I am a newbie here~ I am so glad I found this site. Well, I am getting married in Korea. In Korea, you have a very long wedding shoot and actual wedding ceremony with very short reception. Wedding photo shoot is done previously like at least 1 month before the wedding. I saw some sample photos and their photoshop skills were superb~! Masterpiece~! Choosing a photo studio was not hard part~! Being raised in U.S.A somehow made me unlike other asian women in Asia. LOL. A lot of girls are in size 0-4or 6 us. I am like 12-14 meaning ? Before I left Korea, I had some visits to wedding dress shops with my wedding planner, where like most women in Korea rent their dresses When I tried on some dresses, those beautiful dresses would not close up. SO they had to add some extra fabric on back. Still, I could not breath well ... and I found that dress shop only adjust bust size but the length. I am like 5'6 or7 but still it means I have wear shoes with heels.Those dresses were so long. All those wedding gowns were really beautiful and very fancy with beading, very long train compared to wedding dresses I used to see in the states. Another problem is that my fiance is about my height With heels and tiara, I am sure I will be taller than him unless he is wearing the same shoes~!!!!! Renting dresses and tuxedo is not bad deal, you get to wear 4-5 different styles and all other accessories like veil are included for both photo shoot and ceremony. The cost of rental will be at least $700-1000 plus helpers fee(around $100~150 per day but I heard that some ladies go for expensive deals like $2000 and up for imported dresses. In additon, once I am in Korea, I have to order custom made hanbok dress(Korean traditional clothing) around $500and more for silk garment. This hanbok will be mine to keep forever. I would take the option of renting wedding dresses if my torso were like other ladies in Korea~!!!! LOL. Now I am back in the states with my parents and have been working out for few weeks. But, still, I have my doubt. Also, I wonder I really have to change myself in half size. Well, may be, in realistic way, I can be size 10 hopefully. Am I lazy for not pushing or trying hard enough to lose weight? Anyway, I called my fi and asked him if he loved me? like the way I am and my love handle. He said yes. So now I am pretty determined to buy my own dress. First, I thought that I'd visit David's Bridals and get me some very discount dresses for my wedding shoot and ceremony. Then I heard something like ordering custom made dress from China~! So here I am. So far I am very pleased with photos I see here . I am not picky with details and will pay extra for alterations here. I thank all the ladies who posted their dresses here.