Hi ladies, I need some advice or at least reassurance as feeling very down and upset about my wedding dress! I had my first fitting booked for next week but I am not sure if any of you saw the thread over the weekend on here about the bridal gallery group going into liquidation? That was where my dress was and long story short after a stressful weekend of not knowing if I would get my dress or not, it was delivered to my house today by one of the directors of the bridal gallery. I have also found another local shop willing to do my fitting and any alterations for me.
I was so relieved just to have it in my possession I took it and signed for it just to get it in my house. On closer inspection I saw on the label that it was a UK size 18...I'm a UK size 12....don't panic I thought, I know that bridal sizes are not always accurate and so I got it out of the bag to have a look. It is HUGE!!! Like massive, I can step into it and pull it up over my bum and hips without undoing it, it's that big!
I called the bridal gallery lady on her mobile as I wanted to double check that a mistake hadnt been made and that this was actually someone elses dress, she said as she was out and about delivering dresses she couldnt check any paperwork just yet which I understand and she asked me for the original measurements that were taken by them when they ordered the dress and she will check later this evening as to whether a UK size 18 was the closest size to my measurements. She's just phone me back and said that they have ordered the right size for me according to Alfred Angelo sizing. My measurements at the time were bust 38.5, waist 32, hips 43 and the Alfred Angelo size 18 that they have ordered me is 41,34,44, apparently the size 16 was a 42 hip hence an inch too small and so they didnt want to order that one. I told the woman at the time I would be losing weight and she has basically just said to me that they ignore that and have to go from the measurements they take. My measurements now are 37, 30, 39, that probably gives you an idea of how big this dress is on me!!
I have also left a message for the new bridal shop that have offered to do my fitting to try to put my mind at rest that this big a size could be altered in size so much? But whilst I am waiting for a call back I'm having a bit of a stress, can a dress this big be altered so much without it looking stupid? Will altering affect the way it looks? Sorry for whinge just need some cheering up right now!!!
