pregnant wedding dress? Please help?

Question

I am 6 months pregnant, i am due at the end of january.....my wedding is may 30th, 08.....i am 5foot, size 0 jeans, 32dd bust size pre pregnancy.....

i dont know if i should find a dress now....and just guess on my size and what the dress will look like or wait till feburary to find a dress.....i know the dress will have to be made shorter for me....is febuary cutting it to close to the wedding? also, today when i looked at dresses the person at davids bridal told me ballroom gowns look bad on short people....do you beleive that is true?

Answer 1

no I love the look on me and im only 5'2"
Don't take their advice where what you want to
because no one is going to have to wear the dress but you and it will be on the most important day of your adult life

but wait till you have that baby to buy the dress you might not (dare I say it) still be a size 0 after that but it wouldn't hurt you to gain one size
which may not be that bad
thicker girls have way more fun

Answer 2

Wait until February after you loose some of your weight. The tailor will have plenty of time to get your dress just right, and if you loose more weight, they will also have time to take the dress in some. A ball room gown might look a bit...well, long, on a short person, but the tailor, if a good tailor, will be able to shorten the dress to make it look good. A great pair of heels will also help with height. Just a heads up, if you an find a dress somewhere other than David's Bridal, please do! They lost my dress! When I went to pick it up, they couldn't find it anywhere in the tailors room. It was back on the floor to be sold again!!! I can't explain how stressful that made things. They did the exact same thing to my mother in law!

Congratulations on your engagement!!!

Answer 3

Congratulations on your new family! As the mother of five, who wed twice when pregnant, I know about pregnant wedding dresses! LOL I think it's great that you are waiting to get married until after your baby is here (she will look better in the pictures - or he) and I think it's great you want a pretty wedding dress. My first was a green flowered maternity dress as I was 7+ months along, and the second was a pink cocktail dress I borrowed from a friend because I'd already gained some weight). I never had a gown or a walk down the aisle, and frankly, I missed it.

As for you, wait for the dress until after the baby is three months old. It will take that long for your boobs to get situated, not to mention your waist. As for the style, balance your boobs and hips, as in don't let either one stretch out further than the other when you look at your silhouette. An Empire waistline works well on short women, but it's really about the proportions. As for neckline, a v neck or halter would work with your bustline (not too deep a v or too bare a halter, it is a wedding after all. Avoid off the shoulder styles as they will make you all boob. Check out Tim Gunn on Bravo . So far in his new show he's worked with two shorter than average women and had great ideas for them.

As for the David's Bridal person, they should be fired! No one in their right mind would tell a client they look "bad", they would tell them how to look their best. Go somewhere else for your dress!
That's what I think, and best of luck to you, your man and your baby Aquarius!

Answer 4

I tried on dresses at 5 months pregnant and picked mine. I'm also getting married next May, but I'm due a little sooner (in December). I thought it would be too much stress to wait.

I tried on a dress a size larger than normal (you might need two sizes) and was truly able to get a good idea of how it will look. I tried on a 12 and bought a 10. I'm hoping to be an 8, but dresses can reliably go up or down one size without a huge hassle.

My advice is to try them on now. Try Alfred Angelo, if there is one near you. They are also inexpensive like David's, but I think they are a step up in quality & service. At the very least, you'll get a basic idea of what the different styles look like on you.

If you still feel unsure, you'll be okay if you order it right away early in February - of course you'll still be guessing your size a little.

Answer 5

Is there ANY chance you could postpone the wedding a few months? Seriously. I know what I am talking about on this one. I just went through it. And I have a few extra wedding dresses to show for it.

I had my son in October 2006. Before I got pregnant, I wore a size 6 or 8 in dresses.

In February 2007, I went dress shopping. I was in a size 14. I was ok with that because I just had a baby and was breastfeeding.

In March I purchased a size 14 dress. I got one with a lace up back, figuring I could just tighten it if i lose weight.

