I went by myself, which was fine, I suppose. I put on my big girl panties and dealt with it. But as I was getting into my dress I had a mini panic attack because it was SO TIGHT. I had to pull one boob up into the bodice at a time, it was so tight. I didn't think there was any way I had gained that many inches since I had picked it up...
So, I go out there, she laces it for me, marks the hem and pins the bodice. I go to struggle out of it an POP. I pop the snap of the modesty panel that had been SNAPPED THE ENTIRE TIME. I somehow managed to get into the bad boy without unsnapping it in the first place. Good lord. It felt so much better after it unsnapped. Came off in a breeze! Huge weight off my shoulders (and waist and bum!)