My wedding dress experience was..interesting 1) Purchased a dress from BHLDN before my now-husband proposed 2) Ended up not loving the original dress and returned it 3) Ordered a new dress on Etsy 4) Seller was a nightmare and the dress arrived ON my wedding day 5) Purchased my actual wedding dress 3 days before my wedding on Facebook Marketplace and the first time I tried my gown on was the day of my wedding Honestly, I always thought my wedding dress would be a huge moment for my wedding, but at the end of the day -- I just wanted to be clothed 😂

Wedding confession: I never had a “dream wedding” in mind only a dream honeymoon and a dream marriage.

@ladyrayylin3268

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@bethgramkow5225

Жыл бұрын

The best kind

Can we get the full Story Time of your proposal?? I was loving hearing about the rage folding laundry because that is so me

I have a funny wedding dress story. I’m getting married May of 2022. I bought a dress without even getting to try it on! I went to the shop with low expectations since it was my first time. I had no idea what I wanted, I only knew what I didn’t like. My mom and sister came with me. One dress stood out to us, but they didn’t have it in my size to try on. It had lace and buttons down the back and it was tea-length which I actually loved. I tried on several others, all of which looked terrible. We kept talking about that other dress, but the consultant wanted to find me something else. Finally, my mom asked if she could just try it on. So, my mom tried it on for me to visualize it. I bought it on the spot. It has now come in in my size and I absolutely love it. I got a long veil to go with so I will have a train for the ceremony. But people can’t believe I bought a dress that my mom tried on. Lol.

@TEWMUCH

10 ай бұрын

Lol 😂 this is an awesome story. Mommy was your body double! So cute! ❤

Honestly, these are my favorite for wedding planning when I’m stressed. It feels almost like the confessions are the only thing that is completely honest in this Instagram-perfect world.

Was at a wedding where the mother of the bride said to the groom in at the end of her speech, "well, she's your problem now". Our entire table put our glasses down in protest instead of cheersing. SO AWKWARD.

@123Orangea

2 жыл бұрын

Ooff... 😶

@PhantomAngel147

2 жыл бұрын

This sounds like something my family would do. That’s just our humor though so to each their own 🤷🏽‍♀️

My dress story is pretty wild. I went dress shopping with my partner and best friend. We had a great time running through the boutique pulling dresses. While I had no intentions to purchase a dress that day, my plan was to figure out what I liked and get an idea of sizing because I wanted to buy something secondhand. I fell in love with the last dress I tried on and ended up finding it on StillWhite for less than $700. It is brand new and fits me like a glove! ABSOLUTELY UNREAL!! After our wedding I’ll be donating it to a local boutique that supports survivors of sexual violence ✨

@DaisyRose5

17 күн бұрын

Oh I love that brand!❤ Congratulations!

My husband's parents made comments about how "inconvenient" the location of my wedding venue was for them and showed up at the church in everyday clothes because they didn't have "time to change". It was about a two-hour drive for them and we had other guests arriving from much further away. It wasn't the fact that they didn't have nice clothes on in church that bothered me. To me, it showed a lack of respect. They also complained about other stuff throughout the day and I can still feel that I'm upset about it when I think about it months later.

@citomarieloredo3161

2 жыл бұрын

My in laws also showed up to our wedding in regular clothes. They didn’t even stay for dinner or for a dance. They took photos and left. I wasn’t upset personally but was mad and felt bad for my husband. I felt that was so shitty of them.

@TEWMUCH

10 ай бұрын

So rude and hurtful! Sorry to you both. Parents can be such jerks. They coulda put clothes in the car and got dresses into something more appropriate in the bathroom if they are that busy, And just couldn't clear their schedule. This is actually making me mad just thinking about it. 😢

I had the crying "this is THE dress" moment. My maids of honor and my officiant knew the second I came out in the dress...my confession is my mother tried to convince me not to buy it because she felt like she could find a much cheaper one or hire someone in asia to make it for dirt cheap (btw my fiancé and I are paying for the whole wedding ourselves). Not only that, the first bridal salon I went to, my mother made many comments about me being too fat, too ugly for the dress, etc. Word of advice to brides: pick a ride or die bridal party that has your back and knows YOU. Some mothers or family members can be damn nuts. Also quick shoutout to the 2 bridal consultants who helped me try on dresses because they saw me cry and made me remember it's my special day and NO BRIDE deserves to be put down. Every bride deserves to feel special and beautiful

@colterbrown3821

Жыл бұрын

Webb's 🤵🏻‍♂️💍👰🏼

@TEWMUCH

10 ай бұрын

Sick. Sorry your mother is that way..I hope u felt beautiful in it. Some moms are just the worst .

