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lipglossjunky73
Cai-Dizzle. Nuff said.
Member since 10/05 9124 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/17/2006 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Harbor Club
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Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I know this is petty, but I am typically a size 4-6, and the dress I tried on and was ordered was a size 14!!!! I know it's a corset dress, so it gets tightened in the back, but still - everyone tells me when they got married, their dress was a size 2, etc - and all I can think is - size 14... egads...
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Posted 11/12/05 5:12 PM 
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Selkcip79
Board Enthusiast
Member since 7/05 68 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/20/2006 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Brentwood Country Club
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I thought the same thing too. I'm usually a zero and I got a six. Wedding dress sizes are different than real clothes. Everybody has to go up from what they really wear.
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Posted 11/12/05 5:14 PM
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October Bliss
Beyond Obsession
Member since 8/05 7631 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/8/2006 2:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Country Gardens @ East Wind
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
Posted by lipglossjunky73
I know this is petty, but I am typically a size 4-6, and the dress I tried on and was ordered was a size 14!!!! I know it's a corset dress, so it gets tightened in the back, but still - everyone tells me when they got married, their dress was a size 2, etc - and all I can think is - size 14... egads...
I am a size 6. The wedding dress was ordered in a size 10. Forget about anyone who told you their wedding dress was a size two, unless you know for a fact they were a size zero at the time.
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Posted 11/12/05 5:14 PM
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Goldi1021
Growing a miracle in my belly!
Member since 1/05 12771 total posts
Wedding Date:
2/18/2006 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Temple Avodah
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I wear an 8-10. I ordered my dress in a 14. Having been a 24 a while ago, it really didnt matter as long as I wasn't going to have to incur an upcharge for a plus size. My bridesmaid who is a 4 orderd hers in an 8. One was a 16 and ordered a 20. One was an 8 and ordered a 12. You arent alone. Pride falls by the wayside and Id rather have it big and take it in than to order it small and have no room to let the dress out.
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Posted 11/12/05 5:16 PM
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MrsH1156
I'm a Mommy!!
Member since 10/05 3313 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/5/2006 11:30 AM
Wed. Location:
East Wind AA+++++++
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
Wedding dress sizes are VERY different from your regular clothes. My FSIL's dress was a 14 and she's a 6. I'm usually a 10 and my dress was also a 14. I think when they tell you it was a smaller size, it's because of the alterations. Don't worry about it! 
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Posted 11/12/05 5:17 PM
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lipglossjunky73
Cai-Dizzle. Nuff said.
Member since 10/05 9124 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/17/2006 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Harbor Club
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
phew - thank you - my friend was shocked when I told her the size I had to order, because she is a size 14, and when she saw me in my dress, she said - wow - thats tiny - what size is it? I never even checked - when I asked Carmela (who by the way, is awesome and I love her!!! Carmela's Bridal Garden) she told me the size - I was almost embarassed to say! LOL - thanks for making me feel better!
BTW - I don't think I was EVER a size zero - LOL - maybe when I was 3...
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Posted 11/12/05 5:18 PM
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Goldi1021
Growing a miracle in my belly!
Member since 1/05 12771 total posts
Wedding Date:
2/18/2006 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Temple Avodah
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
Yeah well my 2 nieces are BMs and they are rather petite. The sample size was a 10 and they had to order a 4 (which is a ZERO in regular clothes) Mind you, their dresses will STILL be HUGE as they are only 12 and 14 so they will need to be taken in. They made me feel FAT and I am not fat.
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Posted 11/12/05 5:32 PM
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july06bride
Happy First Anniversary to Us!
Member since 12/04 7794 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/1/2006 2:45 PM
Wed. Location:
East Wind Estate
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
i am normally a 6 and sometimes an 8 and i ordered a 12-
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Posted 11/12/05 5:33 PM
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BKtoLI
Some things just never change
Member since 6/05 8519 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/30/2006 4:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Jericho Terrace - A++
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I had to order a 14 also but I'm a 10/12.
I was told once that the reason for the sizing being off is that they still go by size standards of the 40's. The sizes has changed since back then, but the wedding industry never did. They still go by the size charts of 1943 or something, when things were made smaller than they are today.
Remember that even 10 years ago, there was no such thing as a size 0.
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Posted 11/12/05 5:57 PM
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KandM2006
Board Fanatic
Member since 1/05 793 total posts
Wedding Date:
3/25/2006 1:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Sand Castle
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I'm a size 8-10 and they ordered a 16 for me!
The next size up would've been a + size! 
You THINK that would've scared me to go to the gym.................
My mom says they do that so you have to get alterations!
I don't know, but I figure it's better they alter it to you anyway, no?
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Posted 11/12/05 6:02 PM
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Sunrise813
I had the time of my LIFE!!
Member since 10/05 1413 total posts
Wedding Date:
3/3/2000 3:00 PM
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DONE
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I'm usually a zero or a 2 and they ordered my dress in a 6.
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Posted 11/12/05 6:38 PM
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DanaMZ
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 5/05 1081 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/9/2006 4:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Carlyle on the Green
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
Posted by Sunrise813
I'm usually a zero or a 2 and they ordered my dress in a 6.
same here
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Posted 11/12/05 6:40 PM
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thefirstlady
Happily Hitched!