In April, I went for alterations. The dress was already a little big. The seamstress told me that it was too big and showed me how truly altering the dress to fit would ruin the overall design of the dress (beading, designs, etc.). While they can do a lot to alter a dress, they are not magicians.

Totally bummed, I went looking for dresses again in May. The Seamstress did a good job and everything, but the dress just didn't look right. Now I was in a size 10. So I picked up a cheap dress. But wasn't entirely happy and didn't want to spend more than I paid for the dress on alterations.

In JUNE, I went back to look at dresses. I was back to a size 8! Of course, my butt and belly were still a little big from the baby, but that was hidden in a-line style dresses! So I FINALLY got my dress. After 8 months, I was almost back to my regular size.


And the funny thing is, the dress I ended up with was one that I WOULD have gotten in the first place if I hadn't needed the bigger size back at the beginning of the whole thing.

The added baby weight was fine as far as everyday life goes, but when it comes to the wedding dress, you just can't guess how much weight you will gain or lose from pregnancy. It's one thing to run out and buy jeans when you gain/lose weight, but for wedding dresses, it's too expensive.

Not to mention what it does for your self esteem when you are looking in the mirror at your larger self in a wedding dress. You feel bummed that you aren't in your "normal" body for your wedding. At least, I did. Thankfully, I managed to lose enough weight before the wedding to be in my "normal" dress size. But my son was 10 months old by then. When he was 5 months, I was still my post-baby size.

If you can save yourself the emotional roller coaster, and postpone just a little bit, I would strongly urge you to do that.

I wasted a lot of money on dresses that ended up not working out.

Answer 6

I would wait until February (or even early March) to get fitted for your dress. I purchased my wedding dress two weeks before my wedding from a small bridal shop and was able to get it fitted in time for the wedding (it was a dress that was in stock in my size). I know from a friend's experieince that David's Bridal usually takes six weeks to get a dress in and another two weeks or so to complete alterations. I don't think that ballroom gowns look bad on short people (I'm 5'3").

Answer 7

I wouldn't buy a dress now, to be honest, I would wait at least until March, to see how the baby weight is coming off..

I agree that a ballroom gown would make you disappear.. It's much to big for such a petite girl.. For your bodytype (in case you get a size 4 or smaller untilo the wedding) I would recommend a slimmer cut, but not mermaid, a slim a-line or so, probably strapless to make you look taller. sorry, I know that many girls dream of a princess dress for their wedding, but it is not necessarily best for your body..

Answer 8

Sometimes the people at David's bridal try a nicer way then telling you that you would look like a fat instead pregnant in a ballroom gown. Even a little weight can show on those type of poofy dresses and that would not be flattering on a pregnant body. Look for something that shows off your belly instead of hiding it- look pregnant instead of fat basically. Find a nice clean simple dress-

Click on this article and click on the links website- they have AMAZING pregnant bride dresses!

And I don't agree with writelikeme- tooo many sales people tell people they look good in things that look terrible! I was in Davids and the mother of the groom bought a prom dress that came to the crack of her butt- she look like a hooker and the sale person told her how great she look and then LAUGHED after she bought it and left the store.

Answer 9

Something that has simple lines such as a mermaid style (close fitting) look better on us smaller people. Usually it takes 6 months from the time your order the dress for it to be delivered. If you are lucky you may find something off the rack in February or you can find a good seamstress who can make something for you.

There are a few dresses on etsy.com in the wedding section. Some of them may do custom designs

Answer 10

You could take a guess at your size and perhaps go up a size if you are concerned and get it altered as there are uite long wait times on dresses unless you buy off the rack/ready to wear. You sound very slim and I should imagine you will spring right back to your original shape after the baby comes. If you put on the average of about 2 stone during pregnancy all the weight should drop off easily. Just bear in mind the dress style if you are planning to feed your baby yourself as many dresses are not always suited to breastfeeding......