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Show me your non traditional wedding dress!

301 replies

AmilyChestnut · 31/07/2023 15:48

Can I see everyone's non traditional wedding dresses please.

Or any dress you'd love to get married in, or wear to a special event.

I am getting married and don't know what I want, but know I don't want white or traditional.

Thank you!

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Amiable · 01/08/2023 19:03

I got married in November, and wore a bespoke coat over a simple A-line shift. My mum is a dressmaker who used to work for a bridal company so I was able to design exactly what I wanted.

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
Burrowingowl · 01/08/2023 19:14

I wore this dress from Phase Eight.

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
Franklyfrank · 01/08/2023 19:19

DaveWatts · 31/07/2023 20:20

This is mine - I had second thoughts about my original dress so I bought a load of silk a couple of days before the wedding and my mum whipped this up. The top is partly held together with safety pins 😆it was a bit like the final challenge on Sewing Bee!

How lovely, you look gorgeous and have a lovely memory of working with your mum on this. I really like the colour too!

Alcemeg · 01/08/2023 19:35

Love everyone's dresses!

Mine was £27 on eBay. Not many photos on the day (registry office with just two witnesses), so I've cropped this from the only one I can find showing it full length.

Looking at this, I really think I should have ironed it!!!!!!!!

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
Alcemeg · 01/08/2023 19:36

^ (not sure why, but on a PC you have to click on that image to see it full length)

Mummabear89 · 01/08/2023 19:37

This was mine. I swapped the white ribbon for blue to match with my colour scheme. We had a nerdy wedding based around Zelda.
https://www.dornbluth.co.uk/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=232

dornbluth.co.uk - medieval dresses

https://www.dornbluth.co.uk/?page=shop%2Fflypage&product_id=232

madisoncat · 01/08/2023 19:40

Defiantlynot41 I got my going away outfit from Droopy and Browns. Thank you for the memory, took me right back - too far back but I loved that outfit.

Astonesthrow · 01/08/2023 19:44

This was mine if tartan is your thing. Handmade by me in silk dupion with silver paper lame underneath. I struggled to find a traditional dress that I liked

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
HerRoyalNotness · 01/08/2023 20:01

Terrible photo but this was mine. Bought it at an evening wear store in the Middle East

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
MaidOfSteel · 01/08/2023 20:05

What a wonderful thread! Thank you to all who've shared their fabulous dresses. 👗

Caktwenty · 01/08/2023 20:06

I'm a bit late to this, but I lived this the minute I saw it and was so glad I chose it as the one 😍

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
alphasox · 01/08/2023 20:07

It’s a few years back but a half Scottish friend of mine wore a Vivienne Westwood very similar this to get married in - she looked stunning!

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
LauraDLoves · 01/08/2023 20:07

Thank you so much to everyone who wrote the kind comments about my wedding outfit, it’s been lovely for me to read them x

Cardifflost · 01/08/2023 20:10

I ended up wearing something I already owned by traffic people as it looked special without being bridesmaidy

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keffie12 · 01/08/2023 20:14

This was mine, which I got from the Debutante department of Debenham as it was. I knew what I wanted. I couldn't find what I wanted anywhere. In desperation, I went into Debenham as my last stop. I thought I would have to have my dress made. Then I spotted this

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
Bristolnewcomer · 01/08/2023 20:16

I wanted a traditional wedding dress shape but in a good colour, so I had to have a friend make this.

(@DaveWatts so nice to see yours again!)

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Ladyoftheknight · 01/08/2023 20:28

I was heavily inspired by Stephanie Seymour in the November Rain music video. I loved and love it. Worn with massive voluminous veil, platform heels and huge white bouquet. I looked like a cloud!

(not my actual dress, an inspo picture we used for the designer)

Show me your non traditional wedding dress!
Lifeomars · 01/08/2023 20:30

loving this thread. My dress was from Top Shop, midi length cream with spaghetti straps and a little matching jacket. I used to wear the dress minus the jacket to go clubbing in.

HerRoyalNotness · 01/08/2023 20:31

Caktwenty · 01/08/2023 20:06

I'm a bit late to this, but I lived this the minute I saw it and was so glad I chose it as the one 😍

This is stunning!

EarringsandLipstick · 01/08/2023 20:33

LauraDLoves · 31/07/2023 20:36

I wore a silk skirt and my Mum knitted me a jumper (was chilly early spring day so perfect for the weather).

This is the sweetest outfit. I love it. The jumper is just gorgeous.

Pixiedust49 · 01/08/2023 20:39

bingohandjob · 31/07/2023 17:00

Mine was similar to this - it was a vintage silk dress that I got for around £20. I wore fabulous red heels with it. I loved it and I've worn it several times since for Christmas and special occasions (and once just to the pub). I made my own red rose bouquet from a few bunches from a supermarket. We had a very small wedding away from our home town and a very large "after party" in the style of a mini festival where most of the budget went on booze and lovely food for everyone. Loved every moment of each event.

Lovely!