r/myweddingdress

Been searching for a LONG time but ordering/decision time is upon me due to lead times for delivery to Australia on a couple of these dresses.

Wedding is in a heritage hotel that has an old world vibe, we will have 70ish guests and the wedding will be formal if that helps with what dress works best.

Hit me with your favourite, please note these are all samples so all are too small for me and aren't fully done at the back so try and imagine the dress ordered in my size and altered appropriately.

Serious dress doubts!!!

I bought my dress one month ago and it’s too late to cancel it or get any kind of refund. (Unless I sell it privately)

I’m a huge introvert, an even bigger over-thinker, and am so indecisive… therefore buying the dress was super anxiety inducing for me. I honestly kinda blacked out 😂

I love my dress… however, it comes in two styles: a pink undertone and a white undertone. I really went back and forth on which one to order. The store I bought it from only had it in the pink undertone. I had to imagine what it would look like in complete white (and I forgot to mention I SUCK at visualizing things like this!!) Ultimately I ordered the pink one because I knew I liked it in pink and I didn’t know if I’d like it as much in white. I also guessed (perhaps incorrectly) that in the natural lighting, the blush pink would look more white. I also worried the lace detail wouldn’t be very visible with a white undertone and I did like the contrast with the pink and I felt the white wouldn’t have that contrast.

Well I just found the online stock photos… and now I’m seriously doubting my decision. In theory I really want my dress to be white!!! But in real life… I just don’t know which I like better. Is it too pink? Are my guests even going to notice the pink? Should I have gotten it in white? Can you even see all the details when it’s white on white? I feel like I’d have to try it on in white first to really know but I’d first have to find a store that has it in white.

Tbh it’s too late to do an easy exchange, all sales final, the dress was ordered a month ago. I’d have to sell the pink one and order the white one. Tell me it’s all in my head or tell me to act now to make the change! Pink or white?! 🆘

Pics 1 & 2 - me in the pink dress I ordered
Pics 3, 4, & 5- the stock photos of the dress in white
Pics 6, 7, & 8 - stock photos of the dress in pink.

Thank you for any help, I’m seriously struggling here 🙏🏻 🤍💍

(P.S. sorry I wrote y’all a novel, in case ya couldn’t tell I have ✨anxiety✨)

Hi, all! After trying on heavy ballgowns and mermaid dresses, I realized those classic styles just weren't working for me. I wanted something lightweight and effortless, but I'm also on a strict budget. I took a chance on this shein dress and it just got delivered.

The skirt is still a bit wrinkled right now and I struggled a lot trying to tie and tighten the waist on my own, but I'm really liking the vibe. How does the quality translate in these photos? Do you think it looks sophisticated enough, or should I keep looking?

Please help. Idk if i like my dress anymore. I am scared that I won’t look beautiful…

Getting my dress made remotely, so I don’t have a pic of me in it, but this is the AI render I gave the seamstress. (I’m a bit less svelte but ChatGPT resisted my requests to make her bigger 😄)

Need help with styling advice because I won’t have the dress in hand until pretty close to day of. I don’t know what (if anything) to do about jewelry (go funky or traditional?) and hairstyle. Normally, my hairstyle is like in the image. Wedding will be in a very hot, humid location and I will not be using a veil, if that matters.
Also, for shoes - I thought I might want to go with something more special than what’s in the pic, since the shoes are so visible, but then I think maybe any other style will distract from the rest of it?

Not sure if I should do a normal veil, a cape veil, back necklace, jewelry, nothing? Help. Hair up, half up, it goes down my back

Dress is very sparkly in person so not sure if I should just let it shine.

they will both be lined and they are not my size they will be ordered in my size and tailored for me!

I love them both, give me some opinions!!

I ordered this dress from a vintage seller online and was 1 inch over the hip measurement, in person I can’t tell if it works or is too small? I would love honest feedback on the fit it’s silk charmeuse bias cut with lace on top. Slides on overhead with no trouble. The bow belt is a little snug.

Still went to wedding dress appt with it to not pay cancellation fee and to ask for advice, and the shop owner said I wouldn’t find anything better in her store and that this was perfect and I have to wear it but I am not sure if I’m straining the fabric and want to know it fits! I can healthily lose weight wedding isn’t for another year.

I've bought my dress, and plan to get it lined it white (photos 1 - 3 are altered to reflect this, 4 is how it currently looks). I fear I have made the wrong decision and should have gone something more traditional (5 as an example, but with waist raised to sit better on my body and no sleeves)...

