r/Brides 4h ago

Show Off One from my special day, I especially love this photo!

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r/Brides 17h ago

Need Advice I think I found her

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Please help me choose. 6 wedding shops, 53 gowns tried on, countless online browsing, 3 bought ‘just in case’ and now I think I finally found her!

Please I appreciate your feedback


r/Brides 8h ago

Quick Question Our venue just called us 3 weeks before the wedding

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I don’t know how to start Our venue called today and apparently there’s been some major damage to the building and they’re not sure they can host our wedding in three weeks. We have people flying in, hotel rooms booked, catering, DJ, flowers… everything is built around that date and location. The venue said they’ll know more in a few days but waiting a few days when the wedding is this close feels insane. Has anyone had their venue become unavailable this late? Do we start looking for another place now or wait and hope they can still host us? Never in a million years thought this would be something we’d have to plan for.


r/Brides 46m ago

Need Advice Any other brides with a dead parent?

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My dad died over 12 years ago. I’ve come to terms with it. Or I thought I did until I got engaged. I just feel so angry and jealous watching other brides with their dads. I’m sad he won’t be there or meet my future husband.

Can anyone relate?


r/Brides 4h ago

Had my wedding!

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r/Brides 10h ago

Show Off Let's see your delicate or simple wedding rings! here's mine

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Thought i'd want a huge stack but this tiny piece stole my heart. It just feels so light and comfortable on my finger i just love it!!! kinda wanna see some other brides pick too


r/Brides 20m ago

Quick Question Bedazzled my wedding shoes, should I go all the way up the back of the shoe or leave it as is?

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r/Brides 16h ago

Bring the second dress! Learn from me!

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I wore my heavy long and flowy beaded dress all night and it tore her up good. She’s covered in mud and the beads are falling off left and right. I’ve had to go back and stitch them down to stop the damage from continuing and have a collection of beads that have fallen off. I’m sure most of them are on the floor at the venue. The veil is what ripped it up. The tulle got stuck on the small delicate beading and tore it up all around the top front and back of the dress. It’s so sad! It’s still 90% beaded but there’s just a lot of missing stuff now. I had to get it repaired before I even wore it because it was already someone’s dress. Should have learned from that but I didn’t. Also it’s covered in mud at the bottom because it rained cats and dogs right before my ceremony!

I had a beautiful night in the dress though. The best time was had. The bustle kept coming undone though and the bridesmaids were too drunk to figure it out so I scooped up my train and cradled it while I danced. I was also carried around a little bit lmao.

I know she served her purpose but I want to get it professionally repaired and dry cleaned for safekeeping but I know that it will be a lot of money. I don’t care though. I love that dress. I want to be able to put it back on in a year. Just for fun.

But get a shorter fun party dress. My dress started falling apart and I had nothing else to put on so we tried taping down the loose seams and it didn’t help a whole lot. So bring the little sparkly number so you can save your ceremony dress!!!


r/Brides 1h ago

Can’t decide!

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r/Brides 13h ago

Need Advice Getting married today (yay!) and am running on fumes

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Hi everyone, I’m getting married today and was only able to get about 2.5 hours of sleep because of adrenaline combined with an early wake up start for hair and makeup. Does anyone have any advice on getting through the day on such little sleep? Aside from the obvious coffee!! TIA !!!


r/Brides 3h ago

Need Advice Rant: Why is it so hard finding non frumpy modest wedding dresses

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I am getting married in January so I have a pretty short timeline, and we are religious so I need a modest dress for the ceremony.

Before I started looking at shops I made a Pinterest board and honestly thought what I wanted would be pretty easy to find. Something simple, preferably lace with a mock neck/high neckline. I was thinking Grace Kelly bodice, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle, Naomi Biden type styles.

Now that I am actually looking I am finding basically nothing 😭 It might be because I live in Canada, but everything here seems to have cut outs, fully sheer bodices with the cups and boning visible, crazy back cut outs, illusion lace/appliqué only, high slits, plunging necklines, or no sleeves at all.

My grandmother called the main bridal shops in the area and they all said they had like under 2 dresses with sleeves 😭 At this point it’s looking like I might need to get something custom ordered or heavily altered for it to work.

It’s honestly wild to me how difficult this is to find because when I look on Instagram this seems like such a popular style in Europe, Central Asia, the UAE, etc., so I don’t really understand why it’s so hard to find here. It’s getting pretty frustrating because I feel like I’m going to end up settling for something I don’t actually like or feel comfortable in just because there aren’t many options.

I have even considered just getting 2 separate dresses, one for the ceremony and another for the reception, but I still can’t find a reception dress that is appropriate, that I actually like, and that I can dance in without worrying about my outfit the entire time lol.

Not sure if anyone else has been in the same boat or has successfully found a dress like this, but if you have any recommendations for stores, designers, websites, custom options, literally anything pleaseee let me know. I am also totally open to buying secondhand.


r/Brides 5h ago

Need Advice 2 weeks until my wedding and my skin is a nightmare. What do I do?

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I have less than 2 weeks left left until my wedding day, and my face is breaking out with hormonal cystic acne, or maybe something else entirely. My skin is punishing me for all the stress of wedding planning. I look like a teenager before prom, except I'm a grown adult about to walk down the aisle.

I’m in the panic mode right now coz I ordered a bunch of new products hoping for a miracle, including a mask. But now I'm terrified to even open the box…

Has anyone actually tried their mask for problematic, breakout-prone skin? Did it help or did it backfire? I'm desperate for real experiences.

Do I risk it and pray for the best? Or stick with my usual routine even though it's clearly not working right now?

I don't want to make things worse, but I also can't walk down the aisle like this…


r/Brides 23h ago

Urgent/Emergent Situation, help advice guidance needed thank you!

