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size 16/18.. anyone here from indiana/illinois/kentucky region? i need help..there is no places to chose from around here. any advise?
If you're willing to make the trip up to New York, RK Bridal seemed to have a nice selection of plus sized wedding gowns and the sales people seemed very nice and respectful of them.
Bridal gowns don't run in normal, human sizes so you could be a size 10 in ready to wear and in bridal you'll be a size 16. It doesn't matter what number size the dress is, all that matters is that you feel comfortable and confident in that gown.
I've seen alot of DB bashing in this thread, and though I'm sure some of their shops deserve the bad rep, my experience at their Greenwood, IN store was great. I'm a size 22, and they had all but one of the dresses I wanted to try on in my size, and that one they didn't have in my size they had in one size smaller so it wasn't hard to put on just a little uncomfortably tight. I would suggest giving them a try, just be sure to make an appointment. It's hard to get personal attention if you just walk in, especially on weekends. The dress I fell in love with is a size 22 with a lace-up corset back and definitly doesn't make me look like a marshmallow. It makes me feel fabulous. I had horrible experiences in "regular" salons when i was my best friend's MOH, so I swore I'd never go back. It was so embarrassing to have the consultant at demetrios look at me and say that the samples only go up to an 8 so they'd just have to hold it up in front of me to see if i liked the dress. i refused to let her put me through that. my friend tried it on so i could see if i liked the way it fit. I was beyond upset at that point.
I will say that if you have plus-sized maids, DB is alot more of a hassle, at least at the greenwood store. Even with an appointment, the consultant wasn't nearly as helpful to my bridesmaid as she was to a tiny bride she was working with. My plus-sized (size 24) BM and I dug though the dresses and I put her in them myself. frustrating! don't be afraid to turn on the bridezilla if this happens to you. I had to eventually in order to get a consultant to help us.
Size 18/20 right here too... (Well technically I wear 14/16 uptop and 18/20 on bottom.)
A size 14/16 on top and 18/20 on bottom. Since my mom lives haveway across the country and she wanted to be involved in my dress shopping, I had her call around to bridal shops within an hour of where I live. I've been trying to go with locally owned vendors for most of my wedding items so I was excited when she found a shop ~15 minutes from my house that had 20+ plus sized gowns on hand. She had gowns upto size 28 and does all of her own alterations. The last dress I tried on was a street size 18 and was in love.
There were approximately 3 other 'local shops' besides alfred angelo and DB within an hour that carried plus sizes. You just have to do more detective work.
@reliabird. I had the same sizing. I am a size 12 and with the largest measurement I was a 16w. I hope it fits well, my dress has not come in yet and the sample they had was a bridal size 6. Seriously? I had to hold the dress up in front of me. I was happy that I was able to have an "aaha" moment even with the sample size issues. Ladies don't give up. You will look gorgeous.
I'm a size 20 bride, i did buy my dress at davids, but i tried dresses on in Baltimore salons where my daughter lives tried dresses on in NC where my sister lives and i tried on a lot of dresses. Call ahead and make sure that the salons have your size ahead of time. And i've noticed that a lot more salons are carrying a wide range of sizes i only found one salon that did not carry plus sizes.
I am a size 16, and I had a pretty good experience at DB. Thankfully, the consultant was also plus-size. I did not end up buying a dress in-store, but I just ordered one of their online-only styles, and I'm going to give it a try. I want a very informal dress, and it is just what I'm looking for, and it's only $199. Keeping my fingers crossed that it works when it arrives later this week!
I am a sz 16 and i totally had a hard time finding a dress. the sample sz was like a 10 at most, and even at davids bridal i had a shitty time. I ended up just going with what the sz 10 sample looked like, and ordered my dress, and i like it.
size 24-losing weight and wearing a DB size 22.
I had to call diff salons and ask if they had my size and as soon as they heard PLUS SIZE customer service went out the window like oh well shes obviously not shopping her now screw her!
I was livid and depressed over it for a while found an Alfred Angelo dress i looooved but my fiance saw me in it on a pic on email and it jinxed the sucker and not will not be onsale again for a while we couldnt afford it instead i took advantage of a DB moment and went mymyself to a shop that just got their stock in-i walked out paying $708
dress/slip/bra/veil and garment bag
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I'm a size 26 and It's so hard for me to lose weight, I just feel like I can't do it. No matter how much I try it just won't go away. when I was in highschool I was dieting, on no medications, and was excercising everyday (walking 1/2 hour to 1 hour a day) and lost no weight at all. It's just hopeless to me at this point.
