Monday, October 26th, 2009...8:42 am
Ask Claudia: Affording Two Wedding Dresses
Ann, Kings Park
Q: I’m seeing a lot of brides now buying two different dresses for the wedding, one for the ceremony and one for the reception. How should I budget for this?
A: Are you seeing this mostly on wedding television shows? This is a pet peeve of mine, Ann, so I’m glad you asked this question. My answer: Don’t do it. This two-wedding-dress trend is ridiculous and just adds to the already sky-high costs of a wedding. Also, so much time and energy is devoted by brides to picking out the perfect wedding gown, why would one want to wear it only for the ceremony? As far as I can tell, the two-dress phenomenon is great business for wedding salons. That’s it. So don’t cave into this silly trend. Buy the gown of your dreams and wear it for the entire event.
4 Comments
October 26th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
I agree with Claudia on this one. Your wedding gown is such a special item which you will have spent a graet deal of time and money on. You will only wear it once so get the best out of it. Besides surely we are all trying to be a little more responsible these days about wastefullness.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:27 am
I agree that your wedding gown deserves spotlight attention, but I’ve heard that some brides switch to a second dress towards the end of the evening (after all formalities including cutting the cake) because it’s so much more comfortable to dance in.
November 17th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I can see how that makes sense, especially if there’s an after party. But the trend I’m noticing is brides changing to another wedding gown right after the ceremony — which means the first gown was worn for what, maybe a couple of hours at best?
February 13th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I definitely agree. I think it’s a great scheme cooked up by wedding salons. I plan to get as many hours of enjoyment out of my single gown as possible!
I have, however, seen convertible gowns on TV, that have a removable skirt and below is a shorter, more casual dress. That could be a cost-effective alternative, but as for me, I want to be a princess all night!
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