Must-Have Wedding Dresses with Pockets

Picture this: the perfect fusion of style and comfort for your best day ever. A wedding dress that’s lush, lovely, and romantic, with thoughtful flourishes that make it feel like it was made for you and you only. We’re talking, of course, of wedding dresses with pockets, the best “sneaky detail” ever! It’s the icing on the cake, the gift that keeps on giving, the secret sauce… Whatever you want to call it, we’ve got the goods. Keep scrolling for our latest picks!

Trend Alert! Wedding Dresses with Pockets

Although wedding dresses with pockets have been an easy and practical option since at least the 90s, the trend really found its footing around 2012 and, luckily, never went away. You can tell your friends you heard it from your official trend reporting source — pockets are here to stay!

In our experience, brides who shop wedding dresses with pockets love two things: comfort and functionality (with a dash of trendy). They plan to have just what they need on their wedding day, no restrictions, and they’re all about practical, utilitarian features that don’t sacrifice style or romance. Pockets are your perfect solution — for or any bride, really, as wedding gowns with pockets can seamlessly be sewn up if you change your mind. 

Can a wedding dress have pockets?

Yes, wedding dresses with pockets are very real, and a great option for your wedding day. This easy (and fabulous!) feature is a popular option for modern brides with effortless style. If you love comfort and functionality with a dash of trendy, pockets are just what you need!

Why Wear a Wedding Dress with Pockets?

Brides choose styles with pockets for both vibe and functionality. The detail looks great with a fresh and effortless bridal look — think beachy glam, modern princess, minimalist couture, or boho fairytale — and offers the perfect place to stow your wedding-day essentials:

• Touch-ups: Pockets eliminate stress by allowing you to keep your wedding day must-haves close. Carry your favorite lipstick, a sample of your wedding day perfume, oil-blotting sheets for temperature changes, or anything else that you might want to touch up over the course of your wedding day.
• Sentimentals: As you walk down the aisle for your ceremony, carry your something blue, a family heirloom ring, or a note from your sweetheart or loved ones in your pocket. This adds a personalized flourish to honor and enhance the occasion. 
• Vows: Don’t want to carry your vows in your hand but need them ready up at the altar? Keep the photo-ops perfect by tucking your vows in the pocket of your dress for easy access. Plus, if you know they’re on you, you don’t have to stress about losing them or retrieving them from your Maid of Honor. A trend we’re loving from our real brides? Write down little thoughts and impressions you have on the back of your vows throughout your wedding day for your partner or just to look back on later. 
• Aesthetic: Pockets are super chic and add a laid-back element to your wedding look. If you’re all about comfort, practicality, and easy of mind, wedding dresses with pockets totally fit your vibe.

Have we convinced you? Dive into our latest wedding gowns with pockets to see how effortlessly they work with your bridal aesthetic.  

Basque Waist Wedding Dresses with Pockets

• Diaz by Sottero and Midgley is a gorgeous fusion of minimalist and maximalist aesthetics, from the simple satin fabric to the lush, over-the-top silhouette. This regal and timeless design is made even more enchanting with hidden pockets.
  • To personalize, add a long bridal veil for a dramatic flourish. 

• Tina by Maggie Sottero is shimmery, regal, and fabulous, and extra magical to feature hidden pockets in the satin skirt.

• Donovan by Sottero and Midgley balances romance and elegance — a sexy and ultra-feminine silhouette with beautiful tailoring. We can’t get enough of this U-waist detail… It’s unique and glamorous while still feeling absolutely timeless.
  • Looking for an artful flourish? Add the long satin scarf for an on-trend detail.  

• Braxton by Sottero and Midgley brings on the drama with a corset-inspired bodice, peekaboo pearl detailing, and a lush ballgown skirt. Hidden pockets are an excellent (and practical) feature on this ultra-formal gown.

• Fortune by Maggie Sottero is a fairytale come true with long, luscious satin, a dropped waist, and a stunning train treatment. If you have a flair for drama and a black-tie wedding theme, there’s nothing like this princess style for an unforgettable ceremony entrance.
  • This style is picture-perfect with a bridal veil.
  • Add the matching straps for a classic bodice detail.

Unique Wedding Gowns with Pockets

• Aspen by Sottero and Midgley is another minimalist style with gorgeous textured satin, but this silhouette features modern and unexpected details. We’re all about that cat-eye neckline and thigh-high slit… and of course, pockets!

• Talitha by Sottero and Midgley makes a unique and whimsical statement with cloud-like skirt layers (with pockets!) and delicate strappy details in the corset bodice.
  • This style is so romantic and glamorous when paired with a long bridal veil.

• Ethelinda by Rebecca Ingram is a fabulous choice for a minimony, elopement, or courthouse ceremony. Go from chic A-line to flirty mini skirt in a flash!

