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"Rory and I were at his posh annual work event over the weekend, which meant we had to attend dressy parties for three nights straight. I couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t bear the thought of buying another fancy dress to take up space in my closet, so ...I rented one! I suggested rent-a-dresses for bridesmaids a while back, but lots of you were skeptical so I figured I&amp;amp;#8217;d give it a try. I&amp;amp;#8217;m happy to report my dress rental was a smashing success! (I don&amp;amp;#8217;t remember the last time I got so many compliments!) My main concern was the dress being too long&amp;amp;#8212;I&amp;amp;#8217;m only 5&amp;#x27;2&amp;quot;&amp;amp;#8212;so I only looked at mini dresses from Rent the Runway&amp;amp;#8217;s collection, knowing that they&amp;amp;#8217;d probably be knee-length on me. Here&amp;amp;#8217;s the dress I chose: Halston Heritage Multi Night Fever Dress I figured something more forgiving fit-wise would be safest, right? Your rental includes one dress in two sizes, so there&amp;amp;#8217;s extra security in the &amp;amp;#8220;fit&amp;amp;#8221; department. The reviews said the dress runs true to size or a little big, so I ordered two sizes and crossed my fingers. (There&amp;amp;#8217;s also the option to instant-message with a fit specialist if you&amp;amp;#8217;re super-nervous, but I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t have time!) One more note on fit: If you get your dresses and they don&amp;amp;#8217;t fit, you don&amp;amp;#8217;t have to pay for the rental. To be extra-safe, I suggest going to a department store and trying on a few dresses by the designer you&amp;amp;#8217;re considering. So the rental was $50 plus shipping and the mandatory $5 insurance, which meant I wouldn&amp;amp;#8217;t have to pay for repairs if I tore or stained the dress. The dresses arrived on time and in perfect condition&amp;amp;#8212;they&amp;amp;#8217;re dry cleaned and inspected before they ship&amp;amp;#8212;and the smaller one fit nicely. Here it is! Please excuse the weird angle. No, I have NO idea what I&amp;amp;#8217;m doing with my leg. I put the dresses back in the mail yesterday morning&amp;amp;#8212;Rent the Runway sends an envelope with prepaid postage, so it&amp;amp;#8217;s super-easy. I love that I got to wear a pretty dress that won&amp;amp;#8217;t be rotting in the back of my closet &amp;amp;#8217;til the end of eternity. I just wish Rent the Runway had been around a few years back, when Rory and I attended 20 weddings in two years. I spent so much on dresses that I didn&amp;amp;#8217;t want to re-wear with the same group of friends! So, what do you think of my rental dress? Would you rent a dress as a wedding guest? More miscellaneous wedding stuff: * Engagement Rings: Wanna See Save the Date Readers&amp;amp;#8217; Super-Pretty Bling? (You Know You Do!) * 6 Things to Consider If You Want to Be an Outdoor Bride * When a Friend Shares Her Engagement News, Please Don&amp;amp;#8217;t Do THIS! More Ways to Get Glamour: NEW! Now You Can Read Glamour on Flipboard! Visit ShopGlamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Download Glamour for your iPad. Print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Follow us on Twitter. Photo 1: Courtesy of Rent the Runway. Photo 2: Rory Tischler."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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