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My mom came to visit a couple of weekends ago and one of our goals for the weekend was to purchase my under-the-dress attire. We headed to a wonderful store in Boston, Lady Grace. The kind of place where there are sales people who actually know what they are doing, can measure you and make ‘the girls’ do things you never knew they were capable of doing.
I will admit, I was mightily depressed while we were in there. Turns out my size is a LOT bigger than I wanted it to be. Everything made my fat rolls stick out, and I was very concerned that the boning in the strapless bra that we finally settled on would show through my dress (that doesn’t have a lot of beading on it and is A line). Well, it turns out the girls at Lady Grace had a surprise for me. I thought that all I was going to get was the strapless bra and however long it was, was as long as any suck-me-in I was going to get. But after I decided on a bra, the saleswoman told her apprentice to ‘go get the Spanx’.
A few minutes later, the apprentice handed me what looked like a rag doll made of thick hosiery with the stuffing taken out. As I turned the item over in my hands, I realized that it was actually a seamless body suit made of a thicker pantyhose material. My mind was overwhelmed by the thought that I was somehow supposed to make my way into these things. But I ignored the voices in my head that were screaming how impossible it would be to put the Spanx on and started to climb in.
I am not going to lie. Trying to get the Spanx on required full use of all of the dressing room walls, some sweat, tears and A LOT of heavy breathing…but once I go them on…oh. my. gosh. They were comfortable. They absolutely eliminated any sign of the boning from the bustier. They sucked me in so I was as smooth as a celebrity on the red carpet wearing a clingy satin dress. I felt so glamorous standing there in the dressing room in my skivvies. And the best part about the whole thing was that once they were on, I could breathe!! AND, even when I sat down, bent over and moved around, trying to get my gut to make the top of them roll down, they did not budge.
And get this!! They have a hole in the panty section of them so that on the big day if God forbid I have to pee once I am in them, I don’t have to go through the process of getting them off/on again!! I actually plan on putting them on a day in advance so that hopefully by the time I walk down the aisle my face won’t still be beet red from over exerting myself to get my fat ass into them. 
Of course, for as much as I am absolutely thrilled by the thought of what I am going to be wearing under my dress, I know there is the potential for Mr. Corn to be moderately disappointed. So I have already warned him that any preconceived notions of what racy thing I might be wearing under the dress need to be removed from his head immediately. I wouldn’t want him to try and cop-a-feelsky and end up getting his hand hermetically sealed to my ass through my Spanx!
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Yep, Spanx rock! I bought them to wear on a cruise last year in case I gained weight before the last formal night They made all my wobbly bits nice and tight looking
This is exactly what I have to wear under my dress. All the bras were showing through the satin so I ended up with Spanx Higher Power and a regular strapless bra! So comfortable!!
Thank you for the info! I need this! Mostly because I have an unrealistic view of how much weight I need to lose in seven weeks….hahaha……awesome, and thanks again!
Omg that’s good to hear, it was difficult to put on.
I bought a pair and just gave up, I thought maybe I bought a size too small :O
I feared the peeing issue too lol.
Spanx rules! They save the day, every time, without fail. I absolutely love their clothing!!
-Dawn
I love Spanx so much I wear them whenever I wear a dress or a skirt which is 90% of the time. I don’t know how someone finally figured out a way to make an undergarment that works like a girdle but is comfortable enough to wear all day every day but they have done it and it has changed my life and my wardrobe!
I wore one recently to a wedding but it started rolling up my thighs and made me paranoid the whole night because I was afraid that would be too obvious I was wearing one. That was the only down side but other than, good bye tummy!
God how embarassing. If someone told me I needed Spanx i think I would start dieting immediately.
Many people who are a healthy weight wear Spanx - even just to control panty lines, etc. I’ve lost a significant amount of weight (and am still losing) but I am still planning on wearing Spanx to my July wedding. I call them my “magic pants”. I don’t really need them to sleek my tummy, but I know that no matter how much weight I lose, my thighs are still going to to rub together. It’s just a fact of life. I do NOT want the thigh rub occurring on the big day - a heat rash between my thighs is not something that I want to worry about while I’m wearing my dress all day. I’ve also warned my fiance that there will be magic pants under the dress. He just laughs about it.
