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Keeping My Wedding Attire Secret

nicoleb1220nicoleb1220 member
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I want to surprise everyone on the big day so no one has seen my dress, shoes or veil except my mom and the two bridesmaids that came on the shopping trip. I'm horrible at keeping good secrets and as I'm sure all of you who have your attire can understand, I'm beyond thrilled!! June seriously can't get here fast enough! So that being said, I figure there's no harm in showing you guys my shoes :)

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  • LittlePeachBlossomLittlePeachBlossom member
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    I thought it generally IS a secret. I guess I'm wrong. It's what I'm planning on too! Love the shoes!
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  • nicoleb1220nicoleb1220 member
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    That's what I thought too but then my sisters, friends and coworkers all asked to see pictures of my dress. That made me think maybe people have started sharing more.. but thank you! They look better than they feel.
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  • pinkcow13pinkcow13 member
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    I love your shoes! And the little bit I can see of your dress, I love too!

    Personally, I am also keeping my attire a secret. When people ask now, I kinda bean dip lol.
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  • theartistformerlyknownastheartistformerlyknownas member
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    Eh, I thought I'd keep mine a secret but then I had a really hard time keeping it. I pretty much showed everyone who wanted to see it. The end result with everything put together was SO different than the pictures anyway, and everyone who had seen the pictures told me at the wedding that they didn't do the dress justice at all. 
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  • ashley8918ashley8918 member
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    lolo883 said:
    Eh, I thought I'd keep mine a secret but then I had a really hard time keeping it. I pretty much showed everyone who wanted to see it. The end result with everything put together was SO different than the pictures anyway, and everyone who had seen the pictures told me at the wedding that they didn't do the dress justice at all. 
    Exactly this. I am not at all worried.

    And anyway, I could care less if anyone is surprised or not.
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  • jenna8984jenna8984 member
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    lolo883 said:
    Eh, I thought I'd keep mine a secret but then I had a really hard time keeping it. I pretty much showed everyone who wanted to see it. The end result with everything put together was SO different than the pictures anyway, and everyone who had seen the pictures told me at the wedding that they didn't do the dress justice at all. 
    Ditto! I was so in ove with my dress that I showed anyone who asked. I didn't go posting it on FB or anything, but if I was at lunch with a friend and it came up, I'd show a picture. Didn't make it any less special. But congrats, your shoes are awesome. Are you going to switch to flats for dancing?

                                                                     

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  • nicoleb1220nicoleb1220 member
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    Yeah I think so. If I do they will have to have a little sparkle like the heels :)
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  • flyingfoxesflyingfoxes member
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    Pretty shoes!

     

    I'm only keeping my attire secret from FI.  Everybody else has seen the dress, lol. 

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  • RebeccaFlowerRebeccaFlower member
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    I think keeping it a secret is nice in theory, but it's all in the response. I have an AW friend who kept being over the top "I'm keeping it a secret so you'll have to wait and see" to everyone who inquired and it was really annoying. Like I ask because yes, I am curious but don't act like I'm all heartbroken you didn't show me, I really don't care that much. 
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  • JCbride2015JCbride2015 member
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    Those shoes are GORGEOUS!  Hot mama!

    I've shown pics of my dress to most of my BMs and one or two other close friends.  No shoes or veil yet but I can't imagine people asking specifically to see those.  Fi doesn't want to know anything about the dress!  He knows it's sparkly and has fluffy bits and that it's close enough to white that he'll think it's white.  That's all he's getting.
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  • climbingsingleclimbingsingle member
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    Those shoes are awesome!
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  • nicoleb1220nicoleb1220 member
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    Oh didn't even think about it that way Rebecca, definitely don't want to be annoying about it. Thanks JCbride2015! My FI is the same way! He doesn't want to know anything either.

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  • Sugargirl1019Sugargirl1019 member
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    LOVE your shoes! My kind of heel!

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  • nicoleb1220nicoleb1220 member
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    I knew it had to be at least 4 inches! FI is tall and the higher the heel the sexier I feel haha 
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  • sarawifenowsarawifenow member
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    I have huge shoe envy now!
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  • SmileDamnitSmileDamnit member
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    Meh - I don't fall into the "wedding=secret" camp and gladly showed my dress to anyone who asked, including FI (not on me, though). Dress on the hanger/dress in pictures didn't come even remotely close to being as kick ass as dress on ;) . 

    Love the shoes!
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  • raissyraisraissyrais member
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    I love your shoes! Love the bling. I'm like you in keeping things secret and I definitely wanna wow FI when he sees me walking down the aisle. I told him I'm wear.ing a dress similar to that of Ariel's from The Little Mermaid.
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  • jenna8984jenna8984 member
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    @jcbride2015 I wouldn't show FI (husband) my dress but I told him that it had straps. On the wedding day, right when he sees me for the first look he says "Oh thank god! I was terrified when you said it had straps, but it's actually beautiful!" hahahah MEN

    this is my dress.....and this is apparently what he was picturing....

                                                                     

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  • JoanE2012JoanE2012 member
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    I didn't show anyone except my mom and BMs.  

    OP - Pretty shoes!
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  • birdybride2014birdybride2014 member
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    I showed all of my bridesmaids and my parents and FMIL. Other than that I just say I don't have a picture of it (which, really I don't because I would look at it all day).

    Those shoes are wonderful!! I wish I could walk in heels :(
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  • BreMRBreMR member
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    Late to the party, but I also have shown everyone that has asked, and some of my close friends that haven't asked.  I also tried to show my FI the day I went dress shopping, luckily he refused because I do think I want him to be surprised.  

    I do notice that when we watch say yes to the dress now he will not make ANY comments about what dresses he thinks look nice and what he doesn't like.. which he use to do.  I think he's scared to insult a dress that is like mine :)  Little does he know that his little comments prior to me dress shopping helped me make my decision! 
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  • missdelilahmissdelilah member
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    Love the shoes!  FI is being so nosy about the dress!  I really need him to lay off.  He's seen the pic online, but obviously the dress will look completely on me, so I don't really care.  I told all my BMs I was buying something completely different to what I ended up with.  One MOB knows which dress I chose, one has seen my top two, but doesn't know which one I ended up with.  The keeping a secret thing doesn't matter so much to me, but I really don't need everyone knowing what I'm planning on wearing.  Will show you guys though.
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