I purchased my wedding dress Ronald Joyce "Love" in a sale and it was a size 16/18 I have since come to realise that I have lost too much weight and need it taken in to about a size 12/14. I cant take it to a bridal shop as its no longer open. Can a seamstress alter it to fit me? I dont want to get a new dress as I am in love with it. thanks ladies x
CommentAuthorCatherineR
I've been told by every bridal store that dresses can be taken in by up to 3 dress sizes so you should be ok but check with seamstresses :) xx
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CommentAuthorDonnaH39
I'm not sure how much they can take it in, but what Catherine said sounds about right. I've seen bridal shops say about not worrying about buying bigger dresses in the sale as they can be altered. I think that's why a lot of bridal shops stock the size 16-18 as they can be pulled in if your smaller.
I'm not sure what they do if your a bigger size... do they use the modesty panels for trying them on before ordering or does that then stem into ''plus-size''
CommentAuthorHappyBunny
My friend bought a wedding dress in a 16/18 and shes a tiny 8. You couldn't tell. Also try ringing around local bridal shops because some shops will take in other dresses, just explain that the shop you originally bought from has unfortunately closed xx
CommentAuthorShelleyM16
I agree with the others about sizing. I would personally recommend looking on gumtr33 or somewhere similar for details of a local seamstress. They're MUCH cheaper than going through the bridal stores, and there are plenty of them out there that will do bridal work. Let us know how you get on, as I will be doing the same with my sample dress next year :)
my bridal shop told me they once took a size 20 dress down to a 10- if a seamtress is worth her salt it can be done!
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CommentAuthor**MrsFarrelly2B**
My dress has come in a size 22 in order to get the depth over my boobs (32j) as advised by the bridal shop! So when I tried it on last month it fell off me as I'm a 14 :-) the shop don't see this as a problem so there's no reason a good seamstress can't take yours in for you. Xx
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CommentAuthorTatty
My seamstress took my dress from a size 20 to a 12/14 and she is amazing! A good seamstress can do anything! x
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CommentAuthorCatherineR
Good lord Mrs Farrelly, and there was me thinking I had the biggest tits here... I'm a H!!!!
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Honeymooned on the Isles of Scilly :)
CommentAuthorLauraK7
Yes I bought mine and I'm an 8/10 and they let me look up to a size 14 I am getting a seamstress to alter mine as it was bought in an outlet shop
CommentAuthorgonzo
Haha catherine there needs to be a like button here!
CommentAuthorCatherineR
Haha, thanks.... You'd think that designers would factor in bigger jugs though right?!
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Honeymooned on the Isles of Scilly :)
CommentAuthorMrsShepherd
Thank you ladies I dont feel so panicked now haha x
CommentAuthor**MrsFarrelly2B**
Catherine - youre right - you think they would! When I was trying on the dress before ordering it, it was a 12 - fit lovely except only just covered my nipples! would have looked like Jordan on the day! haha
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Engaged 30th July 2013
Will be married 31st Aug 2014
Honeymooning in Las Vegas & Mexico come Oct 2014 :-)
CommentAuthorFranM76
I am most jealous of the size of everyone elses boobs!!!!! ;-) xx
CommentAuthor**MrsFarrelly2B**
haha Fran I would be - its a nightmare .....heavy, expensive bras - pain to find swimwear.....shirts wont fasten! - wedding dresses in a size 22: when I went to see it for the 1st time after it came in the girl said to me "my god - have you lost a lot of weight?".....
Met as Bingo Managers in Kent
Engaged 30th July 2013
Will be married 31st Aug 2014
Honeymooning in Las Vegas & Mexico come Oct 2014 :-)