Hi all, FYI for anyone interested regarding the blue packaging from the first video. Blue tissue paper is used to store white and ivory lace and other delicate fabrics because it helps preserve the colour so it doesn't turn yellow. The company are doing her a favour if she wants to keep this dress, she can just store it in the same box it came in. I make wedding dresses and I keep my fabrics like this. But I was lazy with my own wedding dress, it took me a few years to think "I should store the properly" and it had already started discolouring. But my fabrics stored in blue tissue paper are still their original tone.
Exactly! My daughter wanted to use the veil her friend had, but in only about 2 years it had turned. So my daughter had that veil? And I made a two layer veil with tear drops that went over the longer veil of her friends. It turned out perfect! (Her friend was ill and could not travel from 4 states away, so both girls were happy I found a solution for the veil challenges)
When I went wedding dress shopping I started by saying, “I have no plans to diet so let’s find a dress to hide my paunch that I will be able to breathe in”. The consultant laughed and said, “I like you”.
When I got married, 5 months prior to the wedding I was a size 6. My mother in law made me such a nervous wreck I was a size 2 by the week of the wedding. My seamstress had taken in my gown so many times she finally called my mother in law and told her to knock it off or she'd come to her house and sew her mouth shut!!!!!😂😂😂
I had a very specific look i wanted for my dress and I drew a picture of it, showed it to my mother, and asked her to make it. She was so nervous but it turned out exactly like I had imagined- lots of lace, extra long train, hippie meets medieval vibes. Now I have my dream dress with the added bonus of someone I love making it for me ♡
Your dress kind of sounds like my dress. I managed to convince a friend who normally only does alterations to make it because the lined were so simple.
As someone who works in Bridal styling. The strapless gown was not altered. A lot of Brides try to skip alterations to save money lol. A bridal seamstress would make sure it's glued to your body basically. STOP SKIPPING ALTERATIONS LADIES!!!
yup! My bustier was taken in and so the waist. My dress was a strapless ball gown with a skirt counting nine layers, but never once I had to pull it up!
I found a GORGEOUS ivory satin Greek inspired dress that I loved. I paid 1400 for it they took it from a 10 to a 3. Everything was beautiful but it was cut too short. I had to west slippers. I was so upset.
Exacly. It's built to stay there in place and not move if done correct. And it not make you not able to breath or anything and you acculy should need a bra becouse the dress hold you in place
My mom made my wedding gown. The day before the wedding when she came to the city I lived in, about three hours away from her, she still needed to do the part where my train got hooked into the dress. But she forgot the hooks and eyes at home! So we each got out an extra white bra and took the hooks and eyes off of them and sewed them into the dress. 😂😂 We joked that they were my something borrowed.
No one does this like Charlotte does. These wedding saga/dramas makes me laugh sooooo much. But the best part is always Charlotte's reactions and laugh. Omg the edition of the vídeos is so funny. 😂❤️
My late husband and I were medieval re-enactors, met at a re-enactment, and of course had to have a medieval wedding. I made his outfit and my dress from silk he brought back from India. I sewed beads onto my brocade surcoat one at a time--to the tune of about 14,000 of them. It took me 2.5 months just to do that. My husband's cote had something like 4.5 feet of beaded trim that I made and sewed onto it by hand.
Talk about a labor of love! Did you ever wear any of the pieces of the outfit for something else, or the outfit itself? I agree with @middleeasternforhire8985 in that I would _love_ to see the whole ensemble!
Your wedding sounds like it was a beautiful affair and that everything (at the very least, the wardrobe) was meticulously executed with so much love. I'm sorry for your loss :(
When I was in highschool and got bored during class i started drawing dresses :) I drew several wedding dresses. Few years later even before my boyfriend proposed to me I drew my dream wedding dress. One day I was cycling (yes I'm Dutch ;) ) through my village and went past a bridelshop. Looked at it and was shocked tot see the dress that I drew was hanging in the window. Went there, tried it on and bought it and got married in it. Now it is upstairs on a mannequin and I enjoy seeing it every time :D
I loved my $75 used eBay wedding dress. I did my own hair and makeup, had a back yard wedding and reception, and felt the most beautiful. I still get warm happy heart feelings thinking about it!
