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fallen out of love with my wedding dress...help?

Hi all!
I am embarrassed to admit this is my third marriage.  They say that the third time's the charm and I am fully in agreement.  Because it is my third marriage, I was stuck in the mindset that my wedding gown should be basic and simple.  We are getting married in July, so temperature was also a consideration since the ceremony will be held outside on a covered cobblestone patio next to our reception area.

We are only going to have 30 people at most at our wedding.  I wanted a shorter dress because I am just under 5 ft tall and did not want the gown to distract from me.  I bought a one shouldered empire wasit chiffon type gown.  The the top is ruched along the bust and there is a sash that ties directly under making it an empire waist.  There are rhinestone rosettes going down the one shoulder. 

My family does not care that I am getting married since it is my third marriage and they live out of state.  All of my friends are too busy with their own lives and are in the same mindset with my family. So, I do not have anyone to do all the fun planning stuff with.  I went to a bridal store, basically found a plain dress, tried it on and bought it.  I am not sure I bought the dress because I liked it or because the girl at the store talked me into it.

Now, I am at a loss as to what to do.  Any suggestions would be most appreciative.  Thanks for listening.

Re: fallen out of love with my wedding dress...help?

  • perhaps finding some colorful shoes, or accesories to jazz it up? or i hate to say it but try to find a dress you do love?
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  • i agree....it sounds like you are just unsure about the dress, but mostly because you haven't had any support from anyone.  Show the dress to a good friend, find some nice shoes and accessories, and move on.  I'm sure it looks great.  You can then start thinking about other parts of the wedding. 
  • As someone who just had her third marriage, I say go for what you love!

    This is my third and last, so we did it up the way we wanted it. I got the dress I loved, because I never had a dress before. And DH had JOP'd his first marriage. So we wanted something that was uniquely us.

    Talk to you FI, see what you both want.
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  • Don't be embarrassed of this being your third marriage.

    Can you show us a picture of the dress?  We could find some appropriate accessories and possibly help you fall in love with it again.
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  • I don't think number of marriages means that you can't have a dress you feel awesome in. There's nothing to be embarrassed about.

    I bought my dress too early, and fell out of love with it also. So I bought one I DO love, and will sell the other. Get something you feel like a million bucks in to start your new married life.
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  • Thanks for the help and suggestions.  I decided to get a new dress and was able to put what I spent on the previous one toward the purchase price of a new one.  So, that helped.  Now, I have a dress that I feel great in. :)
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