Daughters wedding

We have some "nearly new" shops here, which are full of mother or the bride type outfits. These outfits cost a lot of money new, and are worn once. They often come with matching bag, hat, shoes etc.,

Bon Marche, M & Co and J M Williams do dresses in all styles and sizes and are reasonable prices. The new season stuff is in stores now. Good Luck.

Hi sanders, we have 3 daughters and the third one finally married last year. I'm an 18 and I bought my dress from M&S, I also got my first daughter's wedding outfit from there 17 years ago! They are worth a look.

If you have any John Lewis’s near you try their personal shopping service. I thought they were brilliant. She brought out a rail of dresses I would never have looked at and they were all perfect.

Marisota/Simply Be both have a good selection for the curvier woman!

Aonther one saying try JDWilliams.co.uk they have some lovely dresses

Kaleidoscope have some very nice outfits for special occasions. Roman originals also have nice ‘dressy’ clothes.

Definitely a vote for Chesca here, really beautiful floaty dresses and separates with fine chiffon long sleeved jackets/shrugs

Definitely try Roman Originals x

Boundary mill , worth a day trip if you don't have one close by . Loads of designer wedding outfits vastly discounted , hats underwear shoes and a café there's lots of well known brands under one roof.

Maybe a dress with an unstructured loose jacket would work. I am being mother of the bridegroom in the summer. I told my son I would wear something very bohemian befitting my narrow boat lifestyle. And yes I have found a gorgeous Italian linen lagenlook style dress and coat from an eBay shop. I love it. Totally me. Bought shoes petticoat and bag on eBay as well.

I'd recommend Coast. Their shops are gone but they're still in department stores. I'm size 16-18 and find the styles and sizing great though obviously not all their styles suit larger women.

Last year M&S had linen shirts which made excellent simple jackets.

I see loads of stuff online which looks tempting but for a big occasion I want to try it on and make choices

Would definitely go to Marks Debenhams John Lewis Matalan or a shopping outlet and begin to get an idea what looks best on me ...

for this occasion I’d not risk my money on line but get into city shops and get trying stuff on ... could be cheaper in the end !!

Roman Originals always have a good choice of dresses and jackets. They will have some nice colours in for spring/summer and they don't cost an arm and a leg

I bought a lovely dress at Monsoon last summer for my nephew's wedding. Have fun looking and enjoy your day.

I'm a huge fan of Bombshell which are perfect for all sizes but particularly well designed for the curvier lady. They're beautifully made & very flattering and many of the styles have sleeves. I also like Gina Bacconi, who offers lots of styles to suit all figures and tastes. Neither are cheap but both worth the money for a special occasion . Personally , I'd steer clear of the high street - Phase Eight, Jacques Vert etc as you don't really want to meet a wedding guest wearing "your" outfit on the big day.

'Roman' do some beautiful clothes and go up to larger sizes , Wallis do too.
Good luck , hope you find something wonderful

You could do worse than to browse TKMaxx online. If you sign up for their emails you get 24 hours advance sight of "new in" goods. They have loads of occasion dresses in all sizes, many from well-known makes like Gina Baconi etc. and you can see everything they've got without the fag of sorting through the offerings in the shops. The prices are amazing, and there's no quibble about returns and refunds.
I swear by them!

Hi you don’t say where you’re based but There’s a great shop in Jesmond near Newcastle, if you like in the North East they have a large stock of outfits for all shapes and sizes, they also do hats, shoes and bags. Masses to try on and no pressure

Another fan of Roman here. I bought a lovely dress from them for a wedding last year.

I got a lovely creamy/ivory dress and jacket with splashes of colours on from Chesca, wore it to two family weddings last June and August, just changed the accessories. Bought it from John Lewis online.

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How about this Cornelli dress and shrug at J D Williams priced at £78. They have size 18 and it would look good for other occasions too. Not too fancy but fancy enough for weddings or dinner out etc.

I would have a look at sites in the USA - since my son moved there to marry my d-i-l I have had several sites recommended by her and they have beautiful dresses.