I’m so glad we pushed through and got married in June 2020, I couldn’t even imagine having postponed just to have to deal with the same shit a year later.

@karengurske

2 жыл бұрын

We did the same thing! June 2020 wedding with 10 people instead of 125 but in the end it was better than postponing for 1 or 2 years.

My father-in-law stromg-armed my father into paying for half the wedding with the expectation that my father-in-law was paying the other half. Originally my husband and I were planning a smaller wedding with a smaller budget that we would cover ourselves. Since the dads were paying, the budget increased. Now the wedding is in 46 days. My dad has paid his half. My father-in-law has not and I'm trying not to get mad.

@alurai

2 жыл бұрын

Oh no! 😞

@aadpiraat7126

Жыл бұрын

Hope it turned out ok

I didn't have the "this is the one" moment with my dress. It was my 8th dress appointment (I was trying really hard to stick to my $1000 budget) I passed by the dress on my initial look around the store but it kept catching my eye as I was trying on other dresses so I decided to try it on. It was very different than I what I thought I wanted but at the same time it really suits my personality. Everyone I was with cried and I loved the dress. I really liked the dress and knew if I didn't buy it, I would regret it. It was a $4500 dress at a consignment store for $1000!

I had been looking at my dress for YEARS, probably since my freshman year of highschool and then they discontinued Vera Wangs collection at David’s bridal and I was devastated but my mom found one in my size pop up on super discount on the website and ordered it with overnight shipping and it fit like a glove and it was everything I hoped it would be so this is a situation where a mom came in clutch for the dress 😂 the day prior to this we went wedding dress shopping and I was just not into any of them

I knew he bought the ring but had no idea when he was going to propose he woke me up from a nap with a ring in my face 😂

@kristingerhardt9828

2 жыл бұрын

Same, I knew he bought the ring too and then one day he went to get us coffee and came back with a heart shaped donut while I was doing my makeup and proposed with the ring in it... while I had only one eye done with mascara 😭😂 I said "that's true love" 😂

@soapiesoap5649

2 жыл бұрын

@@kristingerhardt9828 hahahaha I was so confused like what why is there a ring in my face 😂

I found a $4,000 dollar dress at a discount bridal shop in the mall. The ticket said It was $300 but when I checked out they discounted it again and it ended up being $200 with the tax. I actually ended up buying a different dress on Facebook marketplace for $300 because the one I found in the mall could not be altered so I ended up taking the beading from it and adding it to the other and it turned out beautiful. I did not want to spend a ton of money on a dress for one day.

I went to 3 bridal stores and tried on over 30 dresses, but did not have “the moment.” I was starting to believe the bridal moment did not actually exist and I would have to settle for a dress that I liked but did not love. But, it was actually my mom that did not let me settle and said we should go to the other bridal stores to look. In the 4th store I went to, I saw this dress hanging up immediately when I walked in. It had all the elements I wanted and as soon as I walked out and looked in the mirror I just knew. It was the first dress I said I loved. I even tried on a couple others to make sure it was not just a spur of the moment thing. I just wanted to put my dress back on. This is a message to everyone! Do not force it, you will know!

my mom told me that back in her days, there were simply no bridal gown shops. she just got some fabric (she couldnt even choose it) and had to sew it herself. puts some perspective into this whole topic i believe

I didn't have an aha moment for my dress either, I just really liked it. Every dress I tried on after the one I ended up picking I was just thinking "can I go put the other one back on now"

My wedding dress moment. Went shopping for an outfit for my mum at the very start of wedding planning. Haven't started wedding dress shopping yet. Saw this outfit. Tried it.fell in love with it. Knew it was the one but torn because I hadn't even tried any others yet. Got it. Knew it was the one. Never regretted my decision since.

I'm getting married in 43 days! My dress was the 5th or 6th dress I tried on. I didn't cry nor did my entourage (moms and grandmas), but we all seemed to have the same feeling about the dress and knew it was the one. While my fiancé and I had talked about marriage, I had no idea he bought a ring nor did I have any inclination that he'd propose when he did. It was a complete surprise!