I was 57 at my wedding (first marriage). I wore pants and I wore red. I loved the top but not so much the bottoms. The thing is I felt that the person who attended me at the bridal shop acted like it was beneath her to help me because I wasn't buying an expensive wedding gown. So I basically gave up looking for anything different. I'm glad I wore red. When I came in (small wedding - 25 in attendance including the priest), the priest said, "I've never had a bride who wore red". But when he gave his short homily, he told us that red is the color of fidelity and a perfect choice. And I look good in red and washed out in white.
I bet you looked awesome! My dress was white but the lacing up the back was red, it had a red band across the top and my veil had red lacy designs in it, plus I wore red shoes. People seemed to really like the color difference from plain white.
My wedding took place on my parents' property. It was outside. I wore a 150-dollar white cotton and lace dress. We had a potluck (everyone brought a single dish) because I wanted to be eating food made with love by friends and family (my dad provided a cow for the meat). The only thing that cost us any money was the band and alcohol. It was simply, stress free for everyone and we had a blast. I think the entire wedding cost us about $1,200 and 36 years later we are still married. We look back on that day as one filled with the love and celebration of two families joining together.
Been married 25 years and had a very simple wedding. I chose a dress off the rack for just $400. The reception was at the senior citizen retirement complex where my parents lived. They had the best food (we did a buffet) and all the seniors peeked in and gave us their best wishes which was fun for them and us! A great day with zero stress and didn't break the bank.
8:28 - i LOVE the Michael Scott looking at me, to see if I got the joke - "that's what she said" well done Vanessa! Coz that was my exact thought.....whahahahaha
I bought a second hand dress on Poshmark. The only thing I had to go by as far as “measurements” go was the pictures of the original bride wearing it. I bought the dress, when it arrived, it fit like a GLOVE! Truly meant to be as it didn’t need a single alteration ❤
My Mum was a wedding dress seamstress for several years. Strapless dresses, if they are fitted to the bust properly, shouldn't need to be hitched up all the time. Unfortunately, the bust is one of the most complicated parts of a dress to alter, because of the structuring needed for the shape. So people get lazy and don't want to work on that part and will often leave it gaping away from the body, and then you have to get your girls to pin you into it on the morning of. Doing any work to the bust was my Mum's worst nightmare but she would put the effort in and do it. Also, that back bustle of the dress going wrong, it looks to me like the dress she wanted only had a simple loop to attach around the buttons running down the skirt. The second clip where it was going wrong looks like either someone sewed the loops in the wrong place, or in the wrong layer of skirt (easy to do when you're buried in white polyester), or they turned it into a tie-up bustle and haven't tied it right. I've seen my Mum driven close to mental breakdown from the struggles of altering dresses. Wedding dresses in particular are a lot of work, and I'm glad that she's stopped doing them now, for a lot of reasons. Be kind your seamstresses, girls!
My wedding dress was 4" too big in the bust and 2" too much in the waist and the 15lb dress stayed up when I stood up straight and bent over and would only start to slip when I lifted up my arms before I had it tailored! Literally the most incredible design to manage that!
I can’t wear strapless much due to my small chest size so the one strapless dress I had I attached black straps to and it works, I just wish I could wear strapless dresses occasionally
I did strapless at my wedding, I'll say it's all about how the dress is built. I didn't pull up the dress at all, I did have a modesty panel put in because the dress had a sweetheart neck and, because I've been blessed by my ancestors, I didn't want an insane amount of cleavage. Structure is key!
