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I wanted FI to come with me, but he and everybody else told me no. He's a good shopper and I usually take him with me when I shop for regular clothes. He forces me out of my comfort zone.
Our whole wedding will be pretty nontraditional but he's not going to get to see the dress until the wedding! I just think it's one of the funner traditions to keep, personally. But I certainly don't think anyone else has to feel the same way!
Other - I showed him pictures and listened to his input, but he didn't really help me pick it. He actually didn't like the one I chose, but I decided I didn't care and bought it anyway.
We were all weird and backwards on the traditions. I showed tons of people pictures of my dress ahead of time, but we didn't tell anyone what his suit looked like or show anyone pictures so that became the big surprise.
No way!! He has no clue what my dress looks like. He will see it when I walk down the isle. I want to see his experssion when I walk down the isle for the first time. I want him to be surprised and totally in awe. I think you kind of lose that when he already seen the dress on you, prior to the wedding. On another note, we are anything but tradional but we are trying to be lol
I didn't bring FI with me because he really wants it to be a surprise. I haven't told him anything about it! But I don't believe in the superstition--if both of people want to shop together, go for it! My parents went together to get my mom's wedding dress and had a great time. My dad actually ended up helping another bride pick out her dress, too. Apparently that bride's dad said to his daughter, "I wish you were marrying him!" haha
he is showing me ideas of dresses he likes, but he won't know anything about the dress till I walk down the isle
My FI begged me to take him shopping, not the shopping trip, but to let me see some dresses on me, so that he could have some input. So we went to 2 stores, maybe tried on 8 dresses between the 2. I actually really enjoyed his feedback. And this was the first time I had gone shopping, even before my mom and I went! He doesnt know, but he has seen me in the dress that I bought!! He actually picked it, and it was his favourite. It grew on me, and I could not stop thinking about it through all of the dresses my mom and I tried on! I can not wait to see his reaction when he sees me in the dress!
I can't choose any of the poll options because none of them apply to me. I did not let me fiance help pick my dress, but it has nothing to do with tradition. I picked what I wanted to pick because I'm going to be the one wearing it. I did show my fiance a picture of what I wanted - well a picture of something close and a sketch since the exact dress I'm getting doesn't have any pictures of it. I did not ask nor did he offer any input. I suppose if he'd really hated what I picked, I might have taken that into consideration - even then, I think I probably know what will look good on me and it's hard to tell from a picture anyway how it will look on.
i went shopping with my FI and i am so glad i did. He really helped calm some of my nerves about shopping as a plus sized bride.
My FI helped - but he can't remember what it looks like, and I won't show it to him again!!! :)
Mr E is the one who suggested we go dress shopping in the first place. Im a very indecisive person, but when I saw the look on his face when I tried on "the one" then I knew it was right. It was very special to have that moment together, and I dont think it took anything away from the first look on our wedding day. And, after we got the dress, we found out that my father had helped my mother pick out her wedding dress too! So it is kind of a family tradition, after all :P
For me, it wasn't only tradition. DH and fashion don't really mix...lol. It was something Mom and I wanted to do together.
I think one of the reasons that I tried on so many dresses was because I didn't take FI, whose opinion I value over anyone's, shopping with me. The most important piece of clothing I'm ever going to wear, and I couldn't ask him for his opinion! Still, I'm such a stickler for tradition, I don't want him seeing me in it until I walk down the aisle.
My FI helped me pick my dress as I had no one else to go with and I really wanted his opinion. but he wont see it again till the big day. He wont remember what it looked like by then lol :)
DH picked out one of mine, and saw pictures of the second. He didn't want to see me in the second dress as that was the one I was going to wear down the aisle.
I picked the tradition all the way answer, however I wouldnt really call myself traditional .. just on this subject. I already had in mind I wanted a mermaid/trumpet style... nothing to big or bulky. I didnt really ask him about what he would like to see me in because I didnt want to rule any dress out. Once I found and bought the dress I asked lol just for fun he agreed that something mermaid/trumpet style. I pretty much told him two things about my dress 1. Its lace and 2. My cleavage looks great in it..... haha.
I voted that I considered his opinion on pictures he likes, but at the end of the day, I got the dress I fell in love with. He hasn't seen it. We decided he won't until the wedding day at our First Look. We're not super traditional - we're walking down the aisle together, but actually seeing the dress is one of the few ways we are being traditional I guess you would say.
I took DH dress shopping with me. I'd watched enough Say Yes to the Dress to know what a horror it would be to take BM's, sisters, mothers, etc.
I am so grateful I took DH! I wouldn't have gone dress shopping with anyone else in the world! He was wonderful!
I showed him examples of different silhouettes and details (lace vs. satin, etc) to see if he had a reaction either way, and I learned that luckily he loved the same type of dress I did.
I showed him pictures of dresses I liked in magazines to get a feel for what he liked. Ultimately I chose a dress on my own that he had actually seen and said he didn't like, but I felt amazing in it so I got it anyway. I know he will love it when he sees it on me.
Even for my first wedding, back in 1977, I didn't see the point to keeping the dress a surprise. I knew that my FI had strong opinions about things, and that he would spend more time looking at the dress than I would. I took him shopping with me, and got a dress we both liked.
For my second wedding, in 2009, I was marrying another woman. We went dress shopping together, because we wanted dresses that would coordinate.
I showed him a few dresses I "liked" -- some I actually did, some that I didn't. I just wanted to get a feel for what he liked and thought would look good on me. I won't be trying on dresses for a few months, and he won't see it until our first look!
We watched a lot of "Say Yes to the Dress" when we were first engaged.
He thought I was just fixated.
But I listened really carefully to what he had to say about the dresses we were seeing. It defintely changed what I was looking for (he hates ruching), and ultimately what I bought.
Whether he knows it or not; he had input into my dress.
I really liked one designer so I showed him pictures of the dresses I liked before I tried any on and made sure to try on the one he liked. I didn't get that one but it was nice to have an idea of what he liked and make sure he liked the direction I was going in.
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I'm curious about how many people are still holding strong to tradition & how many of you have moved past it.