THE ONLY PLUS SIZE BRIDAL SHOP IN WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX
THE ONLY PLUS SIZE BRIDAL SHOP IN WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX
We provide Wedding dresses, Bridesmaid dresses and Accessories. Everything in our bridal boutique is made brand new and customised if required so as an extended service we offer flower girls dresses, Mother of the bride outfits and Prom dresses on a custom basis only.
We are a private luxury service bridal boutique based in Worthing, West Sussex very close to West Worthing train station. We are in a residential area and there is ample free parking outside. You can find our boutique address on our contact form on our website.
Our custom service includes making everything brand new to your exact style requirements. We offer a bespoke styling service, dresses made to individual size to limit your alterations costs and with a choice of 150 colours.
Yes of course! Although we advertise that we are a custom service, it does not mean you have to imagine everything. We have our whole exclusive collection of wedding dresses in our boutique along with various styles of bridesmaid dresses. Our wedding dress samples are 10 -36 and our bridesmaid dresses are size 8 to 32 but on average size 10/18.
When it comes to lead times, you need allow time for your dress to be made and alterations once your dress arrives. On normal lead times we suggest 10 months before your wedding date to secure your dress. If you have less time than that please tell us and we can provide a rush order for you.
We will have your dress made to your individual size of shoulder to floor including shoes, waist, bust and hips at the time you order to help save you high alterations costs. 99% of the time our brides walk away with no alterations needed but sometimes alterations will be needed if you change in size or need tweaking for perfect fit. We are the designers of our dresses, not the dressmakers so your dress does not come with lots of fittings. No alterations are not included in the price of your dress and you do need to pay a seamstress separately but they will very minimal in cost if your size does not change since the order.
We recommend no earlier or later than 10 months before your wedding date. This includes 6 months for your dress to be made and 4 months for a seamstress to do any alterations. We can also provide a rush order if you have passed our lead times.
We recommend wearing a strapless bra, pair of leggings and a heel height you will wear on your wedding day for measuring. You may want to bring a hair tie incase you want to put your hair up.
We allow a maximum of 4 guests plus the bride.. This is a good number to be seated comfortably and limit too many confusing opinions. Bring the people who you trust and that will be supportive in whichever dress you choose.
The average appointment lasts 1hr 30 mins and sometimes up to 2 hours, so we allow 2 hours for each appointment.
Sorry we do not allow any photos to be taken of our dresses during your appointment. We want to protect our exclusive designs from being copied and keep the appointment special. Looking at yourself in the mirror wearing the dress is best, not look at bad quality photos on a phone later. You are welcome to come back to try on your favourites. If you actually purchase your dress on appointment day, then you can take photos of that specific dress as we know it will not be copied elsewhere. (Please respect our policy whilst in our boutique, thank you.)
Sorry, no we do not. We are extremely busy and are a business which offers 2 hours of our time to find you your perfect wedding dress. Fabrics for your dress need to be secured once you say "Yes to a dress" as they may get discontinued months down the line. So please only come when you have a date booked so we can work around you with our lead times.
If you Say "Yes to the dress" on appointment day and are earlier than normal lead times, then you need to secure your dress with a non refundable 50% deposit, this secures your dress fabrics and gets you on our dressmakers list to make your dress. The balance will be due 6 months before you receive your dress. If you have gone past your lead times then the full balance is due to get your dress in production as soon as possible.
All of our designs are priced to what they are worth. Remember our dresses are all made brand new for each bride, made to custom sizing and fully customised if required. Our prices are from £799 - £2200 with the average price being between £1200 - £1500.
Carolyn Anne's Bridal
61 St Andrews Road Worthing, West Sussex BN13 1HW