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exercise and eat right. Drink plenty of water throughout the day and you will be surprised what a difference it will make. You could also try some heavy duty SPANX
hahaha... I have never needed to exercise for God's sake. I am a size 2, usually 0. I don't even know where to start!
It zips all the way up and then stops at the boob level right at the top. everywhere else fits perfect
Definitely take it to a seamstress - she may not be able to let it out, but it sounds like it zips up to a good point and if everything else fits right, she may be able to create a sort of v at the back from the top of the dress down to the point it zips to (if that makes sense). And then it will look like it was meant to be that way anyway!
Take it to a seamstress before you do anything drastic. I think if you're that small already, you're not going to be able to lose that much weight.
Also, if it's tight in the chest area, you might be able to get a certain bra to help it to fit.
Agree. I would maybe try what stlginkgo said but if your that small you probably do not need to loose any weight; and it will be hard to do that easily. If it fits perfectly everywhere except the vary top i'm sure there is definatly something a seamstress could do. If nothing small you could always add a lace back instead of the zipper. That alwasy makes the top bigger. Definatly Do-able. Any seamstress should figure something out for you.
Oo i doubt you have much weight to lose
Take it to a seamstress. if they can't let it out, maybe they can turn the dress into a scoop back so that it zips up only halfway up your back but then is open and gorgeous? oooo so pretty! I love dramatic, low backs!
That's a great idea, ejs!
I agree with the other ladies. Go to a seamstress if they can't fix it I am sure they can alter it to your body into another design as ejs mentioned. All is not lost.
PS: do you have a pic of the dress?
If it zips up that far, I agree with everyone else that a seamstress will be able to make it work for you! I mean, if the dress wasn't making it up past your hips or something, that would be a different story 
If it's just the chest area that's too tight, consider having a "V" cut in the back. I believe Mrs. Cherry Pie did that in order to make some more room and it looked great!
Oh lawd, that is a sucky situation, especially since you're already so teeny! I also suggest going to the seamstress first. Cross fingers, say prayers, and wear some spanx! :p
Also, depending on the style and your preference, perhaps the zipper can be taken out and a corset style tie be put in? I hope something works out for you, good luck!
I was going to say consider a corset back. They give a more custom fit anyway. Don't worry, this will work out!
It doesn't sound like you to lose any weight, if you're happy with yourself don't let a dress change that. Tailors can work miracles, take the dress to a seamstress and go from there.
Thanks ladies, I will try and take a picture this evening when the FH is out. Right now it is sitting in a crate and barrel box along with all the other "gifts" we got from Crate and Barrel. I told him it was the china or something he was immediately disinterested.
This may be a silly question, because I'm sure you've already thought of it, but are you wearing a bra when you try it on? If you are, try taking it off and then zipping. That extra inch or two of space can really help. Of course, I'm sure you already thought of that - in which case all the above suggestions sound good :-)
Ok, so the Boy left and I sneaked some pictures. Hope this gives you a better idea. Should I lose the weight? What the absolute last moment I can wait before I HAVE to take it in to be altered?
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Wow thats a gorgeous dress! I say you may have a month before your wedding date, but thats just a guess. I havent taken my dress in for alterations but they told me 2 months before and thats not a rush job. Just call around for alteration places you might consider using, that might be the safest bet!
I would bet that a deep v would work AND it would flow beautifully with the side detail! Fantastic dress :)
There are also pads sew into the dress by the previous owner that I can remove. Maybe that might help? Though I doubt it. Right now, with it in, the dress stands away from my boobs. Makes sense?
Wow!! Your dress is gorgeous!!
I had almost the exact same problem as you- and mine stopped zipping at almost the exact same point. Don't stress about loosing weight. You might be able to loose a bit in the chest, but when it comes down to it, it's your ribcage, and it's pretty hard to loose much up that high (especially when you're a 2).
My tailor found enough fabric in my dress to let it out. Wedding dresses usually have more extra fabric inside the seams for this exact reason (seeing you're dress was preowned (?) it may have already been tailored, but find out from the seamstress!). Find the BEST tailor you can, and make sure it's someone who's familiar working w/ wedding dresses. I'm sure they can find the extra fabric in there!
I also wore Spanks and a minimizing bra.
If worse comes to worse, you could trim the back down a bit as the other girls were suggesting... I think it'd look great!
Let us know what you do and good luck!
Oh. <span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">also to fix the dress "standing away from your boobs" thing, have the tailor add "plungers". They're little tabs on the inside of your dress that slip down into your bra and keep the dress from pulling away.
This might sound silly, but maybe take it to a friends house and have them zip you into it? Sometimes its hard to zip a dress like that yourself, but with someone else's help you can get it zipped?
@jubyju22 I am taking it to my sister's for safe keeping. My boy is as nosy as I am. So I am going to see if she can zip me into it.
I am going to take it in to a seamstress and see what happens.
*sigh* I was so excited about this dress too! Thanks for responding bees. I usually blog this all out but you know. A lot of people who are in the wedding read my blog and I am keeping my dress as much on the DL as I can. I want EVERYONE's breath to be taken away. I know, I am egotistical like that :P
What a gorgeous dress! Hopefully the seamstress will be able to fix it. I think a deep v would look so pretty with it though. :)
I would think a seamstress could easily add in a laced back, to help hold it closed. You really don't look like you have any weight to lose, especially if you want to keep the curves to fill out the rest of the dress! Good luck!
jhphi... you are sweet to say so. I probably do need to tighten up but I never thought I needed to lose weight. I always have been happy with my weight. Sigh
*update* so apparently, the seller had the same problem I did with her dress but her seamstress was able to let the sides out with fabric from the hem and since I need it hemmed anyway...
Here is to praying it works
Also try Spanx (Slim Cognito). I am not as small as you, but I wore them the second time I tried on my dress (at the store) and it zipped (and previously there were 4-5 inches that wouldn't zip)
@ texasmeredith, were you able to breath. It is important to me to be comfortable as well. ;)
Also consider trying a detox body wrap as a last ditch effort.
Seriously - it works! I did it, figuring a little extra room would be nice... my dress fit perfectly but I felt a little tight/uncomfortable. I had the wrap done 3 days before the big day and not only was it completely comfortable, we even went in a notch on the inner corset.
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Here is the thing, I bought my dress secondhand off Once Wed. It was great experience and I am VERY happy with my purchase. But it is like 2 inches TOO SMALL! What the heck do I do?