material and some lace from the wholesaler shop next door. They were surprised it didn't come with extra material when I bought it and said it's silly the shop I bought it from wouldn't tailor it just because it was on sale.

It was £99 for tailoring + extra material/lace. It's expensive but i'm okay with that as dress was only £99 and they needed to make the top and bottom fit plus make the top longer as I'm tall. So overall spend with dress is £198 which is still cheaper than buying a dress full price. This dress was either £399 or £499 before sale.