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belladb0103
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Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
Do they run true to size? I am normally a size 6 street wear and they ordered me a size 14?!!!! Um really?!!
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Posted 1/25/14 5:51 PM  |
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LSP2005
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
It depends upon the designer, but some can run that small. I would double check that they wrote your measurements correctly for peace of mind. No one is going to look at the size.
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| Posted 1/25/14 6:02 PM |
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wakemeup
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
Yes, bridal gowns and bridesmaid dresses run really weird. That sounds normal to me.
ETA: I have a friend who is as skinny as they come, wears a size 2, and her dress was a size 10 for my wedding. So stupid, but whatever.
Message edited 1/25/2014 6:17:00 PM.
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| Posted 1/25/14 6:16 PM |
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PitterPatter11
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Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
I would have them double check your measurements. The problem with BM dresses is that you need to get a dress that fits your biggest measurement since some have very little give. Usually I am 1 size bigger in BM dresses.
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| Posted 1/25/14 6:49 PM |
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
They run really strange.
I was a BM twice in one year and one designer had me in a 10 and the other was a 4.
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| Posted 1/25/14 7:22 PM |
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
They do run strange.
And often I think it's so they can make extra $$$ off the alterations.
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| Posted 1/25/14 8:24 PM |
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WannaBeAMom11
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Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
I'm a 6 and just ordered a 14. It was almost a 16 because of my boobs.
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| Posted 1/25/14 9:28 PM |
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schmora15
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
Posted by WannaBeAMom11
I'm a 6 and just ordered a 14. It was almost a 16 because of my boobs.
That makes sense then. They take the measurements and have to pick the size the the largest measurement falls within. I had a similar thing happen to me.
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| Posted 1/26/14 6:43 AM |
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BlessedMomma
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Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
They tend to run very small. Im a size 2 and my bm dress was an 8... and needed minor alterations not even major ones.
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| Posted 1/26/14 11:42 AM |
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NervousNell
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
I found the sizes were way different.
I was appalled at the size they ordered me too.
Also, sonetimes I think they purposely order bigger than you measure...as its easier to take in should you gain weight than it is to make larger, kwim.?
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| Posted 1/26/14 12:03 PM |
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liadorbs
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Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
BM are usually ridiculously sized. Plus they charge more for "plus-size" dresses.
But... in the end I'd rather it be too big then too small.
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| Posted 1/26/14 7:30 PM |
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mnmsoinlove
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
I has to order up 4 sizes from David's bridal because of my bust. The dresses run really small. I felt less bad when the moh who wears a 0 had to order a 6.
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| Posted 1/26/14 8:00 PM |
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DirtyBlonde
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
I don't think anyone knows how they really run. They always order at least two sizes too big. The last time I was a bridesmaid, they had to do an insane amount of work to make it fit me. So stupid.
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| Posted 1/26/14 8:02 PM |
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MrsE323
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Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
When I got married this past March my bridesmaids (who are all very skinny and fit) were all ordered dresses anywhere from sizes 8-12. Depending on the individual build of the girl (bigger boobs, wider hips) some needed a ton of alterations because they were huge but some ended up needing hardly anything and the larger sizes were pretty good. I would def say they run weird. I am a street size 6-8 and all my bm dresses have been a 12. My wedding dress was a 12 as well.
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| Posted 1/26/14 8:30 PM |
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ElizaRags35
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Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
Honestly they didn't even tell me what size dress they were ordering for me. I trusted them to order the size I needed and that was that. BM and wedding dresses are notoriously bigger than street clothes. Don't sweat it.
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| Posted 1/26/14 8:33 PM |
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Christine2
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
I was a size 2 for my SIL's wedding and she had me order a size 10. It was swimming on me! I don't think it was her, though. I think the seamstress either wants to be sure it fits or (the cynical side of me thinks) that they want to be sure to make $$ off of the alterations.
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| Posted 1/26/14 11:11 PM |
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halfbaked
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
I'm a size 4 normally and my wedding dress/bridesmaid dress was a size 10. They really do run strange. Don't sweat it! 
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| Posted 1/27/14 9:41 AM |
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tourist
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Re: Bridesmaid dresses?!!!
They do run small-like someone else said, most of those fabrics have no give.
I do think sometimes they want you to order more to pay for the "plus size" or to pay more for alterations.
I had that issue at David's. They had a 14 & a 16 on the rack, so I tried the 16 on first because I didn't really know my size.
I was going to try the 14 on b/c the 16 was too big, but the seamstress, said, no, just order that size, so there will be room to take it in.
I ended up having pretty much the whole dress taken in--it looked awful & bunchy ( b/c of the fabric) & cost about as much as the dress. The 14 probably would have fit & I just would have had it hemmed & the straps adjusted.
I bought a regular dress from Macy's a few months later for a wedding & I was a 12.
I was terrified of the same thing happening for my own wedding, but I think I only had to go once size up even though my boobs didn't fit, the seamstress knew that the dress would have enough of a seam to let out in the bodice.
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