Ball Gowns for Plus Sizes

Advice for our plus-size brides!

We get how sometimes it’s scary to go into a dress shop, especially the pressure of wedding dress shopping. Will they have something that fits well? Will they have something you like? Will they have something that’ll flatter me?

Don’t worry! We’re normal girls, too, and get those fears and challenges. That’s why we have dresses we can order up to 32!

And these aren’t older dresses. These are in-fashion, exciting designer dresses that will make you look and feel amazing.

At each of our appointments, you will work one on one with one of our experienced consultants. They will help guide you in tricks they’ve learned through their years of ways to flatter your body. Trust them with trying on new things. You might be surprised by the silhouette (or style) that you come away with loving. That’s why working with someone with experience helps!

They can also help you with making the dress just what you want, from adding sleeves to sometimes changing a neckline or adding a corset instead of a zipper back. Those are just examples of things we can do in alterations to bring out the best of you in your gown.

We can order the dress to fit you, up to size 32 in most of our designer lines. But we also have a huge selection of in-stock plus-sized dresses. Come in and find your dream dress, and walk out with it instead of waiting for weeks.

You're beautiful and we'll show it.

Plus size wedding gowns - long

Finding the perfect wedding dress can be a big and scary task. But it doesn’t have to be. We get the challenges of finding something that makes you feel beautiful. We’ve been there, plus we have helped hundreds of brides, just like you.

Finding long plus-sized wedding dresses in fashionable styles and ones that’ll fit isn’t hard. We have you work one on one with a stylist to make sure that the style (or silhouette) you choose is flattering. From there, the experienced stylists, can help you with embellishments that will make you feel as beautiful as you look.

And we’re not talking about dresses that will break your budget either. We ask you your budget when you come in so we can be respectful of that. Why show you something you fall in love with but can’t, or shouldn’t, afford?

We also have specialty undergarments that can help give you a smooth, curvy look. This not only helps with you feeling good but also feeling confident to know that you won’t have unflattering photos after the wedding. You can’t redo it, so we’ll make sure you can look great before!

Make an appointment now to look at the dresses we can order from our designers for our full-figured girls. Most of our designers have dresses up to size 28 or 32. We also carry plenty of plus-size options off the rack.

Either way you decide to go, we’ll make sure you’re looking great on your wedding day!

Plus Size wedding dresses with sleeves

Sleeves in plus-size gowns, as with any gown, are tricky things. Sometimes the idea is better than the feel. We want you feeling great during your wedding, after all!

The first and most important part of choosing a dress is first, figuring out which style or silhouette. From there you can look at the sleeves. You might be surprised by the style of dress that you’ve realized is just what you wanted!

Then in narrowing down that particular dress, be open to trying on dresses that are sleeveless even. Sleeves can be easily added in alterations. If you love the dress, we can take care of the kind of sleeve you want. That’s why it’s so important to work one on one with our consultants. They have experience and know what can be done - and what can’t - in alterations.

Also having undergarments that can help smooth your dress makes a huge difference in how the gown looks. Your consultant will be able to help with ordering one in your size from our specialty undergarment supplier.

Shopping is about discovering. Talk to your consultant about what you want and why and there might be creative options to achieving that. You’ll be excited by what you discover when shopping with us here at Uptown Bride.

Plus size wedding dresses - short

Finding a dress that fits well and looks great is sometimes a daunting task! But we’ve helped hundreds of full-figured girls look great on their wedding days!

The first question you need to decide is when and where are you getting married. Is it a short, casual dress you’re looking for? Or is it an afternoon wedding, one where tea length would be more appropriate.

Then we match you one on one with one of our experienced stylists and she can help you pick out a style (or silhouette) you love. Once you’ve picked out that, then you can go on to narrowing down which dress.

For a short plus-sized dress, there are some styles that won’t work. A mermaid, for example, needs the whole floor length to make the mermaid effect. But several others can be altered and hemmed to cut it from tea length to short - whatever works with your venue and plans.

Our designers have limited options in short dresses, whether it’s a plus size gown or not. But we have in-house alterations and can hem your dress quickly. We also have off-the-rack options that could be hemmed as well.

We’ve got solutions! Come on in and see!