I could write a four page essay on how much I love this dress, followed with a research paper on how glad I am I found it. I am a plus-size budget bride with expensive taste, so you can only imagine how stressful it was to find a dress that ticked all the boxes. I went to four different stores to try on dresses. Even telling them my budget was 800-1,000 US dollars, every single place put me in dresses over 1,500$. I could not even appreciate the dress because I was just so distraught over the price tag. My fiancé and I are doing this wedding thing with no financial help from family. Spending over a grand on a dress for one day has never been in my plans. Then Low and behold, I find AW Bridal. This dress blew me away. It is the cheapest dress I have found online that fit my style, my wedding, and my body type. I also very much enjoyed not having to size up 4 sizes just because its a wedding dress. I am usually in a 1XL/2XL, 18/20 pants size. I ordered my dress in a size 18 with no custom measurements. It fit awesome. I am around 5'6, 250-ISH with a very pear shape. I think my last measurements were somewhere around B-44, W-42, H-54 (think big booty, iddy biddy tiddies) The Good: ~PRICE POINT ~Insanely well made. Very sturdy and thick fabric, makes for a pretty heavy dress. Came to me in the mail with no discolorations or snags in lace. ~The detail! This bold lace was exactly what I was looking for my boho wedding. ~Took about 1 month to get to me vs. ordering in boutique would've taken 3 months to come in ~Flattering A-line shape for the beeg gulls-does not hug your belly or cling to your tootsie rolls ~Amazing customer service. I knew I was going to alter the back and the CSR made sure that I was able to order extra lace so I would not have to mis-match the fabric. Also emailed to confirm my size. I did not do custom measurements because I knew I was getting it altered anyway. ~Cute clasp at the back of the neck hides my shoulder tat perfect <3 ~No "street size/wedding dress size" difference Things to Consider: ~The only "con" I would even mention outloud is just a fair warning to my fellow queen-size peeps: This open back is V E R Y open back. I mean the bottom keyhole is very nearly at the start of my butt crack, and it is very wide open at its widest point. If you have rolls, be aware your biscuits WILL be visible with no alterations. My plan is to keep the keyhole back but bring it up to where my bra strap would usually sit. I will update my review with pics when I get it back from my seamstress. All in all, I am a fan of AW for Life :) Thank you so much for making me feel beautiful without sending me into a financial tail spin!!!! This is your sign to order your dream dress from AW!!!!

Absolutely Beautiful

Great dress, well worth the price! Loved the fit. Dress is not too heavy perfect for summer.