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Do you have a picture of yourself in the dress? Everyone looks different in different dresses and everyone has an opinion of what looks good on a particular body type. If you loved the way you looked in your dress then I think you should just stick with your dress.
Did you try it on? And you loved it? And you felt beautiful and wonderful and perfect? Then keep it :) It does not matter if it is a style that works on "petite" women, it only matters if it's a style that works on you :)
I'd really need to see YOU in the dress to decide.
It's completely normal to second guess your dress - there are posts on here everyday with brides doing the same thing (I was one of them too!!). If you LOVED it when you tried it on - then it's your dress.
I am 5'2" and about 115, so was in your same boat. My dress had a dropped waist and I LOVED how I looked and felt in it. I also got many compliments from others about my dress. There was a reason you loved it in the first place 
Go with your gut, not what a magazine says.
The bottom line is that you will bring the beauty to the dress the day of the wedding (the bridal glow thing is true and like nothing I ever experienced). You'd look gorgeous in a white slip!
Would have to see pictures of you in it to decide if it makes you look weird. But If YOU loved it when you tried it on & still LOVE it; I wouldn't worry about things you read that are "typical." Every persons body is different. It's hard to go with a stereotype like that. I'd say if you Love it; Keep it. Believe me (I'm 5'2") If your short; your short. People don't need a certain style dress to tell them that. There's no way of hiding it enless you wear huge heels. lol. I say Stick with it if you LOVE it!
I love the dress, it is beautiful! Not sure who said that petite brides should not wear a drop waist, but I think that is silly. I mean you are tiny, that is no secret. And yes you are going to look small in your dress, because you are small. I think that you will look gorgeous in that dress!! I would stick with it. You must have loved it when you tried it on or you would not have ordered it.
Btw, if you want to see pictures/proof that petities can rock dropped-waisted gowns, check out http://lionscrestmanor.typepad.com/lionscrest_journal/, 4th entry down(Elegant Images 2009 Weddings) (Erin and Andrew) :)
I didn't vote because I haven't seen you in the dress. I think most of these "rules" for bridal dresses and body types are just guidelines and that means there are always exceptions. I'm on the edge of petite at 5'4" and I did get a dropped waist and I like the way it looks. Don't get me wrong, it doesn't look like it does on the model, but what wedding dress would when most of them are like 5'9"?
Oh pfft, those guidelines don't really mean much, if anything. The fact is, bridal gowns are gorgeous and will look good on just about anyone. The real deciding factors are personal taste and how you feel in the dress. If you loved it, don't let some marketing copy dissuade you!
My MOH had a dropped waist on her dress and she's very petite, and it looked great. I would go to the dress shop and personally talk to the alterations person to see what they would suggest. She had hers shortened quite a bit, but it had to fall at the right place to avoid looking too short. Btw, I just looked up your pic, and I think it should be fine. It's not a gown where the dropped waist is very obvious.
Beautiful dress!!! I'd need to see you in the dress to see if dropped waist works for you, though. I think that since you bought the dress, you must have looked really good for you to do that, so I am thinking this dress doesn't make you look shorter than you are so you should be fine. It doesn't matter what you read, but the fact is, you tried it on, and you LOVED it, so it's not a problem.
A general rule of fashion is that shorter women should wear high-waisted dresses and skirts because they will make your legs appear longer, thus giving you height. However, that wedding dress doesn't actually have a line going across your hips, so I think you should be fine. It actually looks more like a trumpet. I think you'll be fine!
Doesn't matter what you read - if you had it on and liked the way it looks - go with it!!!
Mighty saphire I agree wih you generally drop waists make petite brideslook short, and by petite I am talking 5ft 2 and shorter, I dont think 5ft 4 is that short.
I am 5ft exactly and all the drop waists made me look short, you cant tell on the block, never try the dress on the block as you wont be standing on a block during your wedding.
Having said that the dress you ave chosen (stunning by the way) as Mighty saphire points out, does not have a straight waist line so the definition btw our torso and leggs is blurred,
Good Luck, but if you have the option I would go back and try it on standing on the ground in heels.
Ngolden1, I was immediately drawn to your post because I have been dealing with some dress regret myself lately.... However, I have recently realized that almost every bride experiences this....especially if you bought your dress early on in your engagement. With all of the bridal magazines, bridal shows, etc. it's easy to question your choice. However, go with what YOU love. Forget what magazines say you should wear or what others are wearing. If you feel beautiful in it, go with it. Also, sidenote I am an 8.22.10 bride in Albany and also wearing Blue by Enzoani- such a small world!!!!
Yes, you can wear a drop waist dress. Are there other, more flattering styles? Probably. Honestly, if we were really following the rules, us petite girls should not be wearing long dresses in the first place! Ignore the rules.
You will look fantastic in your dress. Just keep accessories simple, find a great seamstress and wear heels!
I think the dress looks beautiful though I echo what the others say that it's hard to tell without seeing you in the dress. I say go with your gut and if you love the dress then don't worry what the magazines say.
Go for it!
My dress has an asymmetrical dropped waist; I'm 5'2 and my FI is 6'4!
I've heard some peopl say that it makes me look smaller, but I've also heard people say that because it accentuates your true waistline it will enlongate your legs! There are so many rules to contradict other rules, so I say there are no rules! If you love this dress, wear it, and rock the short look!
I think the dress is really beautiful, and if you felt good in it before, I don't think it is a big deal. Is looking short that bad? Can you rock some heels? Do you already have a long torso, or are you more proportionate? If the answer is no, yes, no and yes, then you are good to go. even if the order of yesses and nos is off, remember how you felt with it on and decide on that.
I have now purchased 2 wedding dresses and I almost freaked out and went to go find a different one .. and the I realized that for many of us brides there will be some form of buyer's remorse because this is the only time we will be able to wear a wedding dress ... its a once in a lifetime! Its easy to second-guess yourself after you've made a huge decision like that, but if you love it, don't listen to what some "expert" says online.
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I already put the down payment on my dress, which I love, and loved when I tried it on. Problem is that I am petite (5 feet and half an inch, about 100 lbs). I thought this dress would be good because it hugs me and shows off my figure, but now I am reading everywhere that petite girls should NOT wear dropped waists because it makes them look shorter. I thought about my dress, thought is that a dropped waist? And sure enough it is. Did I make a mistake? When I tried it on I was standing on the pedestal thing so I'm sure I looked taller. Any other petite brides go with a dropped waist?
http://www.bluebyenzoani.com/main.html
(Go to bridal, 2010, first picture in top left corner).