Dress help!

I agree with Cece! Maybe see if your seamstress can bring up the waistline a little bit, and remove the sleeves IMO. If you can fork over the $$, ask the seamstress if there is any way to bring the hem down? It may require adding additional fabric, but if its worth it to you, then do it! Honestly, you look incredible in both pictures. I love them both and I hope you can take a step back and see the beauty, too!

I noticed the skirt too. It could also be the type of pedestal theyre standing on. It looks like the first one is pretty large and allows the dress to flare on it, the second looks like the dress kind of just drops straight down over it.

Fully agree. I think the longer torso completely changes the cut of the dress.

Is your dress bustled in the second photo? I agree with Grace that the train gives the skirt more flare. That could be fixed fairly easily by adding something underneath. I also think Elycia has a point about the pedestal contributing to the two dresses looking different as well.

I personally LOVE the look of the ivory! I think it gives the lace a shimmery look, and it'll look great under lights (from the picture, it seems like the room is a bit darker). If the sleeves are bothering you, it shouldn't be a heavy lift for a seamstress to remove them either.

Having dress regret/ stress is totally normal, and any tweaks to the things you mentioned are all doable you're dress still looks great though btw

Hi all thank you all so much for the thoughts about my dress situation I haven't had the chance to respond. I totally agree about the belt looking better sitting higher but it doesn't have the same effect on the Ivory one. Also I agree that the Champagne one looks more full with fabric and has a better overskirt style. I honestly think all of these problems are because the dress is petite-sized! Thankfully, with God's help I was able to reorder the dress to get here on time in regular size, in Champagne, and in my size! I am so thankful and grateful for this.