Girly Thread: Which dress do you like better?

(I warned ya it was girly!)

To set the scene, i'm getting married next Sept 6 in Nantucket, MA. We are having a very small and informal ceremony either on the beach OR in my parents' backyard if the beach is too noisy/crowded. The reception is basically a glorified cookout w/ tent. So i'd like to look pretty but i can't stand the thought of a high-maintenance dress!

Here are two i like so far... What do you think?

Dress 1 Front


Dress 1 Back


Dress 2 Front


Dress 2 Back

1. It's GORGEOUS! And I mean gorgeous. Wow.

2. The other dress will drag on the ground and if it's a "glorified cookout without a tent" it could be a pain in the ass you don't need and won't want on your wedding day.

Congrats!

I haven't even considered anything with a long train... but even that short one could get annoying. Plus i have to be able to dance! :D

Thanks!

People think that a red dres stands out in a crowd...but a gorgeous white lace dress will have the same effect..

It's a dress that could "have legs".. and show them too :)

the other one is pretty too, but #1 is my favorite :)

I'd vote for #1 purely on the basis of practicality. That dress will work a lot better walking around on a beach then #2 would.

but i do see the other posters' point about its practicality at the beach

Esp. the little buttons... so pretty! In any case i haven't tried either of them on... maybe one of them will look a lot better than the other once i actually go shopping instead of perusing the internet! :)

the lace overdress, or whatever it is called, is nicer, too.

more suited for an outdoor wedding. #2 is too conventional.

I was hoping to see pictures of you...

Thanks for nothing...

:P

I posted pretty models instead -- could have been worse, right??? ;-)

How are you today?

:P

I am running around trying to do laundry, get the animals fed, pack, etc... leaving for just a few days should not be so complicated!

How 'bout you? Do you have fun Thanksgiving plans?


Edited to add: And 'fess up, you voted for bikini, didn't you??? :P

I have not voted yet, but if you are going to model the Bikini, then I am all for it...:evilgrin:

My plans include time spent with my GFs family, and time spent with my family. I hope it will be fun.

Thanks for asking, I hope your holiday goes well.

I don't know yet -- i haven't been to try them on yet. I am actually hoping to find a style/size i like and then buy the dress used on craigslist or Ebay. My mom thinks i am a goofball for that, but we are trying to keep everything inexpensive and environmentally friendly -- so why not get a recycled dress? :)

White wedding gown
Size 12
Worn once, by mistake


That just about killed me! :spray:

That's hilarious. I've been keeping an eye on our local craigslist and there are TONS... unfortunately most are not my style and/or the wrong size. Some are due to broken engagements or divorces, but others just want more closet space! :)

Worth a shot, though, eh?

And if you know anyone who is handy with a sewing machine you can either alter one or find a pattern you like and get one made from scratch.. of hemp! :D

Seriously!
http://images.google.com/images?q=hemp+wedding+dress&sourceid=navclient-ff&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGGL,GGGL:2006-43,GGGL:en&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

It was not a serious comment.

The sarcasm tag may have been a good addition... :D

...didn't use sarcasm tags. I thought this was the lounge.

Seriously, do you know the OP? If not, you have your own ISSUES and are using them in a hurtful way toward someone else for no other reason THAN YOUR OWN ISSUES! I don't know the OP, but I do know the BS I see over and over on this site. Work out what you need to work out, but don't rain on someone else's parade for no reason.

Real nice. :eyes:

I feel bad for folks that are going through hurtful times... but you're right, this coping mechanism (or whatever it is) is a nasty impulse. I appreciate both of your posts :hug:


Edited for typo :silly:

It was not a seriously intended comment, and certainly not any comment at all about the OP.

Perhaps your humor needs a bit of readjusting or self analyzation. Your statement appeared to many of us as being rather snide and condescending to the OP. I guess I missed the funny part. :shrug:

because of the location of the wedding and the reception, as well as the time of the wedding (summer), then I'd go for dress 1. Easier to move around in.

