10 Beautiful Wedding Dresses for Plus Size Brides

Calling all our gorgeous plus size brides-to-be! If you’re a plus size bride and you’re looking for the perfect gown for your wedding day, we’ve got great news! We’ve compiled a beautiful list of wedding dresses made perfectly for you. We’ll dive into what plus size bridal dresses are as well as share some of our favorite styles destined for your wedding.

Before we get started, take our Style Quiz to find out exactly what wedding vision you’re looking to achieve through your plus size wedding dress! Now, let’s see some dresses!

What is a Plus Size Wedding Dress?

At Maggie, we design our plus size bridal gowns specifically to flatter fuller figures, accentuate curves, and prove a little extra support. In bridal, plus size bridal dresses are a size 18 and higher. Our plus size wedding dresses come with specialized tailoring, built-in shapewear, and extra coverage and support in the bust and back. We carry most gowns in sizes 0 – 28 to cater to every bride.

Lace Plus Size Wedding Dress

If you’re a bride who’s sold on a lace wedding dress, look no further than Emily Lynette by Rebecca Ingram. This plus size bridal dress is a lovely lace A-line gown featuring nature-inspired lace motifs over soft tulle, an illusion lace bodice, a deep illusion V-neckline, an illusion lace back, and illusion lace tank straps. Emily Lynette is sweet with its soft shimmer and a flattering bodice. Personalize this gown by opting to shorten the train or adding buttons down the back.

Sexy Wedding Gown for a Plus Size Bride

For some brides, a sexy wedding dress is an absolute MUST for their wedding day, and what better gown than Estella by Maggie Sottero to fit the occasion? This plus size bridal style is luxe, with its stunning beaded lace motifs over tulle, an illusion beaded lace bodice lined with Chantilly lace, a deep illusion V-neckline, a plunging illusion V-back, illusion tulle side insets, and an extended illusion lace train. Personalize your wedding day look for your love story by shortening or removing the train, opting for the fully lined front and back bodice with illusion side insets, or accessorizing with the detachable long illusion lace bell sleeves.

If you’re a plus size bride who’s dreaming of a beach wedding beneath the sunset, check out our blog post for some sexy beach wedding dress inspo!

Mermaid Wedding Dress for a Plus Size Bride

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Mermaid gowns are simply to die for on any bride! Alistaire Lynette by Maggie Sottero is the perfect example of a stunning mermaid style destined to be worn by a plus size bride. This style is a sultry fit-and-flare gown with beaded lace motifs over tulle with a lovely horsehair hemline, an illusion sweetheart neckline, sheer back accented with lace motifs, and beaded spaghetti straps

Make this dress unique to your love story through personalization by changing the second tulle layer to sparkle tulle. How stunning is this Real Bride in Alistaire Lynette?

Beaded Plus Size Wedding Dress

Every bride deserves a gorgeous, show-stopping gown on their wedding day. We have a feeling you brides will LOVE the bridal dress we have for you next! Marvine by Sottero and Midgley is a beautiful, whimsy A-line style featuring garden-inspired beading decorating the dress. With its beaded bodice, sweetheart neckline, beaded spaghetti straps, and attached beaded belt, Marvine is a stunning choice for any plus size bride!

Personalize this dress for your wedding by changing the texture tulle to chic organza, removing the train for a more casual look through special request, adding buttons down the back for a vintage vibe, or accessorizing with a chapel length tulle veil embellished with lace motifs.  

Long Sleeve Wedding Dress for a Plus Size Bride

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First on our list of gorgeous gowns for our plus size brides is the classic Zander by Sottero and Midgley! This style is simply breathtaking with its contrasting layers of tulle, lace motifs, and Chantilly lace, sheer lace bodice accented in 3D floral lace motifs, plunging V-neckline, and illusion long sleeves. This gown is simply stunning on any bride, and it even includes a detachable modesty panel for a demurer neckline—so if you’re a bride who wants a little more coverage, this could be the gown for you!

Personalize Zander by changing the Chantilly lace to texture tule, opting for illusion lace tank straps, or accessorizing with a tulle veil accented with lace. If you’re a bride headed down the aisle sooner rather than later, we have good news! Zander’s part of our Quick Ship program, so you can breathe easy and focus on your best day ever.

