Weddingbee Blog

amen girl! fi will think i’m damn sexy in my size 18 dress! and robyn, i usually wear a size 12 jean and ordered a size 18 - but it didn’t even matter because it looked gorgeous and the only one who knows is my mom because she was with me! good luck, and embrace your curves!

I’m really glad you’re not letting this stupid # that they call size bring you down. Because it really isn’t anything but a #. You’ll be a beautiful bride.

I was afraid of the same thing because I know that over the last several years, I have put on a significant amount of weight. I got my dress from David’s Bridal (I think the “w” stands for “woman, by the way) and was pleasantly surprised that I only required a size larger than my usual one. I told myself that the most important thing isn’t the number on my dress; it’s the fact that I’m getting married to my best friend and man of my dreams, and I’m happy with myself. I may start calling myself “fun sized!”

You are so brave for posting this! Mine is a size 20. I had the same reservations you did. Eh. I normally wear a 12-14. It sucks. I’m going to rip the label out when I get the dress.

All the brides i’ve seen…who “dress to their right size” (i.e. not trying to wear something that they shouldn’t be wearing..whether big or small) all look bee-you-t-full

And you will be no exceptioN! Congrats on finding a wedding dress that fits you Miss Kiwi!

As if shopping for clothes isn’t daunting enough for those of us in the real world who don’t wear a size zero! Why on earth would bridal gowns show numbers that are 4-6 digits higher than normal everyday wear? I can fluctuate between an 8-12 depending on the time of year. I’d hate to go into a bridal shop and have to try on a size 20! I don’t mean to say that in a derogatory way, so please don’t take offense. Just think of how different it would be if that 4-6 digits swung in the other direction! A 12 could be a 6 or 8 in the bridalworld! After all, shouldn’t this be the day when you feel most beautiful?

Whatever, it’s just goes to show that sizing is really about arbitrary numbers. Go with what looks best on you, enhances your assets and hides whatever flaws you may feel you have. If you feel beautiful on that day then it will come through no matter what some silly number on a tag says!

Were you able to try on dresses in your size, Miss Kiwi? Or were you forced to hang size 10 dresses over your shoulders and “imagine what this will look like when it closes?” as I was told?
I can stand the numbers of the sizing (a “24″ sounds young & swinging, right? Who wants to be an “8″ on their wedding day?), but I couldn’t stand having to guess what it would look like on me, it was too hard and too frustrating.

I’m normally a size 14, although I’ve gained some weight recently and my jeans are a bit tight. The part that I found particularly annoying about shopping for a wedding gown was that plus sizes cost more money! My gown is a Casablanca too, and I tried on two of their gowns–not mine, but similar–in a size 18 and a size 16. The 16 was a bit tight, but it zipped. The 18 was quite big, it flopped over my boobs, which I found amusing as I’m a 38DD. But the annoying part? The 18 was a “plus size” and cost $100 more! Guess which size I ordered? The salon ladies were very against it, and I can see their point, that if I put on more weight the 16 won’t fit at all, but the 18 could always be altered to fit, which of course gives them more money, too But I lost 125lbs a few years ago, and have kept nearly all of it off (although I’ve been up and down the same last 15 pounds since I stopped dieting.) I’ve been ill lately and unable to run so losing the weight hasn’t happened yet, but it WILL happen before the wedding. Ten pounds and the gown will fit like a dream. Nerts to you, salon ladies! I actually had to sign a waiver saying that I was ordering the 16 against their advice, but I’m sure they get a lot of hysterical brides who don’t fit into their small dresses. But that $100 was a big deal to me, I did a lot of shopping around to find the best deal on my gown, and it also meant another several hundred in alterations. I’m hoping to wear my gown with no alterations.

Anyway, point being, the number on your gown’s tag isn’t the important thing, what’s important is how you feel in the gown. When you feel beautiful, you will look it. And Casablanca has beautiful gowns!

You know, I’m a size 24 in jeans at 5′2″ and I was shocked to find that Alfred Angelo’s line fit me great at a size 22.

Also, they don’t change extra for the larger sizes and have about 12-14 styles to try on which include a lot of the popular styles”

http://www.alfredangelo.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/collections.displayCollection/categoryID/1af402e9-205f-4b7b-9d22-6fec77b3d187

Anywho, they also have three lengths, which they do charge a $50 additional fee for Tall or Short, but it was well worth the experience.

The biggest issue I have with dresses for larger sizes is the attitude many places have where they don’t allow you to try on the dress because they don’t have it, but they can “drape” it on you so you can “get a good idea” of what it will look like then order it… um RIGHT. No thanks, I want to know how it will feel!

So yeah, thanks for the info and the awareness being brought to the forefront!