Plus Size Wedding Dreeses/ Rental

Hi, i recently set a date for my wedding and need to know where i can rent a wedding gown. I
Am a full figured woman and so are some of the bridesmaids. Where can i rent a dress for my fugure in the dc metro area?
Posted by Doreen; updated 04/03/06

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You can go to any bridal shop and rent dresses. They have books that you can look through and they order the dresses after you have picked them out. Please know that usually renting a dress {even a bridesmaid`s dress} costs a lot. The lowest priced bridesmaid dress that I saw in the books was $69 to rent and of course they went up from there. When renting a dress, you have to be extra, extra careful because any spots, etc... On the dresses when you return them probably end up costing you extra. Have you checked out Lane Byrant {not the store but the catalog online} or Romans {also online}, they have seem very pretty dress that would work for a wedding, even a formal one, for the same price or even less then what a person could rent them for.
Yes, you can rent a plus size wedding dress as well but the price usually starts around $150 and go up from there. Do you have any idea of what sort of wedding dress you are looking for? Have you given any thought to buying a used wedding dress? Please understand that I am replying to your post because I completely understand the headache and heartache of trying to find a plus size wedding dress. I`m not replying to try to sale you anything. Now with that said, if you decided to buy used, I do have a plus size wedding dress, my own that is a size 30/32. The dress costed me over $650 dollars new. I haven`t really thought about selling it but if it would go to make another bride`s day then I guess I would want maybe $200 for it. I do have photos if you would want to see it. Anyway, enough about that, I wish you all the luck in the world on having the perfect wedding for you. :o)
Posted by Amanda F; updated 04/05/06

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Thanks so much for all of that info. I will definately take all of that into consideratrion to try and find the perfect dress for me. I am familiar with lane bryant and roamans so I will check them out. I was actually thinking about them for the mother of the bride and groom`s dresses.
If you can some how get me pics of your dress, I would not mind seeing them. I wear a 26028 and that sometimes changes.
That means I would have to alter it. That makes me think about whether or not it would be worth it. Since I have so much time I am keeping an open mind though.
Posted by Doreen; updated 04/05/06