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  • poll: Which dress do you like better? Dress #1 or Dress #2
    Dress #1 : (58 votes)
    56 %
    Dress #2 : (46 votes)
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    karabear717    October 16, 2010   Maryland

    Hi everyone,

    I am in love with 2 different dresses. I have tried on both dresses 3 times and love them both so much! I am torn between which one to get, please help. Both are around the same price $200 difference. Dress #1 I would do some sort of broach in the front instead of the flowers and dress #2 I would take off the side flower and do a broach instead as well.

     Unfortunatley I can't find any pictures of the back of dress 1. I also wasn't allowed to take pictures of myself in the dress (I am a street size 6 the models are probably size 2) Please give opinions on your favorite. Thanks so much!!!

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    MissAsB    June 6, 2009   Married in CO, Living in AL

    They are both very pretty.  What is your body shape like?  That might determine which looks better to you.

     
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    Kittyachi    August 2010   New York

    I like #1 better.

     
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    scubashan    May 28, 2011   San Diego, CA

    I like them both! If I had to choose I'd go with #1 just because I like the silhouette just a little bit more than #2.

     
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    Violachap    November 13, 2010   California, MD (Wedding in Norfolk, VA)

    I love the first dress! It's beautiful, I like it better than the second one because it looks more flattering, the silhouette is beautiful. Plus the sweetheart neckline is adorable!!!

     
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    Farfromachildbride    March, 2010   Boston

    They are both BEAUTIFUL but without knowing your figure, I'd def say the second dress will be less forgiving in the hips & thighs.  The first dress may let you move easier, too, when dancing at the reception.  But again... both GORGEOUS!!!

     
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    grace8367    September 6, 2009   Chicago

    I love the proportions of the first dress- I vote 1!

     
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    SanDiegoAli    September 18, 2010   San Diego

    Both are beautiful, but I prefer the second one.

     
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    sarahsd    August 14, 2010   San Diego

    I think I tried on #1...I like #2 better because I didn't prefer the fabric draped around my hips...I like to de-emphasize that area.

     
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    AzinAugust    August 2010   Sedona, AZ

    I love #1, but how did you FEEL in each dress?

     
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    okqueenbee    Dec 4, 2009   OKC

    Dress #1 is beautiful :)

     
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    clarebee    August 21, 2010   Vienna, VA (wedding in Greensboro, GA)

    The first dress is GORGEOUS! The second one is nice but I think its a LOT harder to pull off! I feel like the first dress could be more flattering on more people as opposed to the second where it would just look good on a 5'10 woman who weighs 125!!

     
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    Tulip61110    June 11, 2010   Philadelphia

    I like the second one much better.  The gathering in the front of dress #1 is at an odd place and I felt like my eyes were drawn directly to that instead of seeing the dress as a whole.  Plus the gathering on dress #1 is a little too close to the crotch area, which I find a little awkward looking :)

     
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    scissors    June 19, 2010   Atlanta, Ga

    I looove the second one!

     
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    msduck    August 2009  

    i love dress 2!!!!!!!!! i really like the bottom of the dress that poofs out.

     
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    Cole B    October 16, 2010   Northern Indiana

    I love the second dress!

     
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    seashell    September 2010  

    Ooooh! Tricky! Both are really pretty. I prefer the sweetheart of dress 1, but the waistline of dress 2 would work best on someone with any shape.

    (Being a girl with hips, dress 1 would hang on my widest part!)

     
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    karabear717    October 16, 2010   Maryland

    Thanks everyone for the input, I love this site! Still unsure of what one I want, I really did love both of them on and my mom and bridesmaids were split (of course). I might have to buy both and make a decision later!

     
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    sewing    July 2010   SF Bay Area / Oahu

    They are both very pretty! I like #1's neckline just a tad bit more than #2's though. :)

     
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    plaid    October 23, 2010  

    I like Dress 1 a little better mostly because I like where it hits better than the 2nd. I think the 2nd hits a little too low.

     
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    crebre80    November 20, 2010   Baton Rouge, LA

    2nd is my favorite!!! maybe because it's most like my dress i'm not sure...

     
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    mander411    November 6, 2010   New Jersey/Hudson Valley

    results are close!! I like #2 a lot!

     
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    Westie    August 21, 2010   Boston/Atlanta

    I love #2!

     
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    Mrs. DG    July 18, 2009   Seattle/Tahoe

    I think the second one makes the model look too straight up and down, but it could look totally different on a real person :)  That said, I'm voting #1.

     
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    thisismeAXiD    April 2013   NE Wisconsin

    I definitely love dress #1 better. But I have a question...why weren't you allowed to take pictures of yourself in the dresses, I've never heard of that before!

     
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    meliss    May 31, 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    @thisismeAXiD - Believe it or not a lot of stores do this. I've been to more than a dozen stores in the LA area and only 3 allowed me to take pics.

     
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    bestbuddies    June 6, 2010   Chicago, Illinois

    #1!!!!!!!!!!

     
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    HunnyBear    September 11, 2010   New Jersey

    I say #1!  The sweetheart on number 1 is more dramatic and personally I think I would have trouble walking and dancing in number 2 (although it is awfully pretty too!).  They both are gorgeous but it depends on which you feel most comfortable in.

     
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    Soon2BeMrsC    March 20, 2010   Wine Country

    I voted for #1 because the waist is a little higher, which I think would make it easier to walk/dance in.  Also, the brooch you mentioned would be more visible from the front of the first dress, rather than the side of dress #2.  That way the sparkle would be more of a feature.

     
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    cardigan    January 7, 2011   Austin, TX

    I prefer dress 2!

     
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    karabear717    October 16, 2010   Maryland

    Thanks all. Still fairly close...

     
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    tommygrl22    July 11, 2011   NY, NY

    It was hard for me to pick!!  I agree that a better decision would be made if I saw you in them-but that said, number 2 to me is just a little more unique.  Dress 1 (although gorgeous) is more traditional.  In my opinion, #2 has more glam to it..good luck!!

     
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    Tonya2010    September 11, 2010  

    I love #1!

     
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    Angeleri2bee    05/22/2010   El Paso, TX

    I absolutely LOVE the second one!

     
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    karabear717    October 16, 2010   Maryland

    Thanks everyone for all the help and input  :-)

     
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    Miss Root    07/04/10   Seattle

    I like both, but #2 is by far my fave.  The sillouhette is similar to mine which is probably why I like it. ;) 

     
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    LegallyBlondeBride    July 30, 2010   Chapel Hill, NC & Houston, TX

    Very close call - and they look so similar! If I had to pick I would say the first one (I like the sweetheart and the wrap detail around the hips) but they're both beautiful!

     
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    Sulli301    June 26, 2010   Michigan

    I prefer dress one...in the pic! but it is hard to say without seeing it on you :)

     
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    moneypenny02    August 8, 2010   Los Angeles

    I think both are lovely so you can't really go wrong!  I think I would vote for #2, b/c I think the location of the flower is a little more flattering perhaps.  But it also depends on how much you want to make the flower/brooch central.  If you really want to be showing it off, then #1 may be better.  If you are ambivalent, then #2 I think might have a slightly sleeker flow to it.

     
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    future Mrs.M    June 2008  

    i think #2 looks a little more unique so it gets my vote

     

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