I am recently engaged and I am also in a wheelchair. I am looking for pictures of ladies/brides in wheelchairs. I am curious to know what kind of dresses will be suitable and what won't be

While I don't have photos, most all work, you want to watch what I call fluffy ones, and keep them more form fitting.
Also ( saw this on TV) you can even do veils ( long ones) that can merely flow behind the chair.

As with any dress, it is fittings and fittinggs and fittings, go and try on 10 or 12 various styles and find what you like best.

You can Google, brides in wheelchairs and click images to see a few pictures of brides in wheel chairs. Below are a couple I found.

http://www.disaboom.com/marriage-and...n-a-wheelchair

http://offbeatbride.com/tag/wheelchair

http://www.disaboom.com/marriage-and...n-a-wheelchair

http://offbeatbride.com/tag/wheelchair

Would you believe I could not find any nice pictures.

What I could find was brides almost covered from head to foot in frills.

Perhaps trying on different styles in a good bridal boutique might be a good option.

They will have someone to alter the dress if you need too.

Ill keep looking and post what I find.

Have someone take pictures so you can see how each dress looks.

Edit: http://www.theweddingcollection.ie/r...ress%20styles/

I found this site,it gives tips on types of dresses that would be the most flattering for which body type,although it does not state for wheelchair users if may give you some ideas of what you want and the style that may suit you.

My friend's daughter just got married and also uses a wheelchair and these are some of the clever things she did:

- She sat in a chair while they pinned her dress for alterations rather than having them just go by measurements. This way she didn't have too much fabric in the waist and bust. She also had them raise the bustline a bit because she realized that if guests were standing at the reception and talking to her, they could see straight down into the top of her gown. Bringing it up just a bit fixed the problem. And though she started wanting a strapless gown, we realized when she tried them on that her shoulders were the most noticeable part of the dress, so she chose a dress instead with really beautiful shoulder details.
- She chose a fitted gown that showed her figure seated. She also made sure that most of the detail of the dress was where it could be seen. Her gown had a ton of beading from the knees to the hem and these cool, drapey beaded shoulder straps
- She has the world's coolest chair which she had painted at a body shop in really wild colors. The only time she didn't like it was when she saw how it looked with her gown, so she rented a more sleek, less cumbersome chair for the day. She also made covers for the seat and back of the chair she rented that attached with velcro, in fabric that coordinated with the bridesmaid dresses.
- She had the train removed from her dress, and adapted to attach to the back of her chair. After the ceremony she removed it.
- Because of her health issues, she gets cold easily so instead of worrying about freezing in her gown at the reception, she had a beautiful beaded ivory cocktail suit made with a short skirt- she has really nice legs and this way she got to show them and her fabulously sexy shoes off. This was also her going away outfit - it was kind of a Jackie O style with a little hat- she looked like a million bucks in that outfit, and it was a fun, unexpected twist.

Hope some of these ideas will be helpful to you.

Congrats on the engagement! :D

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- She had the train removed from her dress, and adapted to attach to the back of her chair. After the ceremony she removed it.

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I saw this option on an episode of Say Yes to the Dress. It was lovely! The skirt of her gown was fairly straight so as to not interfere with the chair, but they made a train that came slipped over the back of the seat. It was stunning :)

I found this site:Wheelchairs & Wedding Bells: Tips On How To Plan Disability-Friendly Nuptials

I hope it helps.

God bless.