Tea dress for Italian honeymoon

[TeaChocKitKat]

Im 45 and getting married in Italy in May. I'm 5ft tall and a curvy size 12/14 (days of being a size 8 are gone in spite of my best efforts to lose weight so feel quite self conscious about that). I'd like to get a couple of nice flattering dresses for while we are away. I find A line flattering so Im thinking of tea dresses. I'm blonde and have fair skin.
I dont want to spend too much, certainly less than £100 on each.
Any suggestions?

Another Ghost tea dress (called Capri!!!) for £51 in the sale.
https://www.ghost.co.uk/capri-floral-crepe-midi-dress-d09g056-z58

And I know you said yellow wasn't your colour - but this shade would I think be good on you?! Worth trying especially so well-reduced!
https://www.ghost.co.uk/jemima-crepe-floral-belted-midi-dress-d10g043-z79

These are also bargains & very pretty.
https://www.ghost.co.uk/lucia-crepe-floral-belted-midi-dress-d10g056-z91
https://www.ghost.co.uk/saffie-crepe-polka-dot-button-through-dress-d10g046-z70

And a last few from the Ghost sale - some suitable for day/evening - some for evening only.

https://www.ghost.co.uk/georgia-tiered-floral-midi-dress-d10g038-z78
https://www.ghost.co.uk/lenora-satin-floral-belted-midi-dress-d10g052-z87
https://www.ghost.co.uk/francis-satin-back-crepe-midi-dress2-d09g042-g01
https://www.ghost.co.uk/maeve-embroidered-crepe-midi-tea-dress1-d10g015-m12
https://www.ghost.co.uk/louisa-crepe-bow-midi-dress-d10g017-h61

The model on ghost is 5'10"... I tried some on and they were pretty much the worst fit I'd ever tried.

@EleanorMc67 isn't Ghost for tall skinny women? Sadly I am neither 😂

Oy! I like Seasalt dresses and I'm not 85! 😁

Faithfull the Brand has some lovely dresses like this. Lots on Vinted.
Leave Seasalt, etc until you're 85!

Try One Hundred Stars https://onehundredstars.co.uk/?tw_source=google&tw_adid=&tw_campaign=18312892204&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19496762122&gbraid=0AAAAACR8jXVKDvuJZUgtw7RF8xI--OHVl&gclid=Cj0KCQiA7rDMBhCjARIsAGDBuECItiVz0EcTjEwwsNKH3mDCSKS_SgBTY1YP5FxTQ46zxy8iW5cvZOYaAje0EALw_wcB

I'm 5ft but wear their dresses.

Not necessarily - depends on the cut & style. I have a friend who's about a 14 & 5' 3"ish, & she has a couple of their dresses. So I suggested them as I thought it might be worth trying them on to see?

@TeaChocKitKat Just spotted this Liberty dress on eBay - a 14, pink floral cotton - very cute! (Though I'm not sure if you do vintage?)

https://ebay.us/m/NFZRcm

And other original cotton vintage dresses - lovely prints!

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/7471649105-vintage-laura-ashley-pink-and-red-floral-midi-dress

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/6721575737-incredible-floral-laura-ashley-vintage-midi-cotton-tea-dress-uk-10-12-14

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/6538056664-vintage-dress-made-in-the-uk-size-12-1950s-style-tea-dress-off-white-with-floral-print

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/8071058555-vintage-cotton-ladies-dress-uk-size-12

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/7967482449-vintage-laura-ashley-80s-black-red-floral-button-front-tea-dress-cottagecore-14

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/4735729328-vintage-floral-laura-ashley-dress-size-14

Frumpy she’s only 45. My 80 year old mother wears Seasalt.

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/7065992578-vintage-laura-ashley-dress-in-blue-and-pink

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/5202419965-summer-dress

The Liberty dress arrived today. Its lovely! Its a tad long for a midi dress but not quiite full length. I might get it taken up a bit but Im definitely keeping it. You can tell its quality by the packaging!
The other dress i ordered has been dispatched so Im hoping that will arrive tomorrow.
Still thinking of ordering a couple of nobody's child dresses to try on and maybe a couple of boden ones.
Thanks for all of the really helpful suggestions x

@TeaChocKitKat If you'd consider vintage, OP, there are loads of original cotton Liberty, Laura Ashley & other floral tea dresses on Vinted. Mostly 80s does 50s, but great prints & colours. They'll be designed for shorter women than today, though also sizes will be smaller so check carefully. You might be more of a vintage 16.

This one is a common style & is shown on the seller to give you an idea. If I was doing tea dresses on the Amalfi coast, I think I'd buy a whole heap of these!

https://www.vinted.co.uk/items/4996378952-vintage-laura-ashley-floral-midi-dress

Second this. Ebay sellers seem more willing to give measurements. I'm a 14 and need to size up to a 16 on 1980s, 1990s, 2000s Laura Ashley.

So glad the Liberty one is a hit!! I hope the others work out too!

Wallis are good for petite tea dresses

Just came across these, @TeaChocKitKat - I have a feeling this retailer is what used to be called Past Times (seems very similar), which was not generally my thing.

However, I thought these dresses were really lovely, & very reasonably priced? They're very similar to the vintage Liberty & Laura Ashley ones I posted above! Either cotton or rayon (viscose) too.

https://www.museumselection.co.uk/all-clothing/botanical-cotton-dress30048/

https://www.museumselection.co.uk/all-clothing/morris-tiered-dress/