Muscle damage can be in the form of tearing (part or all) of the muscle fibers and the tendons attached to the muscle. The tearing of the muscle can also damage small blood vessels, causing local bleeding, or bruising, and pain caused by irritation of the nerve endings in the area. Symptoms of muscle strain include:
Plan Ahead. Gather your bridesmaids and choose the desired dresses roughly six months before your wedding. Once you order the dresses, it can take as long as three months for them to arrive. When the shop receives the dresses, arrange a day for you and your bridesmaids to meet for the dress fittings. Accounting for the potential for delays and the necessity of second fittings, expect up to six weeks to have the garments altered. Each of your bridesmaids should have her dress ready about six weeks before the wedding.
Start shopping 10 months before your big day, if possible, because it takes a dress 16 to 20 weeks from the time you order it to arrive in the salon. Then, for standard alterations, expect two to three fittings over a period of two to four weeks, with the last fitting no later than two weeks before your wedding.