Wedding Dress Sizes

Yeah I would say so, I would expect to up 1, 2 or 3 sizes. I have a hard time realizing it is "just a number" Also shapewear will suck you in a bit too so take that into consideration.

Here are my thoughts, street size I am a 8-10 ( 5"2 and about 155lbs) been on a weightloss journey for the past 4 years and have lost 70 lbs and would like to loose another 20 by my wedding, the dresses I tried on at the shops were size 10's. They took my measurements and I ordered my dress at a size 14 based on the size chart according to my dress.

My bust was a "size 10", waist a "size 12", and my hips were "size 14" they said the seamstress is able to take the dress in up to 6 inches.

Back in highschool, I was 120 lbs size 4-6 and the dress for my grad was a size 12 with a corset back and no alternations just to put that into perspective.

Hope this helps!!

David's sample sizes are the best! Honestly, i went with a wedding party that had size 0-20 and they had every size in between. It worked out great and we new what to order. But in general to sizes I am a 12-14 and normally size 8-10.

I found some high end boutiques were very small in sizing and I was embarrassed as I couldn't fit in anything and cried. Some places are different than others. Some places it was okay, I was just not happy with my weight so trying on dresses didn't help.

Hi Skylor,

From what I recall, I think David's Bridal has multiple sizes for many of their dress samples. I think more salons are going this way, but it might be worth checking ahead of time to see if you decide to make an appointment somewhere else too?