Is it normal to sometimes hate my wedding dress?

I haven't picked out my dress but have tried them on and seriously feel the same way. When it's on I'm fine and it's pretty but looking back now and seeing pictures, I'm just ehhh about it. I didn't think the dress was a big deal either

Stress can make you feel a lot of things. Including hate. Take a deep breath and go the the boutique and try the sample dress like yours. Then stand in the mirror and speak on all the positives of the dress.

I went through the same thing with my reception dress. I did the above and it helped me to remember why I had chosen her.

Oh no! I'm sorry you're feeling this way. There must be a reason why you chose the dress to begin with, so I wouldn't second guess yourself.

Post a picture of you in your dress. I also had dress regret but I have since gotten over it because my confidence that I chose the right dress was boosted by others telling me that it looked great and I was overreacting.

I personally don't experience this. I'd be kind of worried if I hated how it looks in pictures, since that's one of the few tangible things from your wedding that you'll have. If you think you're going to hate all of your wedding photos because of it, I would try and find a new dress if it's in the budget

I don't know if "hate" is the right word but when I look at pictures of my dress I'm very underwhelmed. Until I look carefully at my face and I'm glowing. Try to think about the way you FELT in the dress, not how it looks in the awkward cell phone photos someone took of you in it.

You called it out in your original post...you don't like it in photos of yourself in it. Most people don't like pics of themselves to begin with, and I know the pics my mom snapped of me in the dress at the bridal shop aren't flattering of me in the least! You mentioned you love it when you're in it for fittings. Honestly, I'd get rid of the pics of yourself in it from the fittings.

Dress regret is normal. Take a deep breath, you fell in love with it for a reason!

Dress regret is a thing. Hate is a bit strong. Do you have a picture of you in that you would be willing to share?

I went through a phase where I really hated my dress but then I had a strap added and some other additions and now I really love it. I wish I was able to put mine on more often to get that excited feeling. Is there something on your dress that you fixate on or do you think you could add something to it to make you like it more?

Y'all this isn't even my post but I'm soaking in all this advice because it's gold. So grateful for this community

I had a twinge of dress regret after looking at my pictures. It didn't look right on me, I didn't like it, etc. until I went back to my alterations appointment and had everything I needed on (proper undergarments help a lot).

Just remember how you felt in it the first time and maybe see if the proper undergarments will help. This definitely helped reduce my anxiety.

I would suggest getting another dress then. If you hate it, why wear it on your big day? Find a dress you love and are excited about!

I'm like the worst proponent for dress regret because I went through it and eventually ended up changing to another dress. Until recently, even that caused some feelings of being torn. Like PPs said, try to remember how you FELT in the dress, getting the a new dress may not solve your problem and could leave you more confused so unless you totally hated it 100% I wouldn't recommend going that route. Maybe go back to the salon and try on the floor sample of your dress if yours in unavailable, remind yourself of how it feels.

I'm in the same boat Marissa. I'm feeling this way and found this post because of it. Would love some words of wisdom from someone who went through it!

Christin, I finally decided I was going with the dress... and guess what I loved it soooo much. I could not imagine a different dress on my wedding day. I fought myself on my dress decision up until my first fitting... By my final fitting, I was enamored... and on my wedding day, well I never felt more beautiful. Being a bride is stressful, and for me, I was worried that my dress didn't have enough WOW factor, and I was already assuming what I thought everyone was going to think- I am not used to all eyes on me... but on the contrary, everybody loved the dress, and most importantly I did too. Honestly, by my wedding I didn't even care what anyone thought about it anyway, bc by that time, my mind was made up. Trust that these feelings will pass. I am certain you will look and feel beautiful on your wedding day

Thank you for posting this! It helped me find other women who were in the same boat as me! I hope you ended up loving your dress!

AHHH you look beautiful! I came here because I, too, am having dress regret. It was probably like the 3rd dress I tried on, and I bought it from a consignment store that gives their profits to sex abuse survivors, so I LOVED everything the dress meant. I have gotten more and more excited throughout fittings, but this last one I had left me feeling like a troll. We have 3 months left and I find myself looking at "ready to ship" dresses on DB and Azazie Part of my problem is that the seamstress overbooked and there were 3 other brides that I saw before my turn this last time... all MUCH smaller than I am, and their dresses were absolutely gorgeous. My friends and fiance say that's probably what made me feel so blah. But Idk... We are getting married on 6/12/22 - Loving Day, which is super meaningful for us since we are a mixed race couple. I keep telling myself that the meaning behind the day, plus just us being able to do this legally and together and the whole vibe of love that day will override my dress regret. Seeing your happy face and beautiful self in your dress has brought me some comfort that maybe I'll get there too