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Are you getting married in an Orthodox temple? If so, it needs sleeves.
Otherwise, I think it's beautiful!
A friend of mine got married in a very conservative catholic church and needed sleeves.. she bought a dress with straps (about 2 inches wide) and had sleeves put on I think she also got the dress on sale so it was worth it. It was gorgeous.. have you thought about doing that?
I will wear a jacket for the ceremony, so that's not a problem. But for the party (in a hotel), I don't want to wear the jacket because it's not so nice. I have thought of adding sleeves, but the only ones they can add within two weeks is plain satin. I am just afraid that I will make the dress ugly, because it is difficult to alter an off-the-shoulder neckline. Maybe some of you have a brilliant idea for me? :)
@littlesunbee: I'd add a bolero, or like you said, a jacket. Otherwise it's totally conservative. I'm not Jewish though (Catholic), but same principles apply I believe.
I think for the party that is totally conservative enough. My cousin got married in a Greek orthodox church (very conservative) and wore a dress just like yours for her reception, with a long sleeved bolero for the ceremony.
I went to a wedding in an orthodox synogouge and the bride just covered her shoulders during the ceremony. Her dress was strapless and thats how she wore it for the reception.
For your party in a hotel, there shouldn't be any restrictions - it is up to what you're comfortable wearing!
Thank you all for your replies. I finally decided to have my dress altered. I will add long muslin sleeves. My dress will look pretty much like Disney's Cinderella wedding dress ;)
My new question is: are the shoulders too nude?
I don't think the shoulders are too nude with your arms covered, but I don't really know the culture, either. As long as there's zero cleavage, I think you'll be ok, but I'm sure others will pipe up with more definitive answers :)
For the party, I think you're definitely ok with the sleeves and the open shoulders.
Can you ask the rabbi, maybe get a picture to him somehow to make sure? That's what I did with our priest- I'm not Catholic, FI is, we're having a Catholic ceremony. I showed the priest pictures of the sorts of dresses I was considering (although given it's far less conservative than the temple), and he ok-ed all of them with certain conditions about alterations (ie, you don't need a bolero with a strapless dress, but keep the cleavage to a bare minimum).
Wowzers! Love your dress! I'm thinking it's fine and I'm going by what they allow you to wear in St. Peters basilica in Rome. Shoulders should be completely covered.
Here is the last update: the seamstress will attach a bolero under the dress, so that my arms, my back and my shoulders will be covered. Well, relatively covered, since the bolero is made of transparent "fishnet" with embroideries on it. I hope it won't spoil the style of the dress :(
@littlesunbee: When you get the dress back please take lots of photos of the new creation!
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Dear bees,
I am puzzled about my dress: we are conservative, but the Rabbi who will celebrate our wedding in two weeks is very orthodox, and I don't know if my dress is modest enough or if it should be altered. Below is a picture of my Miss Kelly Collector dress. I have a jacket to wear for the ceremony, but is my dress correct enough for the party? I originally wanted a long-sleeved dress, but it is impossible to find. Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.