Help I think I hate my dress

stephcortes

I got engaged this past june and it was such an exciting time that the first thing my sisters and mom did was go and look at dresses. I am the youngest of 3 girls and both of my sisters bought their dream dress on their first visit to the stores. As you can imagine the pressure was on the day we went. 

Instead of trying on a bunch of dresses I bought the 4th one I tried on and now I am having total buyers remorse. I don't think I bought my dream dress, instead I bought the one everyone else liked. 

And to top it all off, the sale is set and stone and I can't go back and change the order now. 

Has anyone else had this problem? can anyone give me some advice on what to do next??? HELP! 

chantelcutie7

I would go back and try it on again, maybe this time with only one person so you can really focus on how you feel and not everyone else.  Look at how your body looks in the dress and if you are happy with the fit.  There has to be a reason why everyone loved this dress on you.

what a crappy situation

Noellesmama

What about having two dresses? One for the ceremony and one for the reception.

Cleo7

I agree with pp - see if you can go and try it on again.  

Are your feelings coming from the dress itself, or do you feel like you missed out on the experience of trying on more gowns?

desert*bride

def go try it on again by yourself. if you still hate it, you do have options:

you could wear two dresses like PP said

you could ask the store to change the order. they might be willing to let you order a different dress instead as long as you buy a dress from them. it never hurts to ask.

you could also sell this dress in order to help pay for a new dress


Good luck!

Emmiew

I just recently went through the exact same thing and posted here!  In my case, I thought I didn't like the dress because of the high collar, my hair, etc.

I really didn't have any 'outs' and wearing two dresses wasn't an option.  I can't tell you exactly what happened, but I really settled down about it.  I have a plan for my hair (extensions!) and I agree with pp to go try it on again.  Absolutely.  You just need a little more time in the dress to see for yourself why everyone loved you in it!!!  Good luck....:-)

stephcortes

thank you ladies, this was all really helpful!

I actually called the Salon today and the woman who helped me (who is also a friend of my sister's) is supposed to call me back soon.

Last night I had an idea though, I tried on my sister's wedding dress from 7 years ago and I did that gasp that I felt like I should have when I tried on mine. So we are now figuring out if we can change this dress a bit (is is Aline now and I really the trumpet look) so my grandmother who is an amazing seamstress (she has made several wedding dresses) is going to see if she can work her magic.

So I might actually have 2 dresses when i only had to pay for 1! pretty amazing! I will keep you posted on what happens but thank you again for all of kind words and advice. Super helpful!

musism39

I had a similar situation where I thought I didn't like my dress either, but it was the one everyone loved on me. I tried it on a few more times and realized that I really did love it. However, I did consider selling it before I realized that it was the one. Many people will be willing to buy a dress that has never been used. You may lose a few hundred dollars on it but if you really think you won't be happy in it then it may be worth it! Especially if you don't feel comfortable in it, that would make you not happy on your wedding day! Good luck!

acmj11

 I think if you really dislike the dress you shouldn't wear it.  If your grandmother can make you your dream dress, there is no reason to wear two.  musism is right, it's a lot easier to sell a dress that is new with tags (I'm look for them everyday on used wedding dress websites).  You might as well try to get some of your money if you don't like the original dress.