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What do you think of short wedding dresses?

posted 2 years ago in Dress
  • poll: Short wedding dresses
    want one! : (62 votes)
    31 %
    wedding dresses should be long : (33 votes)
    16 %
    like them but not for me : (107 votes)
    53 %
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    jwinnings      

    I think it depends on the person but I like them and would consider one.  Who says a wedding dress has to be long anyway?

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    MrsDibs    April 16, 2010   Columbus, OH

    I think they are super cute and wish I would have looked at one and considered it. Too late, I already have my dress and it's long. I love it tho.

     
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    jenniejen30    May 22, 2010   Baltimore, MD

    Thought about it but ended up going with a long one.

     
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    lemondrop    March 13, 2010   Arizona

    I have one!  Long dresses just aren't for me, so I went with a tea length. 

     
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    krissybee    October 15, 2011   :: chicago IL ::

    i definitely like them and have "short-dress" envy when i see pics like those above, but i wanted a more formal wedding and to me a long dress was more formal than short.

    i love this brides dress, maybe alittle tooo short, but its adorable!!What do you think of short wedding dresses? :  wedding 007 Primary

     
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    @krissybee-oh i like that!

     
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    Tulip61110    June 11, 2010   Philadelphia

    I like them.  I interpret them as being less formal, though. 

     
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    Nexus-6    March 12, 2010   Portland

    I'm wearing a short wedding dress! I'm having a City Hall ceremony though; I think a short dress might not be formal enough for a traditional wedding.

     
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    lilyfaith    June 23, 2012   Lakeview, Chicago

    I love them! If I was doing a City Hall wedding or something really intimate, I'd wear this:

    What do you think of short wedding dresses? :  wedding BrSp10 115610 Is?$FASHION360X540$

     
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    Starbit    April 24, 2010   Scotland

    I like short dresses but ended up with a full length myself. Before I got it I was thinking of doing a kitschy, 50s look with a knee-length full skirt.

     
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    Minutiae    May 2011  

    Honestly...I couldn't stand them when I first discovered them. It seemed like one of those things where people did it just for the sake of being different. But I got over my wounded sense of tradition, haha. They're very cute, just not for me. :)

     
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    @lilyfaith-hey thats pretty!

    I'm thinking about wearing my grandmothers wedding dress when I get married, it's a shorter-length dress.

     
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    Selene221    October 31, 2012  

    I think they're cute although I have never seen them in real life. The bride should choose whichever dress she feels best in, regardless of the length. Therefore, if someone feels more comfortable in a long dress, they should go for that instead. There is no right or wrong. Wedding dresses don't even have to be white and many are not.

     
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    msmonicka    June 19, 2010   Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    I'm not a fan.

     
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    Entangled    September 17, 2011   Carmel, CA

    LOVE!!  I went dress shopping for the first time Saturday and after several long ones, tried a few tea-lengths.  I didn't have a "The Dress" moment, but the first time I walked out without a dress trailing to the floor, I was so excited.  I love the fun feel - I just felt awkward and weighed-down in floor-length.

     
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    lilyfaith    June 23, 2012   Lakeview, Chicago

    I always think it's funny when people (usually older family members) are horrified at something a bride wants to wear/do. I mean, I fully understand having a strong opinion about your own wedding dress, but I know there was a big hoopla over FSIL's strapless dress... who cares if someone else's dress is short, or strapless, or not white? 

     
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    Meowkers    August 27, 2011   Los Angeles, CA

    love them.  I'm currently obsessed with this Justin Alexander beauty.

    What do you think of short wedding dresses? :  wedding 8465 Jar Sp S F F 077 1

     
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    starbright333    June 26, 2010  

    I couldn't decide so i am wearing long for ceremony and dinner, and short for party time after dinner.  Found it really cheap on etsy custom made, so I didn't feel bad about buying it.  Was nowhere near the cost of a typical two-dress thing.  it will be tea length, and now I won't have to worry about anyone stepping on the hem of my tulle ceremony dress and ripping it!

     

    What do you think of short wedding dresses? :  wedding Shortetsy

     
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    Blueshoes2    June 2010   PA

    @meowkers:  That dress is SO beautiful!!!

