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  • poll: I'm having a hard time picking a dress...HELP! Which one?
    Maggie Sottero Irina : (46 votes)
    11 %
    Casablanca ???? (forget the number!) : (20 votes)
    5 %
    Maggie Sottero Allison Marie : (214 votes)
    53 %
    Casablanca 1957 : (121 votes)
    30 %
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    Okay, I've been putting off this dress business for way too long. I posted previously about trying to choose between a few dresses and my intent was to purchase last month...but I couldn't commit to a dress! So...I need your help again! I'm either going to buy one of these four OR have my aunt and her friends (they work for Catherine Regher a Canadian designer) make a dress in a similar style to one of these. Please help me pick! Sealed

    I'm having a hard time picking a dress...HELP! (Pics included) :  wedding dress maggie sottero casablanca petite 1957 1 allison marie irina help Final

     
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    WendyS328    February 11, 2011   Saint Louis,MO

    YAY!  I'm so happy you found some dresses.  I remembered what you were saying in that "petite" thread.  But all these dresses look great on you.  And I agree, the heart shape neckline is fab for those of us that are....ahem, well, can't quite fill the top out that well.  I chose the THIRD pic.  It makes you look like you've got some great curves plus it gives you alot more interest.  Runner up would be the last dress.  Not loving the second dress though.

     
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    dns567    September 5, 2010   Oregon

    #3 looks amazing!

     
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    Thanks Wendy! Yea now that I'm looking at the pics, I think the second dress makes me look short! And being 5'3"...I don't want to look any shorter. Esp when FI is 6'1"!

     
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    @dns: Thanks!!

     
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    LindsayB    August 31, 2012   Michigan

    The Maggie Sottero Allison Marie looks stunning on you.  Look at those curves!  :)

     
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    BrianneG    June 5, 2010   Redondo Beach, CA

    I hear you about being petite and there being quite the height difference. I'm 5'1" on a good day and my FI is 5'11". I went with an empire waisted dress because it elongated me and it's loose fitting around my hips. Unfortunately, I'm short but I've got massive hips for my height. (39")

     
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    Ms.Teddy    April 2011   South Carolina

    I think the third one looks great on you.  I think it elongates your torso...and you definately dont look short in it!

     
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    @Lindsay: Thanks! I'm hoping my hips will distract people from noticing I don't fill out the tops of my dresses well. LOL

    @Brianne: Hips are sexy! Smile

     
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    @Ms.Teddy: Thanks! I was nervous that a dress that elongates my torso would make me look short since I have a long torso and my legs are soooo short! 

     
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    Rosie Girl    September 18, 2010   Montana

    the 3rd one in is so gorgeous on you! It makes you look so thin and pretty. PERFECT!

     
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    Newfie    July 21, 2012   Newfoundland, Canada

    I love the 3rd and 4th ones as well! If I had to choose I would have to pick the 4th one I think it looks the best on you! I love the fullness on the bottom and the way the sweethheart neckline falls on you is just plain beautiful! You do not look short at all in either of these dresses! t doesn't matter which one you choose you will look absoutly stunning on your wedding day for sure!! =)

     
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    egb    January 2010  

    Definitely the third one... Looks awesome on you! I don't care much for the second and the last, and the first would make a good backup plan,... but I like the third one... Oh, did I say, get the third one! :)

     
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    I definitely like the third one best - it's SO flattering on you!!

     
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    rachelss    August 22, 2010   Fort Collins, CO

    I like #1 or #4. #2 is pretty, but horizontal lines will make you look shorter. I like the lines on #1, but the detail on #4. You're so petite I think the extra fabric on the third one isn't as good as the others.

     
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    Lemon Squeezy    April 2, 2012  

    i love 4 and 3

     
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    Thanks ladies! It's nice to get other opinions because my mom thinks I look amazing in every dress...but that's because she's my mom. And my 4 bridesmaids each picked a different favorite. I was like...SERIOUSLY? haha

     
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    Ms.Brew    August 2010  

    3 and 4!!

     
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    MissAsB    June 6, 2009   Married in CO, Living in AL

    I love both Maggie Sottero but Allison Marie the most!

     
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    verosara    March 27, 2010   LA, California

    I like the #3 and #4, you look great in all of them.  But the last 2 really show off your figure!

     
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    Thanks everyone! This is very helpful :-) 

     
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    KLP2010    October 30, 2010  

    THIRD!

     
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    JanieLeigh    May 22, 2010   Virginia

    i personally love the casablanca dress, but that's because it's my style. it was hard for me to vote, because they're all so different. you could wear any one of them and look gorgeous. i'm just wondering, what's the feel of your wedding? that could help you pick one over the others.

     
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    Charm bracelet    July 24, 2010   Placentia, CA

    I like 1 and 4.  The first one just gives you such a great figure.  The fourth one is just beautiful!  Good luck.  

     
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    Sulli301    June 26, 2010   Michigan

    I love love love the 3rd "allison marie" choice! soo pretty! :)

     
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    @JanieLeigh: I'm getting married in a garden on a farm with the reception in a barn. Not too formal, but definitely not casual :-)

     
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    meliss    May 31, 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    I remember your previous post and you had a satin Casablanca (1941?) and that's still my favorite on you. Out of these, I'd pick the 4th one.

     
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    Ms. Kookie    November 7, 2010   New York

    I like dress #3 on you.  Good Luck!

     
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    Ms. Caniche    September 18, 2010   Orange County, CA

    You look stunning with a sweetheart neck line! 

     
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    SanDiegoAli    9/18/2010   San Diego

    All of them are beautiful, but I think I like #3 on you the best!

     
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    hermitcrab    June 2010   NYC

    1 and 3 are my favorite, but you will look amazing in whatever you choose - make sure to update us on your choice!

     
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    Chachacha    June 2010   Minneapolis, MN

    I love the third one on you, very flattering!

     
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    sctigergirl81    October 10, 2010   TigerTown, SC

    #3!!! you look amazing in that one....no comparison

     
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    modernwarfare2    May 8, 2010   Southern California

    I love #4...Sweetheart neckline, clean lines, shimmer and curves...it's absolutely beautiful on you.

     
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    Sep_Queen    September 4, 2010  

    I love 4 It looks great on you!

     
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    PDX Bride in Seattle    August 14, 2010   Living in Seattle / Wedding in Portland

    You ladies are SO sweet and SO helpful! Thanks!! Weddingbee really is an ego booster. LOL :-)

     
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    Teddy Bears Picnic    7/31/10  

    #3!!!!!!!!!!!!  It looks awesome on you.

     
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    Mrs. DG    July 18, 2009   Seattle/Tahoe

    I like the first and third, but think that the 3rd is winning overall :)

     
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    spaganya    September 4, 2010   Arlington, VA/wedding in Williamsburg, VA

    #4 - its simple enough for someone with short stature to pull off and excentuates all the right parts :) the neckline is killer!

     
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    Leafy    May 1, 2011  

    I voted for Casablanca 1957, assuming it's number four. It's so beautiful on you.

     

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