Want a gorgeous, art-deco-inspired black dress? Check out Elaine by Maggie Sottero. Doesn’t this Real Bride look stunning in Zander?

Backless Wedding Dress for a Plus Size Bride

Beatrice by Rebecca Ingram is THE Perfect dress for brides who are looking to show a little skin! This style features unique straps paired with a deep V-back, deep illusion V-neckline, beaded lace motifs over sparkle tulle. Shorten the train for a more casual look—it’s your wedding day, and you deserve the exact look you desire in your wedding dress!

We can’t get enough of backless wedding dresses! For more backless dress inspo, check out our blog post—you just might find the one for you!

Vintage-Inspired Plus Size Bridal Gown             

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Who doesn’t dream of romantic, vintage vibes for their wedding day? Find romance, style, and glamour in Mallory Dawn by Maggie Sottero. This long sleeved ballgown is an utterly feminine design with lace motifs that adorn the nude bodice, a delicate attached beaded belt, a sexy plunging V-neckline, an illusion V-back, and long illusion lace sleeves with keyhole details. Make this gown a true reflection of the ever-bejeweled you through personalization by changing the second layer of tulle to sparkle tulle.

Not in love with the sleeves? No worries, bride! Mallory Dawn’s Sister Style Mallory is to die for, too—and it’s sleeveless! Not only do we love this gown because of its stunning glamour, but we also love that it’s part of our Quick Ship program! If you’re a bride with a short engagement, the quick delivery designer wedding gowns in our Quick Ship program arrive faster than our normal delivery window. Find your nearest Authorized Retailer to try on and fall in love with Mallory Dawn!

In the meantime, take a look at how beautiful this Real Bride is in Mallory Dawn!

Princess-Inspired Plus Size Wedding Dress

Anniston by Maggie Sottero is an absolute stunner fit for royalty! A shimmering beautiful style, Anniston features glitter tulle in champagne or all ivory, an asymmetrical ruched bodice with a sweetheart neckline, and pockets—every princess’s dream!

Personalize this gown for your best day ever by extending or removing the train or accessorizing the look with the matching detachable off-the-shoulder cap sleeves.

Want more gowns fit for a princess? Check out our blog post to find the royal ballgown for you!                                                             

Unique Wedding Dress for a Plus Size Bride

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For many brides, your wedding day is one you’ve fantasized about your whole life. Of course, you want your dress to match the unique day you’ve always imagined! The perfect gown for the occasion is Roxanne by Sottero and Midgley. Whether you’re getting married in an enchanted forest or another unique venue, this boho-meets-princess A-line wedding dress is simply destined for your dreamiest sensibilities.

Roxanne features allover sequin lace you’ll be in awe over, as well as a sheer sequin lace bodice with illusion side panels, a deep V-neckline and V-back, beaded lace spaghetti straps, and pockets—we know you brides LOVE a gown with pockets, so show Roxanne some love!

Simple Plus Size Wedding Dress

To top off our list of plus size bridal dresses is one of our newest gowns by Sottero and Midgley; trust us when we say it’s worth the wait, so if you’re ready for one more style, here we go.

Aspen by Sottero and Midgley is THE simple, couture gown of your dreams. It’s constructed with stretch Mikado and has a strapless scoop neckline with gorgeous asymmetrical draping on the bodice. This style also has pockets and a side slit for brides who desire to bare a little more skin! Want to know the best part about this beautiful gown? It comes in THREE lovely colorways: All Black, All Ivory, and Ice Pink!

Make this gown as unique as you are by extending or removing the train or accessorizing with the most dramatic, sparkling cape you could ever imagine in either All Ivory or Silver.

Brides, we hope you LOVE all of the plus size gowns we’ve shared! If you want more tips and tricks, wedding education, and #MaggieInspiration for your big day, make sure to sign up for some exclusive text messages below!

Now you’re off to find the one—again! Only this time, it’s the perfect dress to wear when you meet your perfect person at the altar. Wishing you all the love and luck in the world and watch our video below for more plus size inspo!

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