My fiance wants go with me to look for my wedding dress but I've been told it's bad luck? Is that true? Or is he just not suppose to go with me? Has anyone brought there husband along with them to look for there wedding dress? What do you think I should do?
2007-05-16 06:00:56 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I have NEVER seen a man in a bridal store. Traditionally it is said to be bad luck for a man to see his bride in the dress before the wedding. So no shopping. And anyway, dress shopping should be something you do with your mom or sisters or friends or other females you are close to. Leave your man at home.
2007-05-16 06:06:11 · answer #1 · answered by katskradle 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My fiance didn't go wedding dress shopping with me. Some people are just more superstitious than others. Its really up to you if you want him to be surprised when he sees you walking down the aisle in the wedding dress for the first time or not. But no matter if he see you before the wedding or not both of you will still be emotional when you are walking down the aisle. As for me and my fiance, we will be taking pictures in our wedding attire before the actual wedding day which will be maybe 2 weeks before the wedding. So he will see me in my dress before the wedding. We have been together for almost 9 years. Hope this helps. Good Luck!
2007-05-16 20:12:26 · answer #2 · answered by TJ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you should do whatever you want. Don't believe all these old wives tales. I haven't started looking for a dress for my wedding next year yet, but when I do I will probably ask my fiance to come with me. My family and friends all live 500 miles away so I do not want to go by myself when I look for a dress. Your husband to be will be the best judge in telling you how a dress looks on you. When you find a dress you want to look stunning and you want your husband to think you look beautfiul as well. Why not get his opinion while you're shopping! I don't think it will ruin his initial reaction when you walk down the aisle because when you are in the bridal shops you are just trying on the dresses. On your actual wedding day you will have your hair and make-up done, and you will look like a bride, not like the ordinary person that was shopping in the bridal store several months before. Goodluck on finding the perfect dress!! :)
2007-05-16 14:03:34 · answer #3 · answered by me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I brought my husband along with me to look for my dress. He found the most gorgeous candlelight cream dress - no frills or butt bow! I was glad to have his imput on the whole thing. My mother wanted this frilly, lacy, sequin covered monstrosity. Bill had my taste in mind, and was honest about what he personally found attractive. Go for it, and good luck! If you are still uncomfortable having him go with you, how about a compromise? Look at bridal magazines and websites together, and compare styles. Pick a few to try out, and let the final choice be the surprise!
2007-05-16 13:19:24 · answer #4 · answered by gia_vermont 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me tell you about my wife and her wedding dress. I went with her to pick it out. We had our wedding pictures taken before the Wedding. We were outside of the church talking to each other when the music started, we both had to run to get to our places. We were married for 12 days short of 47 years, when she died I think it was good luck that we planned things together. Not seeing each other is just an old Wives tale. Remember to never go to bed mad at each other. Never tell each other in front of the Children they were wrong when they corrected a child. Never be afraid to say " I am sorry, I was wrong" . Most of all be friends and always TALK to each other , not holler.
2007-05-16 13:15:01 · answer #5 · answered by poppawick 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Who cares? It's only bad luck if YOU believe that it is bad luck. If you value his opinion, and he is excited about the wedding day, and is actually involved in the wedding planning, then why not? Maybe one trip might be okay... he can voice his opinion, but it boils down to which dress you want. In my opinion, it's far luckier to have a guy who is very hands-on in the planning process than to have one who is apathetic about the ceremony (and possibly the marriage to follow).
The only drawback is that you won't have that initial moment when he *first* sees you on your wedding day as you walk up the aisle.
I don't know... that's me. Heck, we did all of our photos before the wedding, so he saw me before the ceremony. I even met him for breakfast at Denny's that morning. I think it was nice to spend extra time with him, and it was very lucky in that we had more time to spend with our friends and relatives at the reception. Superstitions only have power over you if you let them.
2007-05-16 13:13:19 · answer #6 · answered by Patti C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could have him go with you and pick out a dress. Call the bridal shop and let them know what you are doing. Believe me, its not the first or last time this has been done. Just don't let him know its not the one that he will see you in on your day. Every bride looks through more than enough dresses so he probably won't reember the one he picked. You won't offend him because he will be so nervous he'll just be happy you both made it!
2007-05-18 15:49:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I, personally, am not bringing my fiance along with me. I won't even let him see pictures of me in the dress or a picture of the dress. I don't know if it's bad luck or whatever, but I want to stick with tradition and do it with my girl friends and my mother and sister.
2007-05-18 18:26:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok i don't believe in the "bad luck" part. My guy, I want it to be a surprise for him so I don't want him to see my dress or me in my dress beforehand.
If you are going to a bridal salon like David's bridal all the dressing rooms are close together and sometimes you even walk around in your slip and bra outside of the room so I think it would be rude to the other gals if a guy was back there if they even let guys back there. When i went there were no guys.
2007-05-16 13:12:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I guess its bad luck. Now that I remember my husband went with me and I guess it was bad luck because at the begging of our marriage everything went wrong. Before the wedding most of my family went back on their word of helping me for my wedding. You know some of them where going to put the cake, invitations and so on. but then they cancel. They did not even went to my wedding, but things happen. I have twelve years of marriage now.
2007-05-16 13:21:44 · answer #10 · answered by Sonia G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