@@lotstodoThat’s been the secret for as long as strapless dresses have existed 😅 It’s just frigging expensive to create a whole invisible corset inside a dress, so cheap dresses don’t have any of the necessary structure. Most people have only encountered the silicone strips on cheap dresses, so they think all strapless gowns are made that way
I mean, to be fair being bless already means you have something to hold it up lol I found when I had bigger boobs my strapless dresses held up more. But yes boning definitely helps in a dress 😂👗
As a wedding photographer, I tell absolutely everyone a photograph that they are beautiful, and it’s all about having a positive experience. I love working with older or not traditionally attractive couples, and watching them shine
Charlotte is right about strapless dresses. At a friend’s wedding, she wore a strapless dress. It was made from silk and lace and had a simple hi-low skirt that didn’t reach the floor, so it wasn’t heavy. She still spent a good part of the day hiking up the top. During the first dance, her husband took her in for a dip and noticed she was about to flash the crowd and he started loosing his hold on her, so he decided to save her modesty by letting them both fall to the floor. He tried to soften the fall as much as possible with his arm under her. They love ballroom dancing and are both are genuinely kind people, so I think their only mistake in that moment was the style of dress. I’m grateful no one broke any bones! Because of this moment, I decided on a dress with sleeves when I went shopping for my bridal gown.
Unfortunately, my main point of focus when picking a wedding dress was…covering up my tattoo on my super pale shoulder. I pulled it off…but I worried my orthodox family didn’t notice it the entire time. If I had a do over, I would not care what they had to say and go with what I liked the most instead. At least I married well. We are still going strong after 17 years ❤
Mine was covering my back tattoo because my strict Christian mother hated the idea of the giant black tattoo showing in the ceremony pictures. I ended up with a $400 white fluffy, princess style, strapless prom dress and a half jacket to go with it.
My friend was getting married and told her mom she was going shopping for a wedding dress and her mom attempted to suggest she lose weight before shopping. My friend so perfectly responded "Aw, you sound just like your mother" lol.
I originally didn’t want a strapless dress for the same reason Charlotte said. But then I found my dream dress and it was strapless. But it was fitted to me almost like a corset so I didn’t have the problem of constantly pulling it up.
I wanted to say thank you. You helped me through depression I had after a very bad divorce. Basically, my husband of 14 years left me for his young massage therapist. We separated around the holidays of 2021, so I had pasta alone in a co-worker's basement that Christmas...though I was lucky for that because I thought I would have to spend Christmas in a cheap hotel room. I mean, I had no family but his, so when we parted I was on my own. This Christmas I proposed to my boyfriend on the beach. I have a wonderful family who are kind and supportive. I'm looking forward to finding my dream wedding dress for our ceremony next year. Thank you for all you do! Your videos and the women you highlight gave me confidence to be strong during a dark time.
I'm happy for you! What a thing to have happen in the middle of the pandemic. When I was single I always made myself holiday meals even if I had nobody to share the meal with. Take care of🎉 yourself.
i have been married for 25 years, i got my dress from a local store as a rental. it was what i wanted but I also wanted a full length veil.. the lady helping me went in the back and literally dug out a full length scooped veil for me. I guess no one was wearing those at the time . That made my day and my dress. I appreciate her for doing that. :o)
I had certain requirements for skin coverage for my own comfort that I summed up by saying, "I want sleeves." All the ladies at all the shops were in such a puzzle because everyone for five years had been getting married in strapless dresses.
My husband and I got married in Las Vegas in jeans and t-shirts. We had originally planned on having a regular wedding later, but we ended up using that money for a down payment on our first house instead. No regrets. Interesting side note: the guy who officiated our wedding was a reverend by day and a male stripper by night. And, let me just say, although fully and respectfully dressed when we got married, he definitely looked good enough to be a dancer. Blonde hair, blue eyes, over 6' tall, well built... Almost made me rethink my decision to get married for a second there. 😆 But, that was over 20 years ago and the husband and I are still together, so it's all good.
@@MsStrangeEmilie Honestly, I didn't know about his second job until a few years later. My husband said he saw the guy's promotional materials in the office when we were signing the paperwork. He didn't say anything at the time because he assumed I saw it too. But, I guess I was a bit too distracted by the whole "getting married" thing to notice. I *DID* see promotional materials for a variety of different local entertainment venues and events, but I didn't really pay much attention to what they were specifically. Though, I did think it was really odd when we first met the reverend and he went out of his way to assure us he was, in fact, a certified licensed reverend who could legally perform the ceremony. Like, why would he think we wouldn't believe he was legit? Well, I guess now I know. 😆
That is the benefit of having a corseted back: it is much more forgiving that a zipper closure and much more secure against slippage if the gown is strapless.
