coralloyd Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Here I be: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in Jax Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I think those used to be called Leg o' Mutton sleeves. Really. LOL. But they were so "1991!" Funny how quickly this stuff looks dated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 This is the only one I have on the computer! Sorry... horrible resolution!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Joining the group who very obviously was married in the '80's: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 My aunt made my dress. I window shopped bridal magazines to choose all the different parts (skirt, bodice, sleeves, etc.) and she put it all together. You have great taste! My aunt made my dress too. It looked very similar to yours. Straight skirt, train, long sleeves, v neck... same shapes exactly! My color and lace had a more antique look though. I was married in '94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 How cool (haha or sorry about the pun;)) -- an ice-skating wedding! Do tell more, please... :001_smile: We actually weren't married on the ice. DH proposed to me at the rink and took me there after the wedding (at a church). They actually interrupted hockey practice to let us take a picture there after the wedding. I skated for years as a kid and loved it. It was a great proposal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 We actually weren't married on the ice. DH proposed to me at the rink and took me there after the wedding (at a church). They actually interrupted hockey practice to let us take a picture there after the wedding. I skated for years as a kid and loved it. It was a great proposal! Great photo. How fun! Love it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I don't have a scanner to show you but I wore my aunt's dress that she wore in 1954. My mom altered it and replaced the lace on the bodice, plus recovered a LOT of buttons going down the back in satin. My only regret was using lace off the shelf instead of ordering something nicer. My aunt had all boys and was delighted. She paid $75 for it, the same amount my veil cost me in 1989. I had a really hard time finding a veil because most dresses were white at the time, and the veils were white with lots of stuff dangling around the face, Finally I found an ivory veil with a simple tiara style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I ordered it from an online website, and it was perfect for our wedding in a little chapel in the Scottish highlands. The wedding was just me and my husband, with the photographer and videographer for witnesses, but my hubby wanted me to have a "real wedding dress". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southcarolinamom Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 You can't see much of my dress - I was too busy kissing my hubby to care -- the dress was candlelight in color color, lace over satin, sweetheart neckline, short puff sleeves. Perfect for a hot Pennsylvania summer day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kipling Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 What a fun thread! My husband and I just celebrated 10 years this summer. Here's two pictures from our wedding. I loved my dress and I loved my shoes! Of course, my mother nearly died when she discovered I would be wearing tennis shoes and socks for the ceremony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 Here's mine; it still fits, but since I got married in Sept. and then had a baby Dec. 1, that shouldn't be surprising. I sewed it myself. Simple cream satin with beading at the neck, waist and sleeves. It was simple enough that I'm hoping that one of my girls might be interested in wearing it. The chapel we got married in was so old that there was no bathroom there. :confused: People had to go across the street to the courthouse to potty. Since I was in my dress when the urge struck, I had to wait till later. :tongue_smilie: it was 1997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 We'll see how this goes. I'm still not home to try to share my wedding portrait but since I'm visiting at my mom's I'm able to scan these pics of my girls (ages 4 and 7 at the time, now 11 and 15) playing dressup with my veil, gown, and shoes. I cannot tell you how much fun this was (for me *and* the girls)! :D I think it might be really neat to use some of the pics taken during this portrait session for display at some of their wedding festivities (showers, reception, or the like). I don't know - we'll see how they'd feel about that but, for now, I sure enjoy looking at these. It is this moment in time captured on film that makes the value of my dress for me increase exponentially. Now, no matter what happens to the dress, the memories captured on film (our wedding and this dress up session when my girls were so young) are invaluable to me! Here's two of my favorites from the session (click on the thumbnails once to enlarge and then again to enlarge even further): awwww....i wish I'd done this but now my girls are all too big!!!! Maybe I'll have some grandbabies.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I tried on my wedding dress every year for our anniversary until my cat peed on it. :crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I ordered it from an online website, and it was perfect for our wedding in a little chapel in the Scottish highlands. The wedding was just me and my husband, with the photographer and videographer for witnesses, but my hubby wanted me to have a "real wedding dress". You're gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 We actually weren't married on the ice. DH proposed to me at the rink and took me there after the wedding (at a church). They actually interrupted hockey practice to let us take a picture there after the wedding. I skated for years as a kid and loved it. It was a great proposal! MY dh proposed at a rink, too! It was where we had our first date! