Hi all! I hope you're managing in the heat.
I come to this amazing group with a plea for help. My beautiful partner has come through a pandemic, a number of fairly serious health issues, and the not so-small matter of pregnancy, giving birth, and all that comes after, absolutely punching and with a smile on her face. She's been a tour de force and an inspiration. Very sadly, the idea of the point at which she should be most rewarded, feeling loved, special and comfortable on her wedding day is now really upsetting her.
She bought her dress in 2019 for a 2020 wedding, which we were lucky to be able to move back to this year. Having had a child since however her body shape is understandably different, in a multitude of ways she cannot control - wider hips, broader ribcage, and particularly her chest isn't, to her, what it once was. She's recently stopped breast feeding, and as I appreciate is natural, they are flatter than they were as they recover from that process. Whilst I tell her every day how stunning she is, her body has changed and that's alarming for her, particularly post her dress fitting. The cleavage on show she feels strongly requires support, and she feels deeply uncomfortable about how she'll look on the day.
The shop she bought the dress from are confident they can adjust it for her hips and ribcage, but for her chest they were only able to provide a starter for ten, advising that specialist bra's can be bought at John Lewis or similar and stitched in and that any further guidance should be researched online. This has proven to be really difficult, and it's getting her rather down.
So I wanted to reach out on here, is anyone able to very kindly provide any useful insights, places to look, people to ask? I realise the request is highly specific, but also in the throws of the world not likely to be unique.
Thanks so much in advance for any help you can provide!