Dress Anxiety

Daughter's experience was that in-store dress samples were very stretched and NOT good indicators of the manufacturer's actual sizes. Did the shop have you sign off on the size they ordered? Daughter's shop took her measurements, showed her how they compared with the manufacturer's size chart (Rebecca Ingram), and then she had to sign an acknowledgement of the size that was being ordered. She tried on a size 8 in the shop, and they had to clip a good 4" at the waist; however, her measurements were exactly the manufacturer's measurements for a size 8. I had my doubts compared with the sample, but that's what we ordered. When her dress came in, it fit just about perfectly. If you ordered from David's bridal, I think they are super flexible about exchanges, but if you ordered from a bridal salon, I'd question them about how your measurements compared with the manufacturer's size chart. Worst case scenario is that most dresses can be adjusted at least one size up or down, but alterations can be costly. Good luck!

That has me worried too. I'm hoping the sample they had in the store was a new one (the smallest size they had when I tried it on 2 months earlier was a size 4, this sample was a size 2). It fit absolutely perfectly, a little on the snug side. If it was stretched out at all my dress isn't gonna fit xD. It's funny, my previous dress was a size 2 and it was a bit big. gotta love wedding dress sizing.

I feel like they measured my "Waist" in a funny spot. I was on track for an 8 in my bust and hips but my waist was a half inch over for my designer at a 26.5. That's frustrating because all other designers I've seen seem to break to the next size in half increments. I'm stressing that my alterations will be extreme now because it will be too big. I'm sure if they recommended that size, it will be fine though! Try not to stress