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I feel lost in that I've been engaged and blog reading for 10 months and never have I seen an answer for this question.
How will you get the wedding dress off at the end of the night? Mine like many have very intricate zippers, loops, straps, strings, hooks, corsets and buttons. Is your new (probably slightly buzzed) groom suppose to figure this out back in the hotel room?
Would it be weird for someone else to undress you other than your groom? What about those really cool jumping on the bed photos I'd die for?
Has anyone else worried about this?
Definitely the groom that is helping me. I look forward to that potentially clumsy, giddy, exhausted time at the end of the night. But then again, we've always been more comfortable with helping each other get dressed/undressed than I am with bridesmaids, etc.
I'm cheating, im wearing a bespoke corset that i will make sure is front fastening! and a skirt that my mum will be making, so one easy zipper at the back!
im not worried about my dress so much as i am about the corset bra top that will be under it. the thing is almost like a traditional corset, with ribbons and pulls trings and hooks and thingies... i cant even get it ON by myself - i feel like scarlet o'hara! lol
but yeah i have no idea. i figure he can figure it out, or im sleeping in it LOL
Ummm this seems like an odd thing to worry about. My new hubby will take it off. Dont worry, mine has all those things too with the zippers and string that kinda lace like shoe laces but then kinda not and I'm not worried about it. It might take him a little while to get it off but thats just more anticipation for him! lol.
Dont sweat the small stuff, its going to turn out fine girly! =)
I think it will be fun to figure out with your groom. I have thought about this a little bit. It might be a little awkward, but probably fun and funny!
Mine's easy enough to get off myself if I contort my arms just the right way.
What if you planned to change into a second outfit just before the big show of running off in the getaway car? Especially if you're going to have a destination honeymoon, it might look cool if you both donned your shorts and flip flops for everyone to see just before leaving the reception. That would give them something to talk about haha!
This might not be so romantic, you could just have your MOH meet you in a dressing room (perhaps her hotel room if she has one?) just after the getaway to change from your dress to something more comfortable, and then go to your buzzed honey in the hotel room.
LOL I was just reading the other responses. They have a point - he's not getting anything until he gets the dress off, so he'll figure it out!
i guess i never really thought about it ( i haven't bought my dress though so not sure how complicated it will be)
i think your new hubby could figure it out. and like others have said maybe it would be kind of funny / awkward and a cute lil memory between you two!
FI has threatened to rip mine off so I'm more worried about the destruction of my precious wedding dress than anything else! lol. Don't stress about it. If it's complicated I'm sure it will lead to more giggles than frustration. Have fun!
My sister helped me ... and I changed into "something more comfortable" for him to take off ... wink, wink. haha.
But seriously, if you don't think he can handle it - I knew my husband would take forever to undo all the buttons - get some fun lingeire (sp?) and change into that and a robe - and then when you see him you can take off the robe and bam! he'll be a happy man! :)
glad I'm probably stressing too much... haha I"m sure it will be funny!
The man will probably try to rip me out of it lol. lol. lol. But I'll make him get me out of it the right way.
lol :-)
My dress has a tie back with a couple snaps. I'll just let my FH figure it out ;-)
Excellent question!
I picked up my dress last weekend and they advised me to get my mum or one of my BMs to undo all the little buttons at the end of the night, because it might be too intricate for The Guy to figure out, especially if he's had a couple drinks. There will still be the ziper holding the dress up though, so it's not like the whole back will be undone!
My dress ONLY has a corset, thank god, so though FI might be a little clumsy with it, I think he should be fine getting it off, I mean, he has laced shoes before. But all this is assuming I haven't collapsed under the weight of my dress at my reception and changed into something else before it's over (which I really don't want to do, but it might just have to happen).
Good question! Mine has all those damn buttons on the back! Though truthfully, we've already decided (and were told) that we'll be too exhausted/buzzed to do anything that night, so new hubby will likely just be cranky trying to undo all those buttons.
Maybe I'll need to enlist my MOH to help me unbutton....
I think I have it pretty easy compared to some of the other responses lol. My dress is a zipper back. A single zipper. I think my guy will be able to figure it out :-)
It's not like my wedding dress will be the first thing that is somewhat hard to get off. Let's give our guys more credit than that!! I'm sure they will all figure it out.
