curvy bride to be, where to find a wedding dress shop newcastle upon tyne ?

To start with don't worry.

I'm not in Newcastle so can't advise on bridal shops but I am curvy so had similar worries.

A lot of Maggie Sottero dresses are lace up backs which are great as they can fit varying sizes, so those would be a great place to start. I'm having a Maggie dress. The bridal shop I went to had a variety of sized dresses too so you should be okay, and generally the people in the shops are fab at advising and suggesting dress styles.

Good luck with the dress shopping and I'm sure you will find something lovely

Hi

i was so nervous about dress shopping because I'm a 18/20 aswell. Went to the wedding warehouse at Northallerton and they were fantastic, ended up buying my dress their and being a discount warehouse was reasonably priced too

Hi, I love Maggie Sottero dresses too!! I'm not local to you so not sure about stockists in your area but just wanted to give you a bit of advice. Ring the dress shop before hand to ask what sample sizes they hold, I have been to three and they all held samples up to a size 20 albeit selective. I phoned one and the largest they stocked was a 12 so I didn't go as I am a 14-16. To go to a shop where you could try nothing on would be terribly disheartening. Slimming world is fab, I've lost 5st 2lb with them so far.

good luck with your planning x

I don't know what area of newcastle you're in but i went to truly madly deeply in monkseaton and i was fine trying dresses slightly too small on as she just pinned them to my bra and i got a good feel for what i liked

Don't panic! To start with, when are you thinking of getting married? You don't need to order most dresses until 6 months before, so don't put pressure on yourself to start looking yet if you've got a year or 2. I'm a size 14 and most the samples I tried on were a size 12. Don't put too much pressure on yourself to lose weight, wedding planning can be a tough job at the best of times. Most dresses can be taken in more easily than let out.

I bought my dress last Saturday at a bridal outlet store, I'm a size 18 & guaranteed much older than you. Wedding date is 9th may & I had left it so late cos I was dreading it. Please don't worry ! You will find a dress. I thought nothing would suit me, in the end it was all the fitted dresses that looks best, I ended up with a fishtail. Can't stress how much I don't want you to be despondant. I'm not local so can't help on specific shops near you but there will be shops that stock your size, just be prepared to try things on even if they look hideous on the hanger. Let us all know how you get on, good luck ???

I found that the shops I went to had dresses in all sizes so I'm sure you'll have no problems. It may be too far for you but Exclusively Yours in Wingate, County Durham seemed to have quite a lot available to try in larger sizes.

Thank you all for your replies ! Its made me feel a bit better knowing that hopefully ill find a dress that will give me the wow factor !

Going to ring a few shops up and ask before hand what sizes they have samples in and decide from there ! I found a plus size wedding dress boutique but its in yorkshire and nearly 2 hours from where i live in ponteland in newcastle so its a bit of a trip !

Thanks again ladies you have been so helpful ?????

I'd be willing to bet thats the shop my best friend got her dress from. She looked stunning and said the service was incredible, but she is about a high street 26.

There is a lovely friendly bridal shop tucked away on the same lane as the bacchus pub (next door to dabberwal). im not buying from there (id popped in to see bridesmaid frocks), and the lady there is lovely, quirky and not pushy. not sure about size ranges, but she is very approachable.