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In the last four months we have had 3 of our lovely brides purchase and wear two wedding dresses to their wedding.
Cynthia was our first beautiful bride to wear two dress. She got married at The Grand Island Mansion to her handsome husband Daniel. We asked Cynthia why she chose 2 wedding dresses and her response was. “I bought a second dress because I knew I wouldn’t be able to dance all that easily with my first dress. Not only that …I bought a second one because I could (financially)and I thought it would be fun and nontraditional to do so”. Cynthia also contributed 2 gorgeous pictures of her two wedding dresses. Photos taken by Braxton Photography www.braxtonphotography.com
Cynthia's Ceremony Dress
Cynthia's Reception Dress
Christi Vagnozzi, senior editor at The Knot, a wedding magazine and Web site, says celebrities influence bridal trends. She points to Toledo-born actress Katie Holmes, punk-pop singer Avril Lavigne, and crooner Christina Aguilera, all of whom wore two dresses at their weddings. Ms. Holmes, wed to actor Tom Cruise, went with two Armani designs.
Yet another factor: couples are marrying older: 27 to 29 is the average, according to The Knot’s polls, says Ms. Vagnozzi. Seventy percent pay for at least part of their nuptials. Average price paid for a bridal dress is $1,279; the whole shebang costs a cool $27,000, on average, according to The Knot.
Not to be overlooked is the “girls just want to have fun” factor. I think brides have the idea that a wedding dress is formal and traditional, and they want to let loose at their party so they want to have another, more festive and less confining, dress for the reception, The sheer heft of a gown, which can be 15 pounds with sumptuous beading and undergarments, can be a consideration for getting a second, more comfortable dress. They want the big ball gown for down the aisle and the big ta-da, but they don’t want to manage that at the reception.
Some cost cutting ideas are to have a different look without breaking the bank. Jewelry to accent the second dress may be crystal or rhinestone instead of the pearls that would be worn at church.
A new trend is to rent the big gown and purchase a less-expensive reception dress. Another thought, from The Knot’s Ms. Vagnozzi, is for the bride to wear a wide sash that matches her dress around her waist for the ceremony, and for the reception, replace it with a pink, orange, blue, or chocolate-colored sash or your wedding colors, held in place with a brooch.
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