seamstress ruined her wedding day.

And the seamstress who initiated the action, says she is owed $900 because the bride allegedly failed to pay her for making the bridesmaid's dresses.

Evernell Davis, owner of Evernell's Fit and Finish on Euclid Avenue, spent the afternoon recounting the events leading up to Christina Massarato's August 28, wedding day.

At issue is whether Davis is at fault for failing to have the four bridesmaid's dresses ready.

Davis admitted that she knew the wedding was taking place at 4:00 p.m. on August 28, and that only three of the bridesmaid's dresses were ready to be picked up at that time.

The other was ready some 15 minutes later.

It is understood that the wedding was delayed some 30 minutes and Massarato has filed a counter suit for $9,975 for the alleged distress and disappointment caused because the bridesmaid's dresses arrived late.

Davis said her work was held up because there was no final decision made on the design until August 22, even though she had first met with Massarato in January.

She said that at their January 1993 meeting she was shown two different patterned dresses. Massarato asked whether she could make either pattern for her bridesmaids.

The main difference between the two patterns was that one could be worn with a regular bra, while the other required a strapless bra.

Though Davis said the bride preferred the off-the-shoulder style dress, no decision was made during that first meeting, on which style they would use during the wedding.

Instead, an agreement was reached whereby the final decision was to be made after the largest-sized bridesmaid acquired a strapless bra that fit her.

Davis said she told Massarato that each dress would cost $325 and that a $400 deposit was required for all four.

The balance was to be paid after the dresses were completed.

After agreeing to make the four dresses at the January meeting, Davis said she intended to make two of the dresses ahead of the others because two of the bridesmaids were arriving from Canada in August.

"I measured two of the girls in January and again in July,'' Davis said, "so that any fluctuations in their weight could be taken into account.

"But the design was only confirmed on August 22, after the bride called me at the shop and told me that they were going to use the off -- the -- shoulder design.'' "At that time I started cutting the dresses.'' Davis said her work was held up a second time because on August 23, she discovered that the fabric was not all the same shade.

She told Massarato who said she preferred that all the dresses looked uniform.

This meant having to recut all four dresses some five days before the wedding day.

Around 5 a.m. on Massarato's wedding day (August 28) Davis said she decided to make an adjustment to the dresses because she was not totally pleased with them.

She said she called a friend to help her.

Davis admitted that the dresses were not ready when the first one of Massarato's friends came for the dresses at 1:00 p.m. and again at 2:30 p.m.

on the wedding day.

However, she said three of the dresses were ready at 4:00 p.m. and the fourth was ready at 4:15 p.m.

She said she was "totally unaware'' that the wedding party had any problems with the dresses because Massarato's husband gave her a thank you card and a gift.

"It was only after I started making enquiries about my money a week later, that I found out they were dissatisfied.

"I tried to reason with them and I offered to drop $25 off the price. I offered this because I was late.'' The case continues this morning before the Wor. Will Francis. Miss. Nicole Stoneham appears for Davis while Mr. Rod Attride-Stirling appears for Massarato.