Yesterday I was checking out some of the discussion threads on a wedding-related website I've been visiting from time to time since shortly after I got engaged. One topic that caught my eye was one from someone who had no desire for a white wedding dress and wanted to look into other colors. This person also asked others if they had gotten married an a nonwhite dress.
My response to that was that I couldn't speak for myself, but in 2001, when my mom married my now stepdad, she wore a blue denim dress. I had also noted that the color scheme at the time was burgundy red and denim blue. I then asked the original poster (OP for short) if they considered going for a dress in one of whatever colors they may have picked out for their scheme. While I never got an answer back on that one, while I was typing it, it did give me an idea.
As far as I know, I'm still going to opt for a white wedding dress (dress pattern) if I can find one that appeals to me and is affordable/obtainable. However, given that the color scheme that I have picked out for my eventual wedding is pink and dark blue (mine and my fiance's respective favorite colors), and I have a dark blue dress that I've worn twice so far (one time on Halloween and another when I had my fiance over for dinner), I've considered getting married in said dress as a last resort if I can't find a wedding dress or dress pattern (if I were to have a dress made) that I like and that is feasible to get. The only concerns I have for said dress is that 1) it's cut a bit lower in the neck and back than what I could wear in a church in good conscience which would mean I'd need to get a shawl or comparable item to compensate and 2) The dress appears to have been designed under the assumption that the wearer will be wearing high heels and/or have longer legs than I do as whenever I wear flat shoes or slippers with it, it tends to come to floor-length on me which makes it difficult to move around in without tripping in it, and therefore I'd need to either arrange to have it hemmed or plan on wearing high heels with it (which I don't wear most of the week) to compensate for length. But if I end up going with the blue dress, I might opt out having a regular white veil and figure out something else to wear on my head (such as a veil alternative in dark blue, or a wreath or maybe a tiara, like the one I got when I ran for Winter Homecoming Queen my freshman year of high school and got Second Attendant).
As a date for the wedding has yet to be set (since it's dependent on various factors), I still have time to make any final decisions on the dress or anything worn with it. But I am keeping the blue dress earmarked as a possibility and I might consult with my mom or someone else on it.
So, for all you ladies out there, married or not, did you get married in a dress that was NOT white, or would you consider it? Also, whether or not you married or would marry in white, if you opted out of having a veil or would not want a veil, what, if anything did/would you wear on your head instead?
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