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Hate the dress

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Hisnamesblaine · 15/01/2019 22:52

I've posted before 're good friends wedding and hen party concerns......any ho. Went bridesmaid dress shopping yesterday and the dress is nice enough..... if you were tall and size 8. I however am a shortarse size 16 sometimes 18.........
The other bridesmaids are in a similar shape and size to me....... one of them does have height on her side tho. Only the MOH looks good in it..... And of course she was the driving force behind choosing it. I am currently attending a slimming club and do have a goal in mind but I have such anxiety over this dress that I really do not want to be a bridesmaid. It's off the shoulder and one were you can't wear a bra...... I know I will feel uncomfortable the whole day in it and I hate the thought of the photos. I do have low self esteem and I can't help but feel my friend has catered the the wants of her MOH (shes scary) without taking the rest of us into account. I know I should just suck it up and make my friend happy but it annoys me that I wasn't even allowed a opinion. My ABI is would I be a total arsehole if I pulled out altogether. I would much rather be a guest and just enjoy the day. I'm sorry if I sound like a spoilt brat I'm just so nervous

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Ribbonsonabox · 16/01/2019 00:43

How long do you have to wear it for? Would she accept you just wearing it for the actual ceremony and photos then changing for the reception?
Could you find a shrug or a scarf to wear with it?

I remember one of my bridesmaids was over 6ft and yet she cheerily agreed to wear a dress which matched the rest of my bridesmaids and wedding theme. Dress was a short white lace shift and on her but was so much shorter than on the others.. but she did it bless her and it really meant something to me that she did. I wouldn't have forced her to tho idve understood if she hadn't wanted to.

I wore a peach and green satin bridesmaids dress to my aunts wedding when I was 17. All of the bridesmaids hated it and we all looked dreadful but we just accepted it as a classic wedding standard. Bridesmaids dresses are not known for being stylish are they.

Marcipex · 16/01/2019 07:33

My brain reads MOH as Master of Hounds. Every time. Grin

AlexaAmbidextra · 16/01/2019 09:23

As a size 16 I would be wanting something with sleeves. There’s no way on God’s earth that I’d wear a strapless/bare arm dress.

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