This happened to me. My dress was way too big for me, when my wedding day came. The stress of everything made me lose 15 lbs right before the wedding. Not to mention the dress shop convinced me to order a size up so altering would be easier. I was swimming in my dress, even after alterations. I bought hip and butt pads, and it just made me look boxy. 😂😂
LMAO I work in bridalwear, I would be absolutely cracking up at the first one 😂 there’s no way the bride didn’t choose the blue window for her preservation box, everything about them is customized! She just forgot hahaha
If you work in bridal wear perhaps you could give an opinion? My dream dress is a dress I've never actually seen anywhere so I wanted to know if it's even doable. It's a white or light pink gown with applique and lace that's a little darker or more vibrant for a pop of color. But the dress itself is strapless with sweetheart neckline, and a cream/light mesh halter neck that comes into a mock neck but also comes into a mesh enchanted style hood that has lace or applique trim and detail. It would have sleeves but they are off the shoulder so the shoulders are exposed and the mesh halter/hood is not attached to the sleeves. I wish I could draw this out so it made more sense lol
A good dress maker or a designer will be able to sketch out your ideas. Anything is possible if you have the money and/or are flexible on materials, etc.
Honestly I think a BLUE wedding dress is nicer than boring white. Enough with the trend Queen Victoria set more than a century ago! Bring back COLOR to wedding dresses!
Dream Wedding dress: And the one I had for my wedding over 20 years ago. It was Renaissance style (and purchased at a Ren fair), which meant very ladylike, yet also adjustable, which was good because we had been planning our wedding for 3 years, and by the time the big day came, we were also 5 months pregnant. The dress still looked amazing!
My most positive moment in my life wasn't being married, or having my kids. It was the moment, after I had my first child, that I stopped being afraid and realized that I could do this. That she needed me as much as I needed her.
Bought my wedding dress from a thrift shop for 35 dollars. It was too large so a friend of mine altered it for me as a wedding gift. Was a lovely dress and fit perfectly,
Agreed! It's one day out of an entire marriage that will hopefully have much bigger moments than the wedding. If your wedding is the highlight of the marriage, that's kind of an issue, in my opinion. I mean, yes, it's important, but even if you can't or won't make it a huge event, or if something goes wrong, if at the end of the day you managed to get married, mission accomplished!
The marriage itself is important, the day is good but it's just a bloody party at the end of the day. Mine cost about £200 we had a nice time of course but more importantly with the money we saved we could start building our lives together ❤
When I married in '72 I had a dress that cost me the princely sum of £5.00. My friend didn't get married as her fiance didn't turn up to the wedding so I bought it from her. The bad luck stopped there as I have been married for 51 years and am a great grandmother.
My dream wedding dress would be a replica of the gown Sarah wore in Labyrinth ♥️ My realistic one would likely be something simple and basic because Sarah’s dress would likely require more money than I make in a year 😂
I never ever felt the need to be ‘thin ER ’ on my wedding day. JS. I paid over 500 dollars for my alterations to a second hand dress that I had purchased to make it my own. Happiest day of my life when I got married. Still happy now 14 years later and couldn’t imagine how on earth I could be happier. I always feel like I’m the most gorgeous thing when I’m in the room with my husband. Even still now, today.
I dieted for 6 months before my wedding. I went from a 16 to a 12. My dress was VERY dramatic and formal. When I got dressed I was so grateful for the corset bodice I can't tell you. It was like wearing a suit of armor.
My MIL scared the crap out of me by not starting my dress until FIVE days before the wedding. It was a fitted mermaid to the knees with 3 layers of "tail". Honestly, it was the most beautiful wedding dress I had ever imagined...stones, pearls, appliques, big sleeves! But, I had to go commando because the baroque satin skirt did a lousy job camouflaging my fancy bridal underwear!! To this day whenever my twin and I talk about my wedding day, she gives me crap about it! Almost 31 years ago and Hubs and I are just as starstruck as ever.