@Sara-vn2kz

2 жыл бұрын

My wedding is in March too!

WOW I’m early. This is my chance to say thank you soo much for walking me though the wedding planning process. Also, I LOVE that you never mentioned “global condition that should not be named” love it

I love your channel!! There’s a ton of helpful info for wedding planning even though I’m not engaged yet! Lol! It’s actually a really nice break to watch your channel in between working on my masters degree.

Dress shopping: I brought my mom, future mother in law, and my sister/maid of honor. They all picked out great dresses to try on! I put the first dress on and broke down in tears because of the overwhelming experience. Suddenly it all fell on me that I was actually getting married and became really real. I found a dress that as soon as I put it on, I loved it. I cried some more and was able to bring it home that day!

wow this was fun hahaha. Love this type of thing Jamie!!

Wow I can relate to some of these!!! Wedding is 8 months away and I'm already thinking "why didn't we elope." Then again we've been engaged since Jan 2020... This was so entertaining I'll have to check out that podcast!

Thanks so much for the fun video!!!

I fell in love with a dress three times my budget so I got a very similar one within my budget. They were both a sheath, lace gown with a very low back.

@itssteph263

2 жыл бұрын

This is honestly my plan when I start wedding dress shopping

We just started wedding planning like a month or so ago, and I just started dress shopping last week. Didn't cry nor feel like "omg this is my dress" in any of the dresses tbh, but I did fall in love with like several dresses but they are all in different silhouette and styles. Another note, I never realize alterations and tax would cost almost double the price of the dress (which I feel like is what's holding me back and is definitely swaying my decision). So now I am panicking and feeling the pressure from family members (from both side) as they all have opinions on where and how much we should spend on our intimate wedding and my dress.

Totally understand decision fatigue!! I turned to our wedding planner and asked her opinion and went with that! (Knew her style and loved it! Not claiming this works for everyone)

I never expected to have "the moment" when I was dress shopping but I did! I saw myself in the mirror and immediately cried because I had never felt so beautiful in my life. Still love it after the wedding too!

Confession- invited my MIL most hated family members to see if her threat of "not attending if they come" would stick. Fun fact: They came in full force, MIL didn't keep her "promise" and she was miserable the whole time. I secretly enjoyed it the entire time. Full story on how you got engaged! Based off watching your personal channel I can only imagine how that all went.

I found 2 wedding dresses I liked from David's bridal. I actually ended up going with the more wild dress. I love it though. It really complement my curves and hides my tummy. Part of it has some volume and the other part is more traditional. It's strapless. After looking at the pictures to compare 2 dresses I saw how much better I looked in the second one. I tried it back on for a second time and knew it's the one. I felt like a princess and gorgeous.

Your proposal story made me laugh so much, that is so cute 😂

This video was great and I definitely wanted more tea to be spilled. I had no idea when my proposal was coming, and I love that he got to completely surprise me with that! I had the worst wedding shopping experience where my sister tried to convince me I wanted to buy a dress I didn't love, even though I was planning to make my own. I am not happily about to cut the expensive fabric, and looking back at that day, I am really glad I didn't let my sis talk me into that dress. "I am so over my future MOL" made me lol because I have definitely said that, but it is for reasons that have to do with him and I joining things and getting off her plans. He is an only child, so I think she is just trying to take care of him.

Dress shopping I had something in head, didn't find it in the shop I was. My mom litterally gave me no comments... "it's your dress, I don't want to influence you" ... But you're here to help me!!! Finally, I bought my dress online after seeing it again and again pop in my feed. I don't regret it at all! It's everything I wanted, and more. Didn't cry but VERY happy. I'm currently personnalizing it and making the alterations needed. Yep, I'm not a seamstress but I'm pretty alright .

