Post # 1
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Bumble bee
Hello,
I won’t be getting married until Fall of 2015, but my mom offered to let me try on her wedding dress this week. I said yes because she actually had decent style (for the ’80s) and I thought it would be sweet for her to see one of us girls at least try it on.
If the dress fits well and is in good condition, I would like to wear it. I’m sentimental like that. So my question is, if I choose to wear this dress, when should I try it on a second time? I want to make sure it still fits before we get married, so I’m guessing about a year before I should try it again just to be safe?
Post # 3
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106 posts
Blushing bee
@LoggerHead91207: Hi, that is so sweet! Are you planning or losing any weight? Or do you gain or lose weight easily? Alterations for me started about 2 months before my wedding. I had two wedding dress. I actually ended up taking my 2nd wedding dress out to alter about 3 weeks before wedding and she fixed it with no proble. Hope this helps.
Post # 4
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Helper bee
i’d say keep trying it on every few months especially if you’re fluctating weight or size due to health or working out. seems pretty easy 🙂
Post # 5
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2634 posts
Sugar bee
@LoggerHead91207: will you be altering the style of the dress slightly? I agree with the pp….just 2-3 month before for fitting…more if you change the style
Post # 6
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1649 posts
Bumble bee
@ssan129: Aww thanks! Mom suggested that I try it on a few weeks ago. Originally I was going to try it on closer to Christmas, but she doesn’t want my Fiance seeing me in a wedding dress before the wedding (she’s a lot more traditional then I am). I agreed not to show him out of respect for her and the fact that its her dress.
@dancingriss:
@KingsDaughter:
Thanks for the replies ladies! My weight can fluctuate somewhat. I’m usually between 140 and 150, though it really depends on how careful I’m being with what foods I eat.
I don’t think I’ll be altering her dress in anyway; I’d really perfer not to if I can avoid it. I believe its an A-line and that usually looks nice one me (and I feel more comfortable then in something more revealing). I’m going to be trying it on tomorrow night for the first time, so I guess we’ll now tomorrow whether this is plausible or not. I’m 5’6″ and I think mom is closer to 5’3″. She was pretty tiny back in the day, but I have fit into some of her old clothes so I have a bit of hope for this.
And no, I don’t think I want to lose any weight. I like myself the way I am at the moment. I would say that I want to tone up a bit, but I’m lazy and that wouldn’t actually happen. 
If the dress fits and I decide to wear it, then trying it every few months would be a good idea. That way I can stay on track and make alterations to my eating habits as needed.
Post # 7
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1649 posts
Bumble bee
UPDATE:
I tried on the dress tonight. Mom was surprised that it actually zipped all the way. It was a bit tight around the waist and it was a bit short, but otherwise there weren’t issues with how it fit. We’re going to bring it to a seamstress and see if they can let the waist out a bit. If they can then mom says I can alter it however I want (which means the poufy sleeves will be gone). 
