20 Must-Have Wedding Dresses with Pockets

Picture this: the perfect fusion of style and comfort for your best day ever. A wedding dress that’s lush, lovely, and romantic, with thoughtful flourishes that make it feel like it was made for you and you only. We’re talking, of course, of wedding dresses with pockets, the best “sneaky detail” ever! It’s the icing on the cake, the gift that keeps on giving, the secret sauce… Whatever you want to call it, we’ve got the goods. Keep scrolling for our latest picks!

Trend Alert! Wedding Dresses with Pockets

Although wedding dresses with pockets have been an easy and practical option since at least the 90s, the trend really found its footing around 2012 and, luckily, never went away. You can tell your friends you heard it from your official trend reporting source — pockets are here to stay!

In our experience, brides who shop wedding dresses with pockets love two things: comfort and functionality (with a dash of trendy). They plan to have just what they need on their wedding day, no restrictions, and they’re all about practical, utilitarian features that don’t sacrifice style or romance. Pockets are your perfect solution — for or any bride, really, as wedding gowns with pockets can seamlessly be sewn up if you change your mind. 

Why Wear a Wedding Dress with Pockets?

Brides choose styles with pockets for both vibe and functionality. The detail looks great with a fresh and effortless bridal look — think beachy glam, modern princess, minimalist couture, or boho fairytale — and offers the perfect place to stow your wedding-day essentials:

• Touch-ups: Pockets eliminate stress by allowing you to keep your wedding day must-haves close. Carry your favorite lipstick, a sample of your wedding day perfume, oil-blotting sheets for temperature changes, or anything else that you might want to touch up over the course of your wedding day.
• Sentimentals: As you walk down the aisle for your ceremony, carry your something blue, a family heirloom ring, or a note from your sweetheart or loved ones in your pocket. This adds a personalized flourish to honor and enhance the occasion. 
• Vows: Don’t want to carry your vows in your hand but need them ready up at the altar? Keep the photo-ops perfect by tucking your vows in the pocket of your dress for easy access. Plus, if you know they’re on you, you don’t have to stress about losing them or retrieving them from your Maid of Honor. A trend we’re loving from our real brides? Write down little thoughts and impressions you have on the back of your vows throughout your wedding day for your partner or just to look back on later. 
• Aesthetic: Pockets are super chic and add a laid-back element to your wedding look. If you’re all about comfort, practicality, and easy of mind, wedding dresses with pockets totally fit your vibe.

Have we convinced you? Dive into our latest wedding gowns with pockets to see how effortlessly they work with your bridal aesthetic.  

Simple Wedding Dresses with Pockets

• Paris by Maggie Sottero is a voluminous ballgown to complement your luxe and regal wedding theme. It’s an over-the-top silhouette made of shimmery satin and ruching, and the hidden pockets work seamlessly with the fabric’s volume and dimension.
  • The Paris Detachable Sleeves are a dreamy accessory option if you’re loving this whimsy, volume, and drama. 

• Zinaida and Zinaida Marie by Maggie Sottero are wedding dresses with pockets with major style. These silhouettes are the ultimate “cool bride” vibe, and pockets make the perfect finishing touch. 

• Elizabeth Marie by Rebecca Ingram is another sophisticated ballgown that works beautifully with pockets. The satin is elevated, the tailoring is immaculate, and the complete head-to-toe look is irresistible.
  • If you want a bit more flourish, consider adding the Elizabeth Marie Detachable Cap-sleeves or Elizabeth Marie Detachable Long Sleeves. These give you coverage and dimension while honoring the original silhouette’s clean and minimalist vibe. 

• Olivianna Marie by Rebecca Ingram is a truly timeless silhouette that can be dressed up or down for your season, personal style, theme, and venue. Think cool-girl party vibes with a flower crown, or elevated with black-tie accessories and dazzling jewelry. Whatever route you take, you’ll love having pockets along the way. 

