Hello fellow Knotties,
So, the bridesmaid dresses for my wedding came in, and I picked them up last weekend. We ordered them from Wendy's Bridal in Dublin, since they're one of the few places that carried the one we were looking for. Now, having ordered bridesmaid dresses for two weddings I was in this past year, I completely understand that the sizing works differently, and you often end up ordering a size or two larger than you usually wear. So, I didn't think it was too unusual that my bridesmaids were told to order larger-than-usual sizes by the women at Wendy's Bridal.
When I met with three of my bridesmaids to give them their dresses, they tried them on, and all three dresses were too big! Not just a little loose, but loose enough that the dresses would not stay up unless they were being held up. In looking at the dresses for the other three girls in the wedding party, I have no doubt that there will be the same sizing issues there, too.
Like I said, I understand that when it comes to bridesmaid dresses, the sizing is going to be off. The dress sizes need to be ordered to fit the largest measurement of the bridesmaid's body. But each of my girl's dresses are going to need significant alterations, I'm worried to the point of distorting the look and style of the gown. Not only that, I don't want to ask my bridesmaids to fork out additional funds for alterations, when being in a wedding party is expensive as it is!
As you can tell, I am extremely frustrated. I was not impressed with Wendy's Bridal to begin with--I found most of the staff, with the exception of Lil who we worked with very briefly, to be abrupt and almost rude. When we questioned the size issue when we were ordering the dresses, they were very pushy about ordering the "right" (i.e. larger) sizes.
Do you ladies have any recommendations for what we should do? Would calling Wendy's Bridal or the designer be a good idea? Any ideas and suggestions are appreciated!
TIA!
Katie