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I haven't let my fiance see my dress, and I don't think he's even seen any pictures. (I hope not at least!)
But I have told him a lot about it - especially when I was going through my second thoughts phase. :)
He knows it is "blush" color because this came up when talking about the guys' tuxes. And I think he knows it is strapless since I have been so careful about tan lines. And he knows it is "a lot more dress" than I had originally thought. Oh and I think he knows it's not a mermaid dress since I commented about someone's that I could never wear something like that.
If he hasn't seen your dress, how much have you told him about it?
Not much. All I've told him is the fact that I have now purchased a 2nd dress b/c I felt like my first one, while beautiful, just didn't fit my personality!
He surprisingly did not complain at all about this 2nd major purchase; I was very surprised at how supportive he was!
I kept telling him it was crazy---big straps, or a v-neck or big huge skirt, etc. Basically anything that wasn't my dress at all.
In the end, I Just told him not to worry it's nothing crazy =]
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I've actually shown him pix of top contenders and me in them. I'd rather have his opinion than some of my girls. I think I might just start taking him along. I don't think it's bad luck, and the dress will look way different anyway bc it will have to be super altered and I won't have all my hair and make up magic done. Besides, we're already married, so I think we'll be fine. He's petty excited excited about the dress too, bc he said his friends will be jealous bc I'm hot!! Gotta love that!
I've told him:
-That it's ivory, which he understands to be "a kind of white"
-That I'm wearing a hoopskirt with it (ballgown brides - consider wearing one, it helps with the heat/sweat factors - now I understand why they wore them in the old South!)
-That it has a lot more beading than I originally planned on
And sometimes I tell him that it's fuschia, or has a giant butt bow, or that I'm wearing elbow-length gloves or that the neckline plunges to below the belly button, or something crazy like that.
He knows it is Ivory and not strapless and I think that's it!
He knows it's the second dress I've bought and that it's ivory. He's also seen the veil.
He's seen my shoes which are dyed to match (and doesn't understand why I say it's not "white white"). Mostly he just knows the things I'm anxious about--I had the straps widdened and I think it's too boob-a-licious.
One day when I was feeling particularly anxious about it, I had him flip through an issue of Martha Stewart Weddings and asked if he could figure out which one was mine. He stoped on the right page but didn't say anything, so he may have an idea since he made all sorts of derrogatory comments about other dresses.
I intend to tell him nothing about my dress. I want to walk down the aisle and have him be completely shocked. The one good thing is that I'm going for a style completely different than any of the brides at weddings we've been to, so I don't know what he'll be expecting! Yay!
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@Miss Beagle - I would be showing off that veil too! (And I have actually - I emailed your pics to my mom and she was so impressed. :) It is fabulous!
I haven't officially purchased my dress yet, but I'm about 97.5% sure which one I will get, hehe. I have showed the FI a photo of it, along with photos of about 100 other dresses, so he has no clue which one I have picked. He hasn't really asked about it... but he knows I'm looking for something strapless with a sweetheart neckline.
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I told him it was floor-length purple taffeta with long, poofy sleeves and a high collar. ; )
I haven't told him much about my dress. =) I've been pretty tight-lipped about it, but sometimes I slip. I think he might know that it's going to be lace, and casual-ish, but he may have forgotten anyways. =D
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I don't have the dress yet, but I told him that if I get my way -- the only thing he'll know about it is that it's in the white color family. :) After living together, it's hard to surprise him with cute new outfits, so I really want to blow his mind with this dress. I fully believe in the element of surprise!
he knows it's not white - Oh and how much it is! lol
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I mentioned my tan lines and how they would show in a strapless dress.
I was talking about my rehearsal dinner dress, he assumed wedding dress oh well! ;)
All my husband knew about my dress beforehand was that it was ivory, not white. I didn't tell him anything else, because I wanted it to be a suprise. I kept giving him fake clues like "well, because I've got long sleeves on my dress, I don't need to tan" or "the hoop skirt is going to get in the way when I sit down".
My dress had a sash and I was actually able to match his tie exactly to the sash without him knowing! I just used champagne/gold as our accent color and suggested his tie match. Everyone thought that he must have known about my dress, but he was totally clueless!
He shall know NOTHING!!! and I mean NOTHING! I am with you though August..I want a dress with some slight bit of color. My first preference will be blush pink. Ever so slightly.
He has seen the designer pics, but it looks so different on me that I'm not worried!
A lot, because he guessed it! When I got my wedding shoes the other night, I was pondering out loud whether they would look good with my dress. He said, "Oh honey, they are going to look beautiful." After I was done smiling, it occurred to me how the hell did he know whether they would go with my dress if he's never seen it!? His reply was that he had already guessed what my dress would look like. Siigh. He knows me too well.
He knows almost nothing...though oddly enough he wanted to shop with me originally. It's especially odd b/c he *hates* shopping with a deep passion.
