If you wore a non-traditional wedding dress did you regret it?

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I'm getting married next month and still haven't got a dress. I've seen one I like - it's blue silk- but I'm not sure if I should go for something more traditional. We're having a small registry office wedding and both in our 40's if that makes a difference!

I would have if I had.

There was a little push back from my DH's family but we used the financial argument.

My brothers fiancées parents offered them £25k and said it was up to them how much of it they spent on the wedding, the honeymoon and a disposition for a house.

They blew the lot on the wedding and honeymoon.

I also went for needle and thread, got an amazing beaded gown for £400 which fitted like a glove. I loved it so much I had it turned into a cushion after.

I bought a dress which I liked and I have never regretted it!

I wore a simple off the rail wedding dress but got it dyed pillar box red. Never regretted it.

The dress is beautiful, definitely go for it if it will make you feel amazing!

I wore a goldy coloured dress for my very traditional church wedding and I don't regret it at all. I'd have looked like a ghost in a white gown.

I got married in electric blue satin. I bought the material and a friend made the dress for me. I don't regret it as it is my favourite colour, although the marriage didn't last sadly.

I got married in a purple trouser suit (hopefully looked better than it sounds!)

Never regretted it, the day was very special because it was us getting married and what I was wearing was irrelevant to me (never actually asked dh what he thought!)

I was never a centre of attention, ridiculously expensive wear once big white dress type person.

You do you. The frock you posted looks gorgeous! Love both the style and colour.

I'm picturing how awesome you both looked

I wore a dark purple dress and have no regrets whatsoever. White is really not my colour, and there's nothing virginal or innocent about me! That said, very little about our day was traditional. I was 'given away' by my then 12 year old daughter, and my husband's 'best man' was his sister!

Wear what you like how you want.
I would never have worn a traditional white/cream dress, just not me. Wore a plain ish dress I liked but I’d have been happier rocking up in my jeans and dms.

As someone who won't "get" to get married op.please do it in whatever you love. And feel gorgeous.

Friend fo mine ahd blue silk. It was lovely.

I had a pink 50s style dress with darker pink and mint green embroidery accents.

Unless it is in a church and everyone involved is very traditional then wear what you want I say! 9And even then wear what you want)

I originally bought a nontraditional dress from a high street shop that I loved. I was talked out of it by family and ended up spending a fortune on a traditional dress. I regret doing that. Go with what you like!

I had a 4 month old baby and felt horrible still so went for a peach coloured jacket with a cream silk pleated skirt and matching camisole. I felt really elegant until I shut the skirt in the car door on the way there and covered it in grease

There's a reason why I wear jeans every day.

We had a small registry office wedding and I wore a knee length emerald green dress. Don't regret it at all.

Our vicar who isn't super traditional but isn't happy clappy either, said we could get married in t shirt and shorts for all he cared!
You only need the two of you, 2 witnesses and an officiant. Anything else is window dressing

I had a civil partnership at 41 and wore a black dress with silver sequins - no regrets! Wear what you like on your wedding day and any other day for that matter 😊

I wore a long sleeved bodycon type dress from Reiss. No regrets at all!

Brown embroidered linen dress. No regrets, I still love it.