The dress with the “bunching” is a reproduction of an antique ball gown from the bustle period. The woman who made it is, and is wearing it, is a reinactor. It is actually absolutely historically accurate .😊
When I got married, my mom, my daughter and I made my dress. It was hand-beaded, had a gorgeous net and braid overskirt. If you've ever tried to find a size 32 wedding dress, or a sewing pattern for it, good luck!! There were NONE!! So, we got the largest pattern we could and made it fit me perfectly. I got the overskirt material for Christmas from my mom that year. It was perfect! We donated it for hte next curvy lady needing a dress.
The girl that had to pull up her dress the entire time. Same. I lost weight just in my “girls”. My dress had a lace up back so my bridesmaids got creative with the lacing so the girls wouldn’t make an appearance in front of an 80 year old French priest, but I could still breathe.
Why you can't just say breasts? It annoys me so much when you have to have euphemisms for all body parts so that hypocritical zealots don't have a heart attack when you say breast or ass. And anyway, these places are the most natural thing in the world to me, and I'm not the first to think impure thoughts about them. And anyway, one should remember that not everyone thinks about the same thing all the time. And that kind of strapless outfit, you should have them made to measure, so you get the right size and wear the underwear you are going to wear for your wedding, and don't change it, then the wedding dress itself won't stay on or look bad. The same goes for your posture. So if you stand up straight at the measurements and then when you wear your outfit you don't, then even then your outfit will not sit nicely on you. So remember your posture at the wedding, even if it's annoying. And yes, I have taken a costume sewing class at a vocational school once, although it didn't become my profession. The emphasis there was specifically on remembering your posture and what to wear under a tailored outfit (or any outfit).
Watching this episode made me so happy that I all ready got married. These dresses would have given me real anxiety and fear otherwise...SHAME on the people who made them. LOL!!!!
My dream dress was a Claire Pettibone boho romantic dress. It was gorgeous. I’m poor so I couldn’t afford it. My grandmother is a retired seamstress though and made me a recreation of the dress suited for my height. I absolutely loved it. It had antique lace and antique silks under from a family wedding gown.
My wedding dress was super simple, off the rack, and less than $100. I ended up calling off the engagement (that makes TWO good decisions), so it didn't hurt too much to take the dress to a consignment shop. I hope it made someone very happy.
I donated my wedding dress to an organization that sews gowns for stillborn babies. I have more of an emotional attachment to that donation than I ever did to my dress. It was what fit, not what I dreamed of wearing.
Omg, you are correct about the stress that brides go through and the part about the weight. I was 140-141 for all of high school and several years of college (I'm 5'10 to 5'11") and my mom told me that I needed to lose weight to make sure that I don't become too big for the dress that I bought, which was already too big for me at the moment. It's been close to seven months since I had my wedding and I'm still struggling to get back to my original weight 😅
My dress wasn't a wedding dress, it was more of a evening dress but it was lovely. I'm a big woman, so I knew that anything tight was a no for me. Chose a dress with a laced up back that could be adjusted with straps. I did gain weight due to stress, but luckily the dress still fitted perfectly. I donated it to my mom's church who collects formal dresses to give to needy girls for prom since their church is close to a lot of high schools. I hope that whoever gets it loves it as much as I did.
My wedding dress designer went out of business so I had to take the sample dress from the store. Of course it was a size 8 and I needed a 10 luckily it had enough seam allowance so it could be let out. Looked fabulous.
I straight-up refused to lose weight specifically for my wedding. I even had my dress made a little wider so it would feel more comfortable in the summer heat.
You're so right about the pressure to fit into a wedding dress. I've been so stressed about lossing enough weight to fit into mine and my wedding isn't until next year. I only got maybe 15 more pounds to lose so I think I can do it. The reason it doesn't fit is it was my mom's wedding dress and she died when I was 16 and it's so important for me. I really want to wear her dress so it feels like part of her is with me.
That's so wonderful that you have your mom's dress! You can absolutely drop 15 pounds in that amount of time, slow and steady is the best way to go. You've got this!