I knew about my proposal! I always said "not in public" but then my family was planning a trip to Disney World, and it was my first trip ever to Disney, and he knew that it would be magical to propose there, but wanted to make sure I was ok with it being in public there. I didn't know any other details though. Ring, location, and time was a surprise. :)

Wedding dress Horror story: I had that perfect AHA moment when I got my dress. Went into David’s Bridal, (ALONE) first dress I put on was exactly, in every way, what I was looking for. I cried in excitement and relief because wow that was easy! Then, after purchasing this $1,500 dress, I proceeded to show it to my girls…. HUGE MISTAKE!!!! I was told I looked; Fat, pregnant, square, should stay away from any lines, saggy boobs, and sloppy. I fricken cried and cried. Didn’t eat for 3 days and then went back to David’s Bridal and got a different dress. The lady who helped me was a 10/10 b****!! Not only did she roll her eyes at my every critique, sigh when I asked to try something else, huff n puff at me wanting something a little more “me” and tell me she knew best for my body type, she also complained about my breast, wouldn’t listen to a word I said about not wanting a veil and then tried to sneakily rip off the clearance tag and charge me full price!!! It was horrible and I hate my dress. It’s pretty, but the experience makes me so angry that it’s hard to enjoy. I just wanted to get out of there so bad! Also, who takes a person with body issues and puts them in a COLUMN DRESS?!?!

03:25 spoke to me on a whole another level 😂😂😂 and that "dumb" finished me 🤣 Thank you Jamie ❤

I didn't really have a "the one" dress moment. I had a favorite dress from my first appointment, but I was not fully convinced . Then at my second appointment, I tried on other dresses, including the one that was my favorite from my first appointment, and it was still my favorite, so I got it!

Getting married in end of March… I’m definitely hitting the ‘wish we eloped’ point. I’ve cried and stressed way too much. Everyone just keeps saying it will all work out but even to things like original quotes being a lot more when it comes time for invoice. Luckily your channel has helped me through the whole thing!! went dress shopping with my future mother in law. THE dress was the first one I tried on. We tried on a few other but ended up coming back to that one each time! Got some butterfly’s and couldn’t stop looking at the pictures of it for a few months after

I bought one dress, then went back and exchanged it for another. I never had a “perfect” moment, but I am much happier with the 2nd dress!

I loved my recent shopping experience. The first time I went with family, found a dress but didn't really love it. but family did. So I returned the 1st one. After visiting my 5th bridal shop I picked the dress on my own. So glad I did. I avoided all the opinions. The other customers that were at the shop were so kind and it was like they were rooting for me as if I knew them. I loved my experience.

I just got engaged in October 2021 and we are getting married in June 2022 And because of your channel I was able to plan and secure vendors.. Im about 80% done 🙏🙏🙏❤❤ I literally medidate on you channel

I got my wedding dresses on December 23rd at David's Bridal. My mom, grandma, and 3 of my sisters were there with my FMIL on FaceTime. I tried on my first black sparkly dress and was in tears when I tried it on. I cried a lot that day, I mostly cried because I had been trying in traditional white wedding dresses and didn't feel confident or sexy at all. Then my stylist said that she had a dress she wanted me to try on and I felt like I looked so good in it. I originally didn't want to wear a black dress because I wanted to wear white out of respect of both my family and my FH's family as well. But my mom and sisters said that that's who I am and that the dress made me the beautiful rocker girl that they've known me to be and that I shouldn't care what others say. Went on to try another dress because the 1st one I felt was more party styled and not elegant enough for the ceremony. My second wedding dress had everyone in tears. My grandmother was crying when she saw me in the 2nd dress and said that she loved it even though she would have loved to see me wearing white. My dress shopping experience was so amazing, I'm so thankful and happy that I had decided to do that. Originally, I didn't want to do the whole wedding show (dress shopping, Bachelorette Party) but I'm glad I did!

initially didn’t fall in love with the dress (dress was the least important part to me…), but i went back and found out they’d give it to me for $300 and that was the big decision maker for me! ended up being the most beautiful thing i’ve ever worn!

Re. dress shopping: I got a little misty when I first tried it on, but there were things I wanted to tweak and my mom didn’t love it. She convinced me to go to the next appointment we had scheduled before making a decision. This lead to another month of dress shopping, including trying that same dress on two more times, before I finally went back and bought it. So I guess I fall somewhere in between having a Moment and just picking a dress I liked. Re. the proposal: I knew it was coming but there were so many times I thought it was going to happen and it didn’t that by the time he actually proposed I was completely surprised. And the wait was worth it, even though I got so annoyed with him when it kept not happening 😅

I made a whole video about my wedding dress shopping experience! I said yes to the dress and changed my mind... yikes! Luckily, I hadn't paid for it yet so it wasn't too bad. The pressure can be real when your whole group loves the dress and you like it enough.

