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FutureMrsSchimp
Dedicated September 2017

Average wedding dress size?

FutureMrsSchimp, on January 14, 2017 at 5:16 PM

Posted in Fitness and Health 48

I find it very depressing that when I typically wear size 4-6 pants that my wedding dress is being ordered in a size 12?!?

I find it very depressing that when I typically wear size 4-6 pants that my wedding dress is being ordered in a size 12?!?

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  • NerdyBride
    Super August 2017
    NerdyBride ·
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    Don't worry, it all depends on the designer! I wear a 6-8, but my wedding dress is a 14!

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  • Laura
    Master July 2017
    Laura ·
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    I wear a size 6 pants and my dress was a size 10. My matron of honor was a stick on her wedding day (probably a 2) and her dress was also a size 10.

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  • Jayquellin
    Super October 2017
    Jayquellin ·
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    Damn, I wish I could fit in size 6 pants!

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  • Judi
    VIP June 2017
    Judi ·
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    It's the same inches in a six, as in a wedding dress 12, so why are you stressing about the number of the designer put on the label, instead of the inches? Nothing changes but what it's called

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  • PrincessPotato
    Dedicated January 2018
    PrincessPotato ·
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    It all depends on the designer! Mine is a Val Stefani and is pretty true to size- I'm a street size 0/00 and my gown is a 2. My cousin's gown, however, was a 12 and she's a 6.

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  • Mrs.K
    VIP June 2017
    Mrs.K ·
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    My pants were a size 11 when I bought my dress (I've since lost weight) and I ordered a size 16.

    I refused to really think about the number of the size that I ordered because I know it doesn't really correlate to my actual size!

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  • LosForTheWin
    VIP July 2017
    LosForTheWin ·
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    Same Smiley smile I wear a 4-6 pant and ordered a size 12. It'll be taken in a bit but hardly at all.

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  • Erika
    Devoted September 2017
    Erika ·
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    I wear a 2 dress but my dress is a 6 on top and 8 on the bottom (no boobs, yes booty haha). It's just how the sizing goes! In the end it's going to be exactly Kristin sized and that's all that matters!!

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  • M+K
    VIP August 2017
    M+K ·
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    Same! I usually wear a 2/4 pants and my dress is an 8. The lady originally fitted me in a 10 and ordered it but after a second measurement she also ordered me the 8. My jaw hit the floor when she said 8/10 dress size- not that it's a big deal but I didn't know dress sizes were that much different!

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  • Nadia
    Master June 2017
    Nadia ·
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    It's just a number and sizing differs just a regular clothing stores so it makes sense that it's different for formal wear

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  • Natalie
    VIP October 2017
    Natalie ·
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    I normally wear size 10 but my dress is an 18. No worries though, they run small!!

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  • F
    Expert October 2017
    futuremrsbacon ·
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    I'm normally a size 12-14 and my dress is a size 16w plus size dress. As someone who suffered with eating disorders when I was a teenager, I found it very depressing.

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  • Mrs.G
    Master April 2017
    Mrs.G ·
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    I'm 8-10 my dress was ordered in a 16 but I still have to get it taken. Don't stress and it's based on your biggest measurement

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  • Private_User832
    Master August 2017
    Private_User832 ·
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    The wedding dress size means nothing at all. Dont stress about it. My dress was size 10 and I'm a size 2/4 in pants normally

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  • MrsDrum
    Master June 2017
    MrsDrum ·
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    I am a street size 4 and ordered my reception dress in a size 8. I probably should have even done a size 10 because it's a little snug in the hips. My ceremony dress is a size 6. That shows that sizing for wedding dresses is just all over the board and nothing to take personally.

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  • FutureLivi
    VIP June 2017
    FutureLivi ·
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    I wear a 4/6 and my dress is a size 10. As a bridesmaid, I've ordered dresses in a 4 and in a 10. My size hasn't changed significantly at all. It depends on the designer you're ordering from.

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  • Linda
    VIP June 2017
    Linda ·
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    Im a size 4 my dress is 10!

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  • Queen Adagio
    Dedicated September 2017
    Queen Adagio ·
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    I'm a size 10 and we ordered my dress in a size 14

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  • Loren
    Super July 2017
    Loren ·
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    Wedding dresses run small and very very fitted. I am 8 in most jeans, but my wedding dress is a 12. I'm not crying about it.

    Look, one thing about the fashion industry is that no two sizes fit the same. For example a Levis 8 will fit perfectly but I can't even get an 8 from Lucky/NDJ/Kut up passed my thighs. You're completely fine, as previously mentioned wedding dresses run small. Youll still look gorgeous on your wedding day and no one will know your dress is a size 12.

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  • annakay511
    Master July 2015
    annakay511 ·
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    Wedding dress sizes aren't the same as street size.

    Also, its just a number. Don't get hung up on it!

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