Bridesmaid dress??

[MrsAggie]

You should be able to have the dress let out. That should give you a little wiggle room.

[meganew]

Talk to the people at the store, they may be willing to work with you. I found their customer service to be pretty good, so it's worth a shot!

If not, take it to a seamstress- they'll probably be able to fix it : )

[vanillacourage]

Remember those Maggie Sottero wedding dresses that were all the rage a few years back, that had the lace-up panels in the back? One of my BMs had a tailor put one in hers a few days before the wedding since she had just had a baby. That way the fit was custom and with the panel and strings in the same color as the dress you couldn't even tell.

But, if the dress doesn't fit now and the wedding is in September, and I think from your post that you're PG (on app, can't see siggies) and will only continue to get a bigger bump, then this dress may be a lost cause. I would look into rush-ordering a maternity one.

[auntie]

See if the store can rush you a second dressThe only option I see is sitting down with an talented alterations person and ordering a few extra yards of fabric from the same dye lot asap.

The dual bitches of BM dresses is the fact that store samples have been subjected to bigger girls being stuffed into sample sizes rendering them useless as a standard size 10 and the fact that they're so poorly constructed they have no seam allowances that can be let out. A lot of the fabric used for BM dresses- chiffons and poor quality satins- don't lend themselves to being let out without it being obvious.

Good luck.

[Kristinmo]

Find a good tailor. One of my bridesmaids didn't know she was pregnant when we ordered dresses and was 6 months at my wedding. Her grandmother converted it to an empire waist and it was fine.

[spankswife]

I believe the AA BM dresses are made with enough fabric in the seams that they can be let out up to 2 sizes. I would start there. Also, can you wear pantyhose (maternity?) or Skimmies underneath to help smooth things out?

[cookie510]

This happened to one of my BMs. The dress shop ordered extra fabric and it worked fine. I do think it cost just as much as a second dress though, so you should maybe look into rush ordering another one.

Check out www.perfect-bridesmaid-dresses.com/ - I just ordered a dress here for another wedding, they have rush options and the dresses are way cheaper than in stores.

[Deleted]

Talk to a seamstress before you panic (and the bride). You may be able to have a corset back added with a panel that will allow the dress to adjust with you. If you have two more months until the wedding you're going to be showing a lot more and it will be worth keeping the dress flexible.

[Deleted]

First look into ordering extra fabric. You can also search ebay to see if anyone is selling your dress in a size that will work in Sept. Then you can list yours for sale and hopefully come out even. I know WeddingBee has a classifieds section that you might check as well.

[soozy87]

The same thing is happening to me. I am in a wedding in September. I was not along to choose the dress and the bride ordered them from a store that is only local to her. She gave us a size chart to measure ourselves off of and we were supposed to call into the store. I told the store that we may be ttc soon and might be pregnant and might not be. The suggested ordering 2 sizes up from what I normally would order, just in case. Well, the dress came in and doesn't even get close to fitting. I ordered an extra yard of fabric and am having alterations done 3 weeks before the wedding. Hoping everything works out! The thing I didn't expect was my lower ribcage expanding so much before I was showing.

[revolution]

I was going to suggest having it altered to have a corset type tie in the back, but I don't know if it will work with that dress. My MOH had a baby 6 weeks before my wedding and she had her dress made into a tie in the back so she could breathe and fit into it.

[leeann]

This happened to me, but I wasn't PG and hadn't gained weight. I was sized and when my dress came, the chest was so tight, I couldn't breathe. I have no boobs whatsoever and I had to pay to have another seamstress let the chest out - the original store was total dicks about it and wouldn't do anything at all to accomodate or assist me.

[leeann]

Jul 24, 2013 8:31:37 GMT -5 marie3246 said:

Jul 24, 2013 8:16:29 GMT -5 leeann said:

This happened to me, but I wasn't PG and hadn't gained weight. I was sized and when my dress came, the chest was so tight, I couldn't breathe. I have no boobs whatsoever and I had to pay to have another seamstress let the chest out - the original store was total dicks about it and wouldn't do anything at all to accomodate or assist me.

I have a feeling the store isn't going to be able to help me. I knew their policy, which is why I ordered the larger size, so that I would have room. The problem is that if I had to wear the dress today, I could make it work, its just uncomfortable, but the end of September its most likely going to be way to small. It's not a forgiving dress at all and its too late for me to order another dress. This one just came in from ordering it in April. 

I just took mine to another seamstress and had her take out the chest part as much as she could - the original store would have altered it, but wanted and arm and a leg to do it and they were so prickish about it, I didn't want to give them another dime of my money.  Good luck!!!!!

[Deleted]

how pregnant are you? i had some immediate growth both times (especially boobs and rib cage), but then slowed down remarkably for a few months. i'll bet you can let it out and/or get a corset back or something to make it work without too much issue. i wouldn't go rush ordering a second dress just yet.

[orangello]

Don't panic - it's black, so it will be relatively easy to find fabric to match. Go to a seamstress now and ask what can be done, and then see if they can agree to tailoring it for you 2-3 weeks before the wedding.

[Deleted]

Jul 24, 2013 9:00:54 GMT -5 marie3246 said:

Jul 24, 2013 8:57:17 GMT -5 cville said:

how pregnant are you? i had some immediate growth both times (especially boobs and rib cage), but then slowed down remarkably for a few months. i'll bet you can let it out and/or get a corset back or something to make it work without too much issue. i wouldn't go rush ordering a second dress just yet.

not very pregnant, im only 8 weeks. Ill be 16/17 weeks by the time the wedding is though. 

gotcha.  first pregnancy?  you may luck out without too much more growth.

i promise, a good tailor can fix this.  ESPECIALLY with a black dress.  you just have to be totally up front with them at 8 weeks pg and be all "I'M PREGNANT AND IN A WEDDING IN TWO MONTHS, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SAVE ME, PLEASE."

[vanillacourage]

Yeah, I don't know if a corset back will work with that dress.  I wonder if they could move the band up to make it more of an empire waist?  That would actually be really flattering with an emerging bump.