Ur intro is gold, Jamie😇♥️😁

I lived in New York City and was getting married in North Carolina so my mother was the point person in NC. (This was before the days of the internet) She decided what I wanted was not wedding enough and proceeded to go to all the vendors and change my colorful decor to an all white traditional southern wedding because she thought people would talk if we went with what I wanted. Now mind you I had paid for my own wedding. Come the day of the wedding and things started arriving I noticed that things were definitely not what I had ordered and had some very interesting phone calls with vendors and an even more interesting conversation with my mother. In the end I just let it go and got married and left to go back to NY in two days. Let's just say there were some icy relationships for a long time.

I definitely say to myself constantly "I'm over this wedding planning". I just don't even care about the details anymore. I often think to myself "We should have just went to the court house" lol In regards to Wedding Dress, I absolutely love my wedding dress. I wouldn't say I had a clouds parting and sun shining through moment when I knew it was the one I wanted, but I definitely fell in love with it. Every time I look at it, I fall in love all over again. It was exactly what I was looking for and it was always within the ideal budget that I had set for it as well.

good morning guys! a blessed wednesay to everyone 💙

Omgoodness yessss on the decision making/opinion confession! My then fiancé had the habit of saying "I don't care" to all of the decision that I asked of him. I knew fully well that he did care, but it just didn't matter to him which option as long as I was happy with it. He knows I plan meticulously and any option would be fine, but I needed/wanted his opinion. I broke down one day and just had to lay it out to him that saying he "doesn't care" made me think he really didn't care to get married and I would cancel the wedding if he said it anymore. He never said it again, nor does he say it to this day. For the dress: I loved my dress! There was no crying for me, I didn't even cry at my wedding, or for the group I had with me. I just felt like I never wanted to take it off. It had pockets!!

OMG! My proposal story is so similar! I also found my engangement ring by going to my fiancé's bag because he told me to go there... yeah, so I totally get you xD

I love the way you respond to these tragic and terrible moments in people's lives.... Seriously I was laughing so hard along with you. I appreciate that you have my humor.

One of my bridesmaids decided to die her very long black hair HOT PINK one month before my wedding. Yeah she was wearing sage green too. So my wedding photos are more colorful than I anticipated. I also had a friend tell me he was “disappointed” in us for not giving him a plus one to his girlfriend of a year that we didn’t know he had. See we hadn’t seen him because of the pandemic and he never thought to tell us he was dating someone. So we were just suppose to accommodate him 3 weeks before the wedding (rsvp were due weeks before this conversation).

@picklepirate

2 жыл бұрын

I think until your brother decides to get married, I hope he regrets that, understanding every 1 rsvp is an extra +$50 for the wedding.

Lol your story is the exact same as mine when it came to discovering my engagement. My then-boyfriend asked me to go into his back to grab a phone cord and inside of the backpack where the phone cord was, was the ring box. I'm guessing he forgot he put it in there and when he asked me to grab the cord didn't realize that I might see it.

My dress actually came from my mother in-law who bought it second hand before my husband and I even met each other, it fit perfectly. I like the dress, but love the story. ♥️

I’m still waiting for my dress to come in, but I think I had a mixture of feelings. I low key just wanted to be done with the shopping process, but I also thought it was really beautiful. Hopefully when it comes in, I feel the same!

I went dress shopping with my mom when I was "engaged" the first time. She's really chill and I knew she wouldn't make me uncomfortable or feel pressured. It was the only one that I REALLY did not want to take off and made me feel so pretty and like a princess. No other dress made me feel that way. When we broke up I tried getting rid of it because I didn't want to think of him or wear a dress intended for a failed engagement when I actually do get married. Luckily, I couldn't find anyone to buy it and I came to my senses and realized I shouldn't let that bad experience be the reason I don't get to wear the dress of my dreams if and when I do get married. Now, many years and pounds later, I'm getting married in October - and trying to get back in shape to fit back into that dress (making a lot of progress!). I couldn't be happier and I hope everyone gets to feel the way I'm feeling right now.

For my wedding dress I didn’t have a moment. I just kept wanting to put it back on so I knew I loved it.

I have a wedding day nap planned 😂. My moh knows me too well and told me I'll probably need one because I'm very introverted and get tired/overwhelmed easily. Now I just have to figure out how not to ruin my hair 😅

More confessions please!!

