what colour dress/outfit did you get married in?

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i know i am being very nosey,but i am getting married in october and the dress i want to get isnt a 'traditional' colour.

it wouldnt bother me,but for the fact im a bit superstitious and know that its meant to be unlucky to get married in certain colours

so what colour did you marry in,and do you feel it had an impact on the-erm-'outcome' of the marriage?

i wore white sorry-not mucgh help!

White

Nope - load of shite. Wear what you want, it's your day

Married in White, you have chosen right,
Married in Blue, your love will always be true,
Married in Pearl, you will live in a whirl,
Married in Brown, you will live in town,
Married in Red, you will wish yourself dead,
Married in Yellow, ashamed of your fellow,
Married in Green, ashamed to be seen,
Married in Pink, your spirit will sink,
Married in Grey, you will go far away,
Married in Black, you will wish yourself back.

A green dress is thought to be unlucky unless the bride is Irish. The old expression that a woman has a 'green gown' was used to imply promiscuity, the green staining being due to rolling in grassy fields.

i wore white

what colour are we talking - becuase black was en vogue for a while in the 9o's and the pictures must be so dated

I got married in a little velvet burgundy number! But I eloped - so perhaps that doesn't count?

I've been married for 13 years, if that helps, so presumably burgundy isn't one of the colours that causes a negative 'outcome' to the marriage...

Working on the principle that 'I used to be snow white, but I drifted...'

A very, very strong ivory - nearly gold, in fact.

Had a friend who had a red wedding dress which was gorgeous, if a little OTT. But she is a larger than life character so it suited her well

ivory
so mainstream

simple column ivory dress with a fitted, trailing-on-the-floor rich dark red velvet coat on top. still love it

It was "ivory" but the poncey lable said "champagne".

Here in Scotland it is not unusual to have some tartan on a dress like this

yes,the rhyme!thats what i worry about.the dress is black+purple.am worried about the black issue,as i have a tendancy to anxiety and paranoia

i couldnt imagine being comfortable in white,though,i feel too fat+lumpy.

its a registry office wedding,with a small buffet/disco after.we are doing it on the cheap as we were looking at waiting 20 years to get married 'when we can afford it'.

First time - off white. Proper antique wedding dress, which came from the antique shop for £30 and I adjusted.

Second time - jeans and a fitted cheeseclothy white top from River Island.

White chiffony-type layered floaty skirt & top with embroidered flowers (it is much nicer than it sounds, honest!) from Karen Millen = divorce pending. Does that help?

Go for what you like, not what you 'should' wear.

Well I got married in pink and DH and I are doing alright... so far....

My mum got married in a pale green dress 2nd time around which was also lovely.

The whole white dress thing is a fairly recent thing historically. Women just used to pull out their 'best' frock to wear, whatever the colour!

Purple - my favourite colour since I was little.
Crappy register office affair - family issues.
nearly 2 years ago - better than ever.
Wear what you like - it's your wedding, ffs.
I love the sound of black and purple, but then I was a goth in the 80s!

Mine was a lovely pale green silk dress and I certainly wasn't 'ashamed to be seen'

Been together 8 years by then with one DD fully involved in everything to do with the wedding and DS sitting snuggly inside my tummy (and my green dress )
Felt gorgeous in the dress, loved the wedding and we are still here over 2 years later.

If you love the dress go for it - sod convention!

that ryhme was obviously written by someone with dodgy literary skills anyway!

it's an old silly ryhme! you wear what you want ! it has no relation to what your marriage will be like!

I think you should get married in whatever you feel comfortable in - I totally get the "not happy in white" thing - I am on the big side and am getting married in, oh shit less than 2 weeks, and though I have gone for a cream dress, it's not a wedding dress, and has a cream and brown jacket to go over the top. So go for purple and black I say

Incidentally DP has seen my outfit, we will be travelling up to the wedding together in the car with our kids - I have decided that after 16 years together we can take a chance with some of the traditions.

Oooooh.

My dress is in my profile. Or you can just click here

Its a very creamy colour ivory.

Loads of people get married in red now.

Pale blue - partly due to necessity (we eloped and there wasn't time to get a 'real dress').

Have worn the dress a few times to other formal events.

Married for 5 years - very happy.

Actually I think my grandmother's wedding dress was purple. She and my GF were married during the depression and she refused to spend money on a white dress that she'd never wear again (she was a very sensible lady).

They had a very long and happy marriage.

Hey poto, I'm with your gran.

I married in a purple dress from Coast, and have worn it since.

Hope that means a long and happy marriage.

thanks all

i'm not very large,but after 5 children,one of whom is only 4 months,i am very saggy and lumpy

dp has seen a picture of the dress,and he likes it.i was actually directed to it by an mner from the post-natal thread,when i was moaning about all dresses atm seem to be sleeveless,and she said 'this is what i got married in' and i thought 'wow-thats lovely'.

i just have to hope it suits me or it'll be back to the drawing board.

hi i got wed in a pink 2 peice skirt n courset from french dressing medowhall very nice not the kind of thing u could wear again though.

I wore an ivory meringue, which I loved at the time and still think looks nice even now (but I married at 23 and it was years ago). If I was getting married now I doubt I would wear a "traditional" colour.