WEDDING DRESSES help!!?

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Wedding dresses, help?!?
I am having SO much trouble finding a dress for me!
http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?line=m&pageSize=8&page=20&style=J196 - i love the back of this dress, but im not so crazy about the front? I dont like the stra
definately i want white, and to the ground, no mini dresses or anything. i dont want TOO much beading, or whatever.
AND NOTHHING GOTHIC/ROCKER !I like the idea of a corset thing at the back?
these are my bridesmaid dresses : http://www.edressme.com/eveningdresses5801.html
what would look good with them?
And do you like them?
Thanks!
http://www.davidsbridal.com/bridal_gowns_detail.jsp?stid=1586&prodgroup=127 - nothing like this, the bottom is HUGE!
I dont want a slim silk bottom but i dont want it that big!
http://www.antiquedress.com/item6136.htm - although those dresses go well together, the white one doesnt even look like a wedding gown to me!
and i think all these are HORRIBLE.
http://www.bridalonlinestore.com/store/Natalie
thnx

Answer 1

Your bridesmaid dresses are very pretty. Most bridal gowns would look good with those, especially one that had a little bit of Grecian flair. You are doing things a little backwards, though. I would recommend finding your dress first and then picking bridesmaid dresses to match.

Maggie Sottero makes great dresses, but you really need to try them on to find one that is right for you. I really like the one you picked out -- it does go with the bridesmaid dresses. I will post a few suggestions as I find them. Go to a bridal salon, though, and tell them what you are looking for. They will be able to help you better than we can.

I like the ruching on this one, but not the rose:
http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=grecian&keywordType=any&page=0&pageSize=8&style=A3122

The low neck and flowy-ness complement the bridesmaid dresses:
http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=empire&keywordType=any&pageSize=8&page=2&style=SD3008

This one has a similar neckline to the bridesmaid dresses -- very elegant (probably my favorite):
http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=empire&keywordType=any&pageSize=8&page=5&style=J129

This one has similar ruching and neckline:
http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=ruched&keywordType=any&pageSize=8&page=1&style=A3088

This one has similar ruching and flowy-ness:
http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=ruched&keywordType=any&pageSize=8&page=1&style=J1089

Some non-Maggie Grecian gowns:
http://www.bridalwave.tv/2007/10/grecian_style_a.html
http://www.bridalwave.tv/2007/04/eugenia_couture.html
http://weddings.about.com/od/styleandattire/ig/Vera-Wang-2007-Wedding-Dresses/Vera-Wang-Greek-Goddess-Dress.htm
http://weddings.about.com/od/styleandattire/ig/Vera-Wang-2007-Wedding-Dresses/Vera-Wang-V-Neck-Wedding-Dress.htm

Answer 2

Okay, well breathe! Stop going down the list of dress you DONT like! Focus on the likes. If you make a list of likes....the corset back, white, long but not too long of a train with a slim silk bottom. Take that to the store with you and tell the sales person what you're looking for. They do the searching based on what you tell them and that will keep you from wading through the gowns and getting fustrated. BUT! Don't go in wanting EXACTlY THIS! Be flexible and openminded be open to at least TRYING IT ON. it may look horrible or just okay on the hanger but be gorgeous on you! That way your dress may even find you (mine did).

Answer 3

Bring a trusted friend or aunt or even your mother.
Then try on a variety of dresses with an open mind.
My daughter thought a simple slim dress was what she wanted, but on her, it looked like a rag. It really takes the person inside to make the dress, this is a dress like no other, and you need to make the time to find one that makes you look and feel like a princess, when we found the right dress on her, it was a ball gown with an off the shoulder look and dropped waist, she never imagined she could carry it off as she was small and slight, but when she put it on, the whole store, and her father, went "WOW".

Answer 4

I think these dresses below would be perfect. They both have a corset as well. Personally I would never wear the bridesmaid dress. It is much too low cut and revealing. Too much to ask of your bridesmaids I think.

Answer 5

okay, my first piece of advice is to go and actually try on dresses. you don't know till it is on you. you will know when you have found the dress, trust me. and also, as far as the bridesmaid dresses "matching", don't fret about that. what i am doing is giving the girls a swatch of the fabric and telling them to go to david's bridal and get whatever dress they want as long as it is in that color. that way everyone is happy and can wear the dress again. because just like you have to try on a dress and make sure it is good for you body, so do bridesmaids. you do not want them stuck with a dress that doesn't look good on them. it may be your day, but they are your friends. i don't know who came up with the "dresses have to match the bridal gown" but it's stupid. and in fact, if you look in most bridal magizines now, the bridesmaid dresses are all different, but in the same color. but as for your dress, as i said before, don't fret till you go and try some on. :) good luck. and check out theknot.com for a gallery of dresses to look at.

Answer 6

I just bought my wedding dress. It's a Mary's bridal dress. I originally wanted a Maggie Sottero dress but I saw this dress in a local dress shop and fell in love with it.

All I can really say is no one can really tell you what's the perfect dress. You'll know when you see it that it's supposed to be yours =)

Try going to a bunch of local dress shops and looking around inside and also asking do they have some dress books you can look at.

All of our local shops carry designs by Maggie Sottero and Marys Bridal and designers like those. I always just went to local shops and said "pardon me do you have any wedding dress books I can look at?" and all were more than glad to pile 5 or 6 books on me and offer any help or advice they had.

and also if you find one that you like in a book, ask the workers if they have a dress in the shop that would fit like that one so you can try one on to see if it flatters you and is the look you're going for.

personally out of all the Maggie S. dresses my favorites were as follows:
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Odette
http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=odette&line=m&keywordType=any&page=0&pageSize=8&style=S820

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Yvette
(no link on the website anymore)
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Chantilly - has a frost look to it but very pretty
http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=chantilly&line=m&keywordType=any&page=0&pageSize=8&style=A453
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I know you said you didn't like large bottoms and I know two of those have large bottoms but as I said those were just some of my personal faves.


I'll look them up and supply the links! I'll edit when I find them!

Answer 7

What ever your figure-go by that.
If you have big arms-don't go sleevless.
If you have big boobs-don't go strapless
If you have big hips don't get a skin tight dress.
Get a dress that flatters you. Don't buy what is popluar. Try on many dresses and get someone in the dress shop that cares about you and not the sale.

Answer 8

Love the dresses. You have great taste:)

If you are looking for jewelry for your bridal party, I would recommend GlamForLess.com. Though the site doesn’t look that great, they do offer great deals and I was pleasantly surprised when I got the jewelry set I ordered. The quality of the jewelry really exceeded my expectations. I got mine from http://www.glamforless.com/Jewelry.htm.

Answer 9

Ok, I love the first wedding dress love it. I don't care for the bridesmaid's dresses at all and they are expensive.

Answer 10

I like the idea of the dress, really elegant flowing organza/silk, I agree with you on not liking the front, I'm not fond of all teh beading. I like the lace up back.
Here are a few:
http://www.watters.com/product.php?coll=brides&showid=421#
http://www.morilee.com/DressDetail.aspx?C=2&D=6180&P=2
http://allurebridals.org/bridals.asp?SKU=8520&Offset=18
http://allurebridals.org/dresses/big/870B.jpg
http://allurebridals.org/dresses/big/879B.jpg
http://allurebridals.org/dresses/big/854B.jpg