Changing into a second dress

antoto · October 2013

I'll be wearing two dresses! My traditional white dress will be worn until sometime after the cake cutting/first dance moments have happened. After that I will change into a traditional qi pao. I'm really happy with it not only because the qi pao is gorgeous, but because it is soooo different from my white dress. My white dress is enormous and very princess like. I will be thankful to change into a smaller dress to dance my booty off!

heathertims · October 2013

My friend wore two dresses. The reason was, they planned their wedding within 3 months or so, so she bought off the rack (didnt have a ton of options) The dress she went with was a very princessy dress with TONS of beading. It weighed a lot, and it was a brought it too much. Had she not had that second dress, she probably would have been sick. The combination of wedding day jitters, the weight, the heat, and the fact that it was too tight were not a good combo. Her second dress was a very simple with satiny dress

WonderRed · October 2013

No way am I changing into a second dress. My dress is low key, in the first place, but mostly I just love it too much.

thelastdreamer · October 2013

I'll probably change into a going away dress right before we leave. Just because I don't really want to parade into a hotel in my wedding dress. I know some people dig that, but I don't really want the attention of random strangers.

GrrArgh · October 2013

Two dresses, I will have my gown for the ceremony and probably over half the reception and then a beautiful knee-length dress to change into with a different pair of (lower) heels to wear for the remaining part of the reception leading up to our leaving. I came in around $600 under dress budget even with the two. I imagine if I had spent over a grand I'd be a bit more particular about keeping the gown on the whole time. It's just not reasonable for leaving in though, we're leaving in my soon-to-be father-in-law's 1942 cherry red ford truck, the cab will not accommodate a wedding gown.

mzbda · October 2013

I'm a fan of two dresses. I love to dance and I can't imagine dancing all night in a heavy wedding dress. So yea, I will probably get another one unless the dress I buy is light and airy and I can dance for hours in it.

erinlin25 · October 2013

I loved my dress so much; no way would I have ever bought a second dress to wear! I went to a wedding where the bride did this and while her second dress was "cute" I was still bummed she was not rocking her dress all night long. A guest is cute, a bride should be the bride all day. I think it too is AW and a waste of money!! I am dying to wear my dress again, and you best believe I had that dress on as long as I could on my wedding day!

boonizzle · October 2013

My wedding dress is expensive and I plan on wearing that dress to work, the grocery store, the gas station, where ever. At my reception, I will be wearing a second dress. I can't dance the way I want to in my wedding dress!!!!!!

Jchoward687 · October 2013

I have a second dress! But it is a super cute party dress in ivory/gold and not a second wedding dress. I plan on changing later in the night when the dancing really gets started and wear my wedding dress throughout photos, dinner, first dance, etc. I wanted to be comfortable!

scbeard3 · October 2013

Yeah, I just don't get the second dress thing.

I want to wear mine FOREVER!

And really, I only sorta understand a "going away" dress. I guess I get that it's easier, especially if you're going straight to the airport (which I would never ever in a million years dream of doing), but I dunno...for some reason, driving off to your new home/hotel/wherever and being there in your wedding dress (or suit for your husband!) seems really romantic to me.

climbingsingle · October 2013

Dudes. I just realized that I am going to have to have two dresses! I am hanging my head in shame! I guess there are special circumstances at play though. For our ceremony, we're rappelling down a mountain and stopping half way down to get married. Our rock climbing guide/very close friend who will be there that day was talking with us last night about our plans. Originally we were just going to wear climbing gear - I was thinking about doing white, but that's it. He has now convinced us to do it in a tux and a dress. The pictures will be fantastic, I'm sure. And the ceremony dress will simple (and hopefully cheap!). But I am now shopping for two dresses. Ay yi yi.

GrrArgh · October 2013

@ClimbingBrideNY if we hadn't gone the religious route to get married in our Temple (which never really was in question but we entertained alternative ideas just for fun) we wanted to do a cliff side ceremony and then doing a base jump instead of a recessional down the aisle. That being said, your wedding is going to be amazing and the pictures will be epic!

climbingsingle · October 2013

GrrArgh said:

@ClimbingBrideNY if we hadn't gone the religious route to get married in our Temple (which never really was in question but we entertained alternative ideas just for fun) we wanted to do a cliff side ceremony and then doing a base jump instead of a recessional down the aisle. That being said, your wedding is going to be amazing and the pictures will be epic!

That sounds really cool! I actually talked to FI about doing it the way you were thinking of, but he had his heart set on rappelling and stopping halfway.

