We decided to elope, so I needed to find a dress that could fit me right away, without preparing for months to get back into prepandemic shape. So at this time I was generally wearing size 16 clothing, and I am 5'8" tall. I ordered this dress in 18W. The bodice portion of the dress fit beautifully, and was adjustable due to the lace up back to provide a more custom fit. The quality of the dress was GREAT! The fabric, lace, beadwork, color - all were fabulous! The outer skirt does drape onto the floor as pictured, so it may seem long when you try it on, but if you want to have the ability to drape it out for pictures then that is exactly how it should be. The inner skirt was rather snug around the tummy, and was a bit too translucent for my liking, so I wore a loose long slip skirt in white underneath. I originally thought I would need this dress for a 6 month maternity wedding dress, but as mentioned we decided to elope. If you are planning on using this as a maternity wedding dress, I expect you will need to let out the inner skirt to accommodate the baby belly - so expect to need a seamstress' services and put that in your budget. Since our elopement was a destination wedding, I had to pack this wedding dress in my luggage. I turned it inside out, and rolled it tightly into about the size of a shoebox, and when I arrived and pulled it out to hang it up, it had no deep wrinkles and looked ready to wear after hanging it for about 10 minutes in a steamy bathroom. I also needed accessories that traveled well and wouldn't take a lot of packing space - so I purchased a fingertip length veil, slip skirt, hair accessory and foldable silver gem shoes, all from Amazon. Everything arrived in quick time, in great condition and quality, and meant my entire wedding outfit cost under $200 - but as you can see from the photos the ensemble looked perfect for our special day. I couldn't have been more pleased with the whole experience!