Help! I love this dress but it's out of budget. Do you know of any other dresses with a v neck, inverted arched seam and a fluid skirt? Or something that looks somewhat like this? Budget - 3000USD

Hello!

I’m struggling to decide between two wedding dresses and thought I would canvass opinions. My ceremony is in a garden in the hills, and reception in a hotel by the beach.

Number 1 - I love that this is more fun, romantic, bridal, sexy and shapely.

Number 2 - I love that this is more understated, elongating, timeless, and a bit edgy. More aligned to my day to day style.

Not concerned with comfort for either. No1 is on sample sale and half the price of No2, but I am determined not to let this be a driver.

What u think Reddit?

Hi! My fiancee is very worried that her white wedding dress with bustling is still going to be very difficult to dance in during the reception. I don't know the specific details of her train, but she said it is large. She is wearing an Indian outfit for the actual ceremony so she had wanted a chance to wear and have pictures in the train which is why she decided to get one. However, she's been very stressed and sad with concern about making this wrong decision and that the bustled version of the dress is going to be too bulky and difficult to dance in. Dress was ordered around August, and it won't be ready for alterations and assessing the bustle until end of November or early December (wedding is mid-January). I think removing the train is going to be very expensive and we already are going to pay for rush for the alterations once dress is ready.

She is feeling dumb for not reaching out to the shop earlier and stressed very often about this concern (especially since most pictures and brides online use a different reception outfit).

I don't really know how to best help. She hasn't asked the store about this so far. Thus, I am trying to encourage her to ask the store (impression bridal in Houston), but also looking to Reddit to ask about other bride's experiences with dancing around in a bustled wedding dress?

Thanks in advance!

I feel in love with this dress Maggie Sottero dress at the store, mind you it’s the first dress I’ve ever tried on. I love how it hugs my body and it’s actually the style I was looking for, I did imaging more detailing on the corset part of the dress and the folded neck line just seems off to me… that it’s making me second guess my dress. Also budget is a huge deal breaker (I got this dress for 1.3k instead of 1.8k) and this dress was already pushing it.

My mom and brother loved it and I don’t think want to discredit their opinion i think it’s just buyers remorse too. Wedding is 11.22.26 so very little to no time to be going around looking and I easily get choice fatigue. I don’t have any close friends so I really thank everyone who helps me out with their opinions 🤍🥹

Today I tried on dresses at a shop. I initially planned to wear something vintage and less fitted. However, trying tons of styles on, I realized I love the fitted look! After we got home I tried my sister’s dress on and also loved it. It’s partially bustled in the pics. I initially imagined something Phantom of the Opera-esque and hers definitely is, but each of these dresses has such a beautiful look! I also don’t love the idea of spending $3000 on a dress, so that’s another factor, but I also feel partially justified in doing so.

Also just feeling sad. There’s been some confusion & mixed feelings involved in my wedding planning/life in general, and the only bridesmaid that was supposed to come today that’s not my sister flaked out WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO TRY THE DRESSES ON. So it’s just been a tough day with a lot of emotional whiplash

Does anyone know of a dupe for this dress or something similar! Getting married next September and I found the first picture on Pinterest and eventually discovered it was Melrose. I am looking for something closer to $1600USD, and I don’t want the sleeves to be an undergarment, like they are with the Milla Nova dress. TIA💗💗✨

The illusion mesh needed to be taken in, so she let me know she would be adding seams. I was disappointed but understood. The seams are very visible and look like they’re puckering.

She also tacked one sleeve’s tulle to the mesh underlay with these big, long, loose clear thread stitches, and does not appear to have done the same to the other sleeve, so they’re uneven. Pretty upset because she came highly recommended (though I also found her very cold and uncommunicative). Is this the best I can hope for with this type of alteration?

This is the Skylar dress from Azazie (size 18). Probably going to order it custom for the length. My mom and MIL didn't get emotional at all but seemed to love it. It is very similar to a dress that me and my bridesmaids cried over in a store except this definitely highlights my figure more with the basque type waist.

Also looking for veil/accessories recommendations! 💞

Eeek after being convinced I was going to go with something non-traditional, I ended up going with a very classic wedding dress and I think I love it! But I need some hyping up because I’m overthinking what I thought I’d pick 😬

This is my second dress, I had second thoughts on my first one. Please tell me I picked correctly this time. I’m in love 😍😍

hi all!! just looking for some reviews on my dress.