     
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    krissybee    October 15, 2011   :: chicago IL ::

    @meowkers: that dress is sooo dreamy! i love it!!!  are you looking at that for your dress?? (please say yes!)

     
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    Meowkers    August 27, 2011   Los Angeles, CA

    @kissybee:  I'm considering it but in the end I'll probably go with a long dress because I think our wedding is more formal than this dress.  But in my fantasy where i'm as rich as Heidi Klum and get to have a wedding every year, I get to wear this dress for my vintage theme wedding.  le sigh.

     
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    krissybee    October 15, 2011   :: chicago IL ::

    @meowkers: haha, yes i see. perhaps a fabulous cocktail party someday you could wear it Wink it is beautiful.

     
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    krissycake    November 21, 2009   orlando,fl

    i think they're adorable in the right setting!! 

     
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    Selene221    October 31, 2012  

    @lilyfaith, I completely agree. It's no one's decision but the bride's as to what she wears. It's hilarious actually that the older generation is so horrified, as you put it, of short wedding dresses when countless women from their generation got married in short dress suits. How is that any different from the short dresses worn today, most of which are designed to look like that from those past eras. You would think they would enjoy those styles being worn again. But apparantly that isn't the case. No one anywhere has the right to judge what someone else is wearing unless it is truly is indecent, as in showing skin that should not be seen by strangers.

     
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    artbee    February 28, 2010  

    i'm wearing short! we're having a really small, informal wedding, so it would just be weird to have a long, formal dress.

     
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    Bella13    May 13, 2009   Honolulu, Hawaii

    I like the 50's style short wedding dresses. That's what my grandma got married in and she looked super cute with her high heels and short dress!

     
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    I think for the right wedding that short dresses are perfect!  If I'd had a different kind of wedding, I actually had a dress picked out, LOL!

     
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    o0olibelulao0o    April 14, 2012   Texas Hill Country

    I think short dresses are SUPER cute, and I would consider one to wear for the "exit"  but for my actual wedding I have always wanted a long gown.  :)

    I might feel differently if I had KILLER legs!  haha But I do love seeing them on other people, to each their own!

     
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    sweetnote10    May 5, 2012   evansville, indiana

    Finally a post about short dresses! I love them and am totally getting one for my big day! I think its just bride preference on what she thinks she looks good in. I personally didnt want the hassle of feeling weighted down all night in a long dress and a short dress though to some might seem informal to me fit my vision of what I truly wanted for my wedding day to feel comfortable but timeless all in one! YAY TO SHORT DRESSES!

     
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    sbeedesign    September 18, 2010   boston

    Love them! This would be my pick for a short dress:

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    LittleOctopus    October 10, 2010   Raleigh, NC

    I actually shocked everyone when I didn't get a short dress!  I had every intention of getting a quirky little short lovely thing, and ended up falling in love with my long dress.  I think their gorgeous!

     
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    @sbeedesign-that dress is lovely!

     
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    I saw this picture and thought it was really cute too.

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    Tonya2010    September 11, 2010  

    Already ordered the Justin Alexander dress meowkers posted above!! I am SO excited!! My wedding is outdoors under a huge rotunda and it will be perfect!!

    Here is the back of the dress...I think it is really pretty to-

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    I like that with short dresses you can show off your shoes

     
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    littlemissmoo    July 18, 2010   London, UK

    Love! My dress is cocktail length and I get a bit giddy every time I try it on! We're having a small private civil ceremony with only our witnesses and our immediate families (and their dates). 

    What do you think of short wedding dresses? :  wedding IMG 0219

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    @ tonya2010:  Thats a gorgeous dress!!  I'm jealous!

     
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    Tonya2010    September 11, 2010  

    @jingle96- Thanks!!!

    @littlemissmoo- You look SO cute and SO happy!!!

     
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    lilyfaith    June 23, 2012   Lakeview, Chicago

    Tonya, I love that! I hope you have some seriously to die for shoes to show off, too!

     
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    lilyfaith    June 23, 2012   Lakeview, Chicago

    Littlemissmoo, yours is gorgeous too! I love the top. 

     

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