To consider this wedding dress

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...for a relaxed country wedding? I somehow fell in love with this dress. It is completely different to what I initially wanted. We are older, already have kids, so I wanted our wedding to be a small family affair and was planning on a very plain and understated dress (which is very me, I like to blend in the background). But I just love this one and can't stop thinking about it. I have tried it on and it looked amazing. Would it clash with our setting do you think? (A rustic farm in the middle of nowhere)

Surely one of the best things about a wedding is that you can justify buying your dream dress! Please do it!

joystir59 Too revealing for my taste. I prefer more classy and demure lines

Joy by name and Joy by nature eh?

The first one is beautiful OP, go for it

The first dress is stunning. They both are actually. I wouldn’t be put off that I’d already put a deposit on the other dress. I did the same. They just transferred the deposit to the other dress which was more expensive than the first.

It's gorgeous! Please, please, please buy it.
I was a slightly older bride second time round, tiny wedding, I still wore a dress I loved

Yes do it! As much as your down playing it you're a bride and this is your special day and you definitely deserve to have the dress you've fell in love with

Number 1 is beautiful and would look lovely for a country wedding

The first picture, it's beautiful.

Definitely the first one. Both beautiful. The first one though has something just a little extra.

They are both beautiful but I like the first one.

It makes such a lovely change from the strapless ones where the boobs spill over the top. Great for the designers as they were cheap to make, not so great for some brides.

First one, perfect for your day, congratulations!

I had exactly the same situation with my dress when I got married. Picked one with family, went back for first fitting, felt really flat and didn't love it, went looking on my own again and found a dress I loved. I lost the deposit on my first dress, but honestly I am so so glad I picked the dress I loved, it's so important to be happy with what you are wearing on the day.

My family also completely agreed the second was better when they saw it a few days before the wedding btw.

I think they're quite similar, though I do prefer the first one. If the money issue isn't overwhelming, you should go with what you want-- you don't get married every day!

Your family should understand that you saw this other dress, loved it, and changed your mind. If you want to, you can still involve them in some other choices-- veil/hair-do, makeup, necklace/earrings, shoes, etc.

I love the first one, it's stunning.

It’s lovely!

Needs good arms though...

Love the first dress. It's really beautiful and it has that certain something that the other is lacking imo. Your day, you are the one wearing it and looking at the photos 20 years on.

I think they both look like nightdresses.

They are quite similar but I definitely prefer the first one. It’s just prettier!

The first one looks lovely. The second is nice too but not as special. Cannot see how either look like nightdresses!

Both dresses are lovely but I think dress 2 fits your requirements better. You've had such a variety of opinions but everyone seems to agree that both dresses are lovely, so I think whichever you choose will be fine.

@joystir59 are you serious.... too much cleavage? She's a bride not a nun!

@FesteredFairy look like nightdresses, bloody hell are you from the Victorian era?

They are both lovely but the first one is nicer.

They’re both lovely, fairly similar (I bet some family members won’t even notice!) but the first is a little softer and prettier. I prefer it. Your family surely won’t mind if you love it?

Adore the first dress. Get it!

Another vote for the first dress. Your family will just want you to wear a dress you love, they won't mind that they weren't there.