it's all official - saying "I do" on 20th July 2013 ** venue pics page 59 **

[Smile181c]

I love love number 2 & 4, the one shoulder ones gorgeous! x

 

[leash27]

Those dresses are lovely! Number 4 is almost identical to my BM dresses!

X

 

[Lisa84]

Love number 2 The flowers shoulder bit makes it less plain xx

 

[EmmyReece]

Ladies, I'm really worried.

I've joined the You and Your Wedding forum and have come across so many ladies who have had bad experiences when they've gone to shop for their wedding dress.

What if I get a snotty sales assistant who makes me feel like crap???

I'm so tempted to actually make a 4 hour journey to go to a specialist plus size wedding dress shop.

I'm going to keep at the weight loss, but I have to say I really don't think I'm cut out to be skinny, which will give them even more excuse to treat me like crap.

 

[EmmyReece]

I've just been brave and sent an enquiry in to Pronuptia of Chester to see what sizes they stock in the Disney bridal dresses by Alfred Angelo

I've said if they have suitable sizes then I could look at making an appointment further down the line. I've also explained my fears about being a plus size bride and worrying about things not fitting me

 

[Smile181c]

Ah I'm sure the shop assistant will be lovely - they want to make a sale after all!

No seriously, I'm sure there are terrible ones out there, but there are also really lovely ones and I'm sure you'll be fine xxx

 

[Tiff]

^^ She speaks the truth hun. That was a good idea of calling a place for sure!

I saw your kerfuffle with dresses in Scamp's thread. I have a similar situation actually! My MOH has incredibly large boobs and she wouldn't feel comfortable in a strapless dress. Her Girls need massive support. I found a dress that was similar to the style that I wanted, but it had a chiffon halter that gave her some extra support.

 

[EmmyReece]

I think I'm just panicking because other larger ladies have even had the sales assistants make comments about their size / weight

I've sent a few emails out so hopefully places will start replying soon

I think if I go for different shades of blue, like have 2 in a royal blue, 2 in a medium blue, and 2 in a light blue, and then I can tie that all in with the bouquet? But I am severely tempted by a pastel rainbow theme it just doesn't stand out like a blue theme does

 

[Mynx]

I really love the idea of the different shades of blue! Then the bouquet would be tied in perfectly and you could have those same shades of blue thru out the rest of the wedding... ties, hankies, ribbons, napkins etc

 

[Lisa84]

Aw hun i completely understand your fears. Im shitting myself about goin to try on dresses for the same reason. Im sure there are lovely sales people out there but im worried ill pick a dress i like and they will more or less laugh at me thinking 'your too fat for that'

The whole wedding experience is supposed to be magical and any sales person would be a fool for makin you feel any less than a princess. Im sure it will be fine hun xxx

 

[Lisa84]

If anyone didnt make me feel like a princess im a fiesty one and id get all pretty women on there arse...... Big mistake big HUGE!!! haha xx

 

[leash27]

I totally understand what you mean!! I was terrified when I went into the first bridal shop, getting naked in front of a total stranger is something most people would probably be scared of no matter what size they are! Luckily, the woman who owned the store was fabulous and totally put me at ease when I told her how nervous I was! I ended up really enjoying myself and felt like a princess in all of the gowns I tried on!

I know not all sales assistants are going to be that friendly but I am just trying to keep in mind that this is supposed to be one of the most exciting and memorable parts of planning a wedding and if anyone tries to spoil it for me I will literally kick their ass!! And if I don't then my mum/sister/BM will!

I think its a good idea to let them know how you're feeling and hopefully they will be sensitive to that and make you feel amazing! The designers make their dresses available in plus size for a reason, women want to feel like a princess on their big day no matter what size they are!!!

X

 

[EmmyReece]

I've had this back from a bridal store I contacted yesterday ...

Hi Emily,
congratulations on your engagement! We do have Snow White but only in a size 12. We do have all sizes available to try on in other styles and we can order up to a size 32 in majority of designs.
At the moment we have a few size 22 and a size 24 in stock for you to try.

Hope this helps if you need any more information please don't hesitate to get in touch


Kind regards

Emma

Have sent them a message back asking if that's the disney dresses they have available in a variety of sizes or just normal dresses

 

[EmmyReece]

I've sent a few more enquiries off about the Disney bridal collection

However in love I am with the Snow White dress

https://www.weddingfashioning.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/09/Alfred-Angelo-wedding-gown-2011050959.jpg

I have to say I'm really tempted by the Cinderella dress too

https://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfaxxzgWdY1qdotct.jpg

They're proper princessy dresses, and the exact opposite of what I thought I would even consider when the time came for looking at dresses.

I'm completely open to the fact that they could very well not suit me at all, but the inner little girl inside of me is dying to try them on

 

[Traskey]

I say try them on. I had a really nice store when I went for my first dress try on. I told them i didn't want to look ridiculous and they were all really helpful. I went to 4 and they were all great in the end. Didn't get a bad one at all!

 

[Lisa84]

Aww those dresses are gorgeous i love them. I love dresses like that but could never get away with them x

 

[EmmyReece]

I've had this from the cardiff bridal centre

Spoiler

Hi There Emily,
Yes, we are a stockist of the Disney collection & we carry quite a large plus size range also. We have samples up to a size 32 that can be tried. General delivery time on Wedding gowns is 6-9 months so you do have plenty of time but please feel free to book an appointment to come & try some dresses on to start getting some ideas.
We are open Mon-Sat 9.30-5.30.
We too hear many horror stories about brides being made to feel bad about themselves in other stores but, I can assure you, that won't happen with us. As far as we're concerned, all brides are beautiful brides regardless of their shape.
We look forward to hearing from you when you're ready to start trying on.
Many Thanks,
Katie.

I'm so tempted to make an appointment with them for after christmas

 

[Lisa84]

Id definately make an appointment hun they sound like they do just want u want xx

 

[Twiglet]

I want to change my dress to the Cinderella one but I'll just look at my dress to remind me why I wont do that

I've just added you to my FB My SIL had a royal blue and silver wedding last year and it looked lovely

 

[EmmyReece]

18 months sounds like a good sort of time to go choose a dress, carry on losing weight, go back at 12 months and order the dress

But I feel really at ease with them, they sound absolutely lovely already