I was adamant I didn't want something fitted or with obvious boning, but thats exactly what I ended up picking... The people I went with said it looked amazing and it was awesome to see my figure (I'm a baggy jeans and t-shirt kinda gal). I'm nervous I have been swayed by that and ended up picking something far 'sexier' than I planned on. I'm also 3 months post partum so thats probably impacting how I feel about my body and how I will be perceived. A bit of shapewear would probably help?

Technically I could get something else, but I will be out of pocket a decent amount of money, and my wedding is in 2 months so I would be cutting things very very fine, and if I was second guessing a new dress there would be no going back.

I tried lots of plain dresses and they all looked awful on me for some reason! My body needs lace haha

I guess I'm worried I will look like I'm wearing lingere...

Help 😅

I would love to have my wedding gown shortened to a tea length dress to wear on my honeymoon. I know it's a long shot, but does anyone have cost and/or time estimates on what that would look like? For reference, when I got it initially alerted for the wedding, I only needed it shortened and a bustle added (we went with a slightly more complicated underskirt bustle), which ran me around $1500.

Hi brides, I just need to vent because wedding dress shopping has honestly brought up a lot about my impulsive decision-making tendencies.

Last week, my mom was in town, emotions were high, and I said yes to a dress that I knew deep down didn’t fully match my vision. I’ve felt so guilty and stupid about it ever since.

So I decided to keep looking. On Monday, I found a stunning Stella York dress that felt much more like me, but it was around $2,000. Then yesterday I went to an off-the-rack store and found another beautiful dress for $1,300 that addressed one of my concerns about the Stella York dress.

And… I said yes AGAIN. Even though I KNOW I should have gone home and slept on it first.

Now I can’t stop thinking about the Stella York dress. The dress I bought yesterday really is beautiful and I was able to take it home immediately, but I keep replaying the Stella York dress in my head. My main hesitation with it was that the skirt felt a little too poofy, but the stylist said the crinoline could be removed to make it more of a true A-line silhouette.

I genuinely didn’t expect wedding dress shopping to be the most emotionally stressful part of wedding planning. I feel embarrassed that I’ve now made two emotional decisions instead of slowing down and trusting myself.

Pictures for reference:
Dress 1 = original regret dress
Dress 2 = Stella York dress I can’t stop thinking about
Dress 3 = dress I bought yesterday

Would love honest opinions or if anyone else has gone through dress regret/decision paralysis because I feel like I’m spiraling.

UPDATE: Hi all! You all don’t know how much this thread has helped me today 🥹🫶 thank you to everyone who left their honest opinions, descriptions etc. it all helped so much getting outsiders perspectives! I have decided to stop thinking about wedding dresses for a bit and move on to (the many other) wedding planning priorities. But I do think number 3 is my dress and I’m going to ask my seamstress about options for under the skirt. In the comments I posted another angle of dress 3.

That said, If anyone is looking for a satin ballgown dress (dress 1) lmk! I plan to post it on poshmark and perhaps stillwhite down the line. I may also ask my seamstress about possibilities for a reception dress or another wedding event. Truly thank you all so much for your thoughts. I will make sure to send a final update closer to the wedding (10/9)!!

This was only the second dress I tried on and fell in love. I figured I would be a bride that tried on a million since I’m so indecisive but I just fell in love!!

Edit: only looking for love not criticism or ideas! I am going to get some of the flower appliqué put into the middle of the cleavage for a bit more coverage!

Said yes to this dress! I was originally set on adding an overskirt, but now I’m torn because I really love the dress as is. The dress doesn’t come with one, so I’d have to have it custom made. They’re also adding a lining underneath that matches my skin tone. What do you guys think… overskirt or no overskirt?

Update: Thank you all for such kind and uplifting words! So we're not going to do an overskirt, and add a ivory lining. All the input is truly appreciated, and helped me make my indecisive mind up. ❤️❤️❤️

Hi all,

I wanted to give a quick update and thank everyone for their comments. Especially those of you who said I needed to work on my confidence. I really needed that advice. I kept the dress, and I think I look pretty incredible.

https://www.reddit.com/r/myweddingdress/s/wtHiA023xP

My mum wanted nothing to do with it because I would look like a prostitute, but everyone else loved it.

I’m having trouble deciding