TTC and Ordering a Bridesmaid Dress

I'm going to be a bridesmaid in a wedding next July. The dress that the bride chose is being discontinued so we need to order them by next week. The woman from the salon said that the type of dress she picked will be easy to alter and the structure of the dress will be fine (if it needs to be taken in a lot). Obviously, I don't know where I will be in my ttc journey by then. I could be a few months or close to giving birth, have already had a baby, or not pregnant at all!!

My measurements for the dress put me in a size 6. She suggested that I order either a size 12 which will give me 3 1/2 extra inches in the bust and side area, or a size 14 which will give me 5 extra inches. I'm thinking of ordering a 12, but maybe I should go bigger and do the 14 since she said the structure of the dress will be fine. Opinions please!

TTC and Ordering a Bridesmaid Dress

for peace of mind, i would order the 14, just to be safe

TTC and Ordering a Bridesmaid Dress

Is it at a price point where you could somehow order two sizes?

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This was me...

Yes order the 14. I was 6.5months pregnant in my friends wedding and order a larger dress. I thought there was no way I'd fit into it because it looked HUGE. To my surprise the dress didn't fit it was too SMALL I had to order extra material and have a tailor reconstruct the dress. It was horrible!!!

Definitely order larger. It'll be easier to get it taken in then to get it taken out.

GL!

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i ordered a bm dress for my sisters wedding when i was 19 weeks pregnant with twins

i went crazy and ordered it too big and paid almost same amount in alterations as i did foe the dress

if u got pregnant this month i *think* u would be due in may...so u r in the later stages

since u know u cannot order another or order it later since they r discontinued i would agree with the lady and order double the size and maybe even the 14

better safe than sorry

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I'll give another spin on things......I ordered a dress Wayyy to big bc I thought for sure I would be pregnant , I wasn't when the time came and it really added salt to my wounds. I was in another wedding since and I just got a touch bigger then I would normally, I would rather deal with that hassle of adding fabric for A good reason then size way down bc I am still not pregnant.

In the first case I was "lucky" and another bridesmaid was pregnant and her dress was too small, but fit me, so we were able to trade. If not, that particular dress would have been way off after being taken in so many sizes.

Message edited 8/24/2012 11:12:35 PM.

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Order bigger. I'm in a wedding in 3 weeks and I just found out im pg and I'm glad I ordered bigger. They ordered 3 sizes bigger and I'm so glad they did. It's better to be safe than sorry

Message edited 8/25/2012 11:40:59 AM.