One of the most important events in a lifetime, your wedding day is no time to be worried about your figure. To satisfy even the slightest of concerns, it makes sense to search for a beautiful gown that brings out the parts of your body you love the most while de-emphasizing other areas.
Since buying a wedding gown is usually a one-time process, it's not uncommon for future brides to be rather unfamiliar with the different styles and silhouettes available to them. To get you started on the path leading to the aisle, here are a few figure flattering wedding gown options for plus size brides with details on what they can do for your body type.
Trumpet Silhouette Taffeta Gown
Part of the Galina Signature line, this gown features high end styling and materials plus a design meant to flatter fuller figures. The dress's trumpet style silhouette flares gently from an ornate fitted bodice to hide lower areas of the body while drawing the eye upward.
The taffeta gown, available in ivory or white, features a striking high collar neckline that is adorned with an intricate beaded pattern to emphasize your upper body. The dress features a classic button back detail and a chapel train, which extends one and a third yards from the waist, for a decidedly elegant effect. A breathtaking showpiece, this gown offers a perfectly classic way to occupy the spotlight on your happy day.
Strapless Satin Ball Gown
For an even more traditional alternative to the many contemporary designs on the market, this striking dress, part of the Oleg Cassini collection, fits the bill to a T. This luxurious satin ball gown style dress features an extra full ruffled skirt that seems to flow like gentle waves from a fitted natural waistline.
The gown's bodice is marked by a lovely strapless yet modest neckline and is adorned with beautiful beaded embroidery that is echoed and balanced by intermittent bursts of matching embroidery among the skirt's dramatic ruffles. This eye catching wedding gown is completed with a long cathedral train to leave you feeling like nothing less than royalty on the big day.
Empire Silhouette with Spaghetti Straps
This lovely gown from the Galina collection represents yet another figure flattering dress that will let your beauty shine on your wedding day. This lovely piece is designed with an empire silhouette, set apart from other styles by its high waistline and gracefully flared skirt beneath.
This truly elegant high end wedding gown has a beautiful ruched bodice supported by spaghetti straps. The classic yet eye catching bodice draws the eye upward while the loosely flared skirt hides the lower portion of the body while suggesting an hour glass figure.
The chiffon gown features a unique and distinctive burnout floral pattern. The burnout process leaves a pattern in a gown's backing pattern that shows through for a subtle effect. This lovely dress's look is finished off by a somewhat contemporary sweep train that just touches the floor.
Tea-Length Strapless Taffeta Dress
If you are searching for a less formal wedding dress than the predominant offers on the market, this gown from the Galina collection offers a smart and sexy alternative. The dress combines modern styling sensibilities with the best snappy elements of 1930's era tailoring.
This dress, which extends to the knees has an hourglass suggesting shape that celebrates your body's natural curves, can be sported with the included glamorous shrug that lets you keep your shoulders covered while complementing the gown. Executed in luxurious draped taffeta, this beautiful dress extends to the knees at the bottom edge and ends in a modest strapless neckline at the top.
Lace-Up Ball Gown with Ruffled Skirt
Finally, brides to be who want to pull out all the stops with a simply ravishing style wedding gown would be well advised to check out this impressive dress. This lovely and elegant number is marked by a number of appealing features that put the focus on the best parts of your figure.
The ball gown style satin dress is adorned with a cuffed strapless neckline which draws the eye upward and is balanced in the back by its classic lace up closure with a tasteful bow at the bottom. The cuff is available in a variety of colors, for brides who prefer a bit more self expression in their dress. The gown's large ruffled skirt finishes the look and complements the subtle sweep train.
Regardless of your body type, you can find an incredible wedding gown that will emphasize your natural beauty so that you can focus on more important things on your wedding day.
Peter McMichaels is a freelance writer who writes about a range of topics including wedding fashion such as plus size wedding dresses.