Anyway, he knew I was considering some pretty non-traditional things...and recently he made a comment about the color teal which he then stepped back and said, "Unless of course it's a wedding dress b/c then I think it's the most beautiful color ever". So I'm guessing he doesn't know a lot :)
He did get a tip off when we were picking out his tux, though. He really liked the platinum vest, and i was like, "Hmmm, maybe gold would be better." He was being kind of stubborn about it, so I flat out had to say it would clash with my dress. He ended up with an ivory vest and the rest of bridal party with a darker, silver vest. So that might give him some clues...though it's not clear to me how cleverly he'd piece it all together. My last fitting is on Friday and I'll need him to come pick it up with me on Sat. He won't see it, but he'll see how poofy the garment bag is...again don't know if that'll tip him off to much or not.
Mine just knows its strapless & ivory. he probably figured its Mermaid since I have constantly obsessed about that style. But that's it. I actually have a swatch of the fabric in the house ( the dress is with the seamstress presently and then back to my parent's house) and I dont even let him see that even if it's a little piece of the underfabric and overlay! LOL!
He doesn't know anything. I have tried to talk about it, but he doesn't really pay attention. Plus he doesn't know anything about fashion, let alone bridal fashion, so when I try to describe something, he just looks at me with a confused daze. The boy wouldn't know mermaid from strapless! haha (typical man!)
FI knows it is ivory and red, and has a low back (his one request), but that's all he knows. And he only knows that because he's helping with designing everything and wants the reds to match.
From the very beginning, he's told me he wants to know nothing about the dress. I've respected this which means he knows absolutely nothing about it.
I had a lot of problems with dresses, and purchased one I ended up not being happy with, but was hesitant to go find another one. My fiance pushed me to do it because he wanted me to be 100 percent happy with the dress, so we actually shopped around online together. When I found "the one" online, I showed it to him, and he said, "Yep, that's the one." I tried it on at the store, bought it, and when it came in, I showed it to him on the hanger. The only request we both had was that he didn't see me in it. It was kind of fun to share in the excitment of it with him, and it always looks totally different ON. So that's what we did :)
I showed him photos of the style of dress I liked before shopping to get his opinion. He was on board...Then after my first day of dress shopping I showed him a few "NO" pictures because he just so damn curious! So, he has a general idea of what my dress is like since it is similar to some of my inspiration dresses. He basically knows that it is form-fitting, lace, not strapless and does not have a long train. And he will know nothing more until he sees me on June 19th!
I wouldn't be surprised if I expressed concern over tan lines in a strapless dress... Other than that, he's just seen the bulk of the garment bag. I suppose that if he thought about it, he could figure out that it's ivory, since I'm wearing his mom's ivory veil. But do men really know that the dress and the veil need to match? I doubt it.
Haha I told him total opposite. I said it was crystals and beads and super princess bottom-y and low cut. He knows Im kidding (bc he knows Id never wear stuff like that, not my style) so Ive essentially left him clueless. although, I did leave teh photo up on my iPhone, and he picked my phone up and unlocked it to check something for me. As soon as he saw a pic of me in a white dress pop up he like screeched and threw it and goes "I DIDNT SEE IT I DIDNT SEE IT I SWEAR! I ONLY SAW WHITE!!!" hahah
My guy only knows that it's ivory. He knows that I never wear a strapless, but guess what? My dress is a strapless! haha. He'll get a surprise.
I haven't told him about the dress that I will be walking down the isle in..but I did tell him a little bit about the dress for the reception - since I am still deciding among a few dresses for the reception, all I can tell him is that it will be a flowy dress..hehe :)
He may have accidentally seen the pic from the designers website. But he has not seen me in it. He knows the basic details-that it's strapless, ivory, and tea length but that's it. He wants the first look to be as I'm walking down the aisle. And I can't wait to see the look on his face!
I showed him the designer pics first, but then I broke down and showined him a picture of me in the dress from the neck down. He went crazy over the CURVES!!
I never thought I wanted to my FH to see my dress before, but we are best friends and I was so excited I couldnt stop myself! He was glad I did, but it is our little secret that he knows what i looks like. My FMIL would flip if she knew I showed him a picture!!
I told him that my dress has a very short train, so he can be forewarned about avoiding stepping on it! Other than that - nothing!
I've begged him to let me show him the dress...he of course refuses. The first two weeks after I bought it I would open up bridal magazines and say "it's this one look!" and he'd get upset while I laughed at him (sometimes it was true, it was my dress but he never looked my way when I was holding a magazine so he never saw it). I have told him it's lace and ivory and that's about it. I also mentioned it's a little more dress than I had expected, but that I love it and that it was twice our budget...oops.
This is a fairly old thread, but I wanna respond anyway. :)
I told my guy that my dress was specifically "not princess-y" or "overly bridal" just so he doesn't have some imagined dream of Cinderella walking down the aisle. He told me he trusts my taste and isn't worried. I think he knows it's gold since we've had to talk colors, and he knows about both of my veils (he's seen the birdcage and knows I have a long one - but I think it will still be a surprise - it's cathedral length!) He probably knows it's mermaid cut, since it's obviously my taste and I've commented about liking/disliking dresses at weddings we've been to, but mine is so not typical that I'm not worried.
He knows NOTHING. It's so hard keeping it a secret, especially with things like Twitter. :p
Edit: Ok, he knows the price too. :p
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