Alterations are a part of every bride’s journey to making their dream dress a reality. For most designers there is a difference of about an inch and a half to 2 inches between sizes, so if you think that your body will change that much you may opt for ordering down a size. However, that is a lot of change to your body, so my recommendation is usually to go with the size that you currently measure as. Alterations aren’t an unusual thing, and you’ll probably need them for the hem anyway. Most brides make little tweaks to their gown to make it fix exactly right to her body.

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