My mom and sister started crying the very first wedding dress I tried on - just from the emotion of seeing me in a dress. Both the consultant and I cracked up laughing at them (good naturedly). Ended up having "the one" moment when I tried on the 6th dress - to the point where they set me up in their main space to show to my mom and sister - who then both cried again. Because we were on a tight timeline, didn't' have time to have my grandmother, aunt and cousin come for the appointment, but they were able to facetime for it.

Getting married this year and feel so overwhelmed by looking at wedding dresses, they either are so stunning I can’t decide between them and which one is “the one” or they horrify me.

It get’s me every time Jamie speaks German words 😂 💕 greetings from Germany here 👋🏾 🇩🇪

I have loved every moment of my long engagement 💍 (2 years and 10 months) I have been able to take my time planning and looking around buying decorations well in advance which has helped spread the cost and has enabled us to book our perfect venue xx

I wasn't necessarily pressured into the dress I bought, but everyone made a big deal about how pretty it was that I just went along with it. But that night my mom saw that I was clearly regretting it and she took me back to exchange it for the one that I loved!

I haven’t gotten married yet, but I bought a simple dress when I thought we’re doing a mini wedding last year before his deployment. He ended up not getting deployed. I haven’t decided if I should keep it or try to return it (thank goodness I bought from Nordstrom) now that we’re doing a longer engagement and bigger wedding.

@AutsiticAlien007

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe it can be your reception dress

So I am getting a stained glass hoop thing made instead of a bouquet, I am working with the artist about what I want and my last message was just like yeah what ever you think will look good I trust you, please don’t ask me to make more decisions… I’m burned out. lol it’s coming along and the sketches were beautiful!!

I didn't know I was going to be proposed to, but we did ring shop together. When we left the antique store after looking at rings, I said "I don't mean to be pushy, but that first ring is the one." I didn't know when he bought it, but when he did he hid it in the bass drum of his drum kit. I never would have found it. lol

After trying on a tons of dresses with no emotion besides “oh that’s nice.” I cried within two seconds of seeing myself in the dress

I liked my dress when I bought it, no aha moment... now when it came in and I put it on, it was perfect and I cried so hard!

I did feel a little pressured to get my dress only because it was a sample at an expo. It is so beautiful and i am happy i have it but i am going to try on dresses at salons this weekend just to make sure it is the right one.

I had the same experience with my MOH. Safe to say we don’t speak anymore. It was shocking

I didn't even have the dress fully over my head and I told my mom to call dad (they were paying for my own). My wedding confession is that I regret inviting any family minus our parents. My grandma has harassed me for months about how I need to quit my job and be a good housewife. My family is driving me nuts!

Couple crying from missing home would be me. 🤣

I went to three little local wedding dress shops in my search for a dress. At shop 1 I found two maybe dresses that I liked and was willing to settle for if needed. At shop 2 there was one dress I really liked, only to find out that the shop had missed marking it as discontinued and if I got it I'd be stuck with off the rack, which was about 10 sizes too big for me and only in the blush option. (I didn't hate it in blush but having the option to see it in other colors would have been nice. Thats how we found out it was discontinued. they were pulling the dress up in the system to get pics of it in the other available colors) Halfway through the third shop I was feeling discouraged but at the very end of my appointment I slipped into a dress where it wasn't a "ah-ha!" moment but a "This is by far the best dress I have tried on and I don't want to take it off" moment and after I realized I didnt want to take it off I decided that it's the one. The consultant was surprised because apparently I'm hard to read, though my mom said she's not surprised because when I walked out in the dress she said my face was all lit up in a way that hadn't happened before. My dress came in early after ordering but it was the wrong color so it needed to be reordered (I'm still waiting on that) and even being the wrong color I still tried it on to get an idea of what alterations I'd need and again I didn't want to take it off. I can't wait to get it in the right color. On the topic of the proposal: We didn't have one. We have been together for 16 years and both knew we wanted to get married but we were like "Lets buy a home first" so we waited until that was taken care of and we got settled. But by the time we were ready to start thinking about marriage his brother proposed to his now wife so we decided to wait and let them have their spotlight. But then their wedding got postponed because surprise baby. so that stretched things out a bit. and then the pandemic hit, so we were waiting through that mess. Finally last October while getting ready for bed I was like "So I'm sick of waiting" which he agreed with and we decided to just make it official and start planning the wedding. Wedding is next October. We didn't have a ring for our engagement which is fine. I don't need two rings. We went shopping together to get our wedding rings, and those are all we want and need. Saves us money not to do the engagement ring plus wedding band for me, at any rate. Asking for opinions: YES! I kept asking people about flowers nd kept getting the "Whatever you want!" type unhelpful answers until finally my mom took the hint and took the reins for me and was like "You know what? we are DIYing those. I got your back. here is how WE will do it. You just look at what kinds of flowers you want and we will make it happen." And that was SUCH a load off my shoulders to just be told that I no longer had to bounce around between all the options for flowers (real, wood, silk, etc.), and that in DIYing it I wont be alone trying to put them together. I'm big into arts and crafts but doing ALL the DIY myself is a bit much. All I have to do is share with my mom the inspo pics I have put together for flowers and keep an eye out for silk flowers that fit the vision. she is doing the same. and later we'll get together to make them up.

