Your wedding day is the one day in your life when you want to look at your most beautiful and most radiant. A wedding dress is probably the most important (not to mention expensive!) item of clothing you will ever buy. With this in mind Uniquely Woman wants to make sure that you are able to find the perfect fitting dress whatever your shape or size. So whether you are petite, plus size, tall or pregnant, have a browse through our carefully selected suppliers who cater for just about any blushing bride to be....

Made to measure
As with everything there is no better way to ensure that perfect fit on your big day than to have your wedding dress especially made to fit you and only YOU! If you do decide that you want your dress especially made for you, then the best recommendations for a suitable dressmaker usually come from friends and family who have experience of using one. Take their views on board but then follow through with a visit to see your dressmaker - ask them if they have samples or photographs of previous creations and ask them if you can chat to a former customer. You want to make sure that you have a good relationship with the person making your dress, that you know exactly what us required of you in terms of fittings, and how your final dress will look. Often bridal fairs are filled with an abundance of dressmakers offering dressmaking services. Although this can be slightly more costly than buying 'off the peg' the final product should be a perfect fit, and you do have the advantage of injecting rather more of your own ideas in to the overall design of the dress. Many women who opt for a less traditional colour for their wedding dress find that made to measure is the best option for them as they are able to have the colours and fabrics that they really want.

Uniquely Woman has a fine selection of suppliers offering made to measure services that may be worth checking out. However it is worth noting that by definition you will need to attend a reasonable number of fittings for your made to measure dress and so that should be considered when choosing the location of your dressmaker. After saying that newly established web based company Mail Order Wedding Gowns offer a mail order service. All the gowns featured on their website are made to order and take around six weeks to dispatch. They can be made to your custom measurements so that your gown will be the perfect fit. We would recommend that should you use such a service you should ensure that your measurements are taken properly, possibly by a local dressmaker to ensure that the dress really IS the perfect fit upon arrival.

The petite wedding dress
If you decide that you do want an 'off the peg' dress but are petite in size, then rest assured there are specialist wedding dress suppliers that cater especially for you. The aptly named Weston Wedding Petites, based in Buckinghamshire specialise in wedding dresses for the more petite frame. Staying down south, Essex based Veromia also caters for smaller sizes with the website carrying a very handy size chart indicating the wide range of sizes they cater for.

Dream dresses in larger sizes
For wedding dresses in larger sizes there is great selection of suppliers offering off the peg dresses. First Class Brides of Fareham offer sizes and designs to suit all budgets from £295 to £1600. Many wedding dress shops only carry sample dresses in a size 14. This makes it very difficult to imagine what your preferred design would look like in a larger size. However, First Class Brides try to ease this problem by carrying a small range of dresses from size 16 to 22. They are also able to borrow a range of larger sizes from some of their designers.

Amour Bridal based in Somerset is another supplier that has dresses in stock for the fuller figure. Stocking dresses from a petite size 8 to a curvaceous size 30, they have something to suit all budgets as well as all sizes.

Bridal bumps
At Uniquely Woman we are often asked where maternity wedding dresses can be bought and we are delighted to have a small but quality list of suppliers that can cater for that bridal bump!

Does my Tum Look Big in This offers a superb selection of maternity wedding dresses offering fabulous value for money. Well worth looking in to, this supplier also offers maternity wedding dress hire.

Another supplier worth a mention is Almost New Wedding Dresses. This is a fantastic concept, whereby women buy and sell almost new gowns at a fraction of their original cost. On their website you are guaranteed to find any size of dress including maternity, with some wonderful designer makes offered at bargain prices.

Remember, your wedding dress should be the perfect fit for your perfect day - if you know the dress fits well you will look and feel even more beautiful, so use our searchable database of suppliers to make sure you choose a supplier that can help you find that perfect dress. For all you brides to be - happy dress hunting and all the very best for your forthcoming nuptials from Uniquely Woman!