Comments on: Ack: my fiance saw me in my wedding dress

By: JD

JD — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:55:26 +0000

My fiance came on the trip to find the dress but he was out shopping around at other stores while I was trying on a dress. When my mom wanted a coffee we asked him to bring her one, thinking he'd phone from outside…He came waltzing in all typical clueless him (he's like that) right as my mom and I were gushing over finding THE ONE. So, instead of freaking out, our terrified eyes locked in mortal fear (they were, for a moment) I asked if he liked it. Cause hey, he's seen it why not?
He muttered something about yea its nice and almost dropped the coffee and left. I was heartbroken but found out later he just really didn't want to see it and keep it special for the moment. But, I'm pretty sure we'll cry a few times before the vows since we're doing a first look photo shoot.
Not that I'd parade around the house though, atleast not until after the wedding…

By: Emily X

Emily X — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:37:20 +0000

I showed my fiance stock photos of the two dresses I was choosing between to avoid showing him pictures of me in them. He said, "I don't know, they're both nice, but they don't look that different." True story. Anyway, this convinced me that even if he HAD seen a picture of me in it he'd forget all the details that made it *special* to me by the wedding!

By: Nikki C

Nikki C — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:57:43 +0000

My fiance has been involved in my dress process from the beginning so he's seen me in more times than I can count. The way I see it, he hasn't seen the completed package (the dress, the hair, make-up, etc.) so I know he'll still be blown away on our wedding day. And I'm pretty sure that the emotions of the day (finally marrying the love of his life – and the same for me) will also blow him (and me) away.

By: Andrea M

Andrea M — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:02:22 +0000

My man has seen pics of every dress I've tried on and I consult him for his opinion all the time. I'm making my dresses, so I can ask his opinions. I'm not only making a dress for my own enjoyment, but one which I'm tailoring specially to what he likes to see on me. All guys like certain types of clothes on girls, so why not consult and find a dress that he likes you in as much as you like you in?

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:34:02 +0000

This is true for me also, except I am the nitwit, not my ex (mostly…he's a perfectly nice man, just wasn't the right man for me to marry….)

I took him with me dress shopping because I was planning a wedding from two states away, so I shopped for the dress in the town where we lived, where I didn't know anyone else, so who else was going to go with?? Besides, did I care if my mom liked the way it looked? uh, no. Did I care if my friends liked the way it looked? uh, no. The person I wanted to impress was HIM, so well, duh, that's who should have some input, right?

By: Dinka

Dinka — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:27:47 +0000

Perfectly put. This is so so SO exactly right, it's nutty.

I went to Las Vegas with my fiancee and his sister a few months ago. When his sister went downstairs to check out of our hotel, he and I stayed behind to make sure we had all our things. When we were waiting for the elevator, we were joined by a bellboy with MY WEDDING DRESS hanging on his luggage cart.

I tried to neither react nor ignore it, so I just played it off with, "Aw, someone's getting married, isn't that dress pretty?" (knowing that he would smile, nod and then promptly forget about it in the next five minutes). When we reached the lobby, the bellboy zoomed off and I walked out to find my future sister-in-law, feeling very proud of myself about playing it off so cool.

We turned a corner and my future S-I-L ran up to us SO EXCITED and shouted, "Dinka, I saw your wedding dress!"

My eyes got wide and nervous, but I forced a smile and she instantly knew from my expression that WE had seen it too. Oh my gosh, she felt AWFUL (epilogue, I reassured her it was okay and she didn't ruin a single thing). But the best part was turning to my fiancee and seeing him try not to smile. He failed – his face was all lit up – but he tried playing it off and immediately interjected with, "Well, where should we go for lunch?" (still not able to keep from smiling, pretending like he hadn't heard his sister).

I'm lucky to be marrying a man who has seen my dress but reacts like that…the experience made me happy to know it.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:54:04 +0000

My husband has seen my dress three times already, because I love it so much that I keep trying it on for everyone who comes over! Of course, we eloped and are just getting weddinged next year, so maybe the superstition doesn't apply He can't get away now! Muahaha…

By: Dana

Dana — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:30:54 +0000

I made my dress for credit at school, which involved having my partner coming in every lunchtime for the majority of the school year. He's seen me design it, start it, change it, start again, and eventually saw me in the final product. I'm not superstitious, and I don't mind that he's seen me in it, but on the day I'll be all dolled up so I may feel differently if he sees me then. I think you should keep the dress

By: KelleMarie

KelleMarie — Fri, 14 May 2010 17:59:32 +0000

My husband came with me to pick out my wedding gown. I really value his opinion of course and he is very involved in the planning process so it only made since that he help me pick out the gown. The one we ended up picking out was like 3sizes too big and in the wrong color. So he hasnt actually seen the real one.

By: Amanda-Wed-In-May

Amanda-Wed-In-May — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:20:48 +0000

I think it's funny how the same ppl that told me to not let anyone tell me how to run my wedding are the ones that were like NOOOO!!! Don't let him see it!!! It's really not a big deal to me. It's gonna be different on the wedding day than a pic I took in the bridal shop wearing one that didn't even fit… LOL