What helped me lose 50lbs (down from 200lbs) is tracking my calories on MyFitnessPal. Maybe that'll help you be able to w/a bit more ease & less stress fit into your mom's dress? At first I found it irritating to log everything I'm eating, but then I found it helpful & enjoyed it. I didn't do a lot of work outs - maybe twice a week. I need to do MORE workouts now to get rid of this chub lol
90% of losing weight is diet. So just be conscious about what and when you eat without letting it drive you crazy, and you will have no issues fitting into your mom's dress come time. So as far as the what you eat, just make a point to eat more whole foods instead of stuff that comes in a box or in packaging as often as possible. And as far as the when to eat, try to make sure you don't eat or drink anything with calories at least 2 hours before you go to bed, and that there is at least 10-12 hours between when you have those last calories at night and when you eat or drink anything with calories the next day (this is hardest for those who like to have coffee first thing in the morning, especially if they drink it with cream and sugar of any sort). To help with this drink a huge glass of water (at least 16 oz) right when you wake up, and after you eat your last meal as it will help you feel full when you crave eating something. I am basically just describing a healthy way of fasting. If it gets to a couple months before the wedding and you still haven't gotten down where you'd like to be, start taking short 10-15 minute walks a few times a week in the morning after you drink that huge glass of water, and before you have anything to eat or drink with calories. When you have just woken up from sleeping and haven't eaten or drank anything with calories yet, your body burns calories much faster than later in the day after you have. So taking that short leisurely walk in the morning will burn calories like taking a much longer run during the day would. Hope that helps, and I know you will look absolutely amazing in your mom's dress.
I am divorced now but my dress was my dream dress. I actually bought it online from China for less than $300. I order it super early with very low expectations (for obvious reasons) but I was very surprised it was exactly what it looked liked in the pics. Had to have it altered a bit of course but it was absolutely gorgeous.
Worked at a bridal shop and the owner and seamstress had a lovely way of asking and figuring out the size so it lessened the stress and also helped them know if shit was going to be drastic. They'd say "are we planning to loose weight gor the wedding. If the lady was certain and seemed a determined lady we'd suggest holding ordering a month from purchase to see how much they lost to gage what size would be best. If she was iffy they'd generally stick with the size originally. Always gave a month of leeway so to speak so girls didn't end up ordering the wrong dress size and having to pay more than needed to alter. (It was in the purchasing contract etc) most girls loved this. Obviously if the wedding was closer it'd change.
I lost 20 pounds without trying before my wedding. My dress had to be taken in and still it was loose on my wedding day. The stress was overwhelming. Family drama takes soooo much on you
0:49 White garments, especially veils and wedding dresses, are SUPPOSED to be wrapped or covered in blue tissue or blue cellophane, to prevent inevitable "yellowing". The box is for her to store her wedding dress later (after cleaning) and keep it in pristine white condition. The seamstress/wedding dress people were doing EXACTLY the right thing by her. Goodness. Ignorance isn't always bliss, is it?
That's helpful info. I don't think this is common knowledge since if people get a wedding dress preserved, they do it once and that isn't really as common these days. Since it's such a special service, it would make sense for the professional to explain that to the customer to prevent them from undoing it or panicking. Professionals have a responsibility to educate their customers about their services.
@@Kayenne54 indeed. There's a lot I don't know, but I'm also not a naïve person and I didn't know this. I'm 41. The last person I knew to get their dress preserved was my mom and I was a baby lol.
@@linseylinsey And it would never be mentioned in casual conversation either; unless your mother unwrapped the dress and talked about the wrappings. Unlikely. I would prefer blue cellophane rather than tissue in case there is any chance at all of moisture (blue tissue would transmit dyes if splashed or moistened, I'd assume) but I've seen both used. Sometimes people conserve infant christening gowns this way too.
I bought a dress that fit me exactly and needed no alterations. It encouraged me to continue eating semi healthy and exercising moderately so that I fit into my dress at the size I am naturally, and not to stress too much and let myself lose weight :) it fit perfectly the day I picked it out and the day I got married in it. Best decision ever. I've noticed that women who stress and lose a lot of weight before their wedding often gain it back quickly and put on even more weight afterwards.
