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Laura M
VIP August 2014

Short brides - show me your dresses!

Laura M, on August 21, 2013 at 10:48 AM

Posted in Wedding Attire 72

I'm only 5 feet tall and am worried I will look more like a flower girl than bride lol. Plus i am going wedding dress shopping soon and would love to see what actual people look like not the models!

I'm only 5 feet tall and am worried I will look more like a flower girl than bride lol. Plus i am going wedding dress shopping soon and would love to see what actual people look like not the models!

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  • Laura M
    VIP August 2014
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    Beautiful dresses ladies! and none of you even look remotely close to flowers girls Smiley smile

    I guess there are a lot more shorter brides than i thought. I plan on wearing 3 inch heels max and could probably use the hemming from the bottom as a skirt after because there will still be so much!

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  • Mrs. Shanon V
    Master May 2014
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    I'm only 5'3"....I'm in 3 inch heels in this pic and the dress still definitely needs a hem, but I fell for the DRAAAMAAAA


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  • TheNewMrsT
    VIP October 2013
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    I am 5'2"...on the beach I will be barefoot and at our reception I will be wearing 3 inch heels (the dress will be hemmed to those, so it will be longer on the beach)


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  • Alisa S.
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    @Mrs Moon - I LOVE the first dress!!

    I am 5'2" and wore 4" platform heels (like usual). My guy is 6'.

    ETA: And even though I am short, I seldom really FEEL short.


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  • Tanya
    Beginner May 2014
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    I'm 4'11", he is 6'5" so I had 5 1/2 inch heels with 1 1/2 inch platform granny boots. I was still really short!!!



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  • Tanya
    Beginner May 2014
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    I'm 4'11", he is 6'5" so I had 5 1/2 inch heels with 1 1/2 inch platform granny boots. I was still really short!!!



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  • Tanya
    Beginner May 2014
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    I'm 4'11" he is 6'5" so I wore 5 1/2" heels with 1 1/2" platform granny boots for more height. Just under 5'5".



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  • aspiecat
    Expert November 2013
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    5' 4" and only just. Here are my dress and shoes... note the corset will be bright blue, whereas the skirt will be ivory, and I am not having the front "apron" thingy.




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  • Renee2014
    Super April 2014
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    On my phone so I can't post a picture. I am 4'11. I got an a line dress an stated away from ball gowns! Trying them all on I never felt I looked too short!

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  • ItsGoodToBeKing
    Master February 2014
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    Iʻm 5ʻ tall too! Thank you for posting this discussion, yay!

    Iʻm wearing my grandmotherʻs lace knee-length ball gown for the ceremony and then a backless mermaid gown for the reception with 5" heels pictured below

    I feel overwhelmed by the dresses normal-sized brides can wear.




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  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
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    NotFroofy is 5'1". This is what she wore.


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  • April
    Devoted August 2013
    April ·
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    I had toget my shortened


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  • Lindylu22
    Master October 2013
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    @dana- I am in love with your grandmas dress. That dress is unbelievably beautiful. Is that you in the picture? Wow.

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  • ItsGoodToBeKing
    Master February 2014
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    No itʻs a picture I found online because I havenʻt taken any in her dress yet and itʻs not fitted yet but it will look like that ! thank you so much

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  • Sarah
    Super September 2014
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    @FutureMrsMoon - good choice! That dress looks beautiful!

    Here's mine with my 5 inch heels

    ETA: I'm 5'1"


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  • felicia
    Dedicated June 2014
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    I cant copy the pic but heres the link. http://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_Organza-and-Tulle-High-Low-Gown-with-Beaded-Flower-SPK470

    im 5'1 i have yo get the front hemmed so it looks like it does on the model! lol

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  • MNA
    Master April 2018
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    These are pics from when I was trying them on, so mine's actually in ivory rather than the white, but it's the dress I got. I haven't started the fitting process yet since the wedding is so far out. And yes, I went for the all-out ballgown/cathedral train with the ballgown slip underneath, and I'm only 4'11"! I LOVE how it looks on me in person!

    EDIT: to put the right pics on there. LOL!



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  • Erin
    VIP September 2013
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    I think if you are short you can rock any style! I would try to avoid the dropped waist full ball gown... go either ball gown with natural lace or an A-line with a drop waist. Those are the dresses I have liked best on shorter brides.

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  • Desirae
    Devoted June 2013
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    I'm 5'1 and he is 6'1

    In the last pic I took my heels off, my freakin feet were killing me lol




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  • Desirae
    Devoted June 2013
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    I'm 5'1 and he is 6'1

    In the last pic I took my heels off, my freakin feet were killing me lol




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