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Let’s talk about offbeat wedding dresses — how to shop for one, how to buy one, how to deal with decision fatigue or wedding dress regret. Also, be sure to check our posts about offbeat wedding dress shopping and browse some of our fave dressmakers

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Use the “trash bag method” to keep your dress clean en route

Remember Ruby and James’ laid-back wedding? One of our favorite parts of this wedding was the ingenious (and hilarious) re-purposing of one of our favorite tips — using a trash bag to help you pee in your big ol’ wedding dress. But she didn’t just use the trash bag to protect her dress in the restroom, she used it to protect her dress all the way to the venue!

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There is no THE DRESS: get over the fantasy and avoid wedding dress regret

After five days passed and I still hadn’t tried on the dress, it became evident that I was afraid to try on the dress again. I was afraid that I would put on the dress and would see it in the harsh light of reality, proving that I had made a massive mistake. It wasn’t so much the fact that the dress cost nearly quadruple the price of the other dresses I’d looked at that made the possibility of the mistake so scary. It was the idea that I had let myself be manipulated into making that mistake by the Wedding Industrial Complex.

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Try this instant cure for the wedding blues

The instant cure for the blues, I have discovered it.

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How to shop for a plus-size wedding dress with less stress

I know for me, and I suspect a bunch of you out there, wedding dress shopping brought up a whole host of body issues and insecurities. Now that I’ve been there, done that, I thought I would share my experience and show you that it can be a very happy and positive experience. First off, I am overweight, there’s no denying that. Sometimes I feel great about how I look. Other times I let a bad body image get the best of me. For a little perspective, I am 5’6″, weigh 220lbs, and wear a street size 18 or 20, depending on the cut. Here’s my guide to plus size dress shopping…

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How to pee in a wedding dress using a trash bag

Things I love: Fluffy wedding dresses, staying hydrated, my bridesmaids. Things I don’t love: Having the third help me handle the first in order to deal with the consequences of the second. This is how you can ditch the team of bathroom bridesmaids with the aid of a trash bag.

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30 vintage-style wedding dresses to turn your day into a drool-fest

I know you’re probably waiting for your funky shoe fix from Ariel today, but bitch is on vacay so I thought I’d fill in with MY favorite part of the wedding outfit… the dress! Did you know that Modcloth has got a huge selection of vintage-inspired wedding looks? Let’s dive in and see how they fit, shall we?