I don't know. I know i'm not skinny and I know I have very broad shoulders for a girl but.............size 22? I wear a street size 10 and by the time the wedding comes I should be back down to a 6. But a size 22!!!
My concern is how is she going to alter a dress from a size 22 to a size 10 waist?
Did anyone elses dress run way larger than what they really wear or am I the only biggin' in the bunch!?
D's Girl
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Sweetie, welcome to my world
I am a street size 10 and I got a size 18 dress
Don't even worry about it. I have learned that it is insane how these #'s run. My sister is a stick figure, wears a street size 2 and got a 8 in her BM dress
I don't know how big your 'Girls' are either, but I went up 2 dress sizes for that alone
Soon2BeMrs2006
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Mori Lee dresses run smaller.
Shorty McBride
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wow - are you sure you were measured correctly? That sounds like a huge jump. I guess some designers are worse than others, but I hate that you now have to pay for plus size when YOU'RE NOT PLUS SIZE!
I'm the same size as you, and when i ordered my dress, I had to go up in size a little too - but only 2 sizes, not 6!
Size is just a friggen number anyway. You are going to be ONE GORGEOUS BRIDE!
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Posted by D's Girl I don't know how big your 'Girls' are either, but I went up 2 dress sizes for that alone
I was going to say the same thing. I know this is a big facter when ordering your dress.
tricia3381
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don't feel bad. i wear a street size 8 and ordered a size 14 dress. I know what ur saying about a small waist. My hips are about a size 8 but waist and chest are like a 4 or a 6. so i know how u feel. heres some more . also dont worry about the size its just a number. who cares what size it is, you're going to look beautiful!!!
Soon2BeMrs2006
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ETA: My dress is a mori lee as well, and I was inbetween a 12 and 14, because of my chest. She told me it was best to order the 12. I have since lost weight and I'm down a full dress size.
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Posted by JIFFY
I don't know. I know i'm not skinny and I know I have very broad shoulders for a girl but.............size 22? I wear a street size 10 and by the time the wedding comes I should be back down to a 6. But a size 22!!!
My concern is how is she going to alter a dress from a size 22 to a size 10 waist?
Did anyone elses dress run way larger than what they really wear or am I the only biggin' in the bunch!?
Hey Nic, just to let you know, my friend Lisa who got married last Sept is usually a size 4 in a regular dress, but they ordered her a size 16!!! She was freaking out for months and when it came down to her alterations, she finally calmed down a bit. So, I know she's not in the same boat as you as for size, but in dress circumstances, she is. Don't worry about it...I'm sure they know what they're doing. HTH
EverlovingEv
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Oh no! Don't worry about the size at all! I hear a size 2 normally is a size 8-10 in wedding gowns. It means nothing! No worries.
SeptBride70
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I think it is the same way for most girls.
A friend of mine (who is so petite, a little twig) is a size 2/4 normally- she was a 12!!!!!!!!!! She almost fell over when they told her- but her gown designer ran very small. My question is who the hell could fit into the 2/4 gown?? B/c my friend is so little- I can't imagine anyone being thinner then her!! It's amazing...
I was a size 8 in my dress and I'm normally a six so my designer, luckily, did not jump that much-- so that was good. But it's tuff!
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the sizing part of ordering your gown is really deflating! i to order my gown two sizes larger than what i usually wear, and i was really close to it being 3 sizes bigger. the salon actually made me promise that i wouldn't gain so much as a pound before the wedding! ouch!
Believe it or not I had a breast reduction in 97 Those sistas were huge!
OK.... I def feel better knowing that these dresses can sometimes run that big. I knew it would be big but I was just shocked that it was 12 sizes bigger. I guess Phylis knows what she's doing. I will just put my faith in her
THANK YOU LADIES!!!!
futrmrsblt
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Don't worry its just a label.. in fact i cut mine out haha I'm a street 10, had to order a 16...
They can always make things smaller but bigger you run into a problem
You will make a very pretty no matter what size the label says! You know know your true size and beauty
TnOiOnL
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I have no idea whats up wth wedding dresses but a friend of mine ordered her dress [shes probably a size 4 or even a 2, probably weighs like 105 lbs lol] and they ordered her a size 14... EVERYONE is getting huge dresses.. dont be sad
Yecala27
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Don't worry i'm a size 2 in clothes and my dress is size 8 it looks big on me but that is how Gown sizes are. I'm sure your gown will look great after is fix.
KellyS15
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I have heard that you cannot go by your street size when ordering a wedding dress. Doesn't it suck!
leafgirl
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your not along i wear an 8 or 10 normally but my dress was ordered for a 14... i have a huge chest too (not to toot my own horn, i very much hate it at times lol) so if it fit my waist it didn't fit my chest. I've lost 31lbs as well in the last 8 months and plan to loose more by the wedding so I'm hoping the dress isn't messed up when they take it in
Licee15
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That is true- I am a size two and they ordered I think an 8 or 10.
eelharas4700
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i freaked out when she told me she ordered a 16! i wear an 8 pants and everything else! i hope it fits right...thats all i care about.
