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I am getting married next May 15th and bought my dress last week. I went shopping with 4 of my close friends who all loved this dress on me. It is definitely not something that I would ever pick out (I was thinking strapless, shiny, corset back), but when I described my classic/romatic wedding, the sales associate pulled this dress for me. It was the first dress that I tried on where I felt like a bride, which is a really good thing. I just haven't gotten the reactions that I wanted for other friends and family who I have shown it to  which makes me doubt myself. I am starting to wonder if it is too plain.

I am going for a classic, "black tie affair" themed wedding....please let me know what you think.

PS: I ordered the dress in white rather than ivory and also in a petite since I am only 5'1.

It's lovely.  Your smile is so bright in those shots - you can tell how excited you are about the dress in each shot.  Trust your feelings - it doesn't matter what your friends and family think of the dress, just that you love it. 

See how you feel about it when the dress arrives. If you still feel it is too plain, perhaps add a special detail, such as an antique brooch to add some bling or an accent.  You can also play with accessories and hair to alter the look.  

Ultimitely if you don't absolutely love it when it comes in, there's always an option to sell and get another one.  You've got time either way. 

Thanks for all of your opinons!! I was going for something that would be classic and that I wouldn't look back at my pictures thinking "definitely got married in '10." Also, I felt that this dress would work for my future daughter or even granddaughter.

I think that some people do have more negative reactions (such as KateMW) because it is not as common of a look right now. I'm going to just keep remembering how I felt in the dress and how it will never go out of style.

 Thanks again!!

I told my sister this when she was looking for her dress.  She is very pretty and could probably look beautiful in any dress.  She doesn't really have a "problem area" so it's not like she was trying to find a dress to camoflage (sp?) some part of her body.  She literally could have gotten ANY dress.  To help her narrow it down, I told her to find a dress that people were not expecting her to wear.  When those doors open and she walks into the church, she wants all her friends and family to be AMAZED at how she looks.  Of course, they were all expecting her to look gorgeous, so she had to take it up a notch.  So I told her to pick a dress that no one was expecting.  So that not only did they get a WOW factor from seeing her in her dress for the first time, but they get a second WOW factor for seeing her in a dress they weren't expecting.  Does that make sense??

I think your dress is nice, and is a classic look.  PERSONALLY I wouldn't wear it but I am very large-chested and I tried to stay away from a heavy look up top.  If you like it, that's all that matters.  Everyone has dress doubts.  It's a big decision.  

i love it! it's so classic!  i don't think that focusing on buying a dress that is trendy is a good idea at all- you don't want to look back at your wedding photos with regret.

Gorgeous. Period. And you look so happy in it.  :)  I kinda think it reminds me of Avocado's dress?