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Mine isn't so tight that I can't sit. But if I want more room, I can always hitch it up a bit when I sit down. :)
LOL!! how do you intend to eat dinner?? I tried on a dress that was gorgeous like that, mermaid style perfectly curve hugging and looked AMAZING but I couldn't sit in it, let alone dance in it! and that was requirement #1: the dress must be dance worthy! Like gettin' down dance worthy! you might want to get her to take it out a bit, you're supposed to be a bride not a statue. and even if she takes it out by only 1/2 in or so, it could give you the ease you need to move, but still look smokin' :) do you have any pics?
I honestly couldn't sit in mine. She practically sewed that thing on to me. It didn't LOOK tight while on, but I guess because of the way it was shaped, I just couldn't bend at the waist at all. I had to lean back in the car on the way out of there, lol. I think the ones that have the...opening..? I don't know what you call it... start higher, closer to the thigh, can move easier. 
Mine wasn't even really a true mermaid (modified A-line) but it was super fitted and I could barely sit for dinner. I kept having to lean back in my chair for comfort, and I definitely was not able to eat much.
But really, it was so worth it. The dress looked SOOOOO good! ;)
I could sit in mine, I just had really good posture! Here is a pic of me sitting in it actually in the process of explaining that this wasn't quite as simple as it looked haha I didn't eat much that night since as you can see it didn't leave much room for stomach expansion lol
That is crazy! I always thought when people said "I can't sit down" it was a joke! Get her to take it out a bit. If you can't move and are uncomfortable you will not have the best time and it will also come across in your wedding pics.
Hahaha thanks ladies, glad to know I won't be the only one! I really don't want her to let it out, I love how good it looks. When it was looser it didn't have that WOW factor. This is me in the sample dress the zipper was broken so it didn't quite fit. I will post my new pictures tomorrow or friday!
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@Angela83: Agreed. I have a mermaid gown and can sit, bend down/over, dance, move around, eat and be myself in it. And it's fitted too. I can't imagine wearing a dress for 8 hours that I couldn't sit down in. :-/
I went for my first fitting yesterday and could NOT sit. However, the fabric on the hips (just the lining, the lace overlay was perfect) was too tight and needs to be let out a bit. I think once that is done I'll be fine. I can move around and dance around in it, but sitting is a must, I totally agree. Oh and I'm totally pigging out on food, I'm just not doing up that "seatbelt" elastic-y thing inside so tightly. Sorry I don't know the proper name of it, but I like to call it the seatbelt ;)
LOL I am not necessarily uncomfortable I just have a feeling that it's going to be hard to sit down. The bust was a little to tight also and she is letting that out a bit once it's all done I will do a little "test run" and if it is really bad then I will ask her to let it out a TINY bit. She works super fast!
When I tried on dresses, if I really liked the dress then I would do the "Can I sit?" test, LOL. I'm going to be like bloodgo1, my dress is going to force me to have really good posture.
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I cannot imagine buying a dress and not being about to sit down!
I tried on a beaauuuuutiful mermaid dress while looking, and almost fell in love with it. The sales woman went to get something and while we were waiting for her to come back, my friend was like, "well, come sit by me." so I tried to sit in the chair (a normal height chair) and about four inches from butt to chair contact, I literally TOPPLED onto the chair, rolled and landed on the floor. For the record, the dress fit me PERFECTLY and wouldn't have needed any alterations. My friend had to more or less heave me up from the floor onto the chair and then later pull me up from the chair. I couldn't move.
It was enough that I took the dress off promptly and moved my sights to a drop waist dress instead of mermaid.
Good luck with yours! It's best if you're prepared ahead of time :)
@daydreamwanderer: You seriously fell to the ground? Wow! I tried this gorgeous mermaid by the same designer I bought (leading me to my dress) and I couldn't sit. However, I would've needed to lose more of the baby weight, which I did, so I still think about it even though I love the dress I have. Don't have dress regret, get what you love. (For the record, I don't ahve dress regret. I just liked another dress, but mine is the one for me)
I could sit, but not comfortably. Luckily, mine was a corset back, so after the first dance/etc., I had my bridesmaids loosen the laces a little. By that time, my back hurt so bad from the tightness of the dress but, not gonna lie, it was so worth it.
@JennyChicago: I totally agree. Of course my alterations lady could have made it more loose, but it wouldn't have looked that great. I think mermaids/trumpets that are loose look a little...off. Let's face it, i didn't get a chance to sit (or eat!) at my wedding either way, so it didn't end up mattering a bit. ;)
Could you get a different dress for the reception? Even if it's just as a backup. You might be able to figure out how to sit or find a way around sitting down at all, but it could really put a dampener on your reception if you're completely unable to relax and sit down. Plus you might not be able to avoid sitting during some parts like the speeches, and no matter how good you look standing up, you might look weird sitting down!
So I just picked up my dress and it is AMAZING. I could sit just not very comfortable LOL I don't care I really don't! I had a quinceanera and had to do the whole fancy dress and big party thing and I couldn't really sit either because of the big hoop slip I had under it to make it puffier. I am so excited!!!! I had the seamstress reinforce it with more stitching just in case hahaha.
i could sit, but it was difficult and really uncomfortable. i thought it was hard to eat in it because i didn't feel like i had any room for my stomach to expand. the worst thing about my dress was that i couldn't breath very well. it was so tight in the ribs!
I am getting a mermaid dress too and I am almost positive I will not be doing much sitting!
The sample dress was an eight! I COULD barely walk... it was so tight on my booty! It looks awesome though... i am ordering a size 12 to be on the safe side! Here is the size 8...
Just barely on the end of my seat lol. I might get it let out a tad. If I hike it up I can sit much more comfortably.
I'm leaning towards a mermaid as well because it's the only shape that can be tailored to accentuate my non-existent booty, but I think I'm going to have trouble sitting and walking as well.
Normally I have pencil skirts tailored so that they come in under my butt, and stay narrow down to my knees. Walking is easy because there's usually a kick pleat or the material is a bit stretchy.
Not sure either is really an option with a mermaid dress, the same type of tailoring would probably turn it into a hobble dress! 
fyi. it might be hard to walk up stairs. you might have to pull up your dress around ur legs to walk up stairs
@maverick: I never thought of that! And I live in a single floor apartment so I don't have anything to practice on! You're making me nervous now.
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So I went in for my second fitting today and my dress looked AMAZING. I mean like Va-Va-Voom amazing, curves I don't even have were just magically there! The lady warned me before she took it in that I wouldn't be able to sit if it was to tight around my hips and as some of you ladies may remember the whole point of that dress was to make my butt look hot LOL so I said it didn't matter and to work her magic. Well I tried it on today and I think she was right I might not be able to sit...so anyway how comfortable were you girls in your mermaid/trumpet dresses?