Buying your wedding dress in general is an overwhelming task, let alone buying the most important dress of your life online! For the better part of the last decade it has been our mission to make online bridal shopping a simple, fuss-free and unforgettable experience. Follow our top online dress shopping tips, and you’ll have your dream gown in your hands faster than you can say, “I do!”
Read Online Reviews
It always helps reading the opinion of REAL brides who have actually worn a particular gown on their special day.
You can even up your online sleuthing and search through the tagged page on our Instagram – it’s the best place to find recent photos of previous Modest House brides wearing the gown you might have your eye on!
Get All The Details
Our dress descriptions for each style on our website help you understand exactly what you’re buying and ensure that you know all the facts. This will give you a clear understanding of what fabrics are used, how the dress is lined and give an indication as to how it fits.
Traditional gowns made from rigid fabrics, boning, and structure are high-risk purchases because they have no give if the sizing isn’t spot on. We create our gowns specifically to feel like a second skin and a stretch material, like a stretch lace, is the best way to ensure a good fit. Let’s be honest, you won’t want to take your Modest House Gown gown off!
Know How To Take Your Measurements
This part of the process is key to ensuring a beautiful fit. Find a friend or family member to help you, grab a tape measure, and follow our measurements tutorial to make sure you’re measuring exactly the right areas.
Understand How The Sizing Works
When ordering your Modest House gown, you will be able to purchase either a ‘Ready-to-Wear’ gown (this is a standard size) or you can have our expert seamstresses hand make your gown to your size range and height; we call these ‘Made-to-Order’ gowns. The size ranges we offer are XXS to 5XL in most of our styles.
Our size ranges are applied to four, different parts of your body – your bust, under bust, waist and hip. This means that you can fall within multiple size ranges depending on your measurements. For example, a bride may measure an XL bust, L under bust, XL waist and a M hip – it really does vary from woman to woman!
We need your measurements to determine the size ranges you fit into. You’ll have an opportunity closer to your lock-in date to send us over updated measurements, so we can ensure your gown fits as close to your sizing as possible – we understand things can change closer to your wedding day! Our size ranges also all have a 5cm (~2 inch) variation so alterations might be a part of your journey and all our gowns are designed to allow this.
Our process was designed for brides ordering online without visiting a showroom, which is why it remains so simple. Your gown will be made with your very own pattern and made to your exact height, inclusive of your heels!
Talk To An Expert Stylist
Our Online Stylists are wedding obsessed and they’re here to help you with any questions you may have.
Equipped with hands-on experience with each of our dresses, our Online Stylists will help you choose the look that celebrates your personal style, body shape and style of your wedding. We encourage you to share Pinterest boards, photos of yourself, gown inspiration and anything else that will help you feel comfortable deciding on your dream dress.
You can contact our online stylist team using live chat, email, phone, DM or you can request a virtual appointment on video chat. No question is too big or small.