My dream wedding dress? To never have one 🤣 done the whole marriage thing, have no desire to repeat it again. Been struggling the past week with depression (had to cut out a toxic family member) so your videos have been a lifeline for me - I really can't say thank you enough Queen Petty because if not for your wit I might have sunk lower still, you're amazing 😘
I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted as my wedding dress when I walked into the wedding dress boutique. A-line model, sheer lace over the shoulders, a very short sleeve maybe. Many of the dresses I saw were beautiful, but I realized that my stocky/square/wide body wouldn't fit in most of them, so the choices were limited. I was looking only for white or slightly off-white dresses, but then I saw a blush-colored one that I had disregarded at first because it looked too beige, and thought "what the hell, I'll give it a try". As soon as I had it on, it pretty much changed color in front on my eyes. It was PERFECT ✨ And it felt really comfortable too, I could walk and sit and move without restrictions. Our wedding in July 2022 was lovely as well 💖
If your dress is too small for your wedding day and you don’t have time to fix it, try taking some heavy duty safety pins and some matching ribbon and make the back into a corset, if done correctly this could definitely look great!
I think the blue film is UV protection, so you can open the box and see the dress without actually breaking the seal on the oxygen free protective packaging that is supposed to preserve the dress for decades. strapless dresses have to be tight, tight, tight around the ribcage to stay up. they have to fit exactly so. if you actually do lose weight for the wedding AFTER you have been fitted, you off it up, it's too big now. once you've been fitted, that's it. maintain your weight.
That isn’t true at all. Properly made strapless dresses have a corselet inside with boning and a gros-grain ribbon around the waist that takes all the weight of the dress. Of course it has to fit you properly, but it doesn’t need to be tight
It’s amazing how many wedding dresses are strapless… Seriously, seems like 70%. I was firm: NO STRAPLESS dresses. (Did the hike-y thing at 2 proms, and watched my best friend do it at her wedding) For me, I was so so glad with my choice! Had to insist a little at the dress fittings, but felt beautiful and SECURE all day of the wedding!
That was my rule for my bridesmaids as well. Some of them are quite well-endowed and I really didn't want any wardrobe malfunctions. My neckline fell on my collarbone and it was quite comfortable. No hiking or adjusting for me!
I had just had a baby a few months before my wedding and my “girls” wouldn’t fit anymore lol. We had to get creative and my bridesmaids had to sew me into the top with ribbon and lacings, on the day. I was so stressed and look like I’m trying to bust out of the top but it worked. 😂😂
For my wedding dress I did an adjustable corset so it didn't really matter if a varied a few pounds (which I definitely did, between diets and stress eating 😅) also did a halter top that basically looked strapless the way my hair was styled down. Kept everything in place.
Hahahha the dinosaur flash up!! LOL. For the wedding dress selector based on your face, you should have inserted the clip from My Big Fat Greek Wedding where she says "I'm a snow beast"
When I bought my wedding dress, I always heard to buy the dress for your current body because you don't need to give yourself too much pressure to loom a certain way. While I was losing weight when I got engaged, I didn't actively try to lose too much & just got my dress for my size at the time. I enjoyed my planning so much more.
😂Omg the dress that was captioned "looks like a potato", no it looks exactly like a Bloomin'Onion " 😂 dis they get married or have their reception at Outback ?? 😂
I agree with Charlotte about the strapless bridal gowns. Even tiny little spaghetti straps can help. If you don't have SERIOUS engineering (support) in a strapless top, you're going to be hiking the it up all night, and what a way to ruin how attractive you are in your dress! My nephew got married in the summer. His bride (a tiny little thing!) had gotten her dress so small, she had a "dress emergency" right before the ceremony; she'd gotten the waist taken in so much, she couldn't breathe! Fortunately, the bridesmaids were able to do something about it (I have no idea what-it was fitted, not a corset that could simply be let out.) So you'd think she wouldn't have to keep hiking up the top all night, but she did. 🤷♀ Also, since it was a summer wedding, all of the bridesmaids were in strapless dresses, as well as most of the young women who were guests. It was kind of amusing that night, watching all of them, just suddenly stop whatever they were doing to yank their dresses up. All except for one young woman, who was very well endowed. She just kicked back, danced, had a great time. That's the decision you have to make when going strapless: Am I going to yank my dress up all night, or just "Let it go"? I think the young lady who just "Let it go" enjoyed the wedding more than anyone else. To each their own.
