Venting

Everything will be ok! But go get that dress fitted girlfriend don't worry about what you may weigh you're going to look beautiful. The sooner the better, alterations can take a while.

I am 8 days out and while I am stressed beyond belief there are just some things we have to accept we have no control over!

1.) Tell your mother in law you have no idea ( my MIL tried doing the same thing and I just said my mom is wearing this and I want you guys to be comfortable so pick whatever you will feel best in).

2.)I unfortunately don't know anything about the room blocks but I would follow up with everyone and reconfirm they will not need your blocks and ask the hotel to cancel asap so they have time to try and find other guests.

3.)I know its stressful for attire I know this battle all to well. Tell your bridesmaid at this point being 38 days out these are the only ones we can get in time and this is the price. I understand if you can't swing it but unfortunately I can't do anything else. (I read your initial post about this and offered advice on there regarding her concern to just go find something off the shelves).
4.)get to the seamstress asap girl! Save yourself some money. A lot of people will charge you essentially an expedite fee if you cut it too close because they have to work on your stuff over the other stuff they have there. I'm sure you are stressed about it not fitting but at least if you find out now then you can have it altered or see what you need to do to make it work. (I also read your post about this issue as well). Look into corset backs if it is too tight. You could be stressing over nothing too and it could fit wonderfully.

I am 8 days out and again I am stressed but all these issues will seem trivial in another month and what will matter is dealing with the small finer details. Good luck and your day will be beautiful!

First and foremost, take a minute to breath. I'm still a bit too far out to say if it gets better or worse but I've had my share of stress outs and i'm still 5 months away.

1. give your FMIL a color scheme and an idea of how formal to be (we talking black tie formal or business casual sort of formal?) and tell her you need to make a lot of other decisions so what she wears is up to her. She might just want to make sure you dont have any requirements.

2. It doesnt sound like you'll be able to do much about the room blocks so stressing there wont help you. I realize this is easier said than done but try. Also is it possible that you could tell the hotel to unreserve those other rooms? If they rent them out to other people, could it be possible you could get atleast a partial refund? most hotels will work with you if you give them notice.

3. for the groomsmen's attire, depending on your situation, could you send them to mens wearhouse and tell the bridesmaid to look at the prices herself? Depending on what you specifically ask them to wear, that might be best.

4. Get to the seamstress ASAP. Tell them the issue and they will likely be able to leave you a little extra room and talk to you about options. An experienced seamstress can work with you to do things you never thought possible but they need the time to do it.

Trust me when I say I feel you...this process has indeed been H E L L. I'm 17 days out, and while mostly everything is done, I'm still dealing w/ family/friends/guest drama. The best advice I can give...or at least what works for me...is to let it out, whether that's on a forum like this, with a friend/coworker, your future spouse, whatever, and then just keep it pushing. And I also try to remind myself that after this is all over I can avoid the people causing me this stress for at least a few weeks before the holidays start up.

Good luck & I hope you have a beautiful & stress free wedding day!