Starting to regret buying strapless

Do you have a picture?

I am a size 24 - and I rocked my dress. Don't worry about being a whale as long as you got a dress that's right for your shape.

Sorry, I should have added the dress pic. Its me when I am buying the dress and they make you ring the bell lol So my face is really dorkish!

I think you will look great. I loved my dress and I feel like it sucked me in so much! I felt 10 lbs thinner and my pics look so good! Yeah my arms aren't toned but I think we look amazing in the pics I have seen.

I just saw the pic of your dress. Very pretty! You will rock it for sure! Getting my hair and makeup done, nails and a tan made me feel like a princess for the day.

You do not look like a whale at all!

#bodyissuessuck

Thanks ladies. I know its a pretty dress, I was just afraid that I was blinded by the dress and not what I looked like... I'm trying not to be emotional, its just hard looking at pictures and doing the girl thing like "does it make me look fat??" I appreciate it... I have to get over myself haha

Eh. I was this size in college, lost 120 pounds 14 years ago and was a size 14-16 for 9 years. I remember sometimes liking my body, sometimes hating it. 5 years ago, a slew of tragedies and bad luck occurred (in order: stressful relationship -since over - new relationship, miscarriage, mom died, boyfriend/now husband lost his job, second miscarriage…) and I gained all the weight back. I look at pictures of myself when I was a size 14-16 and cannot believe I hated how I looked. I looked amazing.

When I get back to a size 16, I have to remember that.

You don't look like a whale at all, you'll rock that dress! I know what you mean, I tried on a lot of strapless dresses and felt like a whale in almost all of them. My dress is not strapless and it was the first one I felt beautiful in.

You are going to rock that dress....with that being said you can always add straps. Any seamstress can do it easy peasy

Stop listening to what people have to say about strapless dresses. You look awesome! I don't see anything at all related to the "trouble spots" you mentioned. :-)

I think you look fine. I don't like strapless dresses myself. That's why I didn't wear one. If you like it, the wear it. I really think that having the right dress for yor shape is great but it is just important to feel good in it. If you feel great then people see that.

It fits you well! You look great!

There will always be something if you're looking for it hard enough, but you have to let it go! The best weddings are genuine, "real life", not photoshopped shoots. I mean, photographers often point out that you could be a statue in all of your pictures, or you could go in for the hug that will invariably cause your arms squish a bit in your strapless dress. You're not a mannequin, so your skin will move, and sometimes it won't look 100% the way you want. That's the price of not being plastic. I'm pretty sure your FH prefers you the way you are, though. I think you look great in your dress. If you're super worried, you could get a shrug. Don't be self-conscious, though -- just have fun with your friends and family.

You look beautiful. and girl...if you have body issues then im a whale. k. you look nice, elegant and have no need to worry about your body. I think the dress fits you perfect

You look amazing in the dress!!!!

I was literally saying the something at my last dress fitting to my mom who told me I was crazy. I then went home and obsessed over the pictures until I finally realized I doubt anyone else will be zooming in on my pictures like i was, i also decided to start doing some arm exercises just in case though lol

You look great! With hair and makeup (and maybe a tan?) you will look more toned too! You could always add cap sleeves of pretty straps too!

You look great! The only time they don't look good is when they are to tight on the bride.

If you don't like your arms strapless is actually the best way to go. Cap sleeves and straps will draw more attention to your arms. That's what I was told at least and I do agree. I think you look great. Confidence will make you lovely

I agree with @cupcake_bride. Strapless is sexy and shows off your nice shoulders!

Hopefully my video will change your mind. I am no size 4 either! You are beautiful!