Congrats!

that i really fell in love with. I hope i like it as much once i've tried it on! If not, i may just look at simple white or cream non-wedding dresses. So many of the wedding dresses available are just huge and ruffly and high maintenance -- not what i'm after at all!

Thanks for the congrats :D

Our wedding was similar to what you are describing...backyard with a glorified cookout with a tent.

I opted for getting a dress for the ceremony that I really wanted and after all the pictures, I changed my clothes. It wasn't a big ordeal and none of my wedding clothes ended up smelling like the fire-pit.

I'll have to keep that in the back of my mind in case i see a dress that i love, but that isn't appropriate for traipsing around the backyard all night.

Thanks! :hi:

Congrats! :D

:hi:

I agree with the comments about dress #1 being more practical at the beach, but also I think it's just more interesting than #2 even though both are pretty.

Congrats on the big day, too. :)

Especially if you are married on the beach.
The lace texture of the dress reminds me of the
foam spray of the breakers.

I hadn't thought of it that way... now i like it even more! :)

because it seemed more casual for a beach wedding and you won't be dragging sand around.

Congratulations!
:hi:

I think dress #2 is a bit more regal.

Congrats on the upcoming marriage!

:applause:

on the dress -- i think i have to go the pic# 2 -- i just can't get into the assymetrical hemline.

some whow all the ''frosting'' on the dress weighs that down -- and makes that hemline wrong.

the second is more classic.

you will have the issue of the beach to deal with if you go with the second however.
but i'd probably hammer rusty nails into my foot for style -- so there ya go.

Your post cracked me up :rofl:

VenusRising mentioned the possibility of changing out of the dress after the ceremony... so that's always a possibility if i go with #2. Ideally though i'd like to be comfortable all day/evening! (No rusty nails for me, LOL!)

The lace, or gause, or whatever that fabric is hanging on the second dress detracts from the real dress underneith. And you know it's going to snag, or get stepped on, and then it's all over.

Definitely, I love #1 for a whole lot of reasons.

That's my worry about anything with a train... i am just too much of a spaz, and i don't want to spend the whole night worrying about the dang dress! :)

don't wear flip-flops with it, as the model in the photo does. :hi:

http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?p=999&gid=15906956&uid=1101381

Love dress #s 16, 18, & 20.

Those are pretty, and not POOFY... yay :)

Dress #2 is so beautiful!

And... you're getting married :cry:

;)

Don't worry, you and jasonc can still be my DU boyfriends :P

JK, I realize that I should have zero input on this. I am sure that whatever dress you pick will be beautiful, and so will you.

I am trying not to get all swept up in the insanity of the Industrial Wedding Machine... my model is more KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid). Hehe.

That's a pretty dress!!! (If you just glance at it, doesn't it sort of look like she's holding a pint of beer? :9 )

I like her more.

Absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations!

Simply elegant and beautiful.

it's heavy satin underneath with ivory lace over

Basic practical issues as mentioned above. And it's reusable.

I voted for #1...beautiful...looks like a 'free spirit' kind of dress...
#2 is okay. But it reminds me of the 50's for some reason..
A beach wedding......you are a free spirit...sweet.

You're going to look beautiful in anything...




peace~

:hug:

I think that's why i immediately loved dress 1... because i envision looking like my regular self, with my hair all down and crazy, and probably no shoes. :-) I see friends get married and they spend all day primping and putting their hair up into these fancy hairsprayed up-dos and shellacking on makeup and then they're afraid to move their heads! I've gone that route as a bridesmaid, and NO THANKS!! :rofl:

Stunning and simple!

And this may sound like a ridiculous idea; but if you decide to go with #1, you might want to consider wearing it after your wedding. If the thought of wearing white bothers you, you could dye it black...It'd be perfect for elegant summer wear!

of being able to wear it again. It seems crazy to spend a lot of money on something you'll wear one day!

I hadn't thought about dying it -- that's a good idea! :)

It's very Nantucket.

Plus as others mentioned it wouldn't be dragging around in the sand or on the ground at the reception.

I was looking for a little cheese cake.

elegant. I love it.

Defiantly
OMG its beautiful




AND WE WANT PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!



