aibu to say that wedding dresses are booooooring

[pinkbalconyrailing]

2 grand for a bit of white curtain fabric?
really?what's so special about a white dress?

Sometimes I think they get a bit generic but each to their own. Mine was just a black embroidered midi dress £50 from asos.

You don't have to spend £2k on a wedding dress, or wear white or lace.

YABU - a wedding dress is just a dress a bride wears to her wedding. You might as well say "trousers are boring" because you don't like palazzo pants.

I got mine online from Debos. Ordered a bunch of pretty dresses, tried them on at home, asked DH opinion and picked one. It was perfect and £42. I’ve I’d had a million pounds I wouldn’t have had a different one.

Everything to do with weddings is as boring or stressful as you make it. If you’re not enjoying it you’re doing it wrong.

YABU

You can find anything and everything from high street to high end designer these days, including wedding dresses. Why would you even want a "white curtain fabric" dress?

I got married in an off the shelf party dress from the high street. cost about 150, so not cheap.
it was blue and I was able to wear it since on a couple of occasions.

I got married in an ivory dress just under 2.5k, it was amazing and I love it to this day. 🤷

I can buy a blue party dress and wear it to any party of the year, each to their own.

You are. For me to in terms of 'things' for a wedding, so obviously not the actual couple and the meaning and love behind the vows and the wedding/ marriage, the dress and veil were the most important things. I spent £1650 on my dream dress and veil. Would not have got married in anything else. It's not "a bit of white curtain fabric" to me. They take a lot of time and skill to make, especially ones with intricate beadwork or sparkle, lace, or big ball gown dresses with lots of layers. And veils are delicate and again require care and precision when being made.

But that's just my personal opinion. Of course anyone can wear what they like to get married and spend as much or as little as they like, want to or can afford to.

That dress sounds awful op, god why did you wear that? So cheap too. I spend more on a regular night out.

Yabu and you sound jealous. People can wear what they want for their wedding, it's their wedding. Why does it bother you how much they spent? Let them. If they want to spend £20,000, it's their choice. If they want to wear white, ivory, gold, blue, red, black etc it's their choice.

Normal white(ish) wedding dresses are beautiful! Some of them are works of art. Seeing the dress is one of my favourite thing about weddings. I always ask friends to send me photos of the bride when they go to weddings because I love swooning over them.

(And my dress was a regular looking wedding dress and cost £120.)

Yeah, they can look a bit boring when they are generic. Some people have always wanted to wear one though.

Also engagement rings. They tend to be dull. I might be alone here but... diamonds are the least beautiful to me. I love coloured stones.

ReeseWitherfork
I am swooning over net a porter wedding dresses as we speak

I'm with you. I actually chose a green bridesmaid dress (strapless and lace up back) - otherwise plain. Got it fitted and got great accessories and a great hairstyle. Tried on said usual wedding dresses and they just were boring /run of the mill ... even at 2K

I loved my wedding dress, I never spend money on myself. It was just what I wanted. Yes it was white, I wanted the full wedding experience a blue dress wouldn’t of done it for me. Each to their own.

Mine was in the sale as I was skint at the time. It was a rush purchase and I should have looked around more.
Some can be unusual and some people look amazing in them. (I didn't! )

Yep, I'm with you. I don't get it either.

Mine was less than £50.

I had a custom made gown from Etsy for £300. It was incredible!

From what I’ve seen most people don’t suit white or shades of off white and I’ve yet to see any of my friend look their best in a wedding dress. I’ve seen friends look Stunning at other people’s weddings, nights out, random work events and then in a wedding dress they look... fine.

People should wear what they want to their weddings. You might think some people’s dresses are fuck ugly, others might think yours was too. It’s all personal preference and doesn’t really matter as long as the person wearing it feels good in it.

I had 4 kids when I married my long suffering partner ( how could I wear virginal white ). I had a silk red jump suit specially made, it was stunning. Unfortunately my 2 stone weight gain since then, prevents me getting it over my fat arse - but one day

Many of my friends looked incredible, wearing all kind of dresses they loved. No one gave a monkey about the price of the dress, who cares?

Lots of women will pay vast amounts of money for a so called dream wedding dress, some look good and classy, while some pricey ones can look horrible to an onlooker. To me, big money ones are a waste of funds, but I am a cheapskate person. I know quite a few women who went to town with a big spend dress and wedding, only to stay in the marriage for a couple of years.

Cant compare my wedding though, as it was in 1967. but my lovely satin and silk white dress cost me £10 ha ha. Had a friend who was an ace dressmaker, I Just had to buy the material, and she made it for free. It was lovely, and had a small train.

@pinkbalconyrailing

I got married in an off the shelf party dress from the high street. cost about 150, so not cheap. it was blue and I was able to wear it since on a couple of occasions.

You have gained humanity points and are better than women who wore white dresses over £150 to get married in. I hope that when you are safely in heaven, you will deign to dig a hole and pull through all these wretched lesser souls. Assuming their meringues will fit.

I sort of agree, particularly a few years ago when practically every bride was wearing a strapless dress with a full skirt, they became very generic, now that sleeves are back in fashion that has made them more interesting and recent royal brides have all looked lovely, but I must admit I think they have all looked better in evening dresses that they have worn. I often wonder myself if I got married again what would I wear as I really wouldn’t want a wedding dress as such.

Some are boring, I agree. I think it is nice when a bride chooses something different to what everyone else is having.