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Wedding PlannersHow do you buy a plus size wedding dress online?
First I want to say that I don’t want anyone telling me that obvious…I know I am overweight and I could stand to lose a few pounds. So if you want to tell fat jokes, don’t answer. With that said, I normally wear anywhere from a size 24 to a size 28 clothing. I am looking for a wedding dress. I know that most (if not all) dresses run small in bridal shops. When I was 15, I was in my cousin’s wedding. I wore a size 14 then and the dress was a size 20!
Now that I am bigger, I know that a lot of plus size wedding dresses in stores only go up to a 24/26. If I wear this size in regular clothes, how will I find a wedding dress?
I am so embarrassed to go into a shop and them tell me that they don’t have anything for me. I have seen some dresses online though that have bigger sizes that I could buy and get altered.
How do I know what size I wear? If I get a dress online that is 4 sizes bigger, can I find a tailor that will do this for me? Do tailors that are not associated with bridal shops do wedding dresses? I have never gotten anything tailored before.
My cousin who is just maybe 2 sizes smaller than me got a dress for her wedding 2 years ago, but she was pouring out if it. It did not look good AT ALL. I know I am not going to look like a barbie doll but I want to look the best I can.
I have been engaged for 2.5 years and I have been putting off the wedding b/c of this fear. I have MS so really doing a lot of exercise to lose a good amount of weight is not an option unfortunately. I mean I can lose some weight, but it would take me a REALLY long time and I have held the wedding off long enough. Can anyone help me.
Seriously, go to the dress store and have them measure you. They can order a dress for you, or they may also have one on hand. It is a wedding dress store, of course they do not just sell dresses for one type of person. They get plus sized people all of the time, and are fully equipped to get you what you need. Also, I think you should see a therapist about this problem of yours. Come on, 2.5 years? That’s a long time to put off getting married because you are worried about a dress.
http://www.plussizebridal.com/
Go to their size chart and review your measurements and see what size you fall into then find a dress you like and order it one size bigger if you feel uncomfortable. I would order based on your largest area that way you can always have the too big parts taken in. Congrats on getting married!
It may be a good idea to go into a store anyways just to make sure your fit is good and most places offer tailoring too. I have found that on larger women the halter dresses look good (unless your bust is really big, then they are a little uncomfortable) The day is really all about you and your happiness is all that matters – wear what makes YOU comfortable.
Good luck in your search – and again Congratulations!