I got engaged in October of 2008, my wedding date is June 5, 2010. I decided to get a headstart on dress shopping, and the local dress shop just happened to be having a 20% off sale when I looked in late November...so naturally...I found a dress I loved and decided to order it...couldn''t hurt to cash in on the sale!
The owner took my measurements and said because of my chest size she was ordering a 12(not because of my weight?)...I trusted her knowledge as it is a shop that many of my friends have purchased dresses from and signed the order form....I also had to have length added to the dress because I was afraid my feet would show, even though the dress was just touching the floor...which cost me an extra $150! But its my wedding dress and I want it to be just right! I told the owner and seamstress that I had put on a little weight over the last year and that I was the heaviest I have ever been. I''m 5''9, and my clothes range from size 6-10 depending on the designer. I also let her know that I would be losing about 15-20 lbs to get back to my old self....and to maybe order me a 10 rather than a 12. I let her know that I would put the deposit down to take advantage of the sale...and if she was concerned with my weight loss I would come back in a few months to be measured again...she said don''t worry our seamstress is great(which I agreed)
The dress came in last month and it was falling off of me...the owner was sort of laughing and asked how much weight I had lost, I told her about 15lbs and I was planning on losing 5 more....it was the weight I had put on over the last year or so...I called it my happy fat
She said don''t lose too much or the dress won''t look right because of all of the beading and satin in the bodice area...I also felt it was a bit long..but that could have been because that hadn''t "fluffed" the dress out and it was also too big...the dress can''t be shortened because of the beading at the bottom...also another thing I''m worried about!
I dont understand why she would have ordered me a dress if I told her I was going to lose close to 2 dress sizes! I understand girls say that alot and probably put on weight or don''t lose any at all...but shouldn''t that be my problem if I''m too heavy to fit in my dress?
Has anyone had this experience were the dress had to be taken in 2-3 dress sizes? I understood having to have it larger in the chest as I am busty...but the whole thing just hangs on me! and I don''t want to look like I am wearing a potato sack on my wedding day, and I''m certainly not going to gain the weight back that I''ve been running off for the last 6 months!
Just nervous! I go back in two weeks(BM dresses are in and they are pulling mine as well) and I''m pretty sure I''ve lost another 3-5lbs since the fitting...I''m not really trying to lose weight anymore as I am back to my old self...but its summer and I love to run and work out...so it may happen!
My dress is Alfred Angelo 1708 in all ivory.my dress
Any advice/experiences are appreciated!!
The owner took my measurements and said because of my chest size she was ordering a 12(not because of my weight?)...I trusted her knowledge as it is a shop that many of my friends have purchased dresses from and signed the order form....I also had to have length added to the dress because I was afraid my feet would show, even though the dress was just touching the floor...which cost me an extra $150! But its my wedding dress and I want it to be just right! I told the owner and seamstress that I had put on a little weight over the last year and that I was the heaviest I have ever been. I''m 5''9, and my clothes range from size 6-10 depending on the designer. I also let her know that I would be losing about 15-20 lbs to get back to my old self....and to maybe order me a 10 rather than a 12. I let her know that I would put the deposit down to take advantage of the sale...and if she was concerned with my weight loss I would come back in a few months to be measured again...she said don''t worry our seamstress is great(which I agreed)
The dress came in last month and it was falling off of me...the owner was sort of laughing and asked how much weight I had lost, I told her about 15lbs and I was planning on losing 5 more....it was the weight I had put on over the last year or so...I called it my happy fat
She said don''t lose too much or the dress won''t look right because of all of the beading and satin in the bodice area...I also felt it was a bit long..but that could have been because that hadn''t "fluffed" the dress out and it was also too big...the dress can''t be shortened because of the beading at the bottom...also another thing I''m worried about!I dont understand why she would have ordered me a dress if I told her I was going to lose close to 2 dress sizes! I understand girls say that alot and probably put on weight or don''t lose any at all...but shouldn''t that be my problem if I''m too heavy to fit in my dress?
Has anyone had this experience were the dress had to be taken in 2-3 dress sizes? I understood having to have it larger in the chest as I am busty...but the whole thing just hangs on me! and I don''t want to look like I am wearing a potato sack on my wedding day, and I''m certainly not going to gain the weight back that I''ve been running off for the last 6 months!
Just nervous! I go back in two weeks(BM dresses are in and they are pulling mine as well) and I''m pretty sure I''ve lost another 3-5lbs since the fitting...I''m not really trying to lose weight anymore as I am back to my old self...but its summer and I love to run and work out...so it may happen!
My dress is Alfred Angelo 1708 in all ivory.my dress
Any advice/experiences are appreciated!!
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