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Sharon
Beginner October 2018

Two dresses? Reception dress and wedding dress

Sharon, on August 17, 2017 at 5:44 PM

Posted in Wedding Attire 41

I keep hearing about the 2 dress thing. Who is getting 2 dresses? I feel like joining the trend, but im not sure about having on 2 different dresses in photos. what's your opinion?

I keep hearing about the 2 dress thing. Who is getting 2 dresses? I feel like joining the trend, but im not sure about having on 2 different dresses in photos. what's your opinion?

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    Savvy July 2017
    Erin ·
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    Nope, not a fan, either! My dress wasn't expensive but there was no way, i went through all the dress sizing, alterations, shoes, ect, ect, to wear the thing for an hour!

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  • Nicole2017
    Master August 2017
    Nicole2017 ·
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    My dress was suuuuper light and flowy and comfortable, major reasons why I picked it! I kept it on until 5am the next morning when the after party finally died downSmiley smile I can understand changing if you have a big ball gown or the dress is heavy. For me personally I couldn't imagine changing I loved my dress too much.

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  • KatieMBY
    VIP January 2018
    KatieMBY ·
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    I don't understand spending so much on a wedding dress to change an hour after you put it on so you can "dance". Like, buy a dress you can move in and kick your shoes off if you have to. Buying two dresses is wasteful, IMO.

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  • KourtniJones
    Super April 2018
    KourtniJones ·
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    Personally I only want to wear my one dress. I spent a pretty penny on it, and don't want to have to worry about when it would be a convenient time to change into the second one.

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  • FinallyMrsFlax
    Super August 2017
    FinallyMrsFlax ·
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    I had a ball gown which was large and quite heavy. I wore that baby all night long. Smiley smile I only had one opportunity to wear a wedding gown so I made sure I got my money's worth.

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  • FutureMrsN14
    Super July 2018
    FutureMrsN14 ·
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    I'm only doing one dress. I like the idea of being more comfortable for dancing/etc. but I also paid a lot for my dress and would like to wear it more than an hour Smiley smile

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  • Claudia
    Expert November 2017
    Claudia ·
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    ONE dress!

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  • Candace
    Devoted October 2017
    Candace ·
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    I have two dresses, but that's mainly because I found a dress that I adore on clearance that fit without alterations, but my mother was worried about it being bridal enough... so I found a huge white ball gown on a sample sale for the ceremony. With both gowns on sale, I'm still under my dress budget $1K+. Win win!

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  • MrsB
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    MrsB ·
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    I had 2, because we had an afterparty. I wore my wedding gown for the ceremony and reception (including all the dancing!), but then we headed to a hookah lounge, and I wanted to make sure I could actually lounge.

    The second dress was less than $100, so I didn't feel too bad about it.

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  • BrooklynBride
    Expert December 2017
    BrooklynBride ·
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    2 dresses here as well. traditional white and a cultural one

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  • TheeOne2Love
    VIP December 2017
    TheeOne2Love ·
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    I have two dresses too! Ill be changing after the reception formalities. Simply because i want to :-)

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  • Jessica
    Devoted December 2017
    Jessica ·
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    I have an extra $30 white lace dress I'm bringing just in case I get overheated while dancing or I rip my wedding dress or something crazy happens, but I'm not planning on wearing it and it already owned it

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  • Robin
    Dedicated September 2017
    Robin ·
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    My dress was expensive so damnit I'm wearing it all night!!

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  • Heartbweeps
    Super October 2017
    Heartbweeps ·
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    I don't see why I would spend all that money on my dress to change into something else after the ceremony. Some women do, and that's ok. It's just not my thing

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  • mtall912
    Super October 2018
    mtall912 ·
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    I'm not a fan

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  • KitandKaboodle
    Master November 2016
    KitandKaboodle ·
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    I did 2 dresses. My ceremony dress was very heavy and cumbersome. After we cut the cake, which was immediately after our 1st dance, I changed into my reception dress which was an a-line silhouette. I do not regret changing.

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  • mrsaj2b
    Master October 2019
    mrsaj2b ·
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    I love and am emotionally tied to both of my dresses. Thus, they are both getting equal time on my wedding day. My ceremony dress is amazing but there is no way I am wearing it the whole evening. It's a lush, heavy fit and flare gown. There's no bustling that thing. LOL! My reception dress is red carpet, is a dress no one expects me to wear and is the surprise dress for my FH as he has seen my ceremony gown.

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  • Brianna
    Dedicated November 2017
    Brianna ·
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    I have two! I'm wearing my moms for my ceremony. It has a very long train and long sleeves, it's very similar to Jinger Duggars wedding dress. It will be very hot wearing that. However, I wanted to get my own wedding dress so I can know the feeling and have it be mine, so I got a reception dress that is shorter that way I can wear my cowboy boots and dance all night comfortably.

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  • ZimWifey
    Expert November 2017
    ZimWifey ·
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    2 dresses for me! I do adore my wedding dress but that thing is large and would cost about $100 to bustle. So I'm skipping the bustle, and adding another $50 to get a stunning reception dress.

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  • FutureMrsONeill
    Dedicated April 2018
    FutureMrsONeill ·
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    I am wearing two dresses because traditionally in my culture the brides changes numerous times; the more the better actually lol.

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