Gowns for full-figured girls
Plus size wedding dresses
We're not all a size 4. We're normal, healthy and beautiful. We have trendy dresses, ones to make you look sexy and sophisticated, elegant and beautiful, just the way you are. We can order any of these styles up to a size 30 and we've got other designers to order from for any size you need.
We love working with plus-sized brides. So often we see brides who think that they “should” be some other size and “should” look a certain way. They’ve been body shamed – or they do it to themselves. They don’t take time to look in the mirror and see just how beautiful they really are – and the way that their partner sees them. It’s often an amazing transformation when our plus-size brides see themselves through those loving eyes. They see how beautiful they are, how incredible they are. It’s amazing to watch when they get it. That’s one of those incredible experiences that we feel honored to share in our shop.
We understand how you might be intimidated, thinking that we won’t have dresses that will flatter your body. But we do and we’ve helped lots of brides feel confident and beautiful on their wedding days.
Here are some things that help at our shop:
With our semi-private viewing areas, you won’t be trying on dresses for everyone in the shop. You and your guests will be able to look at each dress on you and try them on until you find the one you love. Then you can walk down our aisle and see how you’ll look to all your wedding guests and just how beautiful you are.
At Uptown Bride, we have a full line of undergarments that can help. We put those on our size 4 brides to help firm and tuck and they can smooth your lines as well. Smoothing out the wedding dress looks better in photos too.
We have a full selection of bridal gowns in plus sizes to fit the full-figured brides. At Uptown Bride, we carry them off the rack too, so if you need a dress quickly, we’ve got it for you.
We can order any gown from our collections in your size. And our alterations team can help adjust your dress to show off what you want to show too!
What looks best?
As for what silhouette looks best on you, that’s up to you! Try on different silhouettes – even ones you never thought you’d wear – to see how they make you feel. You might be surprised that what you came in envisioning is not what makes you feel the best. The main thing is that you feel beautiful in whatever style you wear.
And want sparkle? Or are you a lace kind of girl? Or the sophisticated blank slate? Our designers modify their collections, so you get the trendy, the jeweled, the sexy cuts that are in all sizes. You won’t be stuck with a limited selection of old-fashioned looking dresses with us.
So, look at the magazines, check out Pinterest and see what you like – chances are, we’ll have it for you at Uptown Bride.
Tips for shopping
Before coming in to shop for your wedding dress, relax. We often see brides who think they’ll be embarrassed or are just plain nervous. At our shop, you won’t be parading around for everyone in the shop to see you. It’ll just be your support group – those you bring with you to the appointment.
Chose that group carefully. Don’t bring people who are critical – they’ll just make you feel more nervous and anxious. Bring those who you respect, but who will be supportive of your decisions and opinions.
If there is someone who makes you crazy and you had to bring them with you, let your stylist know. She can often help with running interference for you, helping get them on your side instead of playing to their own agendas and opinions.
But you can make us out to be the bad guys here. If there’s someone you’d really rather not be there, let us know beforehand and there might be something we can do to help before you even come in. We’re on your side and want you to be happy! Besides, this is about you and you’re the focus and should be – remember that!
Come in with an open mind as to what style of dress you might want. Sometimes you’re going to surprise yourself when you come in. There might be a form-fitting dress you would never think would work – and you end up loving it. So be open to suggestions.
When you make your appointment, have something to eat before and rest up. It’s a lot of work getting in and out of dresses. Your guests get to sit but you don’t. So, make sure you’re rested up so you’re not tired of it all and end up settling for something just because you’re tired of doing it. This is a special time in your wedding planning and one you won’t be repeating any time soon, so make sure you enjoy it and do your best to make it a great memory.
Don’t second guess yourself. Sometimes we get so caught up in the idea to see everything and question ourselves that we don’t make a decision when it’s clear to ourselves and others. Look at the reactions of those with you. Can they see you walking down the aisle in that dress? Is anyone crying?
If you try on a dress that makes you feel like a bride and you look just the way you imagined you feel when you get married, then get it. Sometimes we keep questioning ourselves and talk ourselves out of something that we knew was it. Often times if we leave it, then we’ll sometimes pick something else that doesn’t make us feel the same way just because we’re tired of shopping and want to have the decision made.
Don’t regret it – listen to your gut and how you feel when you’re in that dress. It might not be the style your originally thought you wanted, but when you put it on, it gives you that feeling that you’re excited about where that dress is taking you and who that dress is taking you to meet down the aisle.
You’ll find your dress and you’ll look stunning in it. Believe that!