Hi beautiful ladies, I completely understand your frustration. I just wanted to let you know that I design Full Figured Wedding Dresses up to size 40, that are fully customizable. I think brides are gorgeous in every size. I have a showroom in New Jersey but I work with brides from all over the world. If you want a fabulous Plus Size Wedding Dress, please feel free to contact me. I work with over 50 colors, so if you want a white dress or a red or black one, I make them all :-)
Tova
Wedding Dress Fantasy
If you need a Plus Size Wedding Gown, Azalea Bridal in Atlanta has a good selection for you to try on in the store. Azalea was the first place that I could actually try on a wedding gown. They have sizes in their store up to size 32! I paid $749 for mine and they let me put it on layaway free of charge. It is a Mori Lee Julietta has real swavorski beads on it! The people there are very nice and I did not feel pressured at all. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!!!
About Bridesmaid Dresses - I got mine at Azalea too. They have them up to size 34!
Here is their website: www.AzaleaBridal.com
I don't know if you've found a dress yet, but I also have a wedding
gown I used for my wedding in October of 2010 for sale. I am a street size
18, the wedding gown is a 22 (on the tag in the inside). It has a lace up back-which can help to expand or tighten in size if needed, had a lot of extra lace left when I used it, has bustle. beautiful dress. The only alterations I had
made were the hem, so it can be altered down to a street size 12-14 with
alterations, Dress size 14-16. I am 5'6, and I wore 4 inch heels, still
worked fine. Planning to call the boutique I purchased the dress from and
will post the designer name when I find it out. I paid 1300 for the dress.
If you are interested or have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Thank you :)
ad listing link is below
http://classifieds.weddingbee.com/topic/size-18-20-ivory-pick-up-style-lace-up-wedding-gown
Im a little sad, it seems like us middle grounders (10-18) really have no place to go. Yeah we might get lucky and find one that we can squeeze into but more often than not we get the same "uh well you can hold it up and then order your size" sorry I promise Im not trying to belittle the things you are having to endure just trying to find a place on the boards to discuss my dress size catastrophes too.
You can discuss your catastrophes here too. I have never seen anyone on this portion of the board discount anyone's struggles because they are smaller than a size 20. Start a new thread and share your struggles! You'll see how supportive we all are. :)
I'm a 22+ depending on what I'm buying. My dress was a 26! Anyway, I went online to DB to find out what kind of style I liked. I knew I wanted a ballgown and how much I could spend. Then I went into the nearest DB. Getting the corset and huge slip on under the dress was a PAIN! But I acted like Queen Bee when I was in there and demanded I be treated with the respect several hundred dollars with of material should buy me! Use your confidence to bowl those little girls over! I also fell in love with this tiny gay man who worked the front desk area at DB in Lombard, IL. He was very helpful! Then, when I found my perfect kind of dress, I went back online at home and picked one out in a size larger than I thought I would need just in case, and ordered it online. It fits almost perfect and I can go back to a DB to get it tailored to my needs. I agree that salons everywhere need way more plus sized dresses! But until then, demand to be treated like the Goddess you are!
I'm so glad this thread was started. I was going to buy my dress at David's Bridal, and leave things at that. I'm not very high maintenence or planning a dream wedding, and DB seemed to be the cheapest. However, after reading these posts, I began to look around more and I'm glad I did!
My David's Bridal experience was horrible. I made an appoinment with them 3 times (all same time and day) before I was go go in, and when I went into the store, the receptionist still did not have my information correct or my appointment recorded! I gave her my sizes again, and when I went into the dressing room, the bra she pulled for me was a 34 B Bustier. Did she not even look at me? It took a half hour before I was finnally given a dress to put on.
I think that most of their size 26 gowns fit me, but it was hard to tell as my consultant laced me up hap-hazardly to go help the other 5 clients also waiting for her.
Luckily, I had read your ladies' posts and set up an appointment with Alfred Angelo for afterwards. The Alfred Angelo I went to in Huntington Beach had a large selection of plus size dresses (though not in the Disney Collection) to choose from. That's where I found my dress. If you're in the Orange County, CA area, I highly recommend that store.
@weddingdressfantasy: THANK YOU! I've joined your mailing list!
I am size 24 (22 on a good day)
I live in a very RUAL area. TERRIFIED to start looking for dresses.
I thought, gosh, i have to keep the cost down as it is. Can i afford going many miles away to find it? =(
BUT, i was in luck. I went to my 2nd salon and they had 5 dresses to try on. I was searching for something with sleeves and each dress had sleeves. WOW! I thought. Lucky me.
Each one fit, the one i chose was actually way too big for me. Alterations to take it IN, which i never thought would happen =)
It is very frustrating finding a dress ONLY BECAUSE many places do not carry enough. A lot would be solved, if they would just carry MORE. Don't get it. I should open my own shop =)
I went to David's Bridal and Alfred Angelo and they have some good dresses. Look online first so you can ask for specific dresses. I also emailed a ton of salons in california and arizona to see what sizes they have. Phoenix has a plus size store called Strut that carries 14 and up. I also felt discouraged at first but many gowns can be pulled and clipped so you can see what they'll look like. I know it's not ideal but it really isn't that bad. Here is the Alfred Angelo that I love!
Good luck!
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