Comments on: I didn’t study for this and I’m suddenly naked!

By: Nichole

Nichole — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:15:43 +0000

Way late on this, but coming from someone who also has a “shelf”, you’ll probably be happier with dresses in similar styles to the first dress. It might accentuate them more, but it shouldn’t be overpowering.

I think we have a similar shape (short, boobs and no ass) and when I tried on dresses like the 2nd one, I looked like a pregnant hooker. Which is cool and all if you’re a engaged pregnant hooker, but it just wasn’t what I was going for.

By: Evea

Evea — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:26:33 +0000

Dress shopping is very hard, and I found when I went that trying on everything is the only way to go. Go for something that is not fitted around the hips. This will hide some lumps in in a pretty way. Strapless can be bad if you have that lovely lump of fat near the armpit. So it can be done, but carefully. The little off the shoulder straps work great for covering that. Good luck!

By: Mel

Mel — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:41:55 +0000

Thing one, that Alfred Angelo dress is absolutely gorgeous! So feminine and flowy, I love it. Too bad i could never pull of something like that.

Thing two, I’m horrible with decisions and whenever there are too many options put in front of me I tend to stick to what I know. Which I think is actually good advice in this case – stick to what you know works for you. Is strapless a good look for you, or do you need some sort of strap/sleeve? Answering questions like that will help you narrow it down greatly. (Someone very likely may have already said this, I just didn’t have time to read through 93 comments. Aren’t you miss popular?) :)

I can’t wait to see what you pick!

By: ZombiePirateXXX

ZombiePirateXXX — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:10:49 +0000

You could always avoid the decision and have a Betazoid style wedding to satisfy the inner nerd in everyone, of course, you probably then wouldn’t b e putting pictures of that around the house or sending them to friends etc… Still, yo’d save a few bucks from dress buying and tux rental.

By: Tristan

Tristan — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:13:59 +0000

Go for this one :)

http://www.uglydress.com/helkitweddre.html

Jokes!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:19:09 +0000

This is me being totally un-helpful. I eloped to Vegas, so I didn’t go through any of this “planning” stuff. I went to Sears and looked through the dresses they had there at the time. There was one white dress there, they happened to have my size. That’s all there was to it. I didn’t even buy my own veil, I borrowed someone else’s.

I had never planned my wedding out in my head either. It honestly made things easier, because there was no pre-conceived idea rendered impossible by our timing or choice of venue. It was special just for what it was. And that was enough. :)

By: Ellie

Ellie — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:28:35 +0000

I really like the first one. But in my Relationships for Life class, we are actually planning weddings right now for our term project! It’s not going well… most of the people in that class are potheads or mentally challenged.
But from what I’ve learned so far, the most important thing for dress-hunting would be keeping your budget in mind. Then, do you want to rent a dress, or buy one? Also, I wouldn’t let someone pick it for you. Make sure it’s one you truly like, one that will make you feel special and of course, one that is comfortable. You wouldn’t want to be uncomfy during your wedding, lol.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:28:17 +0000

What I find helpful is to think about what I normally like to wear, what I normally think looks good. I love the way strapless looks on other people, but it sucks on me. I never wear strapless shirts. So a strapless dress would be a no-go for me. What do you usually wear when you want to look good? Do you like shirts/dresses that hook behind your neck, do you like square necklines or scoop, etc? It won’t give you an exact dress, but it’ll help you narrow it down. Then when you go to a bridal shop you can say, I’m looking specifically for dresses with….. And yes, its annoying to go try on dresses, but it will help you narrow it down by figuring out what styles you hate, and which you like.
And don’t go alone… like some other people have said, take someone with you who will tell you the flat-out truth.

By: Imalinata

Imalinata — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:57:43 +0000

When I got married I had no idea what I wanted. Something pretty (duh) and preferably with an a-line or ballgown skirt, but aside from that I had no clue at all. And sadly, something pretty isn’t very descriptive when the various stores all think that ALL of their dresses are pretty.

Um…not so much.

Anyway, since I was buying a couple bridal magazines for flower/color suggestions, one of them supposedly had a compendium of the various styles of dresses available that season (it was mostly adds, not fashion plates of the different styles sadly). After wondering why it is that all wedding dress models look absolutely miserable, I basically went through the pictures and circled what I liked: that top, that neckline, that waist, that skirt, oh god no not the bows, etc etc). And then when I went to the shops to try on dresses, I told the gal helping me what I liked (a-line, etc) and what I thought I liked (corset tie in the back), what I absolutely hated (mermaid dress, lots of bows) and told her to pick out other dresses she thought would suit me since this was her job and not mine.

Oh, and once you find a dress that you like, still go to another couple of shops just in case. Considering how much money the damn things cost, it’s worth the time to make sure that the dress you think is the most “OMG amazing dress ever” actually is.

By: Tufva

Tufva — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:24:15 +0000

Don’t bother with lists or photos or what-not. Get thee to Ye Olde Bridal Shoppe. Try on at least one of each of the main shapes (ballgown skirt, A-line skirt, mermaid, empire cut, princess cut, strapless, with sleeves etc) and if possible several versions of white. I found that to be the only way to get a clue about what actually suited me both for colour and style (being that I, like you, haven’t worn any ‘proper’ dresses since my graduation ball).

Like others have said, the less of a preconceived notion you have, the easier it will be. Try everything and you will quickly be able to write some stuff off straight away whilst others that you might not have expected will make you feel really pretty.

1) It has to make YOU feel pretty
2) It has to be comfortable – you’ll be wearing it all day, standing, dancing, laughing, eating (and the closer to the wedding you get it, the less likely you will end up not quite fitting into it like I did…) :-)

I ended up with something completely not what I thought I would buy – but I loved it!

Best of luck!!