Toward the end of January, I have the pleasure of being a bridesmaid in my best friend’s wedding. A little while ago, I told the story of my trip to David’s Bridal to order the bridesmaid dress, which really could not have gone better.
A quick recap: I tried on a size 12, which fit, and in fact was a little big. So I tried on a size 10, which also fit (meaning I got it zipped…) but it was tight. I was tempted to go with the 10, with the idea that I would be smaller by the end of January (this was in October), but decided it was better to be safe than sorry. I mean, all bridesmaid dresses have to be altered in one way or another anyway (damn racket…) so I’d just have the 12 sized down as necessary.
– cut to now –
The dress has come in. I tried on the dress to see how much altering will be necessary.
And it was tight. TIGHT. So tight, that I thought maybe the store messed up and ordered the 10 after all. But alas, it’s a 12.
So what the hell?! I find it unbelievable that I got that much bigger in the last 2 months – or bigger at all, really. None of my other clothes are ill-fitting, and the scale has actually gone down from October. So what’s going on?
Regardless of the reason, this is the situation: The dress that I am supposed to wear all day (and in photos) at a wedding in exactly 34 days is uncomfortably – and unattractively – tight.
So what do I do? Do I bust my ass trying to slim down a bit more in the next month? Do I try to exchange the dress for a larger size? Do I get it ‘let out’ a little from the seamstress? Do I pour myself into the horror known as Spanx? Do I piss off my friend and wear something completely different? (I’m thinking something in a plaid…)
I’m not entirely sure what I should do. Ideally, I would be able to resize my body rather than the dress, but is that the most pragmatic course of action? And if I go with this plan, how long do I wait before going to the tailor? Smaller body or not, the halter strap is way too long, so an alteration is required no matter what.
Hopefully some of you out there can empathize with me. This dress must be worn in 34 days. What do I do?
What would you do?
