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Hello Bees,

I'm pretty much decided on wearing a reception dress because I will be married in Mexico and to wear my full length gown all day and night would be pretty toasty! I thought I found a great dress to wear, but it's no longer available because I waited too long to purchase :(

I'm on the hunt again! Please post any photos of you (or photos you have saved) in short wedding dresses or white cocktail dresses :)

Thanks!! I need some inspiration..

I had a fairly casual wedding and wore tea length. So I didn't change into a reception dress.

But I almost considered wearing this J Crew "Lydia" dress in pewter for my wedding. Ended up wearing it to the rehearsal dinner.

It's no longer on J Crew's site but there are a ton of these on ebay. And in some pretty, bright colors too...which would look great at a Mexican destination wedding if you want to do something other than white.

Thanks ladies! Love the dress ideas :) I'm thinking I'll probably wear something pretty short though...above the knee? What are your thoughts on that? Obviously I'm not going to wear some trashy with my butt hanging out, but I like the idea of a fun little cocktail dress for the "party" half of our wedding. I still haven't found the right one though....

@cabanagrl9: The dress on the right in the first picture is totally my style. Love that! Do you know who makes it?

@tseay: We're going to be in Mexico, so although I love the idea of a tea length gown I know I'm going to get hot in the forecasted 30+ degree (86+ fahreheit) weather (plus I love to dance so I don't want to be too sweaty lol).

@cabanagrl9: Doesn't look like we have one, but there is a store in Seattle and a trip there is my next option if I can't find anything in Vancouver. I'm probably going to just have to go shopping in Vancouver and hope to find something...although Robson street is promising :)

@Lindsay12.31.2010: That's funny because my mom paid for my gown too, but she's still excited for me to have two :) She really wants me to show off my legs for some reason....haha!

I think my biggest problem may be that I'm hung up on Marchesa minis. I love them to death. Some of this designers gowns are really out there, but I just love all the intricate details and feminine touches. Here is some eye candy...drool worthy I think! (the only problem is some of them of TOO mini!)

This was my reception dress... it's a little out of the norm. I wanted it to match my husbands dress blues =)

heres a simi decent picture of the beading and such

and this is what it looked like from a distance

@ Lindsay12.31.2010

haha yeah I get that pretty much everyday I go outside of my house =) My dad always tells me I need to go to Hollywood to be her sister in all her movies... or her stunt double; whichever pays more

@elliestan- thank you thank you, you're far too kind ;)

@jamiemichelle: Thanks for sharing. I really like the style of your dress. Good job matching hubbie! I would totally go for that dress in white if they made it! Could you tell me who its by?

@cabanagrl9: My woes over the Marchesa dresses pretty much surround the cost. I'm pretty sure the only way to get one is to order direct through the designer because I have yet to find a retailer. They don't even list the prices (sort of YSL/Gucci style) which makes me guess that they are uber expensive because the website says, "call for enquires and orders." I've only ever seen them on the likes of Halle Berry, Dakota Fanning, Cameron Diaz, etc.

Thanks to all the other ladies who have posted. I think I need to get some more ideas and then hit the stores to try on some different styles!

@Mrs.Peters.To.Be

It came from Macys... I got really lucky because it was the very last one there and it was a size 6! I actually bought it out of the petite section, which is crazy enough in itself because I'm 5'10". I can't recall the brand off the top of my head, but when I get home I can tell you.

@ItalianLady

hahaha I would totally pass it on... I'm just so attached to it! I keep thinking I'll get another chance to wear it though... some day! I got way more compliments on it than my wedding dress; my gay cousin raved about it for hours! It actually cost darn near what my wedding dress cost, but that's because I bought a sample wedding dress. It was a MAJOR splurge, but I'd totally do it all over again =)

@Belle2Be: Good idea!! One designer I have yet to browse for a mini :)

@jamiemichelle: Thank you, I'd appreciate that. Maybe I can get lucky and find one on ebay or a replica of some sorts :)

@amyloufustino: Thanks for sharing your pictures too! For some reason my computer scrolled right past them last time or they just didn't show up..hmm..