Big girls and wedding outfits - where do you get yours?

tiff

Grrr, my sister is getting married in May and I need a wedding outfit. Where do you go to get a wedding outfit? I'm a size 22, sometimes a 20.

mummyyummy_2

try evans, bon marche, george at asda, tesco clothing, roger and roger, new look, simply be, kianet.co.uk, bonprix.co.uk, most catalogues and most dept stores have plus sizes...or theres always good old ebay...google plus size ladies clothing too and it brings up loads and loads..

im in the same boat but im just gonna wear black trsrs, pink top and a pashmina (not sure of wot colour) wot u think of that? does it sound ok? only in my early 30's so dont wanna look too fuddy duddy..lol

tiff

I know all those do plus sizes, but not a lot of it is suitable for a wedding. What you are wearing sounds fine, though. I am 38 myself.

full-time-mum

I think that you need to look around and see what you can find in the shops. It is not necessarily what you wear but how you wear it.

A simple summer dress with a hat/wrap/nice jewellery will look just as good as something specifically labelled as wedding wear. If you don't feel comfortable with the style then you won't look your best.
Its amazing what a hat and buttonhole do to an outfit.

Out of curiousity, I looked at the evans site and found an orange dress and a black print dress, both of which could be dressed up with the right accessories. They are the sort of things I would be looking at if I was going to a wedding.

My OH was a best man the day DD1 was due and I just had a plain maternity pinefore and a hat. I had my hair done specially and felt and looked a million dollars. I couldn't buy anything special as I didn't know whether I would be pregnant, breastfeeding or even there!

nearlyrich

Have you got an outlet place anywhere near? You can get some great bargain and they always seem to have tiny sizes or bigger ones when I go. My sister is getting married in August so I am looking for myself and for my mum who doesn't go shopping much herself.

Plum_Pie

Evans sell awesome shoes...

http://www.shoewawa.com/2006/08/georgina_goodma_5.html

Dan_Thunder

My sister was one of my wife's bridesmaid and she's not a 'small' woman. We got her dress from Monsoon, you can see it here.

Snaggles

Monsoon are fab for wedding outfits, and definitely stock larger sizes. They're a bit pricey (although not ridiculously so), but if you have a Monsoon outlet nearby, there are some great bargains to be had.

tiff

Dan_Thunder wrote: »

My sister was one of my wife's bridesmaid and she's not a 'small' woman. We got her dress from Monsoon, you can see it here.

That looks lovely, I had forgotten about Monsoon, thanks.

ELLA

I work in a wedding shop and we often get larger ladies come in looking for outfits. We often suggest buying a dress which we sell to bridesmaids, they dont look like the typical bridesmaids dresses anymore so anyone can get away with wearing them for any occasion.

We sell dresses from
https://www.dessy.com
and
https://www.foreveryours.com

You can then order from a wedding shop have it made to your size and have bits added to it if you wish to.

laurajayne

I like the JD Williams group of companies...they have lots in larger sizes, and some lovely 'dressy' outfits too.