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Is there any way you could get one of those ballgown crinolines from David's Bridal (via Ebay!) and make your A-line poufier?
My SIL had this problem. When we went dress shopping she said that her FI told her he wanted her in the a ballgown dress something fitted and than pouf out. So when she was trying on dresses she only tried those on. You could tell it wasnt what she wanted but she wanted to make him happy. She found one that was way out of budget but it was the only one she loved. She settled for a different dress that wasnt a ballgown but the day of the wedding she wasnt that happy about it. She told everyone she thought her dress was plain however it looked amazing on her and it was a gorgeous dress. I think you should follow your heart. Its the only day you get to really play dress up.
I just got off the phone with the consultant who helped me and she said that I can add something to make it fuller so that can help! I have tiny cell phone pics that don't show very well on here but here is the dress (only in ivory)
Ooooh, that is cute! I totally understand about you love for ballgowns, though, I have the same feelings. :) That will look great with a fuller skirt!
wow-great dress! hopefully the crinoline will help you get the effect you want!
Here I am in it
I'm a bigger girl so I thought this was a bit more flattering on me than some of the ones I've tried on in the past. The consultant was so nice and said I can try on some of the ball gowns as well as try this on with crinoline and freeze the order until I was 100% sure. I feel so much better! I just want to be positive about it. Thank you bees for your support!
Don't forget, when your dress arrives, it will be a bit bigger than the sample you tried on because it hasn't been tried on and hasn't been handled as much.
Adding a crinoline or something to make it fuller will be gorgeous on that dress! You should definately go with the one that makes you feel incredible because adding volume to the bottom won't change how you look and feel in the top. So...you don't have to settle! You just need to make a few tweaks and voila! You've got your dream dress :)
I love your dress! I think it's beautiful. Sometimes choosing a dress is like that. Sometimes "the one" isn't quite what you always expected.
I have had dress regret as well. My dress is A-line without a train. I bought the dress because it came with a lace jacket you wear over it, and that jacket had a train. However when I received it, the lace jacket was atrocious and I didn't want to wear it anymore. So now I'm left with a plain dress that I never would have bought if I didn't have the lace jacket to wear with it.
For months I kept thinking I must have a dress with a train. I obsessed about it. I cried about it. A few weeks ago I was looking online to see if there is a dress I can order and have it shipped quickly. Have I mentioned I'm getting married next week? ;-)
But I fixed it up. I bought a wrap. I bought the poofiest crinoline I could find (which sounds like what you need). I'm wearing a sash. I bought a long veil. So what if my dress doesn't have a train. I'm marrying the man of my dreams next week and my dress looks great. I don't need fabric to drag the floor for me to be happy.
Your dress is beautiful!
That dress is GORGEOUS. And seriously, it's not like you'd have occasion other than your wedding to wear that, just as you said you'd never have occasion to wear a ballgown.
I had an idea of what I wanted when I started looking for dresses. I imagined myself in a cute tea length gown with a birdcage veil and all retro looking....but I came out with a romantic flowy chiffon gown becasue I felt beautiful in it and it flattered me more. It was hard to let go of the idea of the retro look at first, but I'm over it now. I just want to feel and look my best.
That dress is incredible. IMO, you don't need to make the skirt fuller as it is a very dramatic dress. Of course it is nice to know that you have the option of adding volume if you need to.
That's a really incredible dress! It's unique in a really good way. I think if it looks flattering on you, you can't go wrong with that choice. Hopefully with some more time you'll start feeling better about it, once you wrap your head around it being a little different than your mental image of "the dress."
STUNNING. i agree that you don't need to do a thing with the dress - you look exquisite in it and i think it has the perfect amount of fullness. you are going to be one gorgeous bride!
@missrobots: I think that's part of it, to let go of what you "thought" it would be and opt for something you feel good in, even if it's not what you pictured.
@October4040: Good for you for fixing it up! I guess the beauty of it is that we can tweak them to make them more of what we want.
And thank you all again for your support (I don't know what I'd do without the Bees!) I feel much better getting some input on the situation.
Oh wow, super cute! I think it is a very dramatic dress as well and it speaks for itself. You definitely do have many options and I would express that to your alterations personnel. You can be assured it isn't their first time trying to make your dress the most beautiful it can be. Just let them know what you are trying to achieve.
