Where to buy a maternity dress for a wedding???

[EmmaKateLouise]

I am going to a wedding on the 12th April and will be 36Wks+2Days. I'd really like to wear a nice dress but am struggling to find something nice and fairly cheap! I don't want to spend loads as I'll probably never wear it again. Maybe £40 at the most.
Any ideas???
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Hmm, tough one. I just bought a lovely brown dress from Gap (nicer than it sounds) - can't remember how much it was but it was def under £50 - maybe even £35. Have a look on their website. Only other stuff I've seen is on Isabella Oliver & that's def too expensive for a one-off.

Personally I'd buy something more expensive from Isabella Oliver, Seraphine, Crave or similar and then re-sell it on ebay! Or look on ebaby to see what there is now.

ebaby you know what I meant!

i have bought one from jjmb which is quite nice (black silk, lots of it, but i think quite elegant if accessorized properly). size 12 and i am in london. if you are anywhere near i would be glad to lend it to you (going to a wedding this saturday)

picchu mama or isabelle oliver

hi u can hire beautiful dresses from www.doesmytumlookbiginthis.com or .uk cant remember??!!

or get a cheapish wrap dress and spend your money/imagination on the accessories - remember your amazing cleavage will be the main accessory!

this one

any good? Price is good too.

isabella oliver have a beautiful wrap dress that you could wear loads but its expensive. how bout ebay?
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Blooming Marvellous did a nice one a couple of years ago that I got for a wedding, might be worth checking their website.

I just bought a gorgeous dress for a wedding from pumpkin and patch- not on their website though but a really pretty, floaty silk knee length dress- with a jersey underdress that would accomodate all sizes! Looked great with a wrap. It was £34 quid, I nearly cried with joy when I found it- had been looking for ages...

I ordered dresses from picchu as part of this quest- but I found them too clingy for me (guess depends on what kind of style you liked pre-pregnancy). Also ordered a dress from jojomamanbebe- really pretty but way too long on me (I'm 5 foot 4). They had nice kneelength ones on the website also.

cheap wrapdress and nice jewellry you'll wear after?

Thanks for the help everyone! I do really like that Next one PigleyChez but have found one on Ebay. The auction didn't end until less than a week before the wedding so I emailed the seller and they did it on a Buy It Now option, so now have it for £15 and it should arrive ASAP. Then if it looks naff it can go back on Ebay and I might get that Next one instead!

Im in the same dilema

I bought a few from Isabella Oliver and they are really nice but not great on the bum (on me anyway). I am not mad about things that cling too much so I am going to return them.

Shops in London, i went to Pretty Pregnant, that have a nice red silk dress there. Mamas and Papas have a nice kimono style dress which is on their website.
Pregancy1, were you talking about the brown dress with the silver ribon around the waste and the little cardigan/wrap to go with it, i tried it on and it is really nice so that could be a runner as it was simple and pretty.

I tried Seraphine, Crave and a few other boutiques which I thought would definitely have nice dresses but they were far too slinky and I didn't think they had a good choice sadly.

Not sure if Banana Republic do maternity wear, they opened recently didn't they?

Saw those dresses on Next aswell and they are lovely but I am sick of ordering online now and time is not on my side.

Good luck

I too am going to a wedding in june (i will be 4 months pg) and a wedding in november 2 weeks before due date so i need 2 dresses or 1 that will do for both if that is even achievable

Banana don't do maternity wear. Places like Seraphine and IO are not within the budget but good luck with eBay and otherwise Next, M&P and Jojo are good options! Good luck, I will have exactly this dilemma but have until August Bank to worry about it!