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I love this dress, but it is a bridesmaid's dress.

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    Kingcake    04/09/2011  

    It is actually exactly what I have been looking for.  Simple with a bow, no train...I just love it.  What do y'all think?

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    sloth    May 14, 2011   Philadelphia, PA

    I will most likely be wearing a bridesmaid's dress in white as well. If you like it, go for it!

     
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    egb    January 2010  

    It's very nice!
    There's absolutely no problem using a BM dress as your wedding dress, I know many people that do it. Plus, it saves big bucks! You can probably have it done in White

     
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    Kingcake    04/09/2011  

    @danadelphia, what about the ol' Arias?

     

    @egb, the site says it comes in ivory.  So yay!

     
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    Tonya2010    September 11, 2010  

    I love it!! I say go for it.

     
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    hermitcrab    June 2010   NYC

    ditto everyone - it's beautiful, go for it!

     
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    crissycakes    May 2010   MD

    OMG love it!!!  so simple and elegant.  My dress is a BM dress also!

     
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    Lillindy    September 2008   Bay Area, CA

    I think it will make a beautiful wedding dress, and the best part is that it will be a fraction of the price!

     
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    gabrielleelise1981    August 28, 2010   Portland, Maine

    I think it's really pretty!!

     
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    SweetAdelineXO    June 5, 2010   NJ

    I love it too! If it's what you want, there's no reason not to wear it.

     
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    Magenta    July 31, 2010   Springfield MA- Wedding in PR

    it looks really pretty. my dress is a prom dress and i love it

     
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    Kingcake    04/09/2011  

    I made a deal that any $$$ I save on the dress I get to put towards diamond earrings. I may still buy a more expensive dress, but the deal I made with FI really helps to keep it in perspective for me.  Earrings I will wear everyday for life, and my dress, well, unfortunately I won't be able to wear everyday for life.  I still kind of want a princess dress, but this helps to put it in perspective and leverage it for me a bit.

     
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    Farfromachildbride    March, 2010   Boston

    Fabulous!  And you'll save a ton!!!

     
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    Nickynick    August 7, 2011   Ohio

    Pretty and it's your day go for it!!

     
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    jhphi    January 1, 2008  

    The dress is really pretty!  Can you find one somewhere and see if you like how it looks on you?  And I love the deal you struck with your FI-- nice work!

     
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    menobride    June 5, 2011   NH

    LOVE it! And I may do the same exact thing. It will save tons of mone and be gorgeous!

     
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    Julialimei    June 2011  

    It's beautiful! My cousin wore a white BM dress as her wedding dress and no one knew the difference. It was gorgeous!

     
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    fallingsnow    October 23, 2010   NJ

    Love the dress..and are those POCKETS?  Totally Love it!

     
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    bobbypinpearls    July 17, 2010   Arkansas

    I really like it! If that is the dress you want, go for it!

     
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    Rosie Girl    September 18, 2010   Montana

    I think its prefect if you think its perfect! And in Ivory it will look just like a wedding dress

     
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    Cant_wait    December 2010  

    I think it's gorgeous. I love the simplicity. Doesn't matter if it's marketed as a bridesmaid's dress.

     
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    Ms. Snow ordered a dress from a bridesmaid line as well! Go for it, it's beautiful!

     
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    msmonicka    June 19, 2010   Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    If you love it, then go with it. I think it's very pretty.

     
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    camrie    September 5, 2010   Louisville

    I ordered a BM dress as a back-up. I like them better than a lot of wedding dresses because they're simpler (which I like). I think it's cute - love the bow.

     
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    jadeblue    July 31, 2010   Western Massachusetts

    I almost wore a bridesmaid's dress as my wedding dress. It's a little challenging psychologically, because, as my FI said, "Aren't bridesmaid's dresses supposed to be ugly?" Well, they've come a LONG way and many of them are beautiful, classy (and affordable!). You made a great choice. If you're happy with it, forget about the bridesmaid label and no one will ever know it's not an official wedding gown (unless you decide to tell them).

     
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    denverbirdlet    September 18, 2010   Denver, getting married in Madison, WI

    you can totally wear a bridesmaid dress as a wedding dress!  i like the dress a lot - very simple and classic.  It will probably save you a lot of money as well since it isn't labeled with the "wedding gown" tag.

     
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    Dancy905    February 5, 2010  

    I LOVE the idea of a BM dress for your wedding. A friend of mine mentioned it a few years back and I thought she was a frikken GENIUS!! Go for it!

     
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    mishelleez    November 5, 2010   DW- Bahamas

    Go for it!

     
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    Ella1978    June 19, 2010   Cleveland, Ohio

    It's beautiful.  Go try it on of course! But if you love it on, get it!  No one will know the difference!

     
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    LindsayB    August 31, 2012   Michigan

    You have read my mind, kingcake!  I am completely in LOVE with a bridesmaid dress on dessy.com, and guess what?  It comes in champagne!  Luckily, there is a store only 30 minutes away from me that sell's dessy dresses and I'm totally going to try it on.

    I think that if you love the dress, go for it!  Just because it has the title of a BM dress, doesn't mean it isn't wedding dress worthy.  It's a gorgeous dress, BTW.  I hope you get to try it on...aaaaand share the pics.  :)

     
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    maisymay    December 19, 2009   morgan hill, ca

    Yours looks like a Jim Hjelm. They make really good dresses that would be perfect for a wedding dress! If it is Jim Hjelm, they can change the fabric for you too.

     
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    CCSR    November 27, 2010   Arlington, VA / Wedding in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    You can't even tell that it's not a wedding dress!  Beautiful!

     
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    miss-spunkin    May 29, 2010   Midwest

    I nearly bought a BM dress haha. I found this flowy "grecian" style dress, very beautiful, and only $99, I asked to try it on and the lady at the salon said it was a BM dress haha I laughed, I had no idea. but I liked it, so she let me try it on. It was a top contender :)

     
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    cbee    July 26, 2010  

    I wish that was my dress!  Mine is so much fabric, I will be sweating ponds. 

    I love that dress!

     
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    jenbrandner    Aug 7, 2010   Wisconsin

    The dress is beautiful!  If you get it in ivory, no one will ever know it was supposed to be a bridesmaid dress unless you tell them.

     
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    thatelisagirl    April 2, 2011   Perth, Western Australia

    I definitely say go for it. Like everyone else says, as long as you like it that is all that matters. Getting it in white or ivory would look great and nobody would know the difference!

     
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    rlsulli1598@verizon.net       oregon

    That is gorgeous!  And you get your diamond earrings that you can wear forever!!!!  You can wear awesome jewelry with it because it is simple and classy.   And you could probably have it shortened and wear it again if you wanted to! 

     
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    Vonnegurl    June 12, 2010  

    Beautiful! I'd say go for it.

     
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    bellenga    July 31, 2010   Georgia

    Go for it!  After all, it is a dress you wear one time, why spend an arm and a leg on it and you can get a gorgeous gown for such a good price?

    Think of what you could do with all that leftover money!

     

     
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    OttawaBride2011    May 21, 2011   Ottawa, Ontario

    I would go for it, it's gorgeous!!

     

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