Plus Size Wedding Dresses: Best Bridal Gowns For Curvy Brides
Shopping for a wedding dress is hard for everyone. But when you’re plus size, sometimes it comes with an extra helping of suckiness. Maybe you got lucky with your in person shopping and found your dream dress. Or maybe you didn’t. Sometimes the salon experience is discouraging for plus size brides. Some shops only carry 2 or 3 styles in plus sizes. Or worse - none at all. They’ll just cram you into a sample size and wonder why you don’t like the way it looks.
Luckily, online shopping offers a lot of better options. You can order exactly the right size. Or even order a few gowns and try them on in the privacy of your own home. If you’re not happy with the shops in your town, take a look at some of the dresses you can buy online:
Affordable Plus Size Designer Gowns
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Kennedy Blue carries classic, traditional style wedding dresses up to size 24. What I love the most - you can pay a shipping fee and have the dresses sent right to your house for a try on session. You get to keep them for 3 days. So you have time to try them with different accessories, have a fashion show, or just practice dancing around in a big, fluffy dress. You’ll be completely ready for your wedding day.
Plus Size Fit and Flare Wedding Dress
Elegant and romantic, the Adalyn has a lace bodice with three quarter length sleeves. Sweetheart neckline with a scalloped edge and a romantic, chapel length train.
Off the shoulder mermaid wedding dress.
Plus Size A Line Wedding Dress
The Carina dress is a gorgeous, a line wedding gown. The soft tulle skirt flows from a crystal bodice with a double belted waist. Available in ivory or ivory champagne.
V neck wedding dress with lace bodice and chiffon skirt.
Plus Size Ballgown Wedding Dress
The Ciara ballgown has a beaded v-neck bodice with a double belted waist, that falls to a soft, layered skirt. The dress has extra layers of tulle for a perfect ballgown silhouette.
Ballgown style wedding dress with layered tulle skirt.
Ready to try some on? Visit this page to choose your favorites: Kennedy Blue Wedding Dress At Home Try On
Quick Tips For Buying a Wedding Dress Online
Read the description carefully. Check the type of fabric, the details and any accessories that come with the dress. The description will also tell you about the lining, and sewn in bra cups or crinolines, so you’ll know exactly what you’re ordering.
Measure yourself before you look at the size chart. Bridal gowns are notorious for being smaller than street sizes, so don’t get hung up on the numbers.
Order your dress as soon as possible. Some online shops have the dresses in stock, but others will make your dress to order. Double check shipping times to make sure you’ll have it in time.
Plus Size Wedding Dresses With Sleeves
If you’re looking for a dress with sleeves, Blush Fashion on Etsy has a great selection from sizes XL to 4XL. Most of the dresses are lacy, with a casual or boho, rustic style. They’ve all got sleeves - and some of them even have pockets!
Casual Plus Size Wedding Dress
A wrap style ivory wedding dress with three quarter length sleeves. With a v neck and floor length skirt, this dress is perfect for a simple or casual wedding.
V neck lace wedding dress with sleeves.
Simple Plus Size Wedding Dress
This wedding dress has a vintage floral lace pattern. With a v-neck, wrap style bodice and a floor length skirt.
V neck lace wedding dress with long sleeves.
Unique Plus Size Wedding Dress
This unique, blush colored wedding dress is delicate lace, with three quarter length sleeves. Can be worn on or off the shoulders.
Bride wearing a blush lace wedding dress with a groom in a blue suit.
See the whole collection on the Blush Fashion Etsy shop: Curvy and Plus Size Wedding Dresses
Cheap Plus Size Wedding Dresses From Amazon
If you’re looking for cheap and cheerful, Amazon wedding dresses could be perfect for you. There’s loads of beautiful dresses at great prices. They won’t be salon quality, but if you don’t mind that, there’s lots of choices. If you don’t want to spend a lot, Amazon is a great place to look for a wedding dress.
Quick Tips For Buying a Wedding Dress From Amazon
Most of the time the photos are not the actual dress. The photos are the designer dresses that the seller makes copies of.
Some of the dresses are shipped from China. They can make it here in 4 to 6 weeks, but if anything happens to affect shipping or customs you could wait longer for your dress to arrive.
Check the return policy. Most of them will accept returns but you’ll have to pay for shipping back to China.
Some wedding dresses are in stock and shipped from Amazon. They can even be delivered the next day, if you’re a member of Amazon Prime.
Sizing doesn’t always match American sizes - check the size chart, dress length, and read any reviews to help pick your size.
Plus Size Mermaid Wedding Dress
Fitted, mermaid style lace wedding dress. Available up to size 26. Strapless, sweetheart neckline with side ruching. Chapel length train and lace up back. Complete with beaded sash:
Plus Size Short Wedding Dress
Short, lace wedding dress with three quarter length sleeves and a ruched waist:
Plus Size Wedding Dress Under $100
This wedding dress has over 500 four and five star reviews - and it’s under $100! A v neck, wrap style bodice with lace appliqué, a-line silhouette with a soft, chiffon skirt:
Last Tips For Choosing Your Wedding Dress
No matter where you try on dresses, make sure you’ve got the right undies - it makes a huge difference! If your dress doesn’t have sewn in bra cups, go to a specialty shop and buy a long line bra. (It goes all the way down to your waist and the engineering will make you look spectacular. Trust me. At least go try one on.)
Try different shoes with different dresses. You can always get the dress hemmed, but different shoes also change the way you stand and walk - especially high heels. Try a few styles to see which you like best.
Think carefully about who you’re going to share your dress choices with. It seems like fun to show all your friends, maybe take a vote for the favorite. But what if they all disagree? What if they don’t like the dress you like? Will you be able to make the decision that’s right for you? If you’re worried about having your decision swayed or feeling pressured, only show one or two people whose opinion you truly value.
Be realistic about your size. I don’t want to tell you how to live your life, but you’ll be a lot happier if you don’t add ‘lose weight’ to your already long list of things to do. The way you are is perfect. Your honey is marrying you the way you look right now. Buy a dress you love, and have it altered to fit your already perfect body.
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