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:hi:


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It'll be a while though... :D

:hi:

(Happy Thanksgiving!!!)

I'm not a fan of the "gold waistband" on the second dress.

I like girl #1, so I say dress #1. If that girl was in another dress, I'd probably pick a different dress.

And if any of these girls had a bigger booty, I'd probably pick THAT dress.

But then, I'm just a "thinking with the wrong brain" man.

Think of the wonderful memories you'll have if you cap off your marriage with a wardrobe malfunction.

http://www.mccallpattern.com/item/M4714.htm?tab=evening_prom_bridal&page=3

That second one is nice, but I imagine it would look rather tatty after being dragged through the sand.

Must get back to making stuffing... but i LOVE the off-the-shoulder dress you posted (the larger pic) -- i'll definitely check this website out later!!! :hi:

My internet connection's squirrelly today.

I love it. I think it's so gorgeous!

Number 2 just looks totally out of place in the beach picture, whereas number 1 captures the "informal-pretty" which you seem to be aiming for.

It's stunning and has more "wow" factor than the first one.

If it was a casual or beach wedding, I'd go with the first choice. If your looking to have your wedding in a church with a big walk down the aisle, you can never go wrong with a train, so the second choice will be better.

Both are beautiful though :)

Congrats :hi:

:hug: Damn, sissie, your fiancee is a lucky man. I'm going to get married on a beach some day. WOW, congrats.

Don't say that too loud, sweetie, or you will have proposals ROLLING IN!!! You will be breaking hearts left and right! :D

Hope you're having a great Turkey Day! :hug:

But if you're having it on the beach or near it you will want to run barefoot and get into the surf, at least a little. So dress #1 is the best since it shows off your feet and allows you to move without tripping. Besides it looks much 'sexier' and mature than the other one. Dress #2 is wonderful too, but it has much more of a sense of innocence and is promlike. Plus, it'll be a nightmare if you frollic in the surf. I'm assuming you're picking the beach location for the romance of exotic naturalness.

I think it would be higher maintenance than dress one. Luckily, they're both pretty.


Congratulations!!!

than #2, However if you were going inside for everything, # 2 is a drop dead gorgeous dress. LOVE the train. However for up there in Sept, I would order a shawl in the lace just in case it is chilly. You never know up there.

I think dress #1 would be the way to go for the type of event you describe because it doesn't trail the ground. However, any dress that is strapless won't stay up on it's own well unless it's really tight fitting (which also would translate to uncomfortable). I doubt you want to be having to haul your dress up all day especially with lots of people taking photos.

I would seriously consider adding some pretty rhinestone or pearl spaghetti straps, or even better, attach a pretty rhinestone or pearl necklace to the top of the bodice so you won't have to keep hauling it up all day. Something like this...


This particular necklace doesn't hang low enough to attach to the bodice but you get the idea. You can find some really lovely and cheap rhinestone or pearl neclaces that would be lovely just poking around in second hand shops.



An arrangement like this would also keep the eye focused more on your face than on your bosum.

I think it would be easier to manage on a breezy day and that train on #2 could get messy and dirty being dragged around a yard or beach. Plus, it's recyclable; a shawl would turn it into a lovely summer evening gown.

I'd be worried to touch their arms for fear of breaking them.

I would choose #1, I think #1 is prettier anyway
Carly

the 2nd for the wedding ceremony part. and the 2nd one for the reception or when you leave for your honeymoon.

2nd one does look nice, but the 1st seems more unique compared to most wedding dresses.

either way, i like them both. it could be the pictures but the embroidery in the first dress looks like it might be much more beautiful than we seen in the pics. i'm guessing you will try them both on before deciding.

I'd have several dresses and do costume changes. How in the world am I supposed to decide on just ONE gorgeous dress???

Not so traditional and totally hot, IMHO. I like 2, too, just not as much as one.

Dress 2 has that train so it would be a little more trouble.

They're both nice.

Looks more flirty and fun. Dress 2 is a little bit dated, IMHO (brings up thoughts of the '70's), and the train is a bit much and I don't like the ribbon around the waist.