covid wedding and updating dress

That dress is gorgeous! You’re so lucky to be able to wear your dress twice!!

Maybe you can add a tulle skirt (or something similar) over your dress to change the look of it.




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You could add an overskirt or an overlay on top. If you wore a veil at your wedding, you could skip it this time and do a headpiece or a cape (or if you didn’t wear one the first time, you could add one this time). You could buy all new accessories or add a belt. Or you could do something fun like dip dye the dress!

I think a beaded belt would look great with this! Agree with PP and overskirt would also make it very different and pretty.

I have a somewhat similar experience - we got married May 2020 with just our parents and a few close friends in a super brief ceremony. I wore my dress because my husband wanted me to, and I was also worried we might never have another event to celebrate, or if/when we did my dress would no longer fit.

I've thought about how I could surprise or wow my husband if we have a future event, since he already knows what my dress looks like.

1) Different hair style, especially if you switch from a sleek look to something with more volume or from an updo to a down hairstyle.

2) Different veil or hair piece. A veil of a different length, with different detailing, or a unique hair accessory could change the look of your dress.

3) Change into a reception dress. I'm planning to still wear my wedding gown for the ceremony but at some point in the night might switch into a completely different dress he hasn't seen before.

4) Wear an overskirt. A tulle princess skirt or long crepe skirt with a train can completely change the look of your dress, especially if it was a slimmer or mermaid style to begin with.

5) Add a belt. I personally don't like belts at all, but this is an option that can dramatically change the look of your dress.

6) Add or remove sleeves, change the neckline, add on embellishments like beading or buttons.

7) Accessorize differently. In addition to just a veil or hair adornments, switch up your jewelry. You could even add a hat or a jacket or shawl. They also have bridal "toppers" which is pretty much just a lace or tulle (usually) top you wear over your dress (like of like an overskirt for the top part of your dress).

8) Dye your dress. If you really want to disassociate your dress with your Covid ceremony experience, dramatically changing it by dying it may be the way to go. The ombre look shown by a previous poster is beautiful!

Our elopement ceremony was really disappointing, but wearing my dress doesn't really make me feel any more negatively about it or feel those feelings more strongly. Assuming my dress still fits, I'm planning to wear it again but change up my hairstyle, not wear the same veil I wore (I'll likely skip the veil entirely and try to have some pretty hair comb instead), and MAYBE get a reception dress. If our redo ends up being in a colder season I might also get some sort of jacket, shawl, topper to add to my dress as well, but only if its practical.