Wedding Dresses in Dorset

Finding bridal boutiques in Dorset

Lulworth Castle, Athelhampton House and Kingston Maurward between them host hundreds of weddings a year, and many of the bridal boutiques listed here have dressed brides at all three. Suppliers cluster around Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester, with Weymouth drawing bridal boutiques who specialise in Jurassic Coast and Purbeck-area clifftop and barn venue events. Wedding dresses range from around £800 for sample sale and off-the-peg styles to £3,500 and above for made-to-order gowns, with alterations typically charged separately.

Somerset, Wiltshire and Hampshire are all within easy reach, and most bridal boutiques in Dorset will travel to venues there without adding a surcharge. Lead times for made-to-order gowns typically run six to nine months from order to final fitting, so if your wedding is less than a year away, flag this at your first appointment and ask specifically which styles are available off-the-peg or from sample. Bring shoes at the correct heel height to your first fitting — hem adjustments made without them often need correcting at a later appointment.