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Anyone wear a non-traditional wedding dress?

50 replies

SantaBabyBoo · 22/12/2018 18:31

By that, I mean not a floor length white gown?

I'm only having a small wedding, so thinking of buying a knee length (not expensive white dress, or maybe not even white at all.

Wondering if anyone else has done this, or if it's a bit weird?

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BikeRunSki · 22/12/2018 18:38

I got married in a silvery lilac floor length Amanda Wakely evening gown.

Hedgehogblues · 22/12/2018 18:38

I wore jeans and a shirt

CoatTails · 22/12/2018 18:40

I wore a beautiful suit

YerAuntFanny · 22/12/2018 18:42

I wore this, felt and looked amazing (if I do say so myself :o).

No one said otherwise. A traditional dress/gown just wouldn't have been "me".

Wear what you feel comfortable in!

Anyone wear a non-traditional wedding dress?
YerAuntFanny · 22/12/2018 18:43

^That isn't me obviously!

Becles · 22/12/2018 18:43

Have a look at the Offbeat bride site

PragmaticWench · 22/12/2018 18:45

I wore an incredible dress in a really dark colour, no veil or flowers. Go for it!

whenwillthetwitchstrike · 22/12/2018 18:46

We got married in St Ives when our children were young and I knew we'd end up on the beach so my only criteria was a dress I could paddle in. I ended up with a knee length dress from BHS which a local seamstress added some embellishments too. It cost less than £100 all in.

DameBurleyChassis · 22/12/2018 18:46

I’m going to wear a burgundy, 50s style dress and jacket when I get married in April. Bought it from Lindy Bop and will get alterations done locally closer to the day.

Spudlet · 22/12/2018 18:49

I wore a tea length dress, cocktail hat and sparkly blue shoes. It was a wedding dress and ivory coloured, but definitely slightly unusual and not a big old full length thing.

We had a barn dance at oir recpetion so it was amazing for spinning around in - I swapped my sparkly shoes for old plimsolls halfway through. Those are my favourite pictures from the day, everyoneleaping around and me in my dog walking shoes Grin

LadyOfTheCanyon · 24/12/2018 16:03

I'm wearing this in February. Second time around, so couldn't get behind the idea of another white dress.

Anyone wear a non-traditional wedding dress?
Zorayda · 24/12/2018 16:05

I grew up in Asia, where wedding dresses are red, so I compromised on pink, which is a much better colour for me. White is for funerals in Chinese tradition.

PatPhoenix · 24/12/2018 16:10

At my first wedding I wore a dark silvery blue velvet tunic, with a gold tissue kimono thing that I was still sewing on the morning of the wedding (in case you imagine I'm some sort of domestic goddess, the reason it took me so long was that I kept sewing up the arms by mistake, it was only about 3 straight seams). It was a great outfit though I say so myself. I was a bit fat for it and popped a button off the trousers while going up the aisle Blush

It was by rather a long way the best thing about the marriage, mind.

Freddiepurrcury · 24/12/2018 16:10

Not weird at all. My wedding dress is a knee length black and sparkly prom dress.

QueenGoblin · 24/12/2018 16:12

I wore a raspberry coloured, just below the knee length dress from Coast.

I loved the colour. It even had pockets!

I tried on a lot of dresses - all sorts of traditional wedding dresses, as well as any and every floor length dress available in stores. A few were nice, some were awful. None of them felt right.

Wear what you are comfortable in and are happy to spend.

Chocolatedeficitdisorder · 24/12/2018 16:14

In year 2000, I wore a teal coloured long, slim dress from Monsoon which I wore with the matching long jacket.

SpongeBobJudgeyPants · 24/12/2018 16:15

Not quite what you asked, but Steam Punk bride here Xmas Grin

Mesmeri · 24/12/2018 16:19

My friend wore a beautiful tartan dress. It was dark purple and she looked amazing. White and traditional just wouldn't have been her.

Kleptronic · 24/12/2018 16:20

I wore this one.

Anyone wear a non-traditional wedding dress?
Anyone wear a non-traditional wedding dress?
KeysHairbandNotepad · 24/12/2018 16:21

I wore this , but it was made sleeveless for me. It's knee length cotton. I was really happy with it.

Anyone wear a non-traditional wedding dress?
AntiHop · 24/12/2018 16:26

I didn't wear a white dress. It was still a weddingy type dress, like a ball gown. I didn't wear heels or make up.

FurryDogMother · 24/12/2018 16:40

It was the 80s. I wore a black velvet number with a high/low taffeta skirt and a massive Sarah Ferguson bow on my arse. I looked like a black pudding. The marriage only lasted 4 years. The second time I wore a flowery skirt, a white T-shirt and a cream jacket. Still married, 17 years on. I don't do conventional!

HumptyNumptyNooNoo · 24/12/2018 16:45

A yellow brides made dress first time (as seamstress cocked up my bespoke dress and that was all I could find at such short notice) and second time a gold brocade Bardot dress . Next time I'm going for a bikini !!!

Coffeeonadrip · 24/12/2018 16:49

I wore a mid length tulle skirt from boo hoo.com and a lacey top. Neither were white.

Lottapianos · 24/12/2018 16:56

Oh my gosh Lady, that's really stunning. Love it