My mother overnighted my Wedding dress after altering for a rushed courthouse wedding. 2-3 days before the wedding date. It arrived the day after we got married. I wore a red velvet gown from a holiday party instead. The postal service had no idea where the package was in the warehouse. Then she told them it was my wedding dress. She said she heard gasps and could see looks of horror from all of the staff that day. I think I felt worse for them thinking the day was ruined. I was newly postpartum so I figured I would wind up in the backup due to my ever changing body.

I just had a generic idea of what I wanted in a dress, mostly wanted it to be sparkly (its not so I have to figure out how to sparkle it myself ! ) but I actually went twice, once with my fiance and I had the slight pressure that he liked a different dress than me so I took a picture of a couple - but I hated all of them so I went again by myself and took the time to ask more questions and really look and ask what can be added (also my budget was quite small and the dress is a color, not white) and I have ordered it but I am worried it is gonna be the wrong shade color 😬 and I didn't have the aha moment, just like ... I guess this is good, as long as I am pretty , look like a sparkly princess lmao

I also did not have a super emotional Aha! moment with my dress, it wasn’t even one that I was expecting to like before I tried it on. I knew it was the one when I didn’t really want to take it off. I could have walked out of the shop, and gone to the beach with it on for all I cared, (even though the sample dress didn’t do up in the back even) I just felt so pretty in it and wanted to show it off.

Mine didn't hide the ring properly either!!! He hid it in a shared closet and not his own... This was over a year ago and he still doesn't know that I had found it

I was CONVINCED my husband was going to propose on a tour of Europe we were going on because of all the romantic spots we were headed (Paris, Venice, Budapest etc.) but instead he did it a month earlier after we made it to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite. I was hot, sweaty, tired, and there was no one to photograph it so I only have a shaky 10 second clip of him shoving the ring on my finger after I said yes and a photo afterwards using my phone leaning on a rock with the self-timer 😆

My dress shopping experience was very different but I enjoyed it a lot: I was prepared to spend up to 3000€ but also be open minded and check what's out there online. So I didn't shy back from trying on beautiful but even more expensive dresses just to see what would fit me best and then see if I found something similar on AliExpress. And I did!!! I was shocked to see that the expensive stores used the exact same pictures as on AliExpress and in the end I bought 2 dresses on Ali that were very close to ones I had tried and liked in the store and then decided once they had arrived. This literally saved me 2500€! And I'm very proud about my budgeting skills which makes me like my dress even more

My dress was a rollercoaster, lol. I chose one model that I wanted to have made, but then during a period of PMS I decided I hated it, but since I don't trust my feelings during that period, I waited until it passed to see if I would have the same opinion. I did, so I decided to look for a different model. I found one that was absolutely perfect, so I took that to the seamstress for her to make something similar. After that first conversation I thought everything was perfect, until I had the first fitting and found out that she had used the wrong fabric for the sleeves, the one I had SPECIFICALLY asked her NOT to use, and had only very loosely based the dress she was making on the model I'd given her, had put these hideous lace flowers on the straps of the dress, and it didn't even FIT me, despite her having gotten my measurements! So after a lot of tears, a lot of prayer, and a couple of months, she calls me again for the second fitting. I was nervous as heck that it would be terrible, but when I saw that she took all of my concerns to heart, and made a stunning dress with so much love and care, I cried again - but this time, tears of joy! And everyone who saw it said it was totally me, with the medieval style sleeves and cape instead of a veil. My now husband was totally in love with it, too! A happy ending after all! =)

I didn't regret my wedding dress purchase. It was the most gorgeous wedding gown in my eyes ! The bad thing that happened was it arrived in a different color , there was a misunderstanding, miscommunication it was awful... I thought I was gonna pass out when I saw it in a different color !