Hmmmm…perhaps I should clarify. As a 32 year mature woman, I am proud to say that I am in no way, shape or form embarassed about my body. I would, however, like to be as healthy as possible for my wedding and my future with my husband and (hopefully) children. That said, a little tummy control can go a long way in helping one day be extra special.
Sounds great, but I am confused…Does the Spanx go OVER the bra. or start just under it? I know its a dumb question, but I have never seen Spanx before….
Hey Dani…I was confused at first, too. I have a bustier that has boning in it and extends to just below my belly button. The Spanx I am using go on over the bustier…in other words, I pull them on like pantyhose and then the top comes up to right underneath my boobs. This covers over and smooths out the lumps from the boning in the bustier, not to mention, eliminates the bulge that happens where the bustier ends
Hope that helps!
miss corn, your post has me in stitches! (no pun intended) who hasn’t been sweaty in a dressing room trying to get on (or off) something they thought wouldn’t make it! and spanks rock. and they’re great for fitting into pre-baby clothes once you are post-baby but still carry more of the baby weight than you might like! seriously, the ‘cop-a-feelsky’ had me laughing out loud!
… am I the only one who has problems with the high waist rolling down? They are fine when I am standing, but, they don’t stay up after I’ve sat down any length of time… I ended up having to take them off and went commando (well, under my pantyhose) the one time I tried them.
I thought about the underwear thing, too, because I have visions of the Mr. peeling off my layers on my wedding night to reveal something… revealing (oh my, is it hot in here?)
Are you changing before you leave the reception? I’ve had several friends that changed into a cute skirt/top set instead of trying to stuff themselves dress and all into a car. If you are changing, that would be the perfect time to pull a switcheroo on your underoos
Ah ha!!! Thanks Miss C!!! I get it now!! LOL!
Definitely going to look into getting myself a pair…I was thinking I would also wear a bustier under my strapless A-line dress, now I may add Spanx to the mix! Sounds great!!
Ok C - I was inspired by this post to try Spanx again. I had purchased a pair of higher power last year and I hated it! It made me feel like a sausage and the top kept rolling down. So I tried it again yesterday for dinner, and I noticed in the mirror that it looked a little too low in the crotchular area, so I pulled it up a half-inch to the bottom of my boobs and ta-da! It gave me a waist back, and it didn’t move the entire night. So my advice is to look at yourself in a mirror and try to see if there’s any part of the Spanx that looks baggy in one area that needs to be tightened.
Most enlightening.
Though I can empathize that it could be a little hurtful when a salesperson suggests that one needs Spanx. It is hoped that she “blamed” the dress and not the body. : )
I thought this post was really funny in its honesty 
I wish I had tried spanx or something similar for under my dress. I am just average-sized (not fat/not slim) and I bought an off the rack fitted dress that was just a wee bit too tight on the butt-thigh area. In real life it was o.k. but in photos I can see underwear lines across my butt cheeks :0
So what should a bride do, wait until she’s transformed herself into a size 4 to get married? Because what, only thin people deserve marriage?
Shapewear is a savior for all people, thin and not-so-thin alike. While I work out and eat healthily to fix those problem areas, I’m glad there’s shapewear available to help me fake that great look until I can achieve it on my own
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Mrs. Corn, Newport, RI
Age and Occupation in '07: 31, HR for public accounting firm
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Consultant for public accounting firm
Engagement Date: October 7, 2006
Wedding Date: September, 2007
Blogging Since: June 1, 2007
Venue: North Lawn of Fort Adams State Park
About Me: I am a lazy scrapbooker who loves the instant gratification of making cards and I am very easily distracted by all things shiny. In honor of my childhood nights spent hibachi BBQing on the beach with my family, we are hosting a traditional New England Clambake for our reception.
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