Weddingbee Blog

Well, actually, it’s a double problem.

Last weekend I finally tried on my handmade wedding dress to show all of you how it looks like on me. Well, I ran into a very unpleasant surprise: It does not fit comfortably, like it did when I made it.

My idea from the beginning was to make a very very comfortable dress, because I LOVE to dance, and was planning to do a lot of dancing on our wedding day!

I had to wear an uncomfortable dress when I was 13, so from then on I knew I wanted a comfortable wedding dress.

YES! That’s me at my first wedding! – I’m just kidding!! But the funny thing is that when I showed this picture to Mr. Poodle’s brother, he asked me how long my first marriage lasted!  LOL – The truth is that I was the Spring Queen of my school, and they asked me to wear a white dress.

Mr. Poodle: you know about my problem, and the rest of this post will be about rainbows, butterflies, ponies and ladybugs, so I don’t think you would want to read it!

Anyway, back to the subject at hand. I finished my dress about 3 months ago, and even though my mom told me I should have left the finishing touches for later, I was so anxious that I finished it anyway.

In the past I’ve had problems with weight each time I’d visit Mr. Poodle. I blame it on the fact that I usually didn’t work out as often as I did at home, plus I would always try a lot of food that was new to me… and I was always really excited about trying everything!!! But it was still my fault. 

The very first time I came to visit Mr. Poodle I gained 23 pounds in just 2 months. It affected my hormones when I returned to Chile, but I lost it by eating small portions of food and 2 hours a day of swimming. But, it wasn’t good to gain and lose all those pounds in just a few months.

So, the next time I visited I was a little more cautious about what I would eat (no more 2-a-day chocolate muffins) and Mr. Poodle and I did some biking and running around the lake. That kept me on track, and even though I did gain weight again, it was not as much as the first time.

This time around I did my best to eat healthy, but both of us are easily tempted by food. We love it! And we are pretty blessed to be able to eat whatever we want, just as long as we work out, as well. But, I didn’t work hard enough, because MY DRESS DOES NOT FIT!!! (Insert freaking out face!)

Remember this picture…

… from this post? Well, now the top 5 buttons on the back of the dress do not close and even though the dress does fit, all the weight I’ve gained over the past 3 months are all in my tummy and boobs, so I can’t really move anymore with the dress on, and I feel like my boobs are going to explode out of the dress.

Now, here are the pictures from last week’s fitting:

I couldn’t even bend down to lift Curly. I can only sit for a little bit if I hold my breath!

When I made it, the see-through lace was just a detail to make it look pretty, not to cover up my boobs that are spilling over. My boobs used to fit INSIDE the dress!

Notice where the straps are in this picture!? This way I do feel more comfortable, but even if I make the straps longer, the cleavage is not the way it’s supposed to be.

My MOH capturing me in a moment of complaint

But, I DO Love the purple layers and the boots!!!

So, I have less than 3 months to be able to fit in my dress again. In case I can’t do it, I’ve already talked to Poodle Mom and asked her to bring more of the same fabric with her so I can alter or add to it if I need to.

Did any of you have an unpleasant dress fitting? If so, how close to your wedding date did you wait to alter your dress?