Plus Size Bride Help!

Hey everyone! I need help from all of those gorgeous plus sized brides out there.

I'm getting married in October 2010 so I plan on losing weight (of course!) by the time I need to start looking for gowns. I know there are plenty of choices for plus sized women but I'm still worried. I have no idea what style would compliment my figure. I unfortunately do not have that lovely pear shape but instead I have the frumpy apple shape. I have lost weight in the past (and put it back on) and I know I don't lose the apple shape easily so i'm afraid that no matter how much weight I may lose, I'm still going to be all stomach. I'm also on the short side, 5'3.

If there's anybody out there that can help me with what style of dress to go for that would compliment me, I would really appreciate it!!

Thanks in advance,
Kristan

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Hello , I would say maybe a ballgown. I say though still try on all different types of styles because there are alot of dresses that you would think won't flatter you and once you try it on you look gorgeous. I never though i could wear a fitted gown but i tried on one and it looked the best on me out of all the gowns i tried on and i'm not the slimmest around .

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Thanks f or the reply and the advice! I was thinking ballgown so maybe I am on the right track! lol I will definitely try all the options cause you never know but, honestly, I'm very scatter brained so I need SOME direction. lol

Thanks again.

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Welcome. You have FM.

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Posted by Kristan102

Thanks f or the reply and the advice! I was thinking ballgown so maybe I am on the right track! lol I will definitely try all the options cause you never know but, honestly, I'm very scatter brained so I need SOME direction. lol

Thanks again.

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Maybe also an empire waist gown i've seen very beautiful ones. No problem

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I definitely think a ballgown shape..something fitted through the waist to enhance your shape (maybe some ruching to hide), and show some curves!

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What I did that helped immensely was go to David's Bridal and try all the different styles on...even if you don't like them on the rack. This helped me figure out what looked good and what didn't and it helped that they carry plus sizes in stock so you don't have to pin or clip the dress on to your bra!

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Posted by ldrenckhahn

What I did that helped immensely was go to David's Bridal and try all the different styles on...even if you don't like them on the rack. This helped me figure out what looked good and what didn't and it helped that they carry plus sizes in stock so you don't have to pin or clip the dress on to your bra!

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Estelle's also has larger sizes to try on if you want to see more styles.

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Thanks everyone for your replies! Your advice is greatly appreciated and will definitely make it easier for me. Thank you so much!

Kristan

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it's hard to know, you really just have to go try on every style and see what you like the best, i agree try david's bridal to get an idea of what style you like. it'll be fun!!!

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there is a plus size bride thread around here somewhere, i will try to find it for you and bump it up. the girls were very helpful about where to go to try on dresses and other things.

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I am short (5'3) and an apple too. I got an a-line dress that was a halter. I went to Paradise Bridals and they had a lot of dresses for me to try on.

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im frumpy apple myself and i though of course an A line gown... no way. I tired on so many A-lines they made me look huge. Check out my album for my gown. i'm wearing a corset back more striaght line gown with alittle flare.

Try it all on and see what makes u happy. This dress made me melt. I don't care how much i lose or not lose i will still love how i look in my dress.

goodluck!!

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i went to lillettes and i gotta say the woman lydia who helped me was great..she showed me dresses that were good for my body and i found my dress that day...it was great to finally find a place where i finally fit into the dresses..hth

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Posted by JillandJoe

im frumpy apple myself and i though of course an A line gown... no way. I tired on so many A-lines they made me look huge. Check out my album for my gown. i'm wearing a corset back more striaght line gown with alittle flare.

Try it all on and see what makes u happy. This dress made me melt. I don't care how much i lose or not lose i will still love how i look in my dress.

goodluck!!

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Thank you! I know what you mean when you say A-lines make you look huge! I'm afraid I'm gonna look like a snowball rolling down the aisle.. lol I will definitely take what you say into consideration.

And thanks to everybody else for your help. I absolutely love this forum! I'd go crazy without it!

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Can anyone give me a list of places that I can go to try on Plus Size wedding gowns? I am a size 18/20 and would really like to be able to try on that size. I am looking for a non-poofy dress and I went to Davids Bridal and found a dress I really liked but want to try on more and they didn't have the other dresses I liked in my size. I am getting married on the beach in September and always invisioned myself in a linen dress but linen wrinkles so I want the same concept of linen. HELP!!

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I'm an apple shape as well and my dress was Ballgown with boning in the bodice. It was VERY flattering.

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Posted by nraboni

Can anyone give me a list of places that I can go to try on Plus Size wedding gowns? I am a size 18/20 and would really like to be able to try on that size. I am looking for a non-poofy dress and I went to Davids Bridal and found a dress I really liked but want to try on more and they didn't have the other dresses I liked in my size. I am getting married on the beach in September and always invisioned myself in a linen dress but linen wrinkles so I want the same concept of linen. HELP!!

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I went to paradise bridals and they had a large amount of plus size wedding dresses to try on .

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I went to Paradise Bridal in Patchogue and Village Bridal in Babylon. Had a nice size selection. Went with a Bonny. Empire waisted with a corset back. Felt the empire waist made me look way thinner than I am. Such a good experience. I'll bump the plus size bride thread.

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First off, congratulations. I highly recommend RK Bridal in NYC (walking distance from Penn Station) - lots of sizes there....I would also say, you absolutely can lose weight if you want to. I had gotten really big and just not comfortable with where I was and joined Jenny Craig in October...others use Weight Watchers which I think is great too...anyway, I'm down 40 lbs - still have 20 more to go. But if I could do it, anyone can :) I love to eat. I would also say don't rush into getting a dress. So many brides order over a year in advance...I waited til December (my wedding is in June) because I wanted to lose some weight before I tried things on. I am SO GRATEFUL I did that. The women at RK were great too - I worked with Olga and loved her...she knew exactly what worked on my frame. Trust the ladies - they usually have a good feel for it. Good luck