Wedding Dresses for Older Brides

As an older bride to be you may come across lots of other peoples views of what you should wear. With the explosion of ‘all things wedding’ now there is so much more choice for all brides to be. A vintage style wedding dress gives you lots of versatility and is a great shape no matter what shape you are. We’ve got lots of different options for a more mature bride. Wedding dresses for older brides don’t have to be a certain style or colour, you can wear what feels great for you. With that in mind, below are some great vintage style wedding dresses for you to check out.

If this is your first wedding or you’ve walked down the aisle before, there is a retro wedding dress for you. If you don’t want to stray to far from a more traditional wedding gown then a calf length wedding dress is a great choice.

Molly by White Rose is a calf length vintage style wedding dress with sleeves. The wonderful illusion neckline and sleeves are flattering as is the sash on the waist and longer chiffon skirt with embroidered detail.

White Rose bridal has been proudly dressing brides for over 20 years. A romantic collection of stunning bridal gowns, made using the finest lace, silk, soft satin’s, organza, chiffon and tulle. Gowns are designed with an artisan use of hand embroidery and bead work. Blossom into a beautiful bride on your special day wearing a White Rose tea, ankle or ballerina length bridal gown

As a more mature bride you may be expected to cover up your arms but this isn’t necessary. There are all different lengths of sleeves (or even no sleeves) that you can have and it’s totally your choice.

Eloisa by Louise Bentley is a tea length retro wedding dress with jeweled cap sleeves and sparkly belt. It gives enough coverage if you do feel conscious of your décolletage. The lace neckline and cap sleeves flow into a soft and full 1950s style skirt. The corded lace detail on the skirt gives this short wedding dress the extra wow factor.

The fantastic thing about being an older bride is that you know your style and don’t have to compromise. Being confident in your own skin you can play around more and wearing more colour is a great way to do this.

There are lots of options, from a stunning and very colourful short wedding gown to a subtle shade or hints of colour. Libby by House of Mooshki is a subtle pale blush pink tea length wedding dress with a embroidered lace overlay. This elegant short wedding gown has cap sleeves and a fitted bodice and illusion neckline.

As you can see there are lots of options and most of our designer wedding dresses can be a different colour. From baby blue all the way through to champagne, there is a tea length wedding dress colour right for you. This gorgeous silver and lace dress is by Lois Wild and is stylish and very flattering whatever shape you are.

If there is an area of your body you are conscious of then adding detail elsewhere will draw the eye away. All our designer wedding dresses can be made bespoke to your needs. You can also add sashes or sparkles to really give your wedding gown the wow factor.

Mae by Timeless Chic is a lace vintage tea length wedding dress with sleeves. Timeless Chic is our in-house designer range of short wedding dresses. They are exclusive to our Bexley boutique so you won’t find them elsewhere.

If you would like to try a short wedding dress then please do make an appointment. We’d love to meet you and help you find the perfect short wedding dress for your big day. With over 200 different designer wedding dresses to choose from and try on, we are confident you will find one. Our highly trained consultants will be focused on only you in your one to one appointment.