Where to go for maternity dress for wedding?

[nykate]

I've been asked to be in a wedding party and need to find a dress! The bride is having the ladies choose their own dress, but it should be brown, silk/chiffon/or satin/ and knee length. I've done a bit of searching online, but haven't found anything like what I need. WHere do people go for special occasion maternity dresses? WHich of the department stores have nice maternity departments? I live in London, but I have two small children and it is really difficult to go browsing for hours. I would prefer not to spend a lot of money (am keeping an eye on Ebay as well), but as the wedding is a bit short notice, I am willing to spend more if it 1)satisfies the bride's requirements 2)fits and 3)Doesn't make me look like a malteser. Thanks for any advice!

I got something a couple of years ago for a wedding from Blooming Marvellous. It is chiffon and floral with a brown background. I bought it a couple of years ago so am not sure what they have this year, but it was a reasonable price.

i've got 3 weddings this summer and am planning to go to Push Maternity in Islington to buy a dress - not sure if they have anything that exactly suits your bride's requirements but worth a look: www.pushmaternity.com

Try www.isabellaoliver.com - its amazing! Good luck x

Thanks! Some good options already taking shape. How about department stores? Any of the big ones have a nice maternity section?

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knew this would be handy for someone

Dept stores generally rubbish for matwear IME

Ebay is always worth a look for new occasion matwear - so many people buy it and wear it once, or grow out of it before the occasion arrives. I bought this to wear as a wedding guest whihc fits all the criteria except knee length.

Try also Push, Crave, HomeMummy and Seraphine.

Thanks, MrsB. I hadn't seen that Next one. Love the dress you bought- too bad I'm a 12/14-I'd make a lovely offer to steal if from you .

well there are two of them on ebay in a 16 at the moment (one, two), so I reckon there'll be other sizes on soon enough if you keep your eyes open.

The 10 I have is pretty generous so if your wedding is after 21st July I may be open to offers...

bit light

I know this is really cheeky but I'm a dress maker and could do you a nice one in silk/satin/chiffon! If you're interested just let me know

Here's a couple of patterns:
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Ignore the woman in the picture, she looks miserable as sin!! LOL

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Hope I'm not offending anyone, you know what it's like, baby on the way, desperate for money lol
xxx

Try formes, little bit expensive but really decent clobber. They may have a sale coming up ?