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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:30 PM Original message |
What are some things you wish you'd known about wedding dresses before you bought one? |
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LynneSin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's a way to spend thousands of dollars for a dress you'll wear once in your lifetime |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Oh, I know it's a racket. No one has to tell me "Don't spend too much," BTW. |
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trof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:39 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. Bingo. (Father-of-the-Bride) |
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Bunny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
3. I rejected this one, because |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Heh. Sad thing is, that dress probably looks really attractive to some. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. That is just awful. Like she wanted to wear a too-tight one, and they had to cut room for boobs. |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:27 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. I cannot imagine marriage going well for that nice looking young man. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
13. I notice the eyes of the guy in the picture |
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dawg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Sympathies also go to the minister. |
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NewJeffCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. It's hard not to look at the bride at a wedding, though |
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JBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
5. The guy isn't supposed to wear one. |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. Dunno, that they look better on women I guess... |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. That after the wedding, it likely just rots in a closet somewhere, so shoulda saved the money |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. didnt have one. eloped. lol. theme to mine, too. nt |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 02:47 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Your elopement had a theme? What wuzzit? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 03:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. you had engagement ring post. i didnt want an engagement ring. |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:06 PM Response to Original message |
16. that you need to order it first thing |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:21 PM Response to Original message |
17. You don't NEED to have a strapless one just because |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:41 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I refuse to buy a strapless dress. |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 05:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Mrs. Rat had one of the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen - $750 total. |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 12:08 PM Response to Reply #22 |
48. Yeah! |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 05:31 AM Response to Reply #17 |
44. I just do. not. get. the strapless craze. |
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MorningGlow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:23 AM Response to Reply #44 |
46. Lemming-itis |
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seaglass (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
18. That my mom was supposed to come with me to pick it out? |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. there are bridal gowns to every taste and budget. |
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DoBotherMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. Foundation garments are essential |
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Maine-ah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
23. well...I dunno |
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DebJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
24. That I should have scheduled a fitting within 2 weeks of the |
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Dulcinea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. My wedding dress cost $250, including alterations! |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
26. It's what comes inside the wedding dress that's important |
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PassingFair (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:57 PM Response to Reply #26 |
40. Not to mention what's under the kilt... |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 04:05 AM Response to Reply #40 |
42. That photo is priceless! |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
27. That only the bride has to wear one. God, was I totally embarrassed! |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. Planning A Tasteful Nudist Wedding |
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TroglodyteScholar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. I wish I'd known the dress was MUCH MUCH nicer than the bride. n/t |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:05 PM Response to Original message |
31. That they don't fit so well if you get pregnant before your wedding day... |
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Kali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. really nice story |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #33 |
35. LOL |
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MrsBrady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:23 PM Response to Reply #31 |
39. wow -- |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 05:37 AM Response to Reply #31 |
45. Awwwww. |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:27 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. :) |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
32. Don't get the super hot under skirt they sell you for $80 on top of the dress... |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
34. if i were western, i would not pick white. you can never wear the dress again |
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mentalsolstice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
36. Do not take your mom. |
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davsand (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
37. If you insist on a strapless make SURE it fits correctly. |
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MrsBrady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
38. i DIDN'T buy a wedding dress, exactly... |
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REP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-02-11 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
41. Order the dress first - the take for freaking ever to arrive |
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mcctatas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 04:29 AM Response to Original message |
43. That comfort is everything |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 01:29 PM Response to Original message |
49. Kick. nt |
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Old Troop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
50. I wish that I had known that my wife was choosing the same one as me! |
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LibertyLover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-03-11 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
51. I had 2 ceremonies - the legal one at the court house |
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