• January by Sottero and Midgley makes a glamorous and couture statement in head-to-toe lace, pearl detailing, and lush layers. Of all our pocket wedding dresses, this silhouette is undeniably chic and unexpected, like a Grace Kelly classic with fresh and modern updates.

• Mirabella by Sottero and Midgley features asymmetrical ruching, a lovely dropped waist, and a strapless bodice. It’s an ultra-glam and unique wedding dress with pockets, and so easy to personalize and style for your sophisticated theme.
  • Add the off-the-shoulder balloon sleeves for a dreamy cottagecore vibe.

Satin Wedding Dresses with Pockets

• Sheridan by Maggie Sottero makes a soft, romantic, and vintage-inspired statement with lovely lace and satin layers. The cat-eye neckline is dreamy, the pockets are easy-breezy, and the off-the-shoulder sleeves (sold separately) are the ideal finishing touch

• Hannah by Rebecca Ingram features asymmetrical ruching in a lush, glamorous silhouette. This striking design is a red-carpet vision — everything we love about Old Hollywood styling paired with the luxury and tailoring of a modern bride. Pockets are the ideal finishing touch!

• Sable by Rebecca Ingram dazzles with ultra-feminine tailoring and subtle shimmer along the peekaboo neckline. It’s the perfect fusion of sweet, sexy, and elegant.
  • Add the off-the-shoulder sleeves (sold separately) for a romantic flourish.

• Tenille by Sottero and Midgley combines beautiful pearl details and classic satin and an artfully draped silhouette. You’ll step out feeling like an absolute queen in this luxurious and statement-making style.

• Aubrielle by Maggie Sottero features pockets in a lush and layered satin silhouette. This style is perfect for the timeless bridal vibe, but with subtle details to add visual interest to the neckline and train. (Add the statement bow train for a fabulous upgrade!)

Colorful Bridal Gowns

• Radiance by Sottero and Midgley is luminous and whimsical, with subtle pops of color in the skirt and train. We adore this pocket wedding dress for a nature-inspired celebration!

• Fortune Marie by Maggie Sottero brings back the dropped-waist trend in a major way. We’re loving the long, graceful tailoring from hollow to hem, and the pockets work seamlessly with the effect.
  • If you’re feeling extra fanciful, play with the Detachable Armbands. They’re fabulously over-the-top. 
  • A more subtle accessory option? The Detachable Straps add support without breaking up the silhouette.

• Paris by Maggie Sottero is a voluminous ballgown to complement your luxe and regal wedding theme. It’s an over-the-top silhouette made of shimmery satin and ruching, and the hidden pockets work seamlessly with the fabric’s volume and dimension.
  • The Paris Detachable Sleeves are a dreamy accessory option if you’re loving this whimsy, volume, and drama.

• Faro by Sottero and Midgley is all about the sweetheart bodice and ruching, as well as nontraditional color options (if that’s your vibe!).
  • Feeling extra romantic? The Faro Detachable Cap-sleeves give you that sexy, regal flourish.

• Scarlet by Maggie Sottero is another classic-meets-couture style in a daring red color. This jewel-tone satin is SO beautiful for a bold and luxurious wedding theme, and hidden pockets make an effortless finishing touch. 

Wedding Dress Pockets: Sparkly Bridal Gowns

• Nina by Maggie Sottero shimmers with head-to-toe lace and soft sequins. This couture style is exceptionally classy, timeless, and full of light.

• Salvadora by Maggie Sottero is an effortlessly glamorous choice with gorgeous bodice details, beautiful shimmer, and an all-over glow. It’s a luminous and elegant silhouette that you’ll adore for decades to come… It’s also one of our most versatile styles for indoor and outdoor venues, seasonal themes, and bridal aesthetics.

• Fortune Royale by Maggie Sottero is ready for the spotlight in lush, voluminous layers, a regal bodice treatment, unique neckline, and, of course, head-to-toe sparkle. We adore this design for a black-tie wedding theme… Your guests (and photographer!) will be raving about it all night.

• Anniston by Maggie Sottero is another of our wedding dresses with pockets with that iconic minimalist styling, but with a slightly more shimmery and embellished vibe. This design is so chic and versatile, and functional to boot!
  • Add the Anniston Detachable Shimmer Cap-sleeves for more flourish.

• Chelsea by Maggie Sottero combines sweet and sexy details for major boho romance. It’s a woodsy-chic lace gown that feels like a dream on the dance floor. (And check out that sky-high slit in the skirt… Wowza!)

Ready to “pocket” your favorite bridal gown? Head to an Authorized Retailer to shop wedding dresses with pockets and all the ways to personalize your order! Happy shopping and best wishes!

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Happy shopping for wedding dresses with pockets, and every other gorgeous detail you could imagine!