I bought the dress that I loved but I thought my postpartum pooch would go down more since I bought it in October (was 3 months postpartum at that point). Hoping a good pair of shapewear does its job come May

I felt that last one on a spiritual level. My future MIL refuses to even try talking to me because she’s convinced she can talk my boyfriend out of proposing to me this year. He told them in 2020 he was proposing this year, they live in India and we live together in the US. And we’re approaching our 6 year anniversary. Her reason…she doesn’t want to miss out on the dowery she would have gotten if he married an Indian woman. It’s a good thing they don’t really want to move to the US, I don’t think I could put up with them on a daily basis.

I expected a fall in love moment dress shopping and didn’t have it I tried 3 dresses and went with the third. I like my dress and it suits me and my mom cried so I got it. I also felt awkward asking to try more on cus everyone was like that last dress is the one etc etc but I low key wish I tried more on even if I still bought that one just to kerb that curiosity in me but Ik if I try more on now I’d be opening a can of worms if I get that wow moment with a diff dress 🙈

My parents were OPPOSED to my wedding, but my mother planned it anyway. She found a place where you could rent wedding gowns as well as tuxedos. I LOVED it! I got to wear a several $1,000 dress which cost my parents $300 to rent. None of my friends have ever done anything with their gowns. I think it’s a great idea.

We took a nap in between the ceremony and reception. The ceremony and pictures went a lot quicker than we thought.

I knew my proposal was coming. Our dating anniversary is November 13, and I knew he wanted to propose on our anniversary. But of course, he got a new job right before and had to be gone for training. He came back for the weekend a few days after the 13th and asked if I wanted my anniversary gift. Of course I knew what it is. 😂 I know he would have planned a super cute proposal if that wouldn’t have gotten in the way. But I was just happy to finally be engaged.

My now husband went with me to go dress shopping and I had an amazing experience. I knew I could be 100% honest in front of him and I wouldn’t feel pressure to craft politically correct/sugar coated responses just to please people. Breaking tradition is GREAT

My dress experience was very 0-100 First, I went to a certain giant bridal outlet that carried both bridal dresses and bridesmaids dresses. Totally not gonna drop names but you know where I’m talking about. Consultant never got my name right. Hardly was physically around, frequently belong another consultant try on their dress. Chewed me out for not knowing what I wanted the very first time I was trying on dresses. I basically was gonna cry. The one thing I asked for she refused to pull for me. MOH said let’s just go somewhere else. We then went to a fantastic local boutique. Consultant was super sweet and made me feel beautiful. I wanted to try a dress on that was about $50 over budget. She pulled two that were similar to see if I liked those. I tried the one I picked first and loved it but didn’t want to pick it already, tried on the others and compared it to the one I picked. Tried on a couple more with the same result. Tried the original back on again and looked down and the beading glittered jus fluke my ring and I started crying because I knew it was my dress. It wasn’t AT ALL what I would have thought I wanted. Months have gone by and I just want to go try it on again. The thought that that was the dress I was going to marry him in just gets me so much. So I got the SYTTD moment.

I loved, LOVED my wedding dress. It was made by Jessica McClintock -" Wedding Elegance Wedding Weeds" circa 1978. A bridal boutique in Birmingham, MI was having a huge sale - wedding dresses sold for $49.00. Really! I didn't feel like me wearing a white dress, but this was a lovely off-white gown with long, lace sleeves and a high lace collar. I felt beautiful in it. My hat and slip were more costly than my dress. I think it originally retailed for about $300.

5:29 I picked mine because I couldn't stop thinking about it 3 months later...

We got engaged in September 2020. I'm definitely feeling the long engagement woes. I'm so done. We put it off in the hopes the pandemic would be over and here we still are. Just feels like we waited extra long for nothing.

Jamie! Advice for dealing with my over involved mom

I don’t regret buying my dress, I love my dress as it’s me but I didn’t get that omg moment with! I felt me and a bride which was what I wanted!

lmaoo my boyfriend literally facetimed me while he was at the jeweler with his mom buying my ring! I guess im getting engaged sometime this MONTH

I'm not engaged yet but I'm already planning the wedding bcuz time limits stress me out, if I can figure out the big stuff out before hand I can take my time for the rest