Halter Bridal

19Apr/080

Halter Bridal

What size wedding dress do I order?

I have found this amazing wedding dress, its a trumpet shape with a halter neck. Its on davids bridal. I had tried this dress on before it became an online only buy. However I have no idea what size it was that i tried on and when i do the size chart on the website i measure in between the size 8 and 10 for bust, an 8 for waist, and a 10 for hips....so what size do i order? I am working on loosing weight, in hopes that i can get my hip measurement down into the 8. So should i order an 8 or a 10?

My dress is from David's bridal. I'd suggest going and trying one on in person. It's easier to take one in than let one out. Their dresses run big. But never, never, never, ever order a dress too small in hopes of fitting into it. You don't know that you'll ever get to the "right" size in time. My cousin did that and her dress wouldn't button up on her wedding day. We had to hold it shut with safety pins... tacky, tacky, tacky.

I wear a size 8 in jeans & shirts. The consultant said I needed to order a 10. I did & it was HUGE. I was swimming in it. I took it back to the store & they said "Wow, I don't know why she told you to order a 10. You probably need a 6!" Unfortunately, they didn't have anything but size 8 in stock & there wasn't enough time to order a new one in the right size. So they stuck me with a size 8 sample dress that had makeup and deodorant smeared all over it (although they did clean it for me). But I didn't get a discount & the alterations were really expensive.

So, again, go try it on in person.