I love the dress but more importantly my husband loves the dress!!!! I got the dresss for my son's wedding in the in September and it is perfect for an outdoor wedding.It looks nice, and I didn't mind it being loose around the waist. I had to shorten the straps and hem it because it was too long. I'm not short. But I was very satisfied. It was a great price and came quickly.I purchased for my sons wedding. It’s made very well made and is nicely lined. Runs slightly large so I’d suggest going down a size. On a 5’5” frame the 18 is floor length which is what I wanted. You’d have to be pretty tall for it to be tea length.It doesn’t look as nice in person. Very long and too generous on top.