To ask if anyone wore an 'alternative' wedding dress/outfit?

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I'm mid 30s and no offense to those who did but I have zero interest in wearing a highly elaborate, white traditional wedding dress complete with train and veil.
I'm not even bothered about wearing white! Would probably spend around £50 max on it.

Just wondering if anyone else wore something different?

My DM wore a white mini dress with a hat in the late 60’s, she looked absolutely amazing.

I wore denim skirt and T-shirt when I got married the first time. It’s what I wanted to wear and felt comfortable in. Most guests didn’t even comment. My mum said she’d prefer if I was more traditional and I pointed out that it was my wedding so I’d wear what I wanted to.

Knee length red dress...just the 2 of us in NYC

What's an "older bride"? Not being smart, just curious. Getting married next year and wondering if I'm too old to wear a white wedding dress 👰 🤔

My Grandmother got married in the early 40s when wedding dresses were hard to come by. She wore a killer fitted jacket and pencil skirt with a silk blouse and heels, she looked amazing. If I was ever to get married (I won't) I'd wear something like that. I love wearing a ball dress, they're sexy and fun in a classy way, but I would prefer a really structured, elegant outfit for a wedding.

Would you go for something vintage op? £50 could get a lovely well made outfit. 40s and 50s tea dresses can be very stylish and flattering.

I got married a couple of years ago in a registry office and wore this silk dress from LK Bennett with Arche shoes and this Alpaca silk cardigan: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/734383376/ivory-brushed-alpaca-silk-cardigan-ivory. We didn't buy into the outrageous prices for one day.

We had an afternoon meal in the restaurant we had our first date at with close friends and family. We stayed at a B&B near the venue with family members who had travelled some distance for a couple of nights.

The whole thing including the registry office, new clothing for DH and I, rings, the B&B and the meal for 12 people including drinks cost about £2500.

We had an amazing time, it was one of the best days of my life.

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Wearing what you want (rather than someone else's idea of what you should wear) will help you feel more relaxed and confident on the day.
I wore a dark red, crushed velvet midi dress made by a friend. One of my bridesmaid's did my hair and threaded a few white flowers into it and my brother drove me to the wedding.

I wore my re enactment costume. I did get a new dress made specially for the wedding but it was historical style and work for events later. I still have it even though I'm divorced.

I got married in a courthouse, so I wore a navy blue Vera Wang off the shoulder dress, it was flattering and less than £200. We had a wedding celebration type party a few months later and I wore a pink chiffon dress that was definitely meant for bridesmaids but had a classic silhouette and again, was flattering.

I'm getting married this summer, also mid to late 30s, and have a swing dress with rose print. Sequin trainers. I needed something practical to chase my young kids, and it's a low key town hall, restaurant, beer garden thing. It's even got pockets!!

@Mercedes45 I was 46 and my friend was probably late 30s. A lot of my school friends married in late teens early 20s and were grandparents by the time I was getting married!
That said, I have a friend who was in her very late 50s when she married, and she had a beautiful wedding dress.

I wore a Royal Purple long skirt and a matching sleeveless top I bought from a department store whilst I was on holiday. I think it cost me $100.

Red velvet from Monsoon, it still fits perfectly 35 years later. I don't wear it out, but occasionally put it on and preen for a bit.

A friend had a hippyish floral dress and wellies, it was in a forest and many guests had similar.

I wore a blue silk dress made by a friend, I felt brilliant in it. Like a PP I also tried on a traditional dress and couldn’t stop laughing, it looked so wrong on me. I love them on other people though!

If I were thinking of £50 budget I’d maybe think of renting a lovely dress from one of those places that rent out designer gear.

I wore this dress, I felt like white didn’t suit me

Buy something nice that you’d enjoy wearing again.

I did a black body con cocktail dress covered in sparkles. A friend wore a beautiful medieval/fairylike gown in light green.

The only caution with going non traditional is if you think there’s a chance a guest might wear the same (i.e. it’s from a chain shop) you might want to spread the word. I’d have laughed and taken many photos if a friend dressed like me, but some brides wouldn’t like it and a more distant guest might feel embarrassed.

If I ever married, I'd probably wear a dress in my favourite colour (not white) and comfortable shoes.

I wore a very dark purple (almost black) evening dress.

PS back in the 30s my granny wore a silver dress. It became her ball dress for the next 20 years. Then it got cut up and turned into fabric for a quilt. So it lives on, almost a century later. And she looks amazingly fashionable in her black and white wedding photos, even now. Such a glam lady!

I wore a royal blue off the shoulder dress brought in the sale for about £25. Registery office wedding

I wore a pale sapphire blue 3/4 length bridesmaid dress, a fascinator I had made to order and silver wedge sandals. I can't move nicely in full-length or large dresses, and am very pale and also clumsy and likely to spill things over something white and very expensive. For me, a big white dress would have felt like 'me dressed up as a bride' not 'me getting married'; they can look amazing and right on many other people, but just wouldn't have worked on me.

Had a 180-guest wedding, didn't have any negative comments, even from my very vocal and not-liking-unusualness MIL, about my dress.

No regrets at all about not wearing a big white dress (which I know is something some women worry about if they don't go for it)

I wore a pink trouser suit, felt amazing.

I never thought much about what I'd wear for a wedding other than it was going to be a colour, not white, and I'd like an interesting headpiece. I'd seen a photo once of a celeb wedding where the bride wore a raspberry coloured dress and a dried-flower headdress and that gave me an idea that stuck with me.

My friend wore a beautiful 1950’s style black dress with red shoes and lippy. She looked awesome!