I loved wearing this dress and I received compliments ALL night!
I bought this dress size 12 but ended up getting it altered to an 8-10. I also had cups put in. There is no real damage to the dress except for a little dirt and minor fraying on the very bottom in some parts. I am 5'6 and wore 3in heels but during the reception I changed shoes and unfortunately, my dress ended up touching the ground a bit. It's really not that noticeable and anyone shorter than 5'6 would probably get the dress hemmed anyway.
This dress fit like a glove and I was never pulling or tugging at anything. My wedding was in August and although there is a lot of beading it wasn't heavy enough to make me sweat.