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorMama Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 What a fun thread! My husband and I just celebrated 10 years this summer.Here's two pictures from our wedding. I loved my dress and I loved my shoes! Of course, my mother nearly died when she discovered I would be wearing tennis shoes and socks for the ceremony. :lol: That's not so bad. I wore combat boots to my reception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susancollins Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Here is a photo of me in my dress from 2002. All of you look stunning in your wedding gowns. Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oops, duplicate account :/ Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) We eloped to Acapulco, Mexico and got married there by the local judge. The bell boy, the photographer and the cross dressing hotel "wedding coordinator" were our only witnesses. We got married outside our room overlooking Acapulco Bay. I went shoppig for my wedding dress at lunch from work. I had an idea in my head of what I wanted, walked into the store, found it right away and bought it - all within about 30 minutes. It was very simple in the front - an a tiny bit more ornate in the back (you might be able to get a little glimpse from the pic. I am so happy we eloped. I recommend it to everyone!! I wish we had. I'm just that kind of a gal, but didn't want to hurt feelings/didn't really see it as an option. We'll be married 9 years at the end of the year. The dress cost $250. I do LOVE it. It was the first one I tried on! I love the oldfashioned look of this dress! It was altered a bit, but didn't really have the money for a really great job. Didn't bother me at all though! The back was my favorite part of it. A picture of the hubs. Edited September 3, 2010 by mommyjen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 (edited) Let's hope this works. I'm very "late '80s" with my dress, too! :D Diane W. married for 22 years homeschooling 3 kiddos for 16 years Edited September 3, 2010 by DianeW88 Oh good heavens!! How did it turn out so BIG???? GAH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjbeach Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 My dh and I were married at the Chapel of the Snows on Stratton Mountain, Vermont at glorious sunset on a gorgeous Autumn evening. It was just the minister, his wife, and the two of us. The chapel was candlelit, quiet and romantic. We're mushballs so we both cried almost the entire time. The dress was a Nicole Miller simple, knee-length, ivory satin dress I found in Manchester Village THAT afternoon shopping. Simple, simple, simple for our sweet, simple vow exhange. (Ironically I actually planned on wearing a colored Nicole Miller gown until I stumbled on this dress that afternoon.) This is a scan of one of the few pics we have (our 10 year is the end of the month:)). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsinkable Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 Here is a photo of me in my dress from 2002. All of you look stunning in your wedding gowns. Susan You look so beautiful! I love your dress, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Bumping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Funny how people don't look like we expect them to look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustybug Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Here is the best one that I have readily available on my computer. This is outside of the church right after the ceremony. I was 4 months pregnant. :blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in Arabia Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I married in a kuttar salvar in orange floralswith the usual scarf with gold trim. That was with the ex. I wore a bright red sherara with gold trim... and a dupatta/scarf that must have weighed 20 pounds. My inlaws wanted me to take it home with me, but aside from luggage allowance issues, when would I ever wear something like that again? I think I didn't have much attachment to it, perhaps because I didn't pick it out (it was a bridal gift). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Here is my dress from 2002 - I loved the bottom of it!! It was swishy and perfect for a breezy beach wedding :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschooling Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 This is my dress, $99 on clearance at David's Bridal. It's beaded and so pretty. Can't see the details in the pic unfortunately. This was back in 2005. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 August 2001 - the only picture I have scanned in. It was bustled here, at the reception, hence the bulkiness. :) I thought for a few years after I had gotten married that maybe I would have picked something different - then, in 2006, I went dress shopping with my now SIL and came upon this one again and was like, Oh, this dress is beautiful! Wait...this is my dress. :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) Yay for Mrs Mungo! I wasn't around when this thread was originally started. I have looked at the entire thing and adore seeing all the wedding dresses! I love seeing the evolution of fashion. I don't have a photo of James Bond and I on this computer, but I have one of me sitting in my dress. Notice the puffy sleeves! This was 1995. I was 21 (a week from 22). The dress is silk brocade with a cathedral length train. The front had pearl and crystal buttons