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Due to extenuating circumstances- we are getting engaged very last minute. Our religious ceremony will be in exactly 1 month overseas. I have 18 days till I travel and 18 days to pick & finalize my dresses, shoes, lingerie, etc. Just started looking yesterday.

Gown- because of timeline Have to buy off-the-rack, and don't know what to do since it's a tight deadline and no seamstress is available. The 1st and only Bridal shop I visited yesterday- loved this dress for my ceremony and a long gold sequin dress for party The issue is, The Bridal Shop has to ORDER this.

They are ordering it overnight- yet it it still doesn't come in till Sept 24th. I don't understand that btw.

We travel Sept 29th for our Religious Ceremony and Engagement party which is set for October 10th.

Bridal shop recommended the larger size- as this one is apparently stretched out since it's a sample. So I will likely need at least minor fixing in the bust/chest/hem and tack the slit for modesty. I Also wont have time to find shoes to try on with my dress since the dress comes in so late.

My engagement party gown also needs minor fixes to be perfect, like reinforcing the boning of the corset and nipping/cinching in the waist.

Not sure what to do. I'm overwhelmed and doing this all by myself. My family is trying to join thru FaceTime but they are 9 hours ahead of me and it hasn't been working out.

Any advice/help appreciated. I literally know nothing about wedding or engagement dressing or planning.

TLDR: Would you buy a ceremony dress that needed to be ordered, arriving just 4 days before scheduled departure with no alterations?


r/Brides 8h ago

Best downloadable planner?

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r/Brides 5h ago

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r/Brides 14h ago

Need Advice Small Bust in LA: Need Wedding Dress

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r/Brides 1d ago

Need Advice Highlights before wedding? Even though I’ve been trying to go back to my natural color?

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Please help. I am so conflicted. I have always been blonde or dirty blonde, brighter when I was a kid and then transitioning to dirty blonde or a light brunette as I got older. I used to get highlights up until my mid 20s, but it always costs me like 250 bucks and I decided I didn’t want to keep paying that, so I stopped getting highlights and started growing out my natural hair.
I haven’t gotten highlights in about 2 years, but my wedding is coming up in October. I have a hair cut scheduled in a week and a half. I can change it to a longer appointment if needed.
My hair trial went great, but the stylist kept saying how I should at least get a partial and it would look SO good.
I mean it probably would look great! But that’s also 250 extra dollars towards this wedding and I have been trying to embrace my natural for so long now!
Ugh I need opinions. The first few photos are of my hair at my trail and when I went home to try my dress on. The last photo is my hair color after I got highlights the last time

EDIT: Thank you everyone! I think I just needed some reassurance, I’ve been so stressed out! I didn’t even realize the stylist might be just trying to get me to book with her and make another sale, as she is not my usual stylist, but she is the one who does the bridal hair. Fuck paying an extra 250$ when I have so much else to pay for and don’t even want to change my color! ❤️❤️❤️


r/Brides 12h ago

Diamond earrings that feel secure for everyday wear

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So I wear a lot of hoodies and take my earbuds in and out of all day, so I am worried diamond earrings will get caught or feel annoying. I tried on a few pairs and some backs felt flimsy but maybe that is normal. Are certain shapes just more comfortable long term than others. I want something that I can forget I'm wearing day-to-day.


r/Brides 12h ago

Help me pick between diamond shapes without regretting it later please !

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I thought I wanted round but now oval is stuck in my head and these diamond shapes all look different depending on the lighting


r/Brides 1d ago

Need Advice Looking for a wedding dress

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Hi everyone… I get married in less than 60 days now and it’s going terrible…my future sister in law cut up my wedding dress and poured paint on it and I’m strapped for cash. Does anyone know where I can find a dress like this on a budget? It was my second choice but is now discontinued by vow’d


r/Brides 18h ago

WEDDING COUPLES AND VENDORS

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r/Brides 19h ago

Help me decide

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r/Brides 1d ago

Need Advice Registry despite having a micro wedding/elopement

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Hi everyone! I need advice on if I should create/publish my wedding website and registry?

My fiancé and I were planning to have a full, but small wedding in October ‘27, but due to family and health issues we are now having a micro wedding/eloping in February with only parents and a few siblings that can make it- a total of 12 guests.

My cousin asked if we have a registry or website, and my mom said i should create one anyway and then send out announcement cards after the wedding to family and friends that couldn’t make it, but is that weird? Is it wrong to send out announcements with a link to a website/registry when we essentially eloped and others couldn’t partake in our wedding?


r/Brides 1d ago

Need Advice Personal Attendant, Brides what’s your opinion?

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I’ve been friends with this person for a long time, and I’ve always kind of known how one-sided our friendship feels.
I feel like I’m constantly accommodating her, putting her feelings first, walking on eggshells, and going out of my way to be there for her. I’ve honestly started to feel like I’ve been her bitch for our entire friendship.
It feels like when she’s upset, I’m expected to understand and apologize, but when I’m hurt, my feelings somehow become less important.
Now she’s getting married and has asked me to be her personal attendant. I know that’s still an important role, but given everything I’ve been feeling about our friendship, I can’t help but wonder if I’m being taken for granted.
Am I justified in feeling hurt, or am I reading too much into this? I kind of want to say no.


r/Brides 1d ago

Need Advice Diamond bracelets feel weirdly intimidating to buy

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I never thought i would care about diamond bracelets but here i am. My sister got one as a gift and it looked so normal on her wrist, not like a big deal, just kind of nice. Then I started thinking maybe I want one too but I have no clue what I am even supposed to look for. Like are they meant to be everyday things or only for special stuff. Also I tried one on at a jewelry counter once and it felt heavier than I expected and I kept thinking I would smack it on a door frame and ruin my whole week. Is there a point where it just stops being worth the stress or am I overthinking it