Mortified...

catango

Okay, I'm not going to do actual sizes here...but my bubble was seriously burst when I went and tried on a Mori Lee dress, and it was FOUR sizes bigger than my normal jeans size.I'm not a little girl, but I am curvy.  But J-H-C, four sizes?  I usually have pretty solid self esteem, but it completely dissipated when I tried on the dress.  I couldn't see what was in the mirror, I only saw what was on the label.My brain keeps trying to rationalize with me...I did, after all, snag the most incredible man in the whole world as my fiance (no offense , I've no doubt you all found the bestest guy ever too)  but this nagging voice at the back of my head keeps taunting me about a stupid random number on the size tag that no one but me would see.My rational self keeps reminding me that the number on the tag is so superficial.  My pride is having a hard time listening.  Help?  Tell me how you knew the dress you got was THE dress?  I think the sizing is really throwing me off!

mbf124

I know it can be tough, but try to ignore the size. Here was my dress buying experience: I wear a size 0-2 in EVERYTHING and have for my entire life. The dress I purchased is a size 10. 4 to 6 sizes bigger than I normally wear. Wedding dress sizes are not the normal street clothes sizes and every designer is different. Cut the size tag out of your dress and only focus on how you look!

jess&lane52804

Please don't judge your actual size based on wedding dress sizes! I think 4 sizes larger is pretty standard for wedding dresses, and some lines are smaller than others. Maybe your head will wrap around the idea of ignoring the number on the tag and you can go back and look at the dress for how it actually looks on you. Also dresses are fitted to the largest part of you and very few women are the same size on top and on bottom. And honestly, wedding dresses tend to look so much better on real sized women- I'm pretty short and I just look like a little kid in most wedding dresses. Good luck finding the one!

lilpsi59

I'm  about 5 feet tall and wear a size 8 or 10 jeans.  My wedding dress is a size 12.  Yeah, I was pretty bummed about the size of the dress but when I walked out of the dressing room I really liked the way that I looked in it.  It held my boobs in place and made my waist look small, and who doesn't love that?!?!?      The associate at the store placed a veil on my head and I lost it!I think it's about how you feel once you look at yourself in the dress.  Everyone always says it.... 'You just know'...  and you really do.  Its a feeling that you really can't describe.  I bought the third dress I tried on. I didn't want to see anything else.Please don't focus about the size of the dress, focus instead on how you look in it, and how you feel in it.  Once you start imagining your wedding day, him seeing you for the first time, and his reaction to you wearing that dress... its game over!  He'll always think that you're the most beautiful bride he's ever seen!

andy71781

I'm a size 4 and used to be a size 12 in normal clothes.  It was a HUGE letdown to see that my wedding dress was a size 10.  Its ok.  Its weird sizes that don't mean anything.  I doubt they even MAKE size 0 dresses.  The reason that you want it bigger is so you can fit it to your body perfectly.  Then you will look even skinnier.  I promise.

mbuhpathi

i am a few size larger in dress sizes and they all vary by manufacturer / designer.

valdagalcoffman

I think this def happens to everyone!!!  I wouldn't let it get to you because the sizes are going to be different depending on the designer and brand of the dress - I am a size 8 and one dress I tried on was a size 16!!!!  yet it fit perfectly. As far as knowing when it's the one - well you just kinda know.  I had gone dress shopping with cousins and they had me try on seriously like 50 dresses!!! at 3 different places!  By the time we got to the last place I was exhausted from having strange women grab and tug and pull and was pretty much over it.  My cousin Andrea pulled out one more dress and I was refusing - finally I just agreed bc I was sooo hungry.  Let me tell you it was the one!!! I didn't want to take it off - I feel like I belong on the red carpet and was totally willing to pay cash in full for the dress right then and there.  So like I said - you kinda just know.Good luck and def don't worry bout the sizes!!!  I bet you're gonna look GREAT!

TheFutureMrsM-LoungingBeachside

Deep breath.  I'm getting a Mori Lee dress also and had a panic attack trying dresses on (sales consultant had to coax me out of the dressing room to see them in the mirror) but mine is a size 10.  When I had it on, I knew.  I just absolutely knew it was the right dress.  All I could think of was myself getting married in it- and stopped even remembering the size!

angeliu27

It happens to every bride. I about fell out of my chair when the lady at the bridal salon told me that I was perfect for a size 12 for my wedding dress. I'm usually a size 6 (a curvy 6). My advice is don't let it get you down. It's only a number which has nothing to do with the regular street size industry.

Browneyes19826

Don't let the sizes discourage you!! It's all about the designer. Really listen to the sales girl who helps you b/c normally they know what they are talking about.  What your sized in for your dress is never the size of what you truely are in street clothes.  Everyone kept telling you, "you'll just know once you put the dress on, that it's the one"  And they were so right, I tried on my dress, and I didnt want to take it off! Even tho it was a smaller size.. but I knew just then when I saw myself in it, and didnt want to look at any other dresses.  Good luck and dont like the size discourage you! Once it's altered to your body, you will look awesome!

tonyandstef

Don't worry, we've all been there.  I was mortified that when I went trying on dresses, she kept handing me 10's right off the bat. I was like "what the hell", am I really that size?  Then it dawned on me that all the samples are all around that size.. It made me feel better when the consultant actually told me that I'm actually smaller for a bride (at least on top)  (And I typically wear an 8)--- but yes, it's depressing...Don't worry,  I was thankful that it's raining today, I had to cancel my outdoor city engagement pics, and I was secretly thankful, because I've gained weight and am paranoid.Us girls all worry about that stuff wayyyy too much. It's hard not to though.  I'll bet you look amazing in your dress.