To wear my wedding dress to dinner?

[DisneyMillie]

It's my wedding day tomorrow and I'm just having a fairly low key day with an afternoon tea and drinks at the venue afterwards. My husband (!) and I will then be going out for dinner on our own and I'd like to wear my wedding dress.

It's a mid calf 50s type dress so not massive but obviously bridal. Would this be a terrible plan?

My mother thinks I'm being pathetic and will look ridiculous and can't possibly do it. I'd just rather keep it on as it's my wedding day and I don't see what harm it does.

In case it makes a difference it's a small fine dining restaurant so not many people there and we're eating quite late.

I wore my wedding dress to the pub and then back to the hotel on the bus (our entire party of 10 rode free - London Routemaster - and the people at the top front gave up their seats).

Everyone in the pub/on the bus thought it was fun and quirky, except for my DB and SIL who thought it was normal (as SIL is from, and they got married in, a country where you go out clubbing in your wedding dress after the meal as a matter of course. Even if it's the middle of winter and muddy puddles all over the ground!)

Op could you re post the pic? Please xxxxx

Ignore last!!! Just seen it your look fab and I hope you wore it with pride xxxx

Congratulations, you both look lovely and really happy! I hope you had the best day x

Both so gorgeous! Love the dress! Congratulations

Wow, totally stunning and so glad you wore the dress! Hope you had a fabulous day Congratulations!

Congratulations! You look beautiful (fab dress!) and your new husband is very handsome too

Your mother sounds toxic - I wonder if you might find the Stately Homes thread and/or the book Toxic Parents useful?

thank you for posting it. You look beautiful and so happy.

Lovely dress!

You look beautiful. Congratulations!

Thank you so much for sharing such a lovely photo, you both look very happy and you make a beautiful bride too

Thank you so much for posting a picture. Your dress is beautiful and you and your dh look so happy. Congratulations and wishing you both so much happiness for the future.

Congratulations - you both look really happy and your dress was too beautiful not to wear all day!!!

Why can't I see the photo of this lovely dress?? I want to see it!!!

And fwiw after the event, I think you were quite right to wear it!! Congratulations!

Congratulations - you looked beautiful. And good on you for wearing your dress.

Congratulations, that is a beautiful photograph! You both look so very happy and gorgeous!

Lovely dress. Thank you for re-posting your picture. (Monday 13.54)
Glad you both had a fabulous day.

I can see it now! Thank you! Beautiful!

Bloody well wear it OP!! HUGE congrats, I bet you'll look smashing!!

Ahhh serves me right for only reading first page x

Only if it's not white,.

beebeeight really.
The OP is already married, and she looked lovely and I think it was a lovely thing to do to go out for dinner on her wedding day in her wedding dress. Would look more strange if in say a big red ball gown type dress that wasn't obviously a wedding dress.

I can't possibly say until we see a pic of the dress

I definitely thought this was going to be a thread about someone wanting to wear their wedding dress to a general dinner or someone else's wedding. In which case my answer would have been "Unless you want to look like Miss Havesham, I wouldn't!" but seeing as it's your own 'do, I think it's fine!