Silly question about getting ready

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• erc08ohv12 member

  

  March 2012

  You have to be very very careful lol have as many helpers as you need, and have them manuver it around your hair style not to mess it up, and try and keep your face off the dress itself. Good luck!

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• em01092 member

  

  March 2012

  I think that with proper assistance, it can be done. I would do a few trial runs a few days beforehand with your BMs/family first just to get the hang of it. 

  
  

  There is some kind of net-ish thing you can buy to put over your hair/head to keep it from getting messed up (my grandma has one, but she got it from a friend and is not sure what it's called). Idk how well it would work for this though. 

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• rswan412 member

  

  March 2012

  I;m so nervous about this! Do you put it on over clothing? I'm not wearing anything but my panties underneath, there are pads sewn in..so I was thinking of putting it on over my yoga pants & a strapless bra...then taking off the strapless bra and having someone pull down my yoga pants...LOL
  
  I had to have my mom help me get into it during my first fitting in a teeny dressing room and we managed to not rip the dress, so I guess that's progress!

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• cdbishop member

  

  March 2012

  Yea, I don't think the worry should be about the yoga pants and tube top, but getting in there without it ruining your hair and makeup.  I agree, perhaps a trial run a couple times the day before hand so everyone knows what they need to do. 

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• rlavach member

  

  March 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_april-2012-weddings_silly-question-about-getting-ready?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20Club%20BoardsForum:05427f07-4ba2-44d6-9271-99a7af1ee5c0Discussion:660f760b-3485-41f6-bc9e-870290307a8cPost:0a7a9cab-d212-48c6-9157-7914c3beb3fe">Re: Silly question about getting ready</a>:
  [QUOTE]I think you are going to just let go of your modesty for the day. You do realize that these same women are going to have to help you pee all day, right?
  Posted by karenmruff[/QUOTE]
  Agreed. I'm very self conscious and don't like the way my body looks, but this is the day you have to get other that. If you want, only have those closest there to help such as your mom, sister and/or BFF. The photog can step out<div>
  </div><div>I only have my mom, who has obviously seen me naked, my childhood BFF who I've spent many nights sharing a bed with when younger, and my friend who I've gone to get massages with. So, they all already know what I got!</div>

  

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• meganb1977 member

  

  March 2012 edited March 2012

  I know you'd rather not sit in your dress all day, but if you are having someone come to do your hair and makeup, maybe it would be easier for you to get into your dress first, and put a large button down shirt on over it and lay a big sheet over your lap/legs so you don't get anything on your dress?  You wouldn't have to sit in your dress for that long and you would be busy with your hair and makeup getting done.
  
  Otherwise, I think you will be okay with help...things can be touched up and your hair stylist and makeup artist should have some tips on fixing any smudges.  Assuming you will have a bra and panties on, that covers you at least as much as you would be in a bikini.

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• blgrout

  

  March 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-club-boards_april-2012-weddings_silly-question-about-getting-ready?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding Club BoardsForum:05427f07-4ba2-44d6-9271-99a7af1ee5c0Discussion:660f760b-3485-41f6-bc9e-870290307a8cPost:0a7a9cab-d212-48c6-9157-7914c3beb3fe">Re: Silly question about getting ready</a>:
  [QUOTE]I think you are going to just let go of your modesty for the day. You do realize that these same women are going to have to help you pee all day, right?
  Posted by karenmruff[/QUOTE]
  
  Obviously you're going to need help getting into your dress.  While it may be uncomfortable to get close to nekkid in front of your friends to get in your dress, nobody is going to be judging you for it (not to mention that all ladies have the same equipment).  I would just get those who are really close to you, and if you're doing getting ready shots, have the photog step out while you slip your dress on.  I'm stepping into my dress, but I don't have room to wear much underneath it but some spanx and a stick on bra, so it's not going to leave much to the imagination.  I'm having my BFF help me get the dress on, since there are little tiny hook and eye closures on the back of my dress that she will need to help with and she has the best eyesight out of my possible options.  I do plan on having the photog step into the bathroom while I go through my nekkidness part.  It'll be ok.

  

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• [Deleted User] member

  

  March 2012

  So we did this with my best friend last year in her wedding.  She and I have known each other for 20+ years and we got REALLY close at her last couple of dress fittings and on the day of her wedding.  This is how we did it.  She wore a button up shirt over a strapless bra and jeans to get ready.  When it was time to get ready (in a pretty crowded room!), she took off the shirt and unbuttoned her jeans and made sure that they were low on her hips.  I reached down into her dress, letting it bunch loosely over my arms and she kind of dove upward (I am several inches taller so it was easier for me to be the one to do this because I could control how the dress came down over her, while two other people guided the dress down on either side).  I undid her bra and she pulled it out, then I reached up underneath her dress to pull her jeans down, then we laced the corset-back.  I ended up having to climb underneath the dress before the reception because they changed the fasteners for her bustle at the last minute and I couldn't just reach up and fasten it the way the lady had shown me.  Her alterations woman was very helpful and showed us how to get her in and out of the dress, as well as specific instructions for helping her to use the restroom in her dress.  She made me show her everything to make sure I understood how to do it all right including lacing the corset. I was glad because it went very smoothly the day of.

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• bridalgal50 member

  

  March 2012

  I have a really funny pic of my bm's holding up my huge dress and me crawling underneath it!
  
  Yes, I agree that a practice run might be in order!  LOL  Use the help of your girls to gently guide it over your head for the least amount of damage to your hair.  These are your best friends, so don't worry about the moment in your skivvies. 

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