Help! non traditional wedding dress

supersmith

rachie29 wrote: »

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/real-life/modern-day-brides-ditch-tradition-1897139 Here you go, you are a modern day bride!

LOVE the orange dress I really like bright colours, and she did look 'bridal' even without the white dress, hmm food for thought.

Now to figure out how I can make hubbie to be wear tweed!

marvin

My wife decided she did not want a wedding dress and decided on a very beautiful evening dress instead .

Wedding site for photos of what it looked like.

Faith177

This was mine http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=heritage+tartan+wedding+dress&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=751&tbm=isch&tbnid=ch_UrPXXPtBstM:&imgrefurl=http://www.joyceyoungcollections.co.uk/collections/tartan-weddings/heritige/&docid=j8-qgqFPyjZPNM&imgurl=http://www.joyceyoungcollections.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/heritige.jpg&w=2000&h=2953&ei=1eScUaqqKaii0QXSzoCoBw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=265&page=1&tbnh=143&tbnw=87&start=0&ndsp=37&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:99&tx=75&ty=98

nicter

I wore this one but the seller made it with a collar rather than a hood

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Medieval-Ren-Hooded-Wedding-dress-handfasting-celtic-/321127176527?pt=UK_Period_Theatre&hash=item4ac4abd94f

rachie29

Faith177 wrote: »

This was mine http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=heritage+tartan+wedding+dress&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=751&tbm=isch&tbnid=ch_UrPXXPtBstM:&imgrefurl=http://www.joyceyoungcollections.co.uk/collections/tartan-weddings/heritige/&docid=j8-qgqFPyjZPNM&imgurl=http://www.joyceyoungcollections.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/heritige.jpg&w=2000&h=2953&ei=1eScUaqqKaii0QXSzoCoBw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=265&page=1&tbnh=143&tbnw=87&start=0&ndsp=37&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0,i:99&tx=75&ty=98

I LOVE this, it's beautiful!

rachie29

supersmith wrote: »

Black and white is a good idea. I did see one dress ages ago online that was black and white stripes, really wide horizontal ones! It did have the wow factor but I didn't know if stripes were very 'weddingy'

I think weddingy is just whatever makes you feel like you are the bride!

lettice

You might like something from Vivien of Holloway. This one is really pretty:
http://www.vivienofholloway.com/en/category/50s%20Halterneck%20Luxury%20Dress/1950s-halterneck-luxury-dress/96/ and costs £120. To look like the photo, you would probably need to order a petticoat (£59), belt (£12) and flower clip (£14) but it's still quite reasonable compared to some wedding dresses!

I would also look at the Monsoon and Coast bridal sections on their web sites and there are some nice ones on Debenhams too. There are some pretty light gold/ivory ones on Debenhams that you might like. The Phase Eight ones are particularly pretty and have 20% off at the moment from Debenhams (free delivery too).

As far as non-traditional goes, I like (and perhaps you will too):
1. http://www.coast-stores.com/amelie-print-dress/dresses/coast/fcp-product/2224814598?lng=&ctry=null (£145 from Coast)
2. http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_54510+202004102_-1
3. http://www.dorothyperkins.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?beginIndex=0&viewAllFlag=&catalogId=33053&storeId=12552&productId=9119168&langId=-1&categoryId=&searchTerm=skater%20dress&pageSize=20 (£42 from Dorothy Perkins)
4. http://www.coast-stores.com/tina-maxi-dress/dresses/coast/fcp-product/2213161859 (a fabulously sequinned number from Coast - £495 though!)
5. http://www.mintvelvet.co.uk/honey-sequin-bandeau-dress/dresses/mint-v/fcp-product/3008 (Sequinned bandeau dress for £99)

Faith177

rachie29 wrote: »

I LOVE this, it's beautiful!

Thanks Rachie it was a absolute dream to wear and the material was lovely and heavy I felt fantastic in it

Saver_Karen

I agonised for ages over whether to have a white dress or not - I'm very non-traditional anyway but, like you, I was wondering if I would miss out on feeling 'bridal' if I didn't have a white dress.

I went to a few shops and tried on lots of white dresses and most shops had at least one or two wedding dresses in different colours and I always found myself drawn to them.

In the end I found an amazing dress which is actually a wedding dress but it's in purple. Had I not found that I was going to hit up places to look for ball gowns and that style of thing.

I'm also not doing a veil (I'm having a small top hat style fascinator) and I think I might be wearing boots under the dress

So far I've felt more comfortable and bridal in that than I did in any of the white dresses. It really felt I was doing what was right for me so I say go for a colour and you'll look fantastic.

You might find it useful to look for bridesmaids dresses as they could possible be re-purposed or as others have said places like Monsoon etc. I was also go and try a 50s style dress on because they do suit most people and you can get them in any colour you want (or even have it in white with a coloured petticoat under it!).

Good luck!

duchy

Actually my wedding dress from before was a delicate shade of pink .......It looked white in all the photos anyway :rotfl: