What is it about bridal dresses and sizes?! You would think that dress makers would want women to feel comfortable and sexy in their dresses. HINT: my size 8 body does NOT feel sexy when I have to order a size 14 dress, WTF?!

OK, one of my best friends is getting married in a few weeks and I am her Matron of Honor. The wedding is in New York and the bridesmaids are located in DC, Nantucket, and Oregon...I'm in NH.  We decided to go with “separates” from David’s Bridal to make purchasing dresses easier on everyone. It took about a month to get everyone to go to the closest store and try on the different tops and bottoms. Ultimately, we all picked the same style. I went for a final “try on” the day that I ordered the dress. They didn’t have my exact size on the rack, so they measured me and ordered what they thought would fit. Apparently, they grossly underestimated the size of my chest. I have always been, to put it politely, well endowed. Everyone swore that I would go down a size after having and breastfeeding kids…not so much…in fact, they are even a full cup size bigger, joy. I’m seriously considering breast reduction surgery, but that’s for future conversation. They called to say that the dress was in, so I drove over an hour to pick it up…and the size 8 top was WAY too small. They agreed to exchange it and measured me again. I tried on a different top in a similar style and believed that a size 12 would be perfect. They went over the measurements and convinced me to buy a size 14. I just picked it up and IT”S TOO BIG!!! I swear they did this just so that I would have to pay to get it altered.

SO, I took the dress home. There’s NO WAY I’m paying them to alter it and I’m sick of driving over an hour each way to deal with them. Anyone know of a good tailor/dress maker in Seacoast NH ???

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