Dress worries

Hi! That's a tricky situation so I completely understand why you're worried. Did you totally love the dress when you first bought it and tried it on? I personally think it's really important to dress for your shape, so if you're worried about looking 'unbalanced' in a wedding dress you need to find a dress that really flatters you.

You've still got time so I'm going be radical and suggest that you go back to a dress shop to try on a slightly different shape to see how you feel? It might be that you realise you've made the right choice and the dress just needs adjustments, or it might be that you decide the dress you've bought it's 'the one', so you can then sell it.

I think comfort is really important because it's a long day, so maybe check with a skilled seamstress to see if there's anything she/he can do to adjust the dress/boning to make it more comfortable?

Long line boning can push clothing up and if too long in comparison to your torso make your dress uncomfortable, I'm not sure how you would alter it if you don't go to a seamstress which could work out as expensive as a new off the peg dress dependant upon what needs doing.

Thanks both.

I definitely did love my dress when I first tried it on, although it was a rushed situation with it being a sample sale. I do love how it looks but it's the comfort part that's worrying. I also have nightmares of the zip busting or something.

Trying on some more dresses is a good idea, although slightly scared if I decided I loved another (which I could well do as I'm sure I would love most of them, they're so beautiful!) because of the money side of things and my dress now has been quite specifically altered to my shape I don't know if I could sell it easily.

MetalBride - I think you've hit it spot on there, the boning does seem too long in comparison to my torso, I'm annoyed now that the previous seamstress didn't pick up on this. I'm in a different area now so will need to find a seamstress I can trust which is scary!

I wear corsets with metal bones, when they're badly fitted boy do they hurt! If you Google local seamstresses or look on fb try and find reviews, see if anyone's got really positive ones. If your dress was expensive make sure that the seamstress has appropriate insurance just in case x

If you try shops like wed2b and try on lots of styles that might help x

Good luck x

Thanks MetalBride. I'm going to look for a reputable seamstress closer to home to ask for a second opinion! I looked up some information on boning and it's worrying because understand the dress needs it for structure and shortening the boning would be a huge job! It was originally quite expensive but I got it for a third of the price - would definitely want them to have insurance just in case!

I have to agree with happyivoryflowers. Being comfortable on the day and feeling absolutely beautiful is important. Check out some dresses on www.brideshopper.com. The range under BDD and Dakkasinda are made within 4-6 weeks and are returnable within 14 days. It's worth shopping round anyway... you could a beautiful dress elsewhere that fits perfectly.

All the best

R