refusing to wear a wedding dress

[ApollO88]

afternoon ladies. me and DP are getting married. we had originally planned a "shotgun" style wedding with just 2 witnesses and our son. Purely to legalise what we already have just before DS starts big school and to celebrate our 5yr anniversary. I then had the bright idea to have our mums be the witnesses. brilliant. everyone happy. the it spiralled out of control. DP got guilt tripped into inviting more family members. i agreed as long as it was still under 20 people and that i still got to wear the pretty floral skater dress i bought for original small private ceremony. People think im mad. I've attached pic of the dress
Tell me about your "alternative" wedding attire ladies. I refuse to wear a proper wedding dress. its just not me!

Where whatever the hell you want and sod anyone who says otherwise!!

I, on the other hand, have gone completely the opposite direction - people are probably expecting me to wear something understated and demure, it being my second wedding and all that - but have gone and bought a completely "gone with the wind - esque" number - full on wedding dress! (in my defence I felt/looked absolute shit at my first wedding after getting pregnant after buying the dress and not fitting it properly)

wear what you like as long it doesn't breach local decency laws. :-)

many don't wear the white frilly frock. And many do who really should have checked the mirror - TBH strapless toilet-roll doll is a poor look on almost anyone.

Wear what you want. I wore a trouser suit to my wedding. Nobody dared say anything. They know me too well

So glad i found this thread! Can't find a 'wedding' dress i like and becoming increasingly annoyed at the thought of having to spend a bomb on a dress I don't want. There are some lovely evening gowns in phase 8, like this one. It's not white, but what the heck does it matter? not like I'm a virgin anyway!

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