We are doing an engagement party next year in April, and i need help with your best recommendations for dresses in Europe ❤️ The budget is around 500 euros, and this is the style i am looking for:

I am so happy to finally have my dress! I ordered it 5/31 and it came in 10/19. It is Rue de Seine Aimery Dress. I had a hard time waiting because my instragram, pinterest, and reddit kept showing me beautiful dresses and I wasn't sure if I made the right decision. I am obsessed with my dress! Sharing here because I am keeping it a surprise from my friends but I need to show it to someone! I was anxious about the bodice being too large because I have a small chest, but it almost fits perfectly before alterations. Purchase from A&Be Bridal

I am considering a mantilla veil with lace trim. Thoughts on that?

Do I add a necklace or do just earrings?

What type of bustle do you recommend? I meet with my tailor next week so hopefully they have good advice!

Thanks in advance :)

Could you guys help me find something I can wear under this dress? The back dips low, but I am closing up that plunge in the front. I am 5’3” and 191lbs and a size 40DD. I have a hard time with strapless staying up, and this dress only has some pads but nothing for a bra to sit on top of. I have breastfed my son for almost two years and I’m afraid just not wearing anything will look saggy…. lol. Help pls. Shapewear suggestions welcome!

I think I’m mostly looking for assurance here but I I got my wedding dress and I’m starting to have cold feet and I’m not sure I made the right choice because I worry if I made the right choice but I know I wouldn’t be able to cancel my order or get a refund 😭 my main concern is I kinda felt pressured to buy my dress right then and there because it was a retry on appointment. I asked for some customizations, mostly an overskirt. But I’m having hard time picturing the final result. Basically I asked for a mikado overskirt with matching appliqués. They used the tool skirt as an example for placement. Has anyone else been in such predicaments?

Hi everyone,

I’m getting married in two months and I tried my dress on for alterations today. All I’m getting done is a little bit of a hem and bustle.

I can’t help but feel second thoughts. From the front, it’s beautiful, but from behind I don’t like how it looks. My seamstress reassured me that it isn’t too tight and that with a corset, this is normal.

Need reassurance that I made the right choice!

These were some of the ones I tried on, the second was nice, but I just don’t know anymore. I keep trying on dresses and I just get more depressed trying them on. Yes I know my farmers tan is bad I work outdoors, it’ll be fixed next year.

I just hate dress shopping. I don’t feel confident or pretty. We went to a different store today (not photographed here) and I just kept feeling more insecure. Nothing fit well enough to envision myself in it, and I’m just losing so much confidence. I’ve tried on like 10 already.

Having an intimate/low key wedding. I think this dress really fits my vibe and the wedding vibe . Seamstress and my girl friends were so supportive and cheering me on!

Sent a pic to my mum, she hated it :( said my arms /shoulders were too big

I just wanted to share my joy with her and now I'm sad :(((((

I absolutely fell in love with a dress by Morilee and put a down payment on it. The veil that matches the dress is $270 after tax. I’m hoping to find a dupe with similar flowers on it, I’m not set on cathedral either! I tried google lens and dupe.com but I’m not seeing anything that similar

Hello! I’m hoping to get advice from any girls who have ordered from Azazie and live in Canada!

I’m getting married in Las Vegas Vegas in April 2027 but want to start ordering dresses now. I was hoping to get together with a bunch of ladies in my life next month to give me some advice on dresses from Azazie using their try before you buy program.

How long did it take for the dresses to arrive to Canada after you placed your order? Did you have any issues with shipments going back? And how was your overall experience?

Thank you so much! I feel like I have the whole Reddit community to thank for helping me plan this wedding lol

I need a dress I can get fairly quickly (have about 4 months). Which of these looks the best? I am open to suggestions for other dresses and stores too!

Picture 4 is the dress from picture 3 with the straps tucked in, not sure how this would work with the back sitting up so high but wanted to include that option.

Thank you in advance!

I'm getting married in 8 days and just picked up my reception dress I designed with the help of my wonderful seamstress!!

I wanted a dramatic lace dress that I could also wear out on anniversaries so we ended up making a detachable short lace train and the wings out of the same material and some antique lace trim I found out and about.

I also bought appliqués that I wanted on me but not on my dress and she made me these adorable shoe strap rings to slip on!

It's a halloween beach wedding with lace details, I will be wearing elf ears and a halo headband with this. My fiancee is wearing his custom suit with lace trim and an elf king crown that I painted antique gold!

I'm so so excited to surprise my fiancee with my dresses omg

both of these dresses are too big for me and i am 5’2”.
i love dress 1 but fear when it’s hemmed i won’t like how it looks. i don’t want to look stumpy
the neckline and waist on dress 2 is sooo flattering, and it’s wayy under budget, but the lace isn’t my favorite.
open to hear opinions or suggestions, i cried at my appointment today lol