ElcaB · October 2013

I'd like to add if your reason for wearing two dresses is the comfort/dancing thing, you should buy a dress you already feel comfortable and can dance in. I wore a pretty hefty gown to prom way back when and danced until the lights came on.

Onceinalovetime · October 2013

I couldn't even figure out how to go to the bathroom correctly let alone spending time getting out of my dress when I could be at my reception. My MOH and My mom and I were laughing so hard in the bathroom trying to help me pee that I had to take my spanx and undies off because there was no way I was going to the bathroom lol!

sweetresq · October 2013

For my wedding, I did not change into a second dress and I wished I did. I was a very traditional bride and hated the idea of a second dress. My dress was gorgeous and had a long train and was very heavy. Even with my dress completely bustled it was very long still. (you also take off your heels so the dress is long). I made it through the night and I am a huge dancer, but I would have been more comfortable if I changed. I had my sister and another bridesmaid clean my legs off numerous times because of the amount of fabric I had on. Really think about how heavy your dress is and the length after you take off your shoes.

kristenpurp · October 2013

I'm Australian but I'm getting married in India to an Indian, and although we are both Catholic we we have decided to change into traditional indian costume in the second half of the reception, just for fun. We think people will enjoy it especially since many of them are travelling from abroad to India. If i was getting married in Aus I would not get changed, because (as others have said) I LOVE my dress and really don't want to take it off

MrsRadke · October 2013

I will change into a little white dress about 11:30, when the reception ends at midnight. I want my mom to take my dress home with her so I don't have to deal with it the next day on our way to our honeymoon. I also don't want my huband to see me in my shapewear and I don't think I can get out of the dress by myself.

ElcaB · October 2013

kristenpurp said:

I'm Australian but I'm getting married in India to an Indian, and although we are both Catholic we we have decided to change into traditional indian costume in the second half of the reception, just for fun. We think people will enjoy it especially since many of them are travelling from abroad to India. If i was getting married in Aus I would not get changed, because (as others have said) I LOVE my dress and really don't want to take it off

When brides change to honor their/their husband's culture, I feel completely different about it. If that's the case, I am in full favor of a dress change!

Cookie Pusher · October 2013

I'm one of those crazy brides that plans to change during the wedding. Twice. My fiance has a very clear picture of what he wants for our ceremony (read: very traditional), so I bought a long white dress which I plan to wear through the ceremony, pictures, and first dance. At that point, I will change into a traditional qi pao to do a tea ceremony with our parents as well as father/daughter and mother/son dances. After a few pictures in that, I'm changing into a tea-length dress that has a looser waist so I can eat/drink/dance without worrying about showing a food-baby. Some people might find that to be excessive, but I'm getting married outdoors in July - it's going to be hot as all get out, no way would I survive in a tight-fitting, high neck dress all day. The best part: even though my qi pao is being custom made to fit my ultra-petite frame, all 3 dresses and my shoes cost less than $400. I have no shame or guilt, and don't particularly care if people are going to be judgmental about what I want to to don MY wedding day.

carissaroberts · October 2013

I guess it just depends on the bride! I don't mind the two dress rule and I don't mind anyone who stays in their dress all night. I dont really know if mine counts as a "second" dress....I plan on staying in my dress during the wedding and reception, however we have an after party bar that we are going to be heading to...and it kind of reaks of smoke. I don't want my dress smelling like smoke so I bought an inexpensive white party dress for the bar.

alijane519 · October 2013

I think it would be cute to do two dresses but I can't imagine paying hundreds of dollars for a dress to wear for 30 minutes.

mnw1406 · October 2013

I think it depends on the dress and your reception. If you are wearing a strapless gown for the ceremony, and plan on drinking and having fun at the reception PLEASE CHANGE! Wear the gown for dinner/speeches, cake cutting, and your first few dances. Then, discreetly slip away and throw on a short party dress before you cut loose on the dance floor.

It is SO TACKY when a bride is partying it up and defiling her once beautiful gown =(. She always ends up having to hike up the bodice periodically - especially if a friend/relative ever decides to pick up/hug and twirl her on the dance floor. And if she's not constaintly fidgeting with the bodice, then she's gathering up half her skirt in her hands to be able to move around - and accidentally flashing someone in the process. Either way, she's a sweaty, hot mess.

If your dress is strapless and/or has any fullness to the skirt, just stay classy and throw on a short dress that you can move around in for the reception!