on it (my favorite part of the dress), a pearl band across the top of the bodice, waist (it sloped down to a V) and where the sleeves went from puffy to slim (also in a V). There was not one stitch of lace or beading on the dress. This was HARD to find in 1995. My BFF got married in 1994 and when we were looking for her dress, I saw a photo of this one in a magazine and fell in love with it. I ripped it out and saved it. When JB proposed 3 months after BFF's wedding, my mom, BFF and I went shopping and I took the photo with me. I showed it to the woman at the shop and she said "We have that dress." I knew this was my dress. I have it preserved and I still love it today (puffy sleeves and all). It was a size 4 and had to be altered down because I lost weight before the wedding. Ah, to be so skinny again! Edited December 17, 2011 by Mom in High Heels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggie Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 This was Dec 2004. I can't get over how young DH looked. He was 23, I was 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 I didn't have a wedding dress. We were married in a park in the Mtns. I had shirts made for the wedding party Front-----------------------Back Bride-----------------------Picture of a ball Groom----------------------Picture of a chain Bridesman------------------? Groomsman-----------------? MOB MOG Judge Here is a picture of us saying our vows Click on them and they get bigger and a picture of our guests painting our dishes (which we still use sometimes) Lara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah C. Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 We got married in 2010. I love my dress - it was discounted at David's Bridal because of some stains on the lining. I didn't even need to get it altered! First picture is me. I LOVED my bouquet - roses and baby's breath. Second picture is just the dress and third picture shows the beading on the bodice. There was also beading down edge of the top part of the skirt. The cap sleeves were heavily beaded and came with the dress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Let's hope this works. I'm very "late '80s" with my dress, too! :D Diane W. married for 22 years homeschooling 3 kiddos for 16 years I'm looking through this thread with my dd5 (almost 6) and she LOVES your dress!!!! LOVES it!!!! It really is gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainySunday Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 We got married in 2005, I was 19, dh was 21. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWOB Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Here are mine. They came out sideways. I was 19 and 3 months pregnant. Dh was 22. Dress cost $50 at Sears. I purchased it the day before the wedding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ma23peas Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Beautiful and fun thread! I kept thinking there had to be the possibility that some had the same dress! :) Here's mine, long sleeved in August! Blessed by a hurricane, it brought beautiful weather and the high was 72 in Memphis!! :) A bee got stuck in that long train and we got some really funny pictures trying to rescue it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0mmaBuck Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) I found one...Circa 1999. And yes, I did wear those shoes for the entire day! Edited December 18, 2011 by m0mmaBuck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrappyhappymama Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 These are the only two pictures I have scanned in. Neither really shows my favorite features of the dress. This was my mom's wedding dress, which she bought and wore in the early 70s. It is entirely lace, which and empire waist. The dress is line of course, but the sleeves were sheer lace with ruffled cuffs at the wrist, which I loved. It was also tea length in the front and floor length in the back. Originally, it had another long tier and was floor length in the front and had a small train in the back. But that made it entirely too 70's style, so we altered it and removed the lower tier. These are from my scrapbooked wedding pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I don't have any decent photos. I had my dress made for me (by a coworker) by altering a pattern I chose that was close. I had a swoop of fabric that went across my back and 80 buttons running down my back, ending at a large bow almost at the end. My dress bustled at the back of my knees rather than my bottom (I didn't want my rear looking huge) by looping hidden loops in four of the vertical hems on a reinforced button. The hem with the bow then attached to the button last. I loved my dress...hated my hair which I did myself for lack of funds. I didn't wear a veil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgialee Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 We were married back in 2002 - I had just turned 20 and DH was 21. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 These are great. I will need to scan one in in the next few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Well, I didn't see this thread when I posted pics of my dress on the other one. So, I'll just post dh's favorite pic. This was taken in Valley Forge park, where we held our reception. (Yeah, he was digging the wheels.) I hated my flowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 My dress is so 1980's (think Fergie) and I hated the veil, but here it is: No point in me digging up photos. I had a version of that dress. I made it myself and 18 years later I can't face beading anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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