Member since 8/05 1819 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/5/2006 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Patchogue Manor
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
Yes, when I was a BM, and a size 3 in regular clothes, they ordered me a 12. When I tried on my wedding gown, it was a 12, and it needs minor alterations (bust too big, hips too small) and the lady measured me and told me I was an 8! (i'm now a size 3-7 in jeans, depending on the brand)
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Posted 11/12/05 6:43 PM
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MrsD06
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 7/05 2671 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/14/2006 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Westbury Manor
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I am usually a 0 if that and they ordered my dress in a size 2. They said it was a new size the company recently added on and it's supposedly very close to my measurements (although they were taken with clothes on as mentioned in another post)..so I'm glad I bought my dress later rather than sooner
I would think they that if you're measurements don't *perfectly* match a size, that they would tend to order a size up so they can take the dress in as opposed to it being to small in one part or something.
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Posted 11/13/05 10:23 AM
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kmkelly
NEWLYWED !!!!!
Member since 7/05 2424 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/25/2006 11:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Giorgio's at Fox Hill
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I ordered a 16 and they measured for an 18. I was like, don't worry, I'll lose weight.
Bad move?
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Posted 11/13/05 10:29 AM
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kris15198
It's An Obsession
Member since 1/05 3277 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2010 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Booked
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
And what if you normally wear kids I hate saying that I normally wear a kids 14
I tried on a 10 in Macy's and it wasn't that big. Wierd.
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Posted 11/13/05 10:32 AM
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MrsD06
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 7/05 2671 total posts
Wedding Date:
4/14/2006 12:00 AM
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Westbury Manor
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
kris, where do you shop for clothes? I have seriously been considering trying a kids store lately because I cannot find clothes that fit me!
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Posted 11/13/05 10:40 AM
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kris15198
It's An Obsession
Member since 1/05 3277 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2010 3:00 PM
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Booked
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
Posted by LR5883
kris, where do you shop for clothes? I have seriously been considering trying a kids store lately because I cannot find clothes that fit me!
I mostly shop at JC Penneys. Sometimes Old Navy. It's such a pain cause I go by myself cause no one else wants to
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Posted 11/13/05 10:49 AM
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October Bliss
Beyond Obsession
Member since 8/05 7631 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/8/2006 2:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Country Gardens @ East Wind
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
Posted by kmkelly
I ordered a 16 and they measured for an 18. I was like, don't worry, I'll lose weight.
Bad move?
IF you know you are committed to losing weight, and are actually doing something (working out, or going to WW) then no, it's not a bad move. However, if you have been sort of giving losing weight a half a$$ effort, then yea, bad move. It is much easier to make a dress smaller, but there is very little room to make it bigger.
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Posted 11/13/05 10:56 AM
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sarahthegreat
sweet pea
Member since 11/03 6398 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/4/2006 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
stewart manor country club
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
i'm normally a zero and they ordered me a 2 - they would've ordered a zero if the dress was made that small.
i can also wear a size 14/16 kids, i like old navy.
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Posted 11/13/05 11:00 AM
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lipglossjunky73
Cai-Dizzle. Nuff said.
Member since 10/05 9124 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/17/2006 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Harbor Club
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I wear kids clothes sometimes too - teen clothes - because although I'm almost 32, when I am not working I like to wear cute casual clothes in style (ok - TRENDY) there is a place in plainview called Sandy's - my FH's daughter who is almost 15 goes there too - we like their clothes, although they are CRAZY expensive!!! But if you are looking for cute and hip clothing, it's a great place to go!
BTW - I used to be a size 18 in my early 20's - my body naturally lost the weight just thru healthy lifestyle (college life killed my body! LOL!) so I am always happy I am not as large as I was then, but things like that stick with you even when you have been "thin" for a long time - I'm sure we as women can relate as victims of thin-conscience society!!!
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Posted 11/13/05 11:28 AM
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chloeme2
So close, where's the Ativan?!
Member since 8/05 1069 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/11/2006 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Crest Hollow
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
I don't know anyone who's dress was a size 2 !!!!!!!!! Maybe 2 sizes bigger than what they norm wear but not a size 2!!!! I'm a 4 & they ordered me an 8. Don't let it bother you, they don't run true to size 
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Posted 11/13/05 12:33 PM
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alioop4282
That's Jack! He's brown!!!
Member since 8/05 2066 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/2/2009 2:00 PM
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
They don't run true to size. Wedding dresses are just sized/made differently. I'm normally a four and they ordered me an eight.
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Posted 11/13/05 2:04 PM
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lipglossjunky73
Cai-Dizzle. Nuff said.
Member since 10/05 9124 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/17/2006 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Harbor Club
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
See - if they ordered an 8, I would have been OK, and never would have even began this post (but it certainly got a lot of dialogue going - GO ME - aw yeeea) it was just when I ventured into double digits, I quietly freaked - thanks for assurance, everyone!!!
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Posted 11/13/05 3:56 PM
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toddlerteacher
143 forever
Member since 9/05 1504 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/27/2007 6:00 PM
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Re: Has this happened to anyone RE: dress sizes?
do u look and feel wonderful in your wedding dress??? I am sure you do!! thats all that matters size shouldn't matter..but i know it must have been a little scary when you are a size 4 and they give you a size 10. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff :) all that should matter is how you feel in the dress!! HTH 
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Posted 11/13/05 4:42 PM
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