[Deleted User] · October 2013

The dress that im wearing is a ball gown the train is long. I have to change dresses, so that I can dance.

kahaywa · October 2013

I was going to wear my dress for the ceremony and all the "reception stuff" (cutting the cake, !st dance, ect,) then I was going to change once the party gets going. I just haven't decided what I'm changing into yet lol. I can't decide between something white and lacy or modern and blue. I still have a while to decide though.

WinstonsGirl · October 2013

mnw1406 said:

I think it depends on the dress and your reception. If you are wearing a strapless gown for the ceremony, and plan on drinking and having fun at the reception PLEASE CHANGE! Wear the gown for dinner/speeches, cake cutting, and your first few dances. Then, discreetly slip away and throw on a short party dress before you cut loose on the dance floor.

It is SO TACKY when a bride is partying it up and defiling her once beautiful gown =(. She always ends up having to hike up the bodice periodically - especially if a friend/relative ever decides to pick up/hug and twirl her on the dance floor. And if she's not constaintly fidgeting with the bodice, then she's gathering up half her skirt in her hands to be able to move around - and accidentally flashing someone in the process. Either way, she's a sweaty, hot mess.

If your dress is strapless and/or has any fullness to the skirt, just stay classy and throw on a short dress that you can move around in for the reception!

I don't agree with this. My dress was strapless and I never touched it once all night, bodice or skirt. A properly altered dress will stay where it should. And we partied all night too

jlazgrl · October 2013

WinstonsGirl said:

mnw1406 said:

I think it depends on the dress and your reception. If you are wearing a strapless gown for the ceremony, and plan on drinking and having fun at the reception PLEASE CHANGE! Wear the gown for dinner/speeches, cake cutting, and your first few dances. Then, discreetly slip away and throw on a short party dress before you cut loose on the dance floor.

It is SO TACKY when a bride is partying it up and defiling her once beautiful gown =(. She always ends up having to hike up the bodice periodically - especially if a friend/relative ever decides to pick up/hug and twirl her on the dance floor. And if she's not constaintly fidgeting with the bodice, then she's gathering up half her skirt in her hands to be able to move around - and accidentally flashing someone in the process. Either way, she's a sweaty, hot mess.

If your dress is strapless and/or has any fullness to the skirt, just stay classy and throw on a short dress that you can move around in for the reception!

I don't agree with this. My dress was strapless and I never touched it once all night, bodice or skirt. A properly altered dress will stay where it should. And we partied all night too

I also completely disagree with this.

mscearce · October 2013

I am one of the brides that have two dresses... did I plan on doing this no... I was kinda against it... then the day before going dress shopping my MOH sent me a picture of a golden dress saying "you know this will be your reception dress right.. it's you"

Well what do ya know one of the first dresses I tried happened to have a golden lace with sparkles all over it and I looked at my dad and said this is my reception dress... We put it aside because still I was not sure about the idea and kept searching for THE DRESS... well I found it... I wanted something classic and that made me feel like a princess and that is what this dress did.. but I knew the golden dress was perfect for cutting the cake and dancing all night since we are using gold as one of the main colors (well glitter gold) I would have never done this but EVERY bride knows that gut feeling of THIS IS MY DRESS... I had that with both and the shop gave us an AMAZING deal with both of them...

So all said and done, my ceremony dress is a ball gown style, silk and pretty heavy... I will wear it all the way through the first dances...

My reception dress is fitted to me more and has sparkle and lace all over it.. not heavy at all! I can't wait to wear both...

I told my fiancé I got two dresses and he is beyond thrilled and knows it fits my personality perfect!

allisonny · October 2013

elBecko I bought my dress over a year ago, and now I'm having this problem. My dress zips, but I really can't breathe. It's also very poufy, and sitting/dancing are going to be problems.

Anybody know anything about letting dresses out? I've heard it's basically impossible.

I was originally going to do the 2 dress thing for cultural reasons, and I'm definitely revisiting that idea. It's just a shame, because my dress was expensive and I really do love it. I'm trying to decide if I should get it bustled and save the second outfit for when I really can't stand it anymore and HAVE to change, or if I should just plan on changing as soon as the ceremony is over. They're in the same venue. Has anyone done this?

Foxypris14 · October 2013

I was also wondering if i would buy another dress. I like my dress because my Nana bought it for me before she died. I haven't been able to really wear it and PLUS i really liek wearing big poofy dresses...lol I dont see the point in buying another dress. Then you'll have TWO dresses you could only wear wear for one day.

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