My best friend is getting married in October. She just got engaged and wants to be married ASAP. She asked me to be her maid of honor.

What would you do as far as the dress goes? Should I order my size now and then be prepared for some major alterations when it's time or do I order a size smaller and bank on me losing at least 30 lbs by then. I weigh 264 as of this morning (1 lb shy of 50 lbs total). We will probably get our dresses in July/August. So I guess by then I will be down about 15-20 lbs and by the wedding I should be down about 30 maybe 40 lbs if I keep losing 2 lbs a week.

I tell you what it sure does feel nice being able to try on bridesmaid dresses at the bridal salon! I tried on a size 20 and it fit! I was ecstatic! Hopefully by the time we actually order the dresses I'll have to order an 18.

My best friend is getting married in October. She just got engaged and wants to be married ASAP. She asked me to be her maid of honor.

What would you do as far as the dress goes? Should I order my size now and then be prepared for some major alterations when it's time or do I order a size smaller and bank on me losing at least 30 lbs by then. I weigh 264 as of this morning (1 lb shy of 50 lbs total). We will probably get our dresses in July/August. So I guess by then I will be down about 15-20 lbs and by the wedding I should be down about 30 maybe 40 lbs if I keep losing 2 lbs a week.

I tell you what it sure does feel nice being able to try on bridesmaid dresses at the bridal salon! I tried on a size 20 and it fit! I was ecstatic! Hopefully by the time we actually order the dresses I'll have to order an 18.

well first off...congrats on being THE CHOSEN ONE...lol i would feel honored to be asked to be maid of honor...now i see u said that u now fit into a 20 dress...now if the wedding is in october and if u and the band are working together...especially with the exercising and all..i would say you should shoot for a size 18...maybe even a 16 to really push yourself..but i wouldnt get the size u currently are right now..b/c if ur doing things right...you should be down ATLEAST one dress size in 5 months...this is just my opinion....good luck with ur decision....!

Thank you! This will be my 1st time as a MOH so I'm nervous! Right now just trying to be a really supportive friend. it's going to be crazy hopefully the seamstress is experienced in major alterations! I don't want to order a size smaller because if for whatever reason I don't lose the weight then it would be too tight and possibly won't fit. Boy oh boy why couldn't she just wait a year, it wouldn't be that much of an issue then! lol.

I would probably ask to hold off as long as you can on actually ordering your dress. if it's like the end of August, I would get whatever size you are at that time and then have the dress taken in closer to the date if needed.

I know how you feel! I am supposed to be MOH for my little sister in September...we are ordering from David's Bridal and I am ready to hand off the job to someone else b/c I am so stressed about the dress and covering my arms. I am down close to 85# and it looks like 50 of that came from my "wings". The color she chose really limits me (wraps that are (or aren't) available). Ugh.

Ugh! That sucks. Good luck with everything. I thank god my best friend postponed her wedding until next June. That gives me a whole year to hopefully lose 70 lbs. I thank god I won't be the chubbiest person in the wedding.