Wedding Dress Conundrum

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  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    oh, and start posing pictures for everyone to critique and what-not. perhaps not a good idea for you, but absolutely fun for us :)
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    you don't need to go 9mos ahead. spend some time figuring out what kind of dress you want, but don't shop yet.

    I found that the styles of dresses I was looking at online looked AWFUL on me, so going in and trying on different cuts of dresses really helped me find a dress that fits my personality and the general shape of my body. (I will always have a super tiny waist compared to my hips, and I was trying on dresses that did not flatter that at all.) So, it wouldn't benefit anyone to buy a dress nine months ahead during major weight loss, but dress shopping is actually really important this early on, IMO.
  • marquesajen
    marquesajen Posts: 641
    Well, many places it takes a long while for the dress to get to the shop. If you get a size smaller then you can have it altered a bit when it gets too big. If it has alot of decoration (beading, embroidery) near the areas that will have to be changed then it might be more expensive/may look totally different, so keep that in mind.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,992 Member
    Isn't this why they invented velcro?
  • DRetel
    DRetel Posts: 136 Member
    Keep in mind that wedding dresses are sized much larger than your regular clothing.

    I was wearing a 10 in everyday clothes when I got married 2 years ago, but my wedding dress was a size 16!!! Don't let the wedding dress sizing shock you!

    I ordered mine about 4 months before my wedding.
  • abyt42
    abyt42 Posts: 1,358 Member
    We had an outdoor wedding: I bought an off the rack dress I still love (and could wear) about two weeks before the wedding. I can't imagine starting to think about clothing for one day nine months in advance. (But, to be fair, I didn't buy baby clothes until about a week before the twins were born, either.)
  • Kagard11
    Kagard11 Posts: 396 Member
    I had several fittings and each time I had lost weight! They just kept adjusting!
  • infamousmk
    infamousmk Posts: 6,033 Member
    Keep in mind that wedding dresses are sized much larger than your regular clothing.

    I was wearing a 10 in everyday clothes when I got married 2 years ago, but my wedding dress was a size 16!!! Don't let the wedding dress sizing shock you!

    I ordered mine about 4 months before my wedding.

    Oh yes! This too! I've been fitting best in to size 20 dresses. I'm thisclose to getting back in to all of my 14s, so this is just annoying while dress shopping.
  • JDRBT
    JDRBT Posts: 264 Member
    I already have my wedding dress and I have to admit, it's probably better to WAIT! go ahead and have fun trying them on, and when you find something you love, ask the store to let you know if it's being discontinued, how long it would take to order it, and then go back in about 2-3 months.

    OR

    Do what I did - I tried mine on IN THE SIZE I ORDERED IT. It didn't quite zip or lace up quite the way I wanted it too, but I knew I planned on losing weight, so I ordered my dress in that size. I'm very close to the exact measurements for it now. However, my wedding isn't until 10/12! (originally it was 11/11, but my guy is in the military, so we ended up having to postpone it - but it gave us a MUCH bigger budget, so I'm REALLY looking foward to our DISNEY'S ANIMAL KINGDOM WEDDING next year!)
    So I'll PROBABLY lose more between now and then. I picked a style that is very versatile. With the lace up back, I can tighten or loosen it a few inches without needing to pay for expensive alterations. I'm aiming for that beautiful V shape, so I know I have plenty of freedom to lose weight - but NOT gain. So far, it's worked! I've had my dress since April.

    Had I known we were going to have to post pone things, I might have waited, but it was a fun experience!

    PS - I've found Alfred Angelo was a PERFECT fit for me! The sizes are VERY similiar to street sizings (I wear a 14 top, 16 bottoms, and the 16 was VERY close to fitting very well.) If you end up checking it out - tell them Jaime Darling from vista, CA sent ya!
  • pinkgato02
    pinkgato02 Posts: 1 Member
    When I was getting married I was a size 14 dress! I was disapointed in being in that size. I weighed 173 lbs. I ended up buying a size 8 dress and worked my butt off to fit into it! I ended up going down to 147 lbs the time we got married and my dress fit a little lose that i had to get it fixed and it was 9 months before our wedding. I had a corset top and i ended up having the zipper taken off and put lace through it. 2 months before the wedding I triend on the dress and the lace was not needed anymore I ended up having the sipper put back on :) getting a smaller dress made me more determained to lose weight and i did it the right way too no cheating just good healthy eating and cardio. Good luck


    cAT:)
  • candiigraham
    candiigraham Posts: 53 Member
    I would personally start shopping around so you know THE dress you want but I wouldn't order anything until January or February when you have a better idea of what size you will be :).

    DITTO! This is what I did. i got married in July. Started looking for the style I wanted in October. I bought it in April one size too small at that time. So in October I was wearing a 12, but by April I was in an 10. So, I bought a 8 and it fit perfectly. I tried the dress on every two weeks and got it cleaned the week before wedding.
  • katherines2230
    katherines2230 Posts: 276 Member
    I am getting married in 7 months and have already purchased my dress. I decided it would be safer to purchase a dress in my current size and just have it altered than to add the extra stress of ordering a dress and hoping I fit into it months later.
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