Got my dress! What about alterations?

Your dress is gorgeous. I think you will be fine with this dress without adding sleeves or a cover up.

Beautiful dress! I think you should be fine. Almost every cousin of mine had a similar dress to yours (strapless ball gown/Aline) and all had extremely catholic ceremonies. Never heard anything negative about it

I don't think that dress is immodest at all! Everything that needs to be covered up is covered so I think you'll be ok. I've seen some really immodest dresses and this isn't one lol!

I also agree and think the dress is fine. I come from a mega religious family (all uncles are ministers, bishops...all aunts are evangelists etc, all cousins are musicians or singers, BILs are pastors/musicians, sister is a gospel singer, father was a pastor haha) and this is FINNNNNE to me! Lolol. Wear that dress girl!

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I think the dress is perfectly fine as is! You look beautiful and it's not revealing in the wrong places!

I think you dress is perfectly fine.
Have you checked with the church to see if they have any guide lines.
I bought my dress right away, but I still called the church I planned on using before we went to check on any restrictions.
If you do feel you want to cover up a bit, maybe use a wrap or one of those little jackets, I forget it’s name

I love your dress! You really don’t have enough cleavage showing for it to be considered immodest, and I think your shoulders and arms showing are totally fine. I am Catholic as well so I understand your concern and wanting to err on the side of caution, but you really don’t have to. Perfectly modest! Your dress is beautiful ❤️

As everyone else has stated it looks great. My family is very traditional Catholic as well and I don't think anyone would bat an eye at your dress. Keep as is, unless you really want to add sleeves, then go for it. It's your day =] your dress is beautiful, by the way!

I’m a catholic mom. My middle D got married in the church wearing a strapless dress and I didn’t think twice about it. If you feel you should cover your shoulders for the mass you can always add a sheer bolero and then take it off for the reception, but I don’t think you need to.

You are fine with the way the dress is. No modifications needed for modesty.

I don’t think the dress is immodest at all! It looks great on you. Almost all my cousins who got married in a traditional Catholic mass ceremony wore strapless dresses and had way more hanging out than you do! 😳 So I wouldn’t worry about it or add sleeves. If you want, for the ceremony you could wear a wrap or shawl to cover up more, if you feel uncomfortable!

No need to add sleeves or use a wrap! I was married in a Catholic church a few months ago in a strapless dress and it was fine! I even asked my priest beforehand if I needed to cover my shoulders and he said no!

Another Catholic here! I think the dress is beautiful and not too much at all. But if you’re gonna think too much about or be fidgeting the whole ceremony bc your worried about it in the church, wear the wrap for the ceremony and lose it for the reception. You’re gonna want to be focused on the ceremony not worried about your dress. The nice thing about a wrap too is you can always take it off during the ceremony if you decide you’re comfortable. Congrats on you’re marriage. It’s so cool that your FBIL gets to marry you!

Hi Casey! Congrats on finding the dress! You look gorgeous in it and you'll be absolutely stunning on your wedding day! Are you going with this veil, too?

I agree with the others, I don't think you're showing too much at all! Especially with a veil, your neckline is not too showy and I think it is perfectly modest for your traditional Catholic wedding.

From your post I was expecting illusion in the bust or a high slit! You're dress is beautiful and needs no changes!

As other PP's have said, all the right places are covered. Your dress is beautiful and you look beautiful in it!

Lace sleeves would look amazing on this dress. Lace sleeves are feminine, elegant, modest, but your future husband will probably look at you and think "Oh! Lace on her skin... how sexy!"

I think that dress came out beautifully!