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Wedding gowns?

Meli0604Meli0604
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My fiance and I are planning on having a small (very small) ceremony in a few weeks and I have no idea where to start looking for a wedding dress. My baby bump isn't very big, but it's definitely there and I'm assuming will be more so in a few weeks.

Our "big" wedding is a year away when my dad comes home from Afghanistan (he's in the army) but now that I'm pregnant we want to have a short ceremony so he can put the baby and I on his insurance...and then have a big wedding w/ a reception when my dad comes home.

Any ideas? Those of you who got married w/your baby bump...did you just get a bigger size and have the top adjusted, or were you able to find a "lose" fitting dress that fit your belly? Thnks!

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  • aegrimmaegrimm member

    Do you HAVE to have an actual wedding dress?

    Maternity wedding dresses can cost the same as a "regular" wedding dress (a few hundred dollars) and if you're going to have a "real" wedding next year why not just wait until then? You can get a very nice formal maternity dress for much cheaper. Just my two cents.

    Good luck! Smile

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  • d2a0n0i9d2a0n0i9
    I got married at 5months...I went with a simple empire waist dress that wasnt tight, just incase i got bigger...and it worked perfect
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  • TXMamaBTXMamaB member

    I originally wanted to have a destination wedding so  when I was wedding dress shopping-  goodness... long story short! haha!

    I went to David's Bridal and they have several very cute empire wasted "flowy" dresses that would totally cover a small bump! They were really cute and reasonable priced. They called them thier "destination wedding style gowns"

    Congrats and good luck!

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  • B!tchBeckmanB!tchBeckman

    I got married at 20 weeks pg- PISiggy-

    I had my dress altered- we added a corset back into the dress for extra room. I can PIP if you want to see how that turned out?

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  • kristie2422kristie2422 member
    My sister got married at 7 months and bought a really cute white empire waist dress from Macys. It was super cute!
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  • ilovemyprinceilovemyprince
    Davids Bridal has beautiful "flowing" Wedding dresses, for less than $200. I got my reception dress there, and it would be perfect if you had a bump :) Go online and look.  They are beautiful!! GL
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  • kberlyabkberlyab
    Don't know if you want to go this route... but david's bridal has maternity brides maid dresses for around $100-$120. They are pretty cute and I'm sure come in white or ivory.
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  • getnmarried910getnmarried910 member
    My sister found a white formal after prom season for her wedding, though hers wouldn't have worked for pregnancy.  You may be able to find something like that rather than an actual wedding dress that has an empire waist for your growing bump. 
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  • NiniJ55NiniJ55 member
    David's bridal has maternity wedding dresses.  And you can try them on with a fake bump.
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  • Meli0604Meli0604
    Thanks everyone for your responses! There is a David's bridal not far from my house, I will check out their store and I will also check out some formal maternity dresses. Thanks again!
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  • meegs10meegs10
    I second David's Bridal.  I am getting married on Sunday and the dress is perfect! It's not a maternity dress, but long flowy empire waist one.
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  • AbsoluteLMAbsoluteLM member

    Pea in a Pod has some cute wedding dresses. 

    You can also buy a long white Butter by Nadia wrap dress in satin:  https://www.butterbynadia.com/wrap.html  It is $350, but you can dye it (probably) and wear it again (most definitely) during or after your pregnancy.  I want a jersey Butter dress so badly! 

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  • lindyloganalindylogana member
    I would say anything empire wasted would be really cute
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