HELP! Back fat in wedding dress...wedding on Friday!

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Tried on my wedding dress last night and noticed, for the first time (!) that I have visible back fat in the dress. It is a corset style back with ribbons to lace up. Now I'm not fat, i'm a size 10 at 5 foot 5 so i'm quite slim but this is making me so so paranoid. Is there anything I can do?! I do have a faux fur bolero which I will be wearing in register office and outside for photos but I imagine I will want to be taking it off later and now I feel like I can't because of this

A veil??? One that covers the area and have it pinned to each side so it doesn't shift

Could be your bra. Have you been correctly fitted?

Can you get someone else's opinion? It might not be as bad as you think...

Wedding dresses are by no means my expertise. Is there any scope for having the corset let out a little, so the ribbons are less taught against your back?

Since you cant spot reduce fat and toning wont have much of an effect in 3 days i'd suggest either covering it as pp suggested or just forgetting it, i'm sure you will look beautiful and be having such a lovely day you wont even give it a second thought.

Why don’t you go get one of those inch loss wrap things at a beauty salon. It’s an absolute temporary fix, but if it boosts your confidence then go for it!

I hope Friday is fabulous for you

As pp said it's probably your bra particularly if it's strapless - get yourself to a specialist bra shop pronto!

I had this in my dress. You need to get the person helping you into the dress to keep pushing the back fat round as the dress is being laced/tightened up. That way it will sit in your boobs more. It sounds weird but does work and needs a bit of persistence. I'm a size 12 and 5'9" so not that much fat but the dresses are designed to pull everything back creating a back cleavage.
Just keep shoving it round as you tighten the dress.

Try a veil.
Also get someone to take a photo. Sometimes if you’re turning round to look in a mirror it can cause back creases that you wouldn’t normally have

I'm not wearing a bra, the dress has built in cups and i'm not particularly big in the nork department either.

It might not be as bad as you think - sadly it is. My friend was with me helping me get it on and she is honest enough with me to say, yep it's noticeable! I don't think there is anything I can do, because I think it is skin, rather than fat. I have lost nearly 8 stone over the last 2 years and I have an issue with skin in some areas

Congrats on your weight loss! I would to with the veil idea - it will look amazing and your back will be hidden. I’ve got back fat too :-(

Fake tan makes everything look better.

Those inch-loss wraps are AMAZING - definitely book that for late as possible the day before.

Can you adjust the ribbons, so they're pulled really right around your waist but not as tight towards the top? If the top of the dress sits against your skin, rather than pulling your back inwards, you won't get any bulges.

On the day, you honestly don't care. I have chubby arms and was stressing out his I'd look in my sleeveless wedding dress, but on the actual day I felt gorgeous!

Can you adjust the ribbons, so they're pulled really right around your waist but not as tight towards the top

I thought of that - we started lacing from the top so I wonder if it will look better if we start lacing from the bottom...

Maybe have a lighter bolero cover up for inside so you swap the heavier one for the lighter style one.

If you lace from bottom to top you'll create more cleavage and hide the back.

Thanks guys, I think I will have a go at lacing from the bottom tonight.

First world problems eh!

What Grumblepants said. This is what bridesmaids are for; get them to “tuck you in”.

This is common with wedding dresses. Agree with pp that as you get back cleavage, you need to have the friend smooth is outwards once the dress has been done up.

There are examples in YouTube

Thank you for the video Hadn't thought about looking on YouTube!

Just looking at veils and had a panic - can I wear a veil when it's my second wedding? Isn't that a no-no?

I think you've just pulled the laces too tight at the top. Try lacing again, but go easy and adjust as you go!

It's all about how you do the dress up. Like others said, go on you tube and find a video about how to do the laces at the back and tuck yourself in to it.

I am going to have another go tonight and get bridesmaid no. 2 (also known as stroppy teenage daughter) to have a go at lacing me up!

Just seen your last post - yes of course you can wear a veil for a second wedding! It’s YOUR day, so what makes you happy and feel confident!

Dancers, in my youth, used to use something called toupe tape for holding boobs in place and costumes on. I also saw someone make themselves a sort of invisible bra out of elastoplast. If the problem is skin then something like that should definitely work. I'd do a test run though, and maybe have a bridesmaid on back-checking duty.

Definitely lace up from the bottom. It honestly makes a difference.....I have pictures somewhere that prove it. We had a split wedding - ceremony then party back home. Wish I'd had the same person do me up for both as I look so much better on the second lot.

Also the inch loss wraps do work temporarily and are actually quite relaxing. May be what you need after all this.

Really hope you have a lovely day on Friday. Have a couple of glasses of fizz and you'll likely forget all about it.