My dress is a corset and I don't think it will be too hard for him to figure out. But if all else fails, we will probably ask my Mama to help (because we may change at my parent's house and head to the airport right after).
My friend got me out of my dress at a point during the night where we wanted to go out for drinks, and although I loved my wedding dress, I had had enough attention for the day! :)
So I changed into a very sassy little red dress for the last drinks, then went to my room and took a shower and while my husband was taking his shower, I put on my "after-party" outfit - he had to figure out that one!
Now, out of the subject, but some of your posts made me think about this... This may be sooo un-romantic, but for those of you who think their husbands will take the dress off and then, make love to you... you might want to hit "pause" and go take a shower first. You will have spent all day running around and eating and drinking and dancing in a dress that will be warm. You will sweat and not feel so fresh.
Just a thought...
Oh, I have TOTALLY thought about this already. My FI can barely get my bra off--if I had to rely on him to unfasten each of those little buttons that go half-way down the back of my dress, in a possibly-drunken state no less!!, I would be sleeping in my wedding gown. So, I will be changing at the reception and my mom or friends will be able to help me unfasten my dress. I am planning on wearing my dress through the entire reception, for the most part, so I will probably just change into another dress shortly before we leave.
Also, as a plus, having that dress there will also allow me to change earlier than that if my wedding dress is more uncomfortable/constraining than I imagined. It's not going to be a super fancy dress--something I already own unless I come across some bad a$$ and not super expensive re-wearable dress before my wedding day.
egb- LOL yeah I think I was planning on that...it's going to be HOT and HUMID!
It sounds like your gown is really complicated. You could always change into your going away outfit... or a short party dress at the end of the night if you are planning an after party. (Preplan to have your bridesmaids or your mom help... and let your guy know that it's just a girl thing...) I knew of a girl whose new groom insisted on watching this and it was just an awkward thing for the bridesmaids involved... Actually, I think if it's a situation that the groom needs to give his tux to the BM to return to the rental company....then plan to have him get changed at the same time...
I undressed myself. Honestly, I didn't think it would be that romantic having him take my dress off.
My fiance and I just talked about this the other night. Obviously if you're getting married, even if it's difficult and he struggles with it, you should be comfortable enough with each other to let it go and be it frustrating, have a good laugh. Sometimes he gets stuck taking my bra off and we just laugh it off!
I decided I wanted him to take the wedding dress off - and I have a zipper, inner corset and crinoline underneath so it will be a little more effort but it will be fun. I told him we have the rest of the honeymoon for me to wear the fun stuff :)
Untie it? They aren't that incompetent, I guarantee--they'll figure it out! If you have teeny little buttons, you probably want to bring a crochet hook with you. The promise of sex with their new wife awaits; that'll be motivation enough to figure out how to undo the dress.
@ribbons: I don't doubt it! However, eeewww! So much better to be clean - less self concsious = much more fun! I'd rather get sweaty together than present myself that way!
My dress just has a zipper, so I can probably get out of it myself. And then I'll probably pass out.
What can I say? I know us , and after a day of partying and cocktails, we'll be ready for sleep more than we'll be ready for wedding night lovin'.
My mom is going to help me get out of my dress right before we leave, besides if you wear your dress to the hotel doesn't that mean you have to take it on your honeymoon? I want to change into something more comfy and leave the dress with my mom! Also hubby will change out of tux and leave it with his best man to return the next day.
mine was simple to get off, so i did it myself. my husband had to go get something that i left in the other hotel room, and when he was gone i "made myself more comfortable."
i think it would be fine to have someone else help you get your dress off, or have him help.
Ask your FI if he is comfortable unzipping your dress. If he is afraid he will ruin the dress while removing it, then change at the reception. I watched Khloe Kardashians wedding and she changed before the reception was over. She wore a cute jumpsuit that had Mrs. Odem on the back in crystals. I thought about doing this, but I asked my fiance and he said he wanted to take off my dress because that was how he imagined his wedding night.
if all else fails, just flip the skirt over your head for the consumation, then sleep in it.. lol, i'm sure your hubs will be able to get it off jsut fine!
I was wondering this, too! Mine has about 100 buttons up the back. The bridal salon said that if we can't get them undone at the end of the night, just to snip them with scissors. I'd prefer not to, so we'll try to just get them undone ourselves.
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