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Kirsty
Beginner February 2023 West Midlands

Worried my dress is going to be too big!

Kirsty, 31 March, 2022 at 22:02 Posted on Wedding Attire 0 4
I went and chose my wedding dress in January for my wedding next February and when they were measuring me to size me ready for ordering, the lady told me that I was going to come out at a 14. I was a bit shocked by this because although still carrying my baby weight, I was a 10 in dress size maximum,


Anyway, I’ve hit the wedding diet hard and have now lost a stone. I feel so much better being back to my weight I was pre- baby and now just need to tone up again but I’m now so worried that when the dress arrives it’s going just to be a sack and be too big for even a seamstress to take in? It’s a very intricate lace dress so unpicking would be tough I bet.
Can someone reassure me/offer me advice on what to do?
Thank you!

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Latest activity by LuxuriousRedConfetti76745, 21 December, 2025 at 10:10
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    VIP April 2022 Wiltshire
    Charlotte ·
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    Congrats on losing the weight and feeling better. The sizing can come as a shock but it in wedding dresses you often find you are a higher sizem, but it diesnt really matter, it is about the fit. You will be amazed what they can do to alter a dress, even one so intricate. As long as you are not planning on losing much more it will be possible, they can normally take in up to 2 sizes. As hard as it is try not to worry, they will be able to sort it just make sure you have enough time, if you are really concerned maybe call them and let them know you have lost wieght so you would like to have a fitting ASAP and can they let you know when it may be in so you can plan ahead.

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  • Yorkshirelass
    Super July 2022 Surrey
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    Honestly do not pay any attention to the sizes in wedding dress shops. When I went to the dress shop she put me in a size 18 first of all (it was slightly big) but I was shocked as the dress I turned up to the appointment in was a size 12! And then she measured me when we choose the actual dress and just took two measurements at the bust and the waist, there was no discussion of an actual size. I really don't think traditional dress sizes are as important as most dresses are made to measure. Well done on the diet , I wish I had managed to loose more weight, still trying and I have 4 months to go!

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    Expert July 2023 Cornwall
    Anonbride ·
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    Wedding dress sizing is WEIRD - don't pay attention to it. It's a fairly well known frustration that wedding dresses come up ridiculously tiny, which is why it's so important to be measured and book in for alterations. Mine are alteration fittings are booked in for 8 and 4 weeks in advance of my wedding which give me a bit of buffer time just in case disaster strikes and I'm not happy after the second fitting.

    If some solidarity helps, I'm a UK size 8/10, and when I ordered my dress the lady measured me and said she was ordering a me size 10... buuuut I'm pretty sure the sizing of my dress was in US so that would equate to a UK 14! I'm trusting that she's a pro who knows what she's doing and I watched her consult the chart against my measurements. I was also told that the seamstress can alter dresses fairly easily as much as 2-3 sizes smaller but it's much harder alter bigger so it's definitely better to order something that runs the risk of being too big rather than too small.

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