How To Find The Perfect Plus Size Wedding Gown

Hello. I'm Ellie. And I'm Charlotte, and we run a bridal boutique in southwest London called Ellie and Charlotte.

We've been making wedding dresses for the last ten years, and we're going to show you some of our top tips on finding your perfect dress and accessorizing. In this video, we're going to talk to you about how to find your perfect plus size wedding dress. When looking for your wedding dress, you need to consider what style of wedding you're having.

If you're having a winter wedding, a summer wedding, a beach wedding, etc. Once you've established that and actually got a date set for your wedding, then you can start the mission of finding your perfect wedding dress. The best thing to do is to actually look in your wardrobe and see what dresses and tops you absolutely love wearing.

Whether the neckline is a sweetheart, whether it's a round neck, whether you've got a strapless dress that you adore wearing, or whether you really like wearing sleeves. Once you've kind of determined that, you sort of know the sort of style of dress that you're going to be looking for, and then you can start your mission of wedding dress shopping. Don't have a preconceived idea, really of what you're going to end up with, because when you start trying on a full-length ivory dress, everything changes.

But it is good to have a sort of vague idea of, "I definitely want sleeves. I definitely don't want strapless." And when you start looking and trying on, then it will all become clear.

The best thing to do is just to book a whole load of appointments, and go in and try on dresses. The more you try on, the more obvious it becomes to what suits you. First of all, embellishment doesn't disguise the fact that you're a larger plus size.

In fact, simplicity and framing your figure is a much better way of showing off on your wedding day. Also, if you're plus size in terms of just bust, but you've actually got a tiny waist and hips, remember you can get dresses altered and made to show off your fab figure. Simplicity is the key when it comes to plus size wedding dresses.

You need to elongate your body; you need to show off your bust, and most importantly, show off your waist. A simple bodice a-line is the perfect silhouette to start. You can either have a borrowed jacket on top, you can do a sash around the middle, different techniques to accessorize your dress.

Or you can go for some embellishment, for instance on this dress. If you've got smaller hips and a little waist, but you have got a bigger bust, a dress like this can look really lovely, because it frames your figure but also covers up your arms, if you feel more conscious about it. The most important thing when plus size wedding dress shopping, is getting exactly the right fit for your figure.

And that's how you find your perfect plus size wedding dress. .