Do I get a second dress or not?

I have seen a lot of brides change into a second dress and never once did I consider it braggy. I never thought about it at all except to think how beautiful they looked in both. I love both of my dresses and cannot wait to change and show FH my sassy one.

It's your wedding, do what you want. I personally wouldn't and my fiancé would definitely not approve of two dresses (he thinks I already spent more than enough on one). lol

I loved my gown so much that I literally didn't want to take it off that night.

I get that maybe not every bride has that level of (unhealthy obsession about their dress AND it's becoming more common to have 2 dresses...but I do think the silhouettes should at least be completely different from each other

I don't understand why you would buy two dresses. It's not worth it. Put that money somewhere else

Yeah, the more that I think about it the more I'm worried that my FH wouldn't even notice I changed. It's amazing how observant he can be about some things and yet totally oblivious to others. I wish there was more than one occasion to wear a bridal gown. Ugh.

I thank you all for your opinions/advice, I believe I will just stick to my original dress and as suggested, put the money into something else for the wedding.

It's your day so of course you'll do what you want. I do not plan on getting a second dress. To me it's not worth it.

That 5 minutes of the bridal party having drinks and appies? You are going to want to be sitting for a minute catching your breath, having a snack or taking a minute with your new husband away from everyone else. Do you really want your 5 free minutes being spent in a room getting unlaced and laced back into a dress that almost looks exactly the same?

Keep the first dress, I know with mine, once it's on, it's on til the end of the night. Only thing I'm changing is my shoes.

I am pro two dresses. A lot of WW users frown upon it and thinks it's a waste of money but if it's in your budget I'm all for it.

I am doing two dresses. They are very different though. One is a white ballgown and the other is an ivory sheath. I will be wearing dress 1 for photos, ceremony and cocktail hour. I will be wearing dress 2 for dinner and reception. I want to wear a big 20 lb ballgown then change into something that moves easier. It was in budget so I chose to do so.

I would not do this.. I think this would be weird since they are both equally fancy looking.. if you were going to do 2 dresses I would make the reception dress something less formal, maybe short. But why would you only want to wear your nice dress for a short time when its the one day you'll get to wear it?

If the dresses were very different, I could sort of understand a bride's choice to change into a second dress, even though I personally do not feel like a second dress is that necessary. However, the dresses you've posted have identical silhouettes. I bet some of your guests wouldn't even realize you changed your dress if you did get the second dress because they're so similar in shape. It doesn't seem worth it to change into another dress that isn't all that different from the first dress.

I say keep your same dress.

I don't see the point if I spent so much time, money, and effort into finding the dress of my dreams the first time.

They look so similar I wouldn't bother but it's really a personal choice

I briefly entertained the thought of having two dresses but my mom reminded me that sometimes the guests want to get a picture with the bride at the reception in the gown she walked down the aisle in. If you switch dresses, your guests won't be able to do that. Just something to think about.

At the boutique where I got my dress, they basically said if your first dress isn't uncomfortable then there's no reason to switch.

Huh??????

These are pretty much the same dress- why would you get a second dress? I'd get it if you had a huge ball gown and changed into a flirty cocktail dress. But its' not- it's the same dress- literally no one will notice.

Granted I sound like a hypocrite- I had a second dress but- it was almost 4 x less the cost of my original dress. (I got it at lord and taylor) and I actually bought it only because it made my ass look amazing- and I wanted to take it for a fancy dinner at our honeymoon- I wound up wearing it for our photoshoot in the morning and I wasn't actually going to- but I'm glad I did. I wore my actual gown all night- no issues.

I think your first dress is just lovely, and I don't think the second dress holds a candle to it.

Bridal attire is one area where I think "it's your wedding, you do you" is valid. That being said, I think multiple gowns is one of the worst symbols of excessiveness in our materialistic and narcissistic society.

I never want to take my dress off. In fact, someone will probably have to tie me down and cut it off of me I love it that much.

I personally wouldn't ever consider buying a second dress, especially one that looks so similar to your original dress. Just because something is in sale doesn't mean you have to buy it!

I really don't understand having a second dress unless you're changing into a short party dress for the reception. I love my dress, and I already hate that I can't wear it for more than one day, so I definitely wouldn't want to change out of it.

So- you want it because it's a crazy good deal? is that what I'm reading?

Which makes me ask- how many cars do you own? do you fall for every single one of those ridiculous car commercials just because it's a good deal?

buying nothing = saving more than buying something on a crazy good deal.

Buying shit just because its' on sale is a really bad move.