Help me find a dress for a summer wedding - I'm short and fat

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I'm about a size 20 on top (16-18 on the bottom) and 5'2". I'm a proper apple! Belly and back, broad shoulders, but I do have a bit of a waist.

I've been thinking about wearing a maxi dress (I'm happy in heels) but a little voice tells me I'm trying to hide in a tent. I wore a colour block shift dress to an event a few months ago and thought it looked OK but the photos said otherwise :/ my arms are terrible.

Any suggestions?

Keeping an eye on this thread as I'm 4'11" and from the shoulders down I'm block-shaped. I'm slanted from the neck to the shoulders and can't carry a bag on my shoulders as it keeps sliding off.

I have fat calves and thin, bony ankles. My thighs are muscly from all the sports I played when younger, so I can't actually determine what shaped I actually am, which has the knock-on effect of making it harder to find clothes that suit TBH.

lace sleeves
floral
chiffon
floral
embroidered

Ooooh that chiffon navy one looks good - covers up but still sexy. How would you accessorise it?

Purple

Maxi

I like both Fox and Funnyfoot's dark background floral dresses.