Ok long story - saw gorgeous bridesmaids dresses in the sale last year. Asked the BMs what size they correctly were and thought if we buy their current size we could alter them if any gain/lose weight.
Two of the BMs wouldn't say what size they were, just what size they wanted to be by the wedding. I ordered a size up from what they asked for thinking it's easier to take in that out.
So the dresses arrived and those two BMs refused to try their dresses on just saying they would fit in them by the wedding.
At some point it became clear that one of the BM would not be fitting into the dress (which was already a size bigger than she asked for) so I got another dress the next size up. She tried this on and although it didn't fit she vowed she didn't want a bigger dress and would fit in it.
We are now 4 weeks out and the dress isn't even close. I have managed to find one in the next size up on Vinted as the dress is out of stock, I am praying that this one fits.
I tried to arrange alterations and both these bridesmaids completely ignore all the messages and didn't turn up. The second bridesmaid hasn't tried her dress on yet so I imagine it probably doesn't fit hence her putting it off.
All the other bridesmaids (4) that ordered their actual size fit the dresses with minimal alterations. It's just the two who wanted to lose weight that don't.
I just don't know what to do. I can't return either of the two dresses that don't fit because she refused to try them on with time to return them so I am now stuck with them. If the new dress doesn't fit when it arrived I am stuck with that too. No idea what to do about the BM who hasn't tried it in yet.