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To let Dd wear a suit ?

188 replies

DanceMam · 08/07/2017 08:45

All her cousins will be in dress. She's girly in the way that she likes to have her eyebrows dimensions ,nails painted and she would usually wear a dress if she had to .

Aibu to dash out last minute and find a suit for Dsisters wedding ?

(Where can I get one btw,she likes one like cara delavigne. Can only find low cut ones that are worn without a shirt )

To let Dd wear a suit ?
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therootoftheroot · 08/07/2017 09:29

no-too attention grabbing
get her a frock that is vaguely similar to the other bridesmaids

ConstanceCraving · 08/07/2017 09:30

interesting post on the 8th July.....

Why?

WomblingThree · 08/07/2017 09:30

Fuck me Nofunkingworriesmate did you really go there? Woman in trousers is "a bit gay"?

When is this world ever going to actually change?

Rossigigi · 08/07/2017 09:30

When is the wedding? (Sorry if I've missed that)

wonkylegs · 08/07/2017 09:33

If bride is ok with it why the hell not.
I would try and tie in with the bridesmaids so body or cami top in matching colour and similar shoes would be great.
There is no right way to do a wedding so as long as the main players are happy go with it and have a great day.

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DanceMam · 08/07/2017 09:34

Thank you
And no she's not big busted . Quite petite (size 4/6)

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DanceMam · 08/07/2017 09:34

Today . I have 4 hours

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OnTheRise · 08/07/2017 09:34

If the bride and groom are happy with her wearing a suit and it's what she wants to do, then she should do it.

I'm not sure that it's up to you to "let" her wear one, and I don't mean that to sound like I'm telling you off: it's just that it's her body, and it should be her choice to wear what she wants so long as it's appropriate for the occasion.

CaptainWarbeck · 08/07/2017 09:35

Do it, she'll look great. Good for her for going for something different, and bride sounds like she doesn't mind either way.

AnUtterIdiot · 08/07/2017 09:35

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EastMidsMummy · 08/07/2017 09:36

The bride doesn't mind. So it's totally OK.

MrsWooster · 08/07/2017 09:37

Sounds cool as fuck. Camisole in the same material as the bm dresses? Cannibalise the ill fitting dress and make a simple one if necessary - wundaweb is truly wonderful!!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 08/07/2017 09:38

Could she wear a pretty, feminine, co ordinating blouse, or a flashy satin cummerbund, around her waist ?

wonkylegs · 08/07/2017 09:38

If it's today .... Go go go get out to the shops and stop faffing on here Wink it always takes twice as long to find anything when you are looking for something specific

FizzyCherry · 08/07/2017 09:39

One of my bridesmaids wore a suit, she's my goddaughter, was 14 at the time, doesn't do dresses AT ALL, I wanted her involved, we got her a suit that worked well with the men's outfits, they had blue ties, she had a blue buttonhole, (no tie, she wore an open necked shirt) bridesmaids had blue dresses, no-one cared.
She was a BM at another wedding that summer, wore the prescribed dress, was miserable as sin all day and in all the photos....to be fair, she probably shouldn't have been, but she was a hormonal teenager being forced to do something she didn't want to do, so unsurprising.

wonkylegs · 08/07/2017 09:39

Oh and good luck. I'm sure she'll look great.

Witchend · 08/07/2017 09:39

It depends.
Is the bride happy in a "oh heck they're making a fuss and she's going to stand out anyway so nothing I say will change that"
Or happy in a genuine "just want you to be comfortable" type way.

Plus will the dress go nowhere near her or is it something that with a few minutes with a needle and thread will solve and basically your dd doesn't want to wear a dress so is being awkward-like when Topsy doesn't like the shows she's offered in Topsy and Tim and says they squash her toes. (don't read that book, gives them bad ideas)

toomuchtooold · 08/07/2017 09:40

If her sister's happy, and she's happy, there's no reason at all not to get the suit.

TheMildManneredMilitant · 08/07/2017 09:40

Suit sounds fab...but with only four hours to go it might be easier to find a dress in her size than a smart suit. Good luck!

AdoraBell · 08/07/2017 09:43

YANBU and as the bride isn't bothered by it then go ahead. She, and the resultant photos, will be much happier/more willing if not stuffed into a fancy dress she hates.

My bridesmaids chose their dresses. I got all 3 girls together and between them they came up with a design all were happy with. Then 2 changed into jeans and T's right after the photos. That meant the only person at the wedding who looked stroppy was MIL.

Gooseygoosey12345 · 08/07/2017 09:43

If the bride is happy for her to wear a suit I'd let her wear a suit. Just make sure there's nothing specific that the bride would or wouldn't want before you go out and buy. I think women can look amazing in suits personally and would wear one all the time if I had the figure for it!

BigGreenOlives · 08/07/2017 09:43

This time of year it's going to be hard to find anything if you go out with a set idea. Go to your nearest shops & see what you can find. Jumpsiuit

Sparklingbrook · 08/07/2017 09:44

Seems like a huge faff. I thought Maid of Honour was a bridesmaid that was married or something.
It's a shame there was no opportunity to try the dress on sooner.

BigDamnHero · 08/07/2017 09:44

I agree with other comments that a suit sounds great but with so little time to get something a dress might be the easier/faster option.

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DanceMam · 08/07/2017 09:45

Needle and thread wouldn't be enough to make he dress fit . Going on the suit and camisole hunt now . But before I go ... what shoes? Dd is like bambi in heels

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