What To Wear Under Your Wedding Dress

Your guide to the best shapewear and underwear for your wedding day

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Choosing the best underwear for your wedding dress

While the wedding dress is the main event, what you wear underneath is the foundation. The right lingerie is crucial to achieving a smooth silhouette and feeling confident from walking down the aisle to your first dance.

Just as your bridesmaids are there to offer emotional support on your wedding day, bridal shapewear is designed to be the invisible support your body needs. From shaping knickers to bodies to slips, the best undergarments for your wedding day will sculpt and contour your silhouette and help your dress drape smoothly.

We've just relaunched our BODY range – a 300-piece lingerie collection with smooth, seamless finishes and versatile colourways. Ideal for brides, BODY Invisibles are no-show lingerie solutions which offer barely-there comfort, while the BODY Sculpt range includes some of the best shapewear for smoothing, sculpting and lifting in all the right places.

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The best shapewear for your wedding dress

Whether you’re trying to avoid a dreaded VPL or want a little extra control in the stomach, thigh or waist area, there’s the perfect shapewear combination for every bride. If you're wondering what to wear under wedding dresses, this shaping plunge body ticks multiple boxes with a no-VPL finish, light tummy control and multiway straps.

Once you’ve chosen your dress, it’s a good idea to take your chosen shapewear to your dress fittings to double check it can’t be seen underneath. Remember, some fabrics become almost see-through under flash photography so the best shapewear should be as close to your skin tone as possible.

If you’re expecting hot weather on your wedding day, look out for shapewear designed with our Cool Comfort technology, like these bum-boosting shorts. It keeps you feeling fresh all day – no matter how long you spend on the dance floor.

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The best bras to wear with strapless and low-back wedding dresses

Many wedding dresses include challenging details that require clever lingerie solutions. Think leg splits, low backs and strapless necklines. If you’re unsure of the best bra to wear, why not book a bra-fit appointment or read our guide on bra fitting tips?

Whether you have a small or large bust, the best bras for wedding dresses depend on your dress shape. Strapless bras and demi-cup bras are popular wedding day choices. Or opt for our Body Invisibles 200 Ways To Wear bra which is designed with removable padding and a choice of detachable straps, allowing it to work with almost any neckline.

If you need something extra discreet, bra accessories including nipple covers, boob tape and stick-on lifting cups may be the answer.

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Published 29/05/2026