Hey guys! I need help choosing a dress for my brothers wedding. It is late august, more neutral tone and formal with black tie optional. The bride really wants us to dress up and hates when people attend weddings in any kinda casual wear! The bridesmaids are green so I want to stay away from that and she said no red (avoid looking like Christmas in photos).

So my dilemma is that my body has changed due to some health stuff and I am having a really hard time dressing for my shape! Im very pear shaped and lots of bloating due to ibs. I was a bridesmaid this summer and chose a dress that would have looked good on me two years ago and it did not work well! (Online order) so I’d like to avoid that problem.

Here is some ideas, and me with the old dress. What do you guys think of these and any recommendations for dresses for my body shape?? Thanks!!

Also I will be running the dress by the bride cuz we are close and it’s like a year away but just trying to get an idea and narrow it down to a couple!

Note dress 7 im Obsessed with but would search for something similar lar in a diff colour and also dress 2 I would hem to not fully touch floor!