Why would/did you wear 2 different dresses on your wedding day?

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1. A fancy one for photos and the ceremony, a comfortable one for dancing. I also had two pairs of shoes for the same reason.

2. Fancy one for the ceremony/photos and an easier one to dance in/be more comfy.

   I only did one. It was sort of a “middle ground” the shoes were a pain though.

3. Imagine like wearing a fancy tux which makes you look like a zillion bucks but too hot and heavy for the ceremony and pictures, and then some sexy/cute/decontracted suit for the Party.

4. I plan on wearing 2, my mums that her mum made her and then one for the party (hopefully silk, backless and elegant af). I’m too clumsy to wear mums all day.

   The dress my grandma made is so beautiful and timeless, it’s as fashionable now as it was in ’83. I want to pass it down to my kids. I am SO thankful my mum didn’t go for the puffy sleeve look that was so popular.

   edit – I edited.

5. One gown for the ceremony and pictures and one dress to party in.

6. I did one dress for the whole thing. I had a loop on my dress so I could pull the train up and dance

7. I don’t get it either. Seems like a waste of money. You can get a comfy fancy dress (I did).

   Wedding shoes don’t make much sense to me either. I went barefoot (forest wedding)

8. Also cultural/religious reasons.

   Wear your cultural background outfit for one event and the other cultural one at another.

   Common for example to see a qipao or red dress for reception for Chinese wedding. And then white at the ceremony.

9. I would consider two dresses for potentially two reasons. The first would be if my spouse-to-be was of another culture and we were incorporating a traditional wedding dress from their culture into the day. The second would be if I found a dress that was not comfortable, but I felt confident in it. It’s rare that I ever feel good/pretty in clothing, so I’d rather pay the money to actually like how I’m going to look for the ceremony/pictures and change for the reception.

10. I went to a wedding where the dress for the ceremony was actually a two piece. She replaced the long skirt with a short one for the reception.

    Also I went to an elaborate Italian wedding and the the bride changed into a different equally elaborate dress for the reception. I think she just loved both dresses.

11. No way in hell. one lot of expenses and getting dressed is enough.

12. You only get married once, so you might as well go all out and wear two dresses! You can never have too much of a good thing.

13. I’m married for more than 25 years now and there’s one advice I give to all newlyweds:

    **Don’t overestimate the wedding ceremony.** Yes, it has a certain symbolic value but, believe me, the real challenges come afterwards.

    Marriage is not something which is finalized after the ceremony. It’s a lifelong task/journey where you constantly need to communicate and cooperate on many different levels. Marriage is marathon, not sprint.

14. I personally wouldn’t do it but if it’s important to others then I wouldn’t judge them for it. I think good for them for being able to afford it and knowing what they want.

15. I wouldn’t wear 2 dresses but 2 outfits definitely. Get married in my dress and have the after party in a white jumpsuit so I can move and dance freely without destroying the dress

16. Because capitalism has conditioned people to spend large amounts of money on silly things. (Also see: Artificially increasing the value of diamonds by restricting their supply, knowing that people will spend silly amounts of money on them because that’s the done things, right?)

17. You sound kinda judgemental to honest. If someones dream dress is a princess gown then they should get that, it’s their day and their money after all. Expecting someone to have dinner and to party in a huge and/or really long dress is just not reasonable. And not everything pretty is uncomfortable and even if it is so what? You don’t have to wear it.

18. I had a white gown for the ceremony and reception, evening dress for the evening do.

    I wanted to freshen up in the afternoon and wear a fresh dress for the evening.

19. Some dresses are super fancy and voluminous. Perfect for pics, not so much for dancing.

    For my wedding I had 3 dresses even. One for the ceremony, one for the cocktail and one for dinner and dancing.

    Wedding last for a day but wedding memories and wedding pictures last forever.

    0 regrets for the $$ spent on dresses, they were glorious!!

    That said I was not strapped for cash, I wouldn’t get into debt for dresses.