Self conscious about wedding dress shopping?

I was a little nervous going into the shopping experience because I’d spent months and months looking at wedding dresses, and all the models in the photos were like a size zero, so I was scared I’d hate the way MY body looked in all those dresses that looked so good on them. But I just told myself “you’re not going to look like those models and no one is expecting you to”. I went in with the attitude that I wanted to find a dress I felt both beautiful and myself in.. not a dress that made me look “perfect”. And I ended up having very positive experiences! The few few dresses I tried on was a strange experience… just seeing yourself in such a different light. But once you get used to it, it’s a lot of fun!

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I agree with Cece, I've lost about 5-7kg since I shopped for my wedding dress. I was a bit nervous that I wouldn't like how I looked in a wedding dress, because I was almost at my heaviest-ever weight. I was also worried that, if I was further along in my weight loss journey that maybe I would have picked something else. And... looking back? MAYBE I would have? But I had an image in my head for a long time of how I wanted my dress to look on my wedding day, and it's exactly what I bought, so I think it's very unlikely I would have picked anything other than the style I did.

I was actually more nervous when I picked my dress up - probably more than when I first went shopping, because I knew I was a lot closer to my goal weight for my wedding day and I was terrified I'd not like what I saw. But I've never seen anything other than love and admiration in my future husband's eyes when he looks at me, irrespective of what size I've been, and I knew on our wedding day, that would be the case even if I turned up in a bin bag.

Reminding myself of that really helped. He loves me for me - and I should love me that way too.

I was 100% nervous, but you get so excited and they find dresses that are so flattering... it's such an amazing moment!

I was mostly self conscious about my chest. I basically look like I’m 12 in that department lol. I was worried I wouldn’t fill it out and that it would ruin it for me. But once I put those dresses on I didn’t think about it! You’re going to look beautiful, and I hope you see that too!

I was very anxious about wedding dress shopping. Being overweight I was afraid nothing would fit right or look right. But let me tell you, the samples fit me well enough to get an idea in how I would look in each one and I felt absolutely beautiful in a few of them! I ended up loving the process and wanted to keep trying on dresses. lol Your consultant should pull dresses that will flatter your body. I hope you enjoy it and find your perfect dress.

Yup! I don't like attention on me in general, and the shops always make a big production of it, so I ordered dresses online to try at home in private with just me and my bestie!

View Quoted Comment I love this, Cece! Thank you 😊

View Quoted Comment Rosie, you almost made me cry! How blessed are we that our future husbands love us exactly how we are. Thank you for that!

View Quoted Comment Thank you Kaitlyn! 💕

View Quoted Comment Thank you Sharon! 💕

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You are so welcome! I hope you have a wonderful experience dress shopping and find a dress you absolutely love. What will make it perfect and gorgeous will be all the personal touches you add, and the absolute happiness and love you're feeling on the day!

I was super super nervous about dress shopping. I kept putting it off for months because I wanted to lose weight, but that didn’t happen. I was so so so terrified that I was going to look horrible in every dress.


That definitely didn’t happen.
To be fair, I will say that I did try on some dresses that I looked really bad in. But I tried on WAY more dresses that made me feel beautiful. One thing I did was tell my stylist up front about specific areas that I wanted to cover more or draw attention away from. She was able to pull dresses that flattered me so well and looked beautiful.
I think you’ll find that dress shopping is actually really fun and a good confidence booster
Also, some places will have the stylist help you get in and out of your dresses. That can be a little uncomfortable standing in front of a mirror half naked with them (especially while they try to make small talk), but you get used to it after a few times. And I’m sure they are more than used to it lol.