• Fortune by Maggie Sottero brings back the dropped-waist trend in a major way. We’re loving the long, graceful tailoring from hollow to hem, and the pockets work seamlessly with the effect.
  • If you’re feeling extra fanciful, play with the Fortune Detachable Armbands. They’re fabulously over-the-top. 
  • A more subtle accessory option? The Fortune Detachable Straps add support without breaking up the silhouette. 

• Derrick by Maggie Sottero makes a dramatic statement with a plunging neckline, exposed boning, and a lush ballgown skirt.
  • Go full vintage glam with the Derrick Detachable Cap-sleeves made of soft chiffon. 

Embellished Wedding Dresses with Pockets

• Landri by Maggie Sottero is all about shimmer and texture. The thigh-high slit is super sexy and sophisticated, and pockets make it easy to keep everything close and accessible. 

• Anniston and Anniston Leigh by Maggie Sottero are wedding dresses with pockets with that iconic minimalist styling, but with a slightly more shimmery and embellished vibe. These are so chic and versatile, and functional to boot!
  • Add the Anniston Detachable Shimmer Cap-sleeves for more flourish!

• Tina and Tina Marie by Maggie Sottero are sexy and form-fitting, so it’s extra magical that they feature hidden pockets in the crepe skirt.
  • Play with layers and light with the Tina Marie Detachable Train — so chic and princess-y!

• Heyda Lane by Rebecca Ingram combines a pearl-embellished bodice with a lush, satin-y skirt. We love this fusion for a black-tie wedding celebration with glam after-party vibes. (Pockets let you take everything you need!)

Plus Size Wedding Dresses with Pockets

• Perri by Rebecca Ingram is a gorgeous choice for curvy brides. It shows off your figure while offering comfortable coverage and layers. 

• Selena and Selena Vida by Maggie Sottero are so chic and flattering, from the classic strappy bodice to the long satin skirt. Style with a bridal veil or cape if you’re loving coverage, and keep your essentials close with the invisible pockets!

• Faro by Sottero and Midgley is all about the sweetheart bodice and ruching, as well as nontraditional color options (if that’s your vibe).
  • Feeling extra romantic? The Faro Detachable Cap-sleeves give you that sexy, regal flourish. 

• Aspen by Sottero and Midgley is another minimalist style with gorgeous satin, but this silhouette features modern and unexpected details. (We’re all about that cat-eye neckline and thigh-high slit.) And of course, pockets! 

Unique Bridal Gowns

• Serafina by Maggie Sottero fuses a unique silhouette with a nontraditional color. Choose black for Gothic romance, or keep it classic and elegant with ivory… You’ll love the way this luxe and romantic ballgown makes you feel with either. 

• Aberdeen by Sottero and Midgley features a unique printed pattern with romantic vintage vibes. The silhouette is also so lush and feminine… You’ll be swishing and swooshing around (hands in pockets) all night!

• Lafayette by Sottero and Midgley combines unique details, pairing the exposed boning with light-infused taffeta in an effortless A-line.

• Mirabella by Sottero and Midgley features asymmetrical ruching, a lovely dropped waist, and a strapless bodice. It’s an ultra-glam and unique wedding dress with pockets, and so easy to personalize and style for your sophisticated theme. 

• Derrick Marie by Maggie Sottero is another dazzling gown that looks incredible under different types of light. You’ll feel absolutely luminous and glowing in this luxe satin brocade, especially in this warm golden color. The bodice is sexy, the plunging neckline is daring, and the pockets are pocket-ing!
  • There’s plenty to love in the Derrick Marie Detachable Cap-sleeves.

• Scarlet by Maggie Sottero is another classic-meets-couture style in a daring red color. This jewel-tone satin is SO beautiful for a bold and luxurious wedding theme, and hidden pockets make an effortless finishing touch. 

Ready to “pocket” your favorite bridal gown? Head to an Authorized Retailer to shop wedding dresses with pockets and all the ways to personalize your order! Happy shopping and best wishes!

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