Thanks ladies. I think I am definitely going to try to get measurement information for this, and then order to try.
Claire, I know that places can add cap sleeves to sleeveless things but it often seems to me like it looks a bit like an afterthought since they can't always match the fabric exactly. I like that this one has sleeves made of the same material!
Ariadne, it is definitely returnable. But I just don't want to order multiple $$$$ dresses at once, you know? So I need to be a little discerning with the online ordering.
Lyn, I am not planning on having multiple dresses for the actual wedding (no cheongsam for me!) but I do know that there will be a second reception maybe a month or so later in Boston (wedding will be in CA) and I do not know if I will wear the wedding dress again for that or whether I will get another dress - if I do, it will be less money though!
Jeanne, I have to admit that I am NOT EXCITED about the prospect of going to a bridal salon or similar. It seems really overwhelming and stressful - I don't like being the center of attention and I always feel pressured at such things. Some of you might know that I am kind of ambivalent about the whole prospect of having a wedding at all (I am not ambivalent about getting married! But I wanted to elope) and all of the related things are kind of freaking me out at the moment. (I know, I know, I am such an abnormal girl... but I have never been one to think about my "dream wedding").
But you are right. I probably should just suck it up and look at things in person. There is a wedding warehouse place in one of the nearby suburbs where a friend recently got a dress. I kind of wish it was still 5 years ago when I would have fit into the standard wedding dress sample size though.... I think I am 1 size too big now.
Sara, thanks for the codes! They do appear to work. Does anyone know how often AT has the 40% codes by any chance?