Church attire

Thanks Kate. Will do.

I think it's pretty typical to cover your shoulders for mass. You may can get a pretty shrug to go with your dress since it's winter

Personally if i didnt need to cover up in the church and i got the dress i loved, i would wear it with pride down the aisle.

But if i needed to cover i would totaly respect the church rules

I didn't get married in a Catholic church but my uncle and three of my cousins did. As a guest, I didn't cover my shoulders and none of my cousins covered their shoulders

It is really up to the priest. It is the general rule for church, but it is not always enforced.

Some churches have rules. Mine does not. My dress is strapless. Ask the priest.

How is the tone of your church during Sunday mass? My sister in law had a strapless dress and she was fine. My dress is a solid v neck, nothing scandalous, but I'm not worried about it

My brothers got married in the Church and their wives didn't cover up. It seems it depends on the priest.

However, having grown up in the Church, I felt weird wearing anything sleeveless so I wore a jacket over my dress.

Was your question about whether you needed to cover up, or what others' choices were?

I'm covering up my strapless dress for my wedding because I think a religious ceremony calls for a bit more modesty. But I also grew up very Catholic

Depends on the church. I never experienced a church turning their nose up at women who don't cover their shoulders.

But double check.

Thank you all. I usually cover my shoulders when I attend mass but since it's a wedding dress it didn't dawn on me to cover up my shoulders . I may look into a shrug like mentioned.

One of our churches in the Diocese has a modesty tax lol

I asked the father in our Catholic Church. And there's no problem with showing my shoulders. I was asking n asking to make sure. But I do agree with Kate. There's guidelines about covering

I sang at church weekly in spaghetti straps. I wore a halter type dress for my first wedding in the same church.

I will add that rules in the south are much more strict than in the northern states. Definitely ask around or attend a few masses (at different times) to see how the congregation dresses and what is acceptable.

I didn't cover my shoulders but I also didn't convert to the religion. It was the church that my now ex-husband grew up in. I would definitely ask the priest.

Oh and another church has lace shawls that they make their brides wear. I told my priest that I'd set it on fire haha

I will be getting married in a church and I got a nice lace bolero that I will be having attached to my dress with little snaps so I can take it off later if I want. Sorry for the crummy picture.

I wore a jacket that was made from leftover fabric but I have shoulders like a linebacker.

I got my dil and J's son's gf pashminas to wear if they wanted (they did).

It depends on the church and the diocese. I was in a wedding where the bride and wedding party all had to be covered at the altar. I was in another wedding in a different diocese where I wore a strapless dress as a BM as did the bride. Completely church dependant.