Why aren't brides wearing wedding dresses anymore?

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Weddings usually take place during daytime. Have done for centuries, afaik. Yet these days brides wear (preferably strapless) ballroom evening gowns! Not wedding dresses!
Why?
 
marky_h said:
More flesh on show to exhibit the tan (bottled or real). I'm sure trends and fashions will change at some point back to daytime attire.
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LOL :lol: Cant say im a fan of the tan myself! Im naturally pale so would stoooopid if i bothered!

Iv just got mrried myself and people were quite suprised that i didnt have the strapples ballgown. I went for elegance and flowing - oh and floor legnth sleeves!! :D

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It MUST get a little boring for wedding photographers to see the same type of dress all the time!:shake:
 
marky_h said:
Good for you - that's a beautiful dress :thumbs: In the first shot, it looks like your hubby is standing on a box? ;)
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Thanks! I actualy had it made for me as its so hard to find anything like that on the market. I think it should have been me standing on the box LOL hubby is a foot taller than me!! :eek:
 
I did not wear traditional dress either time I got married. This April we were married on Gibraltar in The Botanical Gardens.

My dress was made for me also, by a lady well known in the area for her Feria Dresses, she made mine sort of in that style :) and we added hair and hand flowers.
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Kanikula said:
LOL :lol: Cant say im a fan of the tan myself! Im naturally pale so would stoooopid if i bothered!

Iv just got mrried myself and people were quite suprised that i didnt have the strapples ballgown. I went for elegance and flowing - oh and floor legnth sleeves!! :D
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Your dress is amazing! I love it! If I ever convince the other half that it's a good idea I want a dress just like that!

The photos are beautful also, thanks for sharing, please feel free to add more!

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Kanikula said:
[...] Iv just got mrried myself and people were quite suprised that i didnt have the strapples ballgown.
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Congrats, Kanikula. Nice pix.
But from where I'm sitting that certainly looks like a very strapless dress . . .
 
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Rita Lywood said:
Your dress is amazing! I love it! If I ever convince the other half that it's a good idea I want a dress just like that!

The photos are beautful also, thanks for sharing, please feel free to add more!

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Aw thankyou :)

W.Smith said:
Congrats, Kanikula. Nice pix.
But from where I'm sitting that certainly looks like a very strapless dress . . .
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Yes but with sleeves :D i did actually have the calico made with straps but it looked naf!
 
Man I do hate it when they only turn up in thongs. People these days, just no style. Then theres the women...
 
ok, so now you've told us what isn't a wedding dress
care to tell us what is.....
 
petemc said:
Man I do hate it when they only turn up in thongs. People these days, just no style. Then theres the women...
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:lol::lol::lol:
Gorgeous dress's both :thumbs:
 
cos they're called Bridal Gowns these days....
 
I wore a strapless wedding dress. I designed it myself and had it made for me. It's based on when I was little and wanted a princess dress cos of Disney cartoons like Cinderella and Snow White 20 years ago. Goodness don't I sound sad :lol:

From Wikipedia...
A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment.
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In common usage, bodice refers to an upper garment that has removable sleeves or no sleeves, often low-cut, worn in Europe from the sixteenth century to the eighteenth century, either over a corset or in lieu of one.
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Oh and here's my dress (sans tan as well) :lol::lol:

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G O R G E O U S !
But although camouflaged in white, and with a trail, and a veil added on, that's still a strapless ballroom evening gown to me.
 
kelack said:
I wore a strapless wedding dress. I designed it myself and had it made for me. It's based on when I was little and wanted a princess dress cos of Disney cartoons like Cinderella and Snow White 20 years ago. Goodness don't I sound sad :lol:
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Not sad at all, I got married when it was fashionable to look like a meringue :lol: - your dress is lovely :)
 
:thinking:Maybe the couple dont want to spend a fortune on a wedding dress that will probably only be worn once! As pete says just wear a thong then dont bother getting changed just go straight on your honeymoon to the Maldives! sorted:)
 
I got married last year and opted for 40's inspired simplicity. We were married in Charleston, South Carolina, overlooking the water, which explains the wide verandas and rocking chair. ;) Photo courtesy one of my former students who is now a big-shot photog herself.

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- CJ
 
i noticed at most of our weddings , the dresses are off the shoulder jobbies now. def dont suit everyone .the skinier women ( no bust) can look rather odd in them.
all mostly white still, but a lot are coming with a broad band of colour down the back.
corset style , tie back dresses are popular too.
as is lace /diamante detailing too.
oh god , i sound like a gay dress designer.:thinking:
still dont quite get your point about gowns/dresses.
 
off white, cream and very light green and pink are becoming quite popular in the US. I"m the maitron of honor at a wedding next year so I know more about this than I care to (I eloped to Denmark so don't know about it personally).
 
cjnicolai said:
I got married last year and opted for 40's inspired simplicity. We were married in Charleston, South Carolina, overlooking the water, which explains the wide verandas and rocking chair. ;) Photo courtesy one of my former students who is now a big-shot photog herself.

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- CJ
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Absolutely loving that boquet! (and you ain't so bad yourself)
 
W.Smith said:
Weddings usually take place during daytime. Have done for centuries, afaik. Yet these days brides wear (preferably strapless) ballroom evening gowns! Not wedding dresses!
Why?
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So whats the difference between a white wedding dress and a white ball gown?
 
digitalfailure said:
So whats the difference between a white wedding dress and a white ball gown?
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About £300?

I've shot some lovely brides in red, even black, dresses - not photographed them as such , just 'shot' them


Maniacal bordering on sick laughter follows...ha ha ha
 
Why, thank you. LOL. Makin' me blush, here.

The bouquet was a simple bunch of white calla lillies, which really are my favoriite. They were gorgeous.

My mother-in-law, who is very sweet but at times a bit over the top, was bugging me a bit too much about finding just the right dress for the wedding. I horrified her when I told her with a very straight face that white isn't my color and I was planning on siren red satin. Her Catholic sensibilities were horrified. LOL.

- CJ
 
digitalfailure said:
So whats the difference between a white wedding dress and a white ball gown?
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Not a lot if you look at Wikipedia - a dress is a gown but as Dave says - about £300 is about right :lol::lol:
 
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