Did I Make a Mistake??

Should not have ordered the dress in and 16. I'm wondering if I Made a huge mistake in ordering the dress in a 16. Has anyone wearing a Maggie dress for thier wedding that can tell me if the 1/2 an inch strech is true?

I had a maggie. It was a corset though. I ordered a 16 because I was between 16 and 18, and with the corset it fit perfect.

I don't know about Maggie dress but I think it was a mistake to order the dress smaller than what you can wear, most of the time is easier to have it taken in than having it let out.

I don't know about Maggie's either, but I agree with Tach. Always err on the side of bigger because it is far easier to take it in that to let it out.

I hope it works out for you.

Maggie dresses are usually adjustable because of the corset. I think you should be okay, but I agree with the others - I would have ordered a larger size. But I think you might be okay.

This is more motivation to lose weight! Good luck. I'm sure it will work out. You have plenty of time!

I ordered a maggie, and i bought a size 18, the 16 was a little snug but they didn't charge me extra for it! Which maggie dress did you get?

I got the Adore. I got the 16 beacuse they were going to chage me extra for the 18...but I know I can lose the weight...and it is a Corset Back.

It is much easier to alter with a larger size. Was the 16 you tried on comfortable, you just needed to bring it down over the hips? Remember the sample dresses are typically stretched out a bit from all the people trying it on. Could you tie up the 16? If you get close on your weight the seamstress can probably take it out about 1/2 an inch but you will not have much play room.

I find Maggie's are very true to size. Where as a lot of dress companies make wedding dresses that are size 14 for an actual size 8, Maggie makes a 14 for a 14.

It really depends on the type of skirt. My hips were a bit bigger for my size, but because of the cut of the dress, it fits fine.

It just depends on how much weight you are going to lose and how commited you are. I tried on a size 10 (Alfred Angelo) which fit me pretty well, but ordered an 8 because I knew I wanted to lose weight. I lost 13 pounds between when I ordered the dress and when it came in, the 8 is too big and I had planned on trying to lose another 10lbs atleast, so in hindsight I probably should have ordered a 6. However, different designers fit their dresses differently. I would say that a good rule would be every 10-15 pounds is going to be a full dress size, so if you can lose that much you should be fine.

The good thing is that corset is usually more forgiving than a zipper. Also, you have 6 months left, so you should be able to lose enough weight to fit into a 16.

know what you mean. I am a little concerned myself. I bout an Oleg Cassini from DB all the dresses I was trying on were either an 8 or a 10 but the one I chose CWG352 was a 14. The sales girl said I was a perfect size 10 and that's what we ordered. After it came in we reailzed she didn't measure me and probably should have but because all the 8 and 10's were fitting she just ordered the 10. It's fits me perfectly but if I gain even 5lbs. it will be to small and in order for it to fit we had to remove the corsette bra underneath and just use cups. So I'm concerned bc my wedding is 13 months away and I'm wondering if I should exchange it for a 12 but if I do that than I'm running the risk of it being to big and having to spend money to alter it as of now no alteration are needed.

I honestly think with a corsette you will be fine.

I think it should be ok, sjust keep up the exercise and good eating and work off the little bit thats left... if it was 2 sizes to small i would say it was a big mistake, but this is not that bad.

You should be fine, but putting extra stress on yourself to loose weight isnt good, although you do have time. Planning a wedding is stressful.

My dress fit like a glove from the moment I bought it. The only alterations that needed to be done was a hem and a bustle so after I bought my dress I did not want to gain or loose weight, but I ended up gaining weight because of the stress! It was terrible, the morning of the wedding as we were getting ready, my sister (my MOH) was getting ready to zip me up and she almost couldnt! It was funny, she was like suck it in because I cant zip this. I was like thats not even funny and she was like I am serious! So be careful! Luckily it all worked out, I dont know what I would have done if she couldnt zip it!

My Maggie has NO stretch in it, it has a zipper, not a corset.

I tried on several dresses, at many different salons, by all different designers mostly 14-16s fit, I bought my Maggie dress off the rack, a 12, and it fits PERFECT, not sure if that helps or not.

Thanks Everyone for thier feedback and advice. The sample size I tried on Fit perfectly...I normally am a size 16 and I have been watching my eating and working out hard. The difference between the 18 & 16 was when trying on the 18 I was able to step into the dress, but with the 16 i had to put it on over my head. It was a lil sung on the hips, but it fit overall. Here is pic of me in the dress(size 16).

Looks awesome!!

It looks good on you. You still have plenty of time to drop a little more weight (if that is what you want to do). Just don't stress out about it too much.