Do you wear a different dress at your reception than at the wedding?

Question

This is just a question--I'm not getting married, lol. My friend said her cousin wasn't going to wear her wedding dress at the reception because it would be "cheap" to do that.

I'm just asking for your opinion.

Thanks! :)

Answer 1

It all depends on the individual and her budget.

As a Chinese bride earlier this year, I definitely had a second dress (a red chipao) that I wore at the reception.  It is a traditional gown that reflected my family heritage.  I wouldn't change it for anything else.

Answer 2

Well, I'm just another cheapskate I guess.  If you can afford to blow money on 2 dresses for one day, go for it.  But don't call other brides who can't afford it "cheap".  This woman sounds utterly spoiled and it probably one of those people who spend tens of thousands of dollars on a wedding.

Answer 3

Your friend's cousin sounds like a big snob. The vast, vast majority of brides wear the same gown to the ceremony and reception. After all, all your guests want to see your beautiful gown up close. You hear about a few celebrity brides who change into a different dress for the reception, but this is not at all the norm.  

Answer 4

If it's "cheap" to wear your multi-hundred to multi-thousand dollar dress to both the ceremony and the reception, then just call me Ms. Thrifty Cheapskate.

Of course it's to each their own, but logic tells me you shouldn't have to buy two outfits for one event just because they might take place in two different locations.  

Answer 5

It would be cheap to do that?  Okay well most of us are cheap then.

If she can afford it and wants to then she should go for it. I just took my veil off replaced it with fresh flowers in my hair

Answer 6

Some brides will change into a shorter or more comfortable dress for the reception - but most of the weddings I've been to the bride has stayed in her original gown. It doesn't look "cheap" to wear the same gown for the ceremony and reception...I personally loved my wedding dress and I wouldn't have wanted to change out of it. I loved wearing it all night long!  

Answer 7

yes,that can wear a prom dress.

there is a site,you can check that.

good luck!

http://www.kanaccasbridal.com/

Answer 8

If not spending a grand for one dress to wear for 4 hours and another grand for a dress to wear for two hours makes me cheap, slap a big “Cheap @ss” sign on my back!  Given the cost and relatively short duration of use, it’s hard to consider a wedding dress cheap in any light.  

I think this choice makes sense when a woman has purchased two dresses because they aren’t exactly returnable. I know girls who find “the one” only to find “the better one” later. My best friend did that. She actually changed three times. She wore dress 1 for pics before the wedding, dress 2 when she greeted her guest as they arrived. She changed back into dress 1 for the ceremony and during the reception changed back into dress 2.  

Answer 9

No not really unless you want to be changing! Umm... one thing I may suggest is like, maybe taking your gloves off, taking the train off, the veil, and maybe the coat off if you have one on! That makes the bride looks like she changed, but in receptions it can get hot because of the dancing and stuff!

~yoyo

Answer 10

I do wedding photography and I've never seen a bride put on a different gown for the reception (unless the reception was held on a seperate day).

Answer 11

I don't understand why it's cheap to wera your wedding gown to the reception at all, but to each their own.

Traditionally, the bride wears the same gown all day to both the ceremony and reception. But these days, it's becoming a trend to wear  very ball-like gown to the ceremony, and then a slinkier, silk-like dress to the reception. Both are usually white, and it's usually brides with the larger budgets that do this because well, it's twice as much for two dresses :)

I'm purchasing a gown that perfect for both the ceremony and reception because I don't think it's necessary to change in between - not to mention, it's a lot of work! I'm spending a lot on my dress (about $1500 with alterations) and to only wear it for an hour at the ceremony is absurd at that price.

But like I said, to each their own :)

Answer 12

All I did was ditch my veil.  I've seen on some wedding shows that really rich women do buy two dresses, but it seems like a ridiculous waste of money to me!

Answer 13

I have been to a ton of weddings over the years and I have never once seen any bride change into a different dress for the reception. If anything, it's a tactic by the wedding industry to force brides to spend more money that they don't need to.  

Answer 14

No I didn't change but I wish I had.... my dress was strapless and cut into me by the end of the night.  I had bleeding welts down my back when I took it off!

Answer 15

I wasn't planning on it, but after my first fitting, I am considering getting a second dress because I don't think I can dance some of the moves of our choreographed routine to otherwise!

Answer 16

I never heard of changing into another dress at the reception.  I loved wearing my wedding gown all day.  But if that is what she wants to do that is her prerogative.  

In the olden days (60's) we changed from our gown to a more comfortable dress to go on our honeymoon.  

  

Answer 17

I am not. I am going to wear the same dress. I love my dress, and your cousin sounds spoiled.

Answer 18

Some wear their wedding dress through out the whole wedding events. Others chose to change into something more comfortable.

Answer 19

I didn't b /c I loved m dress so much but I know some people do.  Personally I think one dress is enough!

Answer 20

I have seen it done but not by me. I LOVE my dress and plan on staying in it as long as possible! The dress change is one of those more modern trends.