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I have a pair of Spanx...bought in order to test for something to wear underneath my dress.  I can say that they're comfortable.  And the smoothing thing REALLY is noticeable.  But as far as "sucking it in" I didn't feel that they worked all that great. 

For instance, I had a friend tell me that wearing them brought her down a size or two.  I didn't experience that.  They helped the dress look better, but it didn't need to be a size smaller or anything.

Hope that helps!

Shout out to D-Town brides!!

I have spanx and they are great shapers, and I look awesome in fitted clothes when I have them on. ( I have the slim cognito one (the good one that comes on a hanger, not the packaged nylon spanx)) It goes from right under my bust to my knees. I can breathe in it, it doesn't create any muffin tops anywhere or anything, but it doesn't make me need to get a size smaller or anything but then again I've tried TONS of girdles and shapewear and I've never had one that made me need to get a size smaller. What likely happened to the girl who went down a size using the spanx was that she was already in between sizes and the spanx just put her down to the next size lower.

I worked as a bridal consultant for a couple years, worked with hundreds of brides, and I never had a bride use one, but mainly because a lot of dresses already have boning in them and a lot have the corset backs as well. If you want to do that, and it doesn't show through your dress, why not  go for it!!