I think you look FABULOUS 
thats what i did. i bought an a line that didnt need a crini and bought a full one to put under it. not only did it poof it out beautifully it made it shorter so i didnt need alterations!
I dont think the dress would look good any fuller or puffer. I think it looks perfect as is ! I also bought a dress that was the complete oppisite of what I had dreamed of and thought I wanted. I have alot of second guesses, but I am hoping that when the dress comes in and I re try it on I will get that exited happt feeling again and be reassured its the dress for me.
I think your dress is gorgeous! Very unique and something that isn't so overdone like a lot of bridal styles. I honestly don't think you need anything underneath for more volume. The previous posters nailed it when they said that you dress will be more voluminous than the sample because it won't be handled by so many people. Also, once it is all steamed and ready to go it will look great.
wow, i love that dress on you! i guess it just depends on what perspective you're coming from, because i actually think that looks kind of ballgown-y. a crinoline underneath could definitely help give it some volume if you really want that, but it is beautiful on its own.
That is a gorgeous dress and it really looks beautiful on you! As you can tell, lots of us have come out with a dress that we didn't think we'd ever end up with. In fact, when I saw your dress I thought "Ohhh, where was THAT when I was looking?!" I had a total cry-fest one day after watching Say Yes to the Dress (devil show! Never watch it after you've bought your dress!) and realizing that my dress didn't fit my personality at all. You know what though? It fit my body beautifully and I loved it again when I tried the real thing on last week. Those ladies at the dress shop really know their stuff! Good luck, ya gorgeous bee!
I love the dress as well!!!! I too was a dress regret gal and bought a new dress on an emotional whim. Well the only thing that got me over the hump was googling my dress and looking at pix of women in it. There was one girl who looked exactly like I wanted to (bless her).... The next time I put on my dress I did things a bit different and omg I LOVE it now!!!
you look gorgeous in that dress and i think it will look lovely with a little added poof...you have absolutely nothing to worry about
You look great in that dress. You dont look like a big girl in that dress. I also wanted a ballgown and I am a very short person. I tried on a lot of dresses all which overwhelmed me. Finally I did find a ballgown that fit me perfectly. It didnt have a ton of fabric and just a little beading, no other details. You canalways try on more dresses just to be sure.
Your dress is really beautiful. I think it's super-flattering on you. In the end, you would regret not looking your best on your wedding day over not having a ballgown.
I love it! And you don't look "big" at all in it. I think if you add something under it to fluff it out a bit it will be exactly what you want.
That dress is beautiful! And it looks great on you. If you want a little poof, I say go for it, but that dress was made for you!
wow what a unique cool dress. I like the bottom of the dress a lot and I think it is super flattering on you. I think the dress fits your body well and is flattering on you but if you want puffier i'd def. try it on with a crinoline skirt under it and it should def. had that fullness that your going for.
it looks great as is but you want to be 100% happy with your choice so do what you can to adjust the dress to your liking.
Oh, girl, I was in this EXACT same place. The dress I fell in love with was an A-line, but I'd always dreamed of a ballgown.
So what did I do? I bought a fuller crinoline to go underneath the dress, giving the skirt more of the volume I always wanted, and now it has everything!!!
Could a solution like this work for you?
I tried on that dress and it was a lot poufier than in the picture of you. Probably because the sample you tried had been flattened a bit by wear. I bet when you get your brand new dress in, the layers will pouf out more and I think a fuller crinoline will make it even more dramatic. It's a gorgeous dress and definitely unique.
Your dress is GORGEOUS and you look gorgeous in it. I think when you get the crinoline to puff it out a bit it will be exactly what you pictured.
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When I bought the dress, I felt amazing in it and was thinking there couldn't be anything better. So I put in my order and walked off in my dress bubble of happiness. Now I have serious regrets. I always saw myself in a ballgown or at least a dress with a fuller skirt. This one is a lovely a line, but isn't what I wanted for myself. I keep thinking there is a ballgown out there for me, but the ones I've tried on so far aren't as flattering on me. Plus, this is the one day in my life I'll probably be able to wear a ballgown. The dress consultant told me that instead of picking a dress that might just look okay on me but has things I want in a dress, I should pick a dress that looks incredible, even if it might not have what I want in it. This was my entire dress budget, so I don't really have anywhere to go from here. Really depressed. This was nothing like what I had dreamed of for my wedding dress. Should I suck it up or take a loss?