Despite a general negative experience because of parents, the ladies in the salon did everything they could to keep me happy and working to find the dress for me. Though the select...ion was minimal, I know to expect that from consignment boutiques. We ended up using the full 90 minute appointment, but I did end up finding the right dress for me!
I went back to Here & Now for alterations and while I had a satisfactory completed dress, the experience was slightly less fantastic than I would have liked. I wanted to ask a few questions about changing or slightly altering the halter back of my dress, but found myself unable to even ask a single question due to the seamstress making all the decisions for me. I wasn't super upset, but I did end up with cups in my dress that were too big and felt uncomfortable, and when I finally was able to ask about them, the seamstress explained that I needed to scoop them in to fit properly (this is something that women with bigger breasts can do, but those of us with smaller are not really able to). All in all, the dress fit well enough and it looked beautiful. If I could do it again, I would probably ask to go with the younger seamstress, as I think it might have been a generational/personality thing that I have seen before with other seamstresses/tailors.
Overall, glad I purchased my dress here, but maybe consider other options for alterations, or address this up-front before committing to anything.