Reply #7: Tell them you will find an exact color match in another gown... [View All]

and that YOU will do the work to find it. Get a fabric swatch for the size 2's and take it out yourself and find a gown. There's no possible way she can object. She doesn't have to do any extra work and you will still fit into her color scheme.

I know you don't want to hear this, but I lost 50 pounds in 9 months for a wedding and I was so glad, because I didn't have to be fat in their wedding pictures. I am a size 2 now, and I was a 4 for the wedding (down from a 14) and the wedding was such a good goal to shoot for that it really helped to motivate me. I need something to look forward to in the future to really stick to something, and that did it for me. The wedding was 2 years ago (yes, they're still married) and I've lost an addition 10 pounds and look the best I've ever looked in my life. So, you know, it might work for you too. :)