White lace bodysuit and bridal bodysuit in ivory

We make two white lace bodysuits, and they do different jobs. Pick by what you will wear over it and when.

Both fasten with snaps at the gusset, so a restroom break in a full skirt takes seconds, and both come in letter sizes XS to XL (US 0 to 16).

A bridal bodysuit under a wedding dress makes sense when the gown is fitted from the bust to the hip: a sheath, a mermaid or a slip dress in silk or crepe. Those fabrics show every edge, and a bodysuit removes two of them at once, the bra band and the brief line. Under a ball gown with a full skirt, a bodysuit is a choice for how it feels rather than a necessity.

Check the back first. The Luna di Miele has a covered back, so it suits a high back, a keyhole or an illusion back with lace over mesh. If your gown drops below the shoulder blades, the back of any bodysuit will show, and you need a low back bra instead. Our guide to the best underwear for a backless wedding dress sorts every back height, and a strapless gown with a covered back is usually better served by the bridal bustier, which has boning and underwired cups.

Wear the bodysuit to your second dress fitting. Your seamstress alters the bodice over it, and the tulle lining changes the line at the waist just enough to matter.

Most brides wear a white lace bodysuit more than once in the wedding week. For the rehearsal dinner or a city hall ceremony, the Pizzo Infinito in avorio tucks into a white satin skirt or wide leg trousers, with a cropped jacket on top. For the bachelorette weekend it goes under an open blazer. For the wedding night, the Luna di Miele is the reveal under the Mattina silk robe, and our wedding night lingerie page has the full set of options. If you prefer a two piece, the Sposa ivory lace set is the same ivory and adds a low back convertible bra.

A snap gusset bodysuit and a garter belt work together if the belt goes on first and the bodysuit snaps over it, so you can use the restroom without unclipping. The simpler option is lace top hold-ups, which stay up on their own: the Calze Pizzo hold-ups in ivory are $55. For the reception toss, the bridal garter belt and wedding garter set includes a lace leg garter that sits over the stocking.

Take your usual dress size: XS is US 0 to 2, S is 4 to 6, M is 8 to 10, L is 12 to 14 and XL is 16. Two things move you up a size. A long torso, because a bodysuit that is short in the body pulls at the shoulders and the gusset when you sit. And a bust of DD or more, since neither bodysuit has an underwire, so a fuller bust needs the room. Our size guide lists underbust, waist and hip for each letter. If plus size bridal lingerie beyond US 16 is what you need, we are honestly not the right shop yet, as our range stops at XL.

The Luna di Miele is $255 and the Pizzo Infinito is $195. Many brides buy the bodysuit with ivory hold-ups and the garter set, about $475 for the three. Orders ship express within the US in 2 to 4 business days, free from $150, in a silk lined gift box inside a plain outer box. The Fit Promise covers one free size exchange on your first order, and unworn pieces with tags and the hygiene liner in place can be returned within 30 days. Order four to six weeks before the wedding so the exchange fits comfortably before your fitting. The full edit is on our bridal lingerie page, and the black and red versions of the lace bodysuit are with the other lace bodysuits.