Drop-dead gorgeous maternity dress for glam beach wedding?

[franch]

Going to a US beach wedding full of beautiful people in July when I'll be 33 weeks pg ... I'm plotting to outshine everyone including the bride Anyone up for helping me with the challenge??!

[franch]

Thanks meysey - found their site - VERY nice. Looks like Push in Islington stock them, which is handy for me - thanks again

[meysey]

There's a fabulous shop in LA called Naissance on Melrose and they ship to the UK. The Sex and the City girls got clothes from there when they were pregnant.

I got some amazing dresses from there when I was last pregnant, that were much admired.

I think a shop in Islington stocks some of their stuff. But try google for the NOM website. Their stuff is not that expensive either.

Enjoy and feel fabulous!

[franch]

Thanks tt

[treacletart]

the Harry Duley site is down at the moment, but it would be worth getting a catalogue from them, they have lovely stuff and lots of bright colours

[franch]

Thanks WCL, another new site for me - there's some lovely stuff there. The Hollywood dress is nice

flexa, yes you can fly as long as you provide a letter from your GP

[flexa]

Will you be able to fly at 33 weeks?

[WestCountryLass]

Personally i'd avoid black, I think it is fine to wear black to weddings but not sophisticated beach ones as its a bit heavy imo.

There's some nice dresses here, they seem to have them featured in black but most come in another colour:

www.hommebody.co.uk/acatalog/hommemummy.html

[Heathcliffscathy]

i think it's mum2be.

[franch]

Thanks for that sophable. Which of the shops on that page is it?

And thanks for the advice, NQC & emmatmg!

[emmatmg]

I LOVE that fringe dress that WWW linked.


Wear that! wear that! wear that!

[NotQuiteCockney]

Oh, it'll probably be fairly formal then. I'd double-check with the bride. "Beach wedding" just sounds like cut-offs and flip-flops to me, but I'm sure they can be very glamorous. And any UK guests will be relatively formally dressed, as that's what UK folks do for weddings.

[Heathcliffscathy]

here is a list of maternity shops including the one in kew.

[Heathcliffscathy]

franch where are you based? there is a fab maternity shop in kew where i bought a gorgeous little strappy dress which came with a matching wrap...i'd lend it to you, but all our stuff is in storage at the moment...anyway, this shop was full of stuff like that...

[franch]

NQC - it's on the east coast. The bride and groom live in London, although the bride's American. The guests will be from all over.

[NotQuiteCockney]

Which part of America is the wedding in? Are they city people? I'm sure the casualness depends on the sort of people - the Canadian wedding I went to was in a suburban garden. At least the bride and groom and so on were formally dressed, so we didn't feel totally out of place ... but there was more than one person in really casual clothes. DH (who's thoroughly English) was horrified.

[MancMum]

thanks! That dress would look fab in white if you had tan... and you could also waer it over flared trousers (very S+T)... looks great ...

[franch]

Hey, I could wear this if I'm feeling daring and it's relatively casual! (They SAY you can wear it as a dress!) I love the Isabella Oliver site btw - great tip - have ordered a catalogue

[franch]

Oh MM, no offence taken!!! Actually I never wear strapless because I usually have nothing to hold it up - this may have changed by 33 weeks if last time is anything to go by

[franch]

Thanks for the T&S tip MM! Will check about casual-ness, NQC - thanks for the warning - I'm hoping not as this will be quite showbizzy and I'm determined to show off regardless - as MM says, the bump gives me every excuse Thanks also for the dress offer - not the right size, shame - but thanks for the thought.

[MancMum]

just had one of those " god foot in it moments" I don't wear strapless cos got fat arms and so assumed that might be why you did not want to... might just be you don't like them!! SORRY - no offence intended!!

[MancMum]

btw if you have not looked at the latest trinny and suzana book there is a very good section on dressing for various occaissions when you are pregnant -- it is very good - made me cringe when I think of the things I was wearing... it is worht a look as there are some good ideas for a summer wedding

[MancMum]

course you will get away with strapless dress... even if you have larger than normal arms (and I am sure you have not) your arms will still look slimm compared to your pregnant stomach... got this from trinny and suzannas book so it must be right!!

[franch]

LOVE the strapless - wonder if I could get away with it ... not a strapless girl usually ....

[NotQuiteCockney]

Warning: American weddings can be very very casual. At least Canadian weddings often are - I've been to one where people were wearing shorts and t-shirts! And a beach wedding might involve almost everyone being dressed very casually.

(I have a couple of very nice dressy dresses from my last pregnancy I'd like to get rid of, including a clingly long beautiful red dress with jacket, but I'm a size 16/18, which you probably aren't?)

[MancMum]

~OK just seen it is beach totally wrong will try again!