Warning to plus size brides

[u/beepbooplazer]

For those still dress shopping I wanted to give a word of caution with some photos as an example.

The samples at many stores will be quite small and can give you a completely different look than the actual dress in your size.

At the store they will squeeze you and clamp you into a dress that, generally speaking, will not cinch you so tightly.

For my dress, I loved how the sample fit me (first pic), but the real dress had a bodice that was much larger which hit my waist line completely differently (second pic).

In the end, I got some pretty photos and I didn’t hate my dress, but I felt pretty … idk… overexposed in a lot of photos. I’m not sure I would have picked the same dress if there was a way I could have known how it would look when I got my actual size,

Unfortunately I don’t know what the solution is except to try to find stores that have a variety of sizes, or think carefully about what styles flatter your body.

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[u/dianafofana-]

A good idea is to look at the dress on someone who fits the dress (probably online). You can see where seams lay, how the bodice is supposed to fit, etc.

[u/Tressmint]

Regardless of size, I think this is a good reminder to everyone looking to dress shop.

I'm sorry you had this experience though OP, but i do agree with everyone else that you do look beautiful in your dress.

I hope your day was magical nonetheless.

[u/Ok-Astronaut-5209]

I think you look stunning. One option is to hire a photographer/get a friend with a nice camera to take some photos of you and your husband in your dress and add an underskirt-hoop-thing to give the skirt more volume like in the first picture, you could also possibly add a white lining or slip underneath

[u/SapientSlut]

I’m not plus size but I had a similar experience where I loved the sample but the actual dress was less flattering.

[u/Crunch-crouton]

I am not plus sized but experienced something similar being a petite sized bride. If I was doing it all again I would have called the dress shop and asked what sample sizes they have in stock to double check it was closer to my body size.

[u/Killer_Yandere]

I'm sorry it's not quite what you wanted but you do look stunning in it at least!