You know you're getting old when

Ruthie5

This thread made me laugh, and I too had this problem with wedding dresses. How can there be so many out there, but most of a similar type. I knew I wouldn't feel relaxed having my chest, back and arms on show. Now some people have lovely arms, cleavages and so on, but I'm just not one of them, and I'm sure lots of brides are the same as me. I'm 40, so am an older bride....but not that old! I tried googling all sorts - modest dresses, dresses with sleeves, older brides, mature brides etc. In the end I found a lovely crochet cardigan in ivory and chose an ivory chiffon strapless dress to go under it. It's quite demure, and just what I wanted. It seems a shame that the bridal market doesn't cater for a wide range of 'brides.' If I found a site that seemed to sell my sort of thing, I'd have pounced on it.

mandragora_2

sunshinejoclaire wrote: »

OP - I wasn't taking the mick when I posted, I read back and I'm sorry if it came across that I was!

I just googled modest wedding dresses and thats the site that came up. I actually very nearly bought a so called modest dress myself as I never thought i'd be comfortable in an (almost) straples dress!

No need to apologise - I didn't think you were, honest! Actually, for the first time since looking at the dresses other peoples' links have taken me to, I thought some of the dresses on there were nice!! I was embarrassed to realise I have the same taste as Travolta's lot... Perhaps old age really is catching up with me

sal-ad_daze

I just spent yesterday morning with my daughter trying on wedding dresses, all were strapless (or had detachable straps) but all were totally different! There were grecian styles, fishtail styles, a line styles, empire line styles and she looked totally different (and gorgeous!)in all of them!

Belease

I don't really understand why they're all strapless either - I kind of want to avoid it because I reckon they'll look so dated in about ten years! But then, they've been in fashion for ages now, haven't they? I wonder what will be next...

But yeah, some of them are a bit... ugh. But that's people, right? I'm sure some of my guests will be snidey about my dress.

Violetta_2

So Mandragora would this be a bit much?

brownbabygirl

*Louise* wrote: »

Mine has straps

(and I don't have any tattoos):rotfl::rotfl: :rotfl:

fuuny thread! mine has a halter neck and i have no tats either. i must agree though that most dresses look more or less the same these days

mandragora_2

re post 46 - that's a classy look, isn't it.... a bit much? Not quite enough, I think!

xJayJayx

ergh violetta thats put me off of my lunch, thats bloody awful!
She looks like a tart lol.

xjoannexxx

Violetta wrote: »

So Mandragora would this be a bit much?

Hahahahaha love it that is a crackin dress:eek:
Am goin show h2b when he gets home and tell him am have that dress he wud probley love it thou
Whats with the arm warmers aswell haha

rinroo

Violetta - where the heck did you find my ideal dress ..NOT!

Class - h2b would love that!!

made me chuckle - more than the bo peep style dresses