I'm starting to want to leave in my gown

Wear it!

I'm wearing my dress as long as absolutely possible. No way any restaurant would make me change my mind. If it's too strange, WHO CARES? It's your wedding. I say wear it and rock it!

I agree, wear it!

Your dress is gorgeous, but not too over the top to wear to a restaurant. I would absolutely wear it.

Yes wear it! And I would not judge you even if your only reason for wearing it was the free dessert!

I don't think it would be strange at all! Wear it.

Wear it! If all the high-schoolers can go eat in prom dresses and suits then you can eat in a wedding dress! :-) PS- We plan on going out to eat alone after too!

Wear it! I want to wear mine for as looooong as possible

Wear It! You could go viral and get free food etc!

Y'all convinced me! (Although I didn't need that much of a push lol) plus, TBH, I think fh would love to actually "get me out of my dress" that night. Lol. I'll now use my going away as my rehearsal dress (was originally planning on white dressy shirt I have and jeans)

Wear it!

@future mrs.jkr that's part of my logic as well

Wear it!! We are doing a 2 week event (one Saturday in my hometown, the next in his) and after the ceremony and dinner I am going bowling in my dress. The following Saturday I will be wearing my dress to do a Wine Walk before the reception. I don't think anything is too strange when it comes to having a great time and getting to wear the most expensive piece of clothing I will ever own!!!

I'd wear it

When you make your reservation, tell them that it is a bride and groom coming directly from their wedding reception -- then dress the part. You'll turn every head in the restaurant, and you'll get plenty of unsolicited "congratulations". I can almost guarantee that you'll be served complimentary something -- champagne or dessert. I'd wear the dress. Just make sure you have a reservation and they know a bride will be coming. You don't want to sit in the lobby in that gown.

ROCK IT!!!!!

DOOOO EEEEEEET!!!

What's nice too is that we'd be going to dinner extra early (like 4:30) so it may end up being pretty private! (Although thinking of it, the Shakespeare plays here start at 6, so 430 is probably the time everyone will be going out. Lol either way I'll be rockin the dress!

DARN! the extra fancy place isn't open for supper until 5. Maybe we could take some extra pics with our photographer then? We have the time to either have 1.5 hours before the ceremony or 1.5 hours after the reception... Maybe a little of both? That way we can fill in time and get some extra pictures in the park

Wear it!! Your only gonna wear it once, why not get all the use/hours pout of it you can??