Wedding dress dilemma?

Ahhh....be-still my heart you look gorgeous in all three of the dresses. Though I have to admit that dress 1 is the one that seems to suit you best. I can understand why dress three is causing you such a dilemma. dress three does look nice on you but i think the style and shape of dress 1 defines you best.

Dress 3 would be a good choice if you have financial burden and really can not afford to purchase one of the other dresses. But remember you may only wear that dress for one day but it is a dress you are going to look stunning in for that day. Think of all the prom dresses and dresses you purchased for formal occasions that you only wore once. Put the dress on that you love and hold your head up high and marry the man who has captured your heart.

Also speak with the family friend. If you choose not to wear her gown make sure she knows how flattered you are for her offer. If this friend is extremely close (like extended family close) maybe incorporate her into the wedding in a way that would give her a place of honor of sorts. When I married the first time my former husband's mother's best friend was like a second mother to him. So we had a small rose ceremony where each mother was presented with a rose and we presented her with one as well. You could also include her by asking her if she could help you pick out your jewelry or maybe she has that beautiful string of pearls that since you were a young child you've been dreaming of wearing. Its a way of honoring your family friend and still getting what you want.

Good luck and congratulations on your upcoming wedding!

Not if the free dress is # 3! It's totally wrong for you! Let the family friend find another girl to pass it on to. You deserve to have the dress of your dreams and feel like a bride. I'm not crazy about #2, but it's okay. #1 is best. And no it is not a waste of money to buy the most important dress of your life for the most important day of your life, that you will remember forever. Not to mention the photos that will be around forever. You want to look at those in the future and not regret that you chose a cheap dress that wasn't your style just to spare the feelings of a non family member. Honestly I don't think that person will be very offended, especially if they are at your wedding and see you in dress # 1 !

I think the last one looks the best, but your opinion matters most. Do not allow anyone to pressure you. That's extremely selfish. Most daughters do not want their mother's wedding gowns anyway.

As for it being a waste, it only is if you spend more than you can afford and/or don't like it. Wear the dress that you love.

Edit: I went back to look at the dresses again based on what others were saying. It didn't seem like the same dress. I must have been looking at them in the wrong order. I think the FIRST is the lovliest on you (the lace one). Sorry for the confusion!

This is your day and you will only do this once so do not settle on anything less than perfect. This is your day and you need to feel completely comfortable, do not be pressured into something that you do not want. It is lovely that your friend wants to help you and it is a beautiful gesture but I think if you really feel that dress 1 or 2 is your dress, and you have a heartfelt conversation with your friend she will understand. Perhaps you can think of another way to incorporate something of hers into the wedding, honor her in another way. Perhaps wearing her veil or borrowing a piece of jewelry she wore on her day. I don't know you but just from looking at the pictures I can tell you are not comfortable in dress 3, you look happy and blissful in dresses 1 and 2. As for spending the money, when will you ever have another occasion as special and personal as this? You will be looking at your wedding photos for the rest of your life, and when you look at them you want to remember the day, how you felt when you walked down the aisle, your first kiss as man and wife, you want to remember the blissful happiness. You don't want to look at your photos and have regret. You don't want to think "what if I had worn the other dress, the dress I loved". You only get this day once in your life, make decisions that will make you and your fiance happy, this is your day for the two of you to share, don't make decisions for anyone else. Dress 2 is my pick, you look radiant and exquisite. The dress fits you like and glove, this is not your typical "cookie cutter" bridal dress. Dress 2 is stunning, unique,and memorable.

I like dress one the best. It looks very elegant on you! I think I like the used dress second best, actually, and dress two only comes in third. But what I think is not that important. If you have the money to buy a dress, I don't think you should feel bad about doing so. Your family friend made a generous offer and you should tell her so, but your wedding day is the one day in your life on which to be a bit luxurious and to look your very best. You should not worry about hurting feelings; no reasonable person would feel hurt by the refusal. I expect your family friend made the offer to help out, but she really couldn't possibly have wanted you to feel forced to choose her dress if you liked a different one. So I say gracefully reject that dress with effusive thanks, and then go buy dress one (or whichever dress you like best). Cost is important, but if you can afford it then it is absolutely appropriate to get a new dress for your wedding. There is no shame in reusing a dress if you love it or if you can't afford not to, but this is one clothing purchase that is always justifiable if it is within your means. Don't buy a $15,000 dress if call you can afford is $1,500, but do buy a $1200 dress if you love it and have a $1,500 budget. There's no reason not to do this right - including making yourself as comfortable and as beautiful as you can be - within your means. And consider, too, that this is the dress you'll be wearing when your husband marries you. This isn't a merely selfish decision: you want to look your best in his eyes, too, and to make him proud to stand next to you up there. He already loves you, of course, but it is completely reasonable to want the best dress you can find in this case.

The family friend probably already knows that. Buy the dress you like best.

Your determination of dress is gorgeous. Understated splendor! Your maid's robes could be comparable to yours--in case you had them shortened and extra a cap sleeved jacket--a close-by seamstress could do this--and perchance use the fabric from shortening the attire--then the wonderful might tournament the attire--or you've got the jacket made one shade darker for assessment. OR, stay with all long robes to tournament, which will seem stunning, and have the maids wearing the jackets (there are some lace fabric obtainable that are very extraordinarily, additionally) definite, David's Bridal has a dress on your determination of shade for the maids and that i think of you may pass with what you be responsive to. i'm hoping this has been effective.

I like dress #1 the best...though you can't beat free. Also, I think it's good that dress #3 is good because it's more modest. It seems weird to be showing a lot of skin on your wedding day, you know?

I do not like number 3 for you. Number 2 is my pick. Tell the family friend you would like your own dress that you can pass down to your daughter one day

Honestly I looked at ur pix b4 I read the rest of ur question n I liked the 3rd dress the best its really sweet

The first is beautiful, the second is ok, the third is kind of ugly sorry. I would go with the first.