My daughter purchased her dress off the rack in October 2022, it fit her perfectly, she looked so dang fabulous! The holidays were a bit too good, on her wedding day in March (3/3/2023) we couldn't get the dress to zip up. She was frantic, crying and having a meltdown! Luckily we found a nylon cord to pull through the zipper pull, and her big brother was able to pull the zipper up while the bridesmaids held the dress together. She still looked freaking awesome!!!
Strapless wedding dresses are structually built so they don't fall, but the tricky part can be the alterations. The dress really needs to fit properly and perfectly, so just make sure you have it altered by a professional seamstress or someone you trust. Also, dont forget to take those alteration costs into consideration because it can get super expensive. Especially if there is a lot of beading near the bust, seams, and hem. PS, beware of beading under the arm cause it hurts like a bitch after a little while! Love u petty potatoes!!
Thanks for the tip about beading under the arm! (I sometimes get to dress up & I'm in with costumers at a theatre who will let me take out dresses for free for events & go out & I LOVE beading!)
My best friend went in for her final dress fitting...the seamstress mis-measured and cut off too much at the bottom, to the point you could see her ankles. There was no salvaging it. But thankfully with some problem solving (and me calming my panicking friend) we were able to find a girl selling a wedding skirt that was the same material on Poshmark. It matched perfectly and she looked stunning on her wedding day.
That one dress was just buttoned wrong😂. My mom, rip, did that to me the morning of my wedding but we figured it out 😂😂😂. We had so many laughs in life 🎉
Not sure if I'll ever get married, but I'm happy with a simple pretty dress, not necessarily white. Backyard service and reception with friends, rural. I really like the idea of a taco bar for everyone and good music and just hanging out together! Defo a warm weather celebration. ❤
Hearing about the stress brides go under to have a particular body for their wedding, I’m determined to find a dress that fits me rather than trying to fit myself into a dress. Clothes are made for us, we weren’t made for clothing. I’m naturally extremely slender, and wasn’t blessed with much in regards to curves, but I’m going to embrace that and find something that flatters me and makes me feel beautiful. That’s more important to me than having what I deem the “perfect body”. I love my body, it does amazing things for me, and whoever I’m marrying damn well better appreciate it.
Nothing to do with this video just wanted to tell you (charlotte) that I watch your videos so often lately for your hilarious antics that my daughter, who is autistic and still making her way to the verbal world, will always say your intro and giggles when she hears you say it. I just want to thank you for all the laughs. Keep doing what you do.
I worked in a professional photo lab in the 80s/ 90s as a retoucher, but sometimes when there wasn’t a lot of retouching I would do packaging which meant I got to see everyone’s wedding photos. I know it’s out now, but I loved the dresses that had the mounds of big, shiny ruffles in the skirt part.
I made a wedding dress for my sister and she lived in England at the time and I was so terrified the measurements wouldn’t turn out right despite following them to a T…. Guess what she tried it on day before wedding and it was perfect. Explain to me how that “Designer” fucked up that bad 😂 I don’t understand how people don’t have anxiety about their pieces not fitting when that’s my biggest fear not having the client in person for fit tests
Lol gotta love the idea of trying to pwn a crap dress off on an unsuspecting bride, rather than take it into the back and trying to salvage the look into something more wanted
The same thing happened to me with the girl who’s dress didn’t fit anymore but it was two weeks before the wedding. I had asked for a let out and they took out fabric to make it even smaller telling me there was no room to let it out!! Thank God the other seamstress who helped me was amazing and gave me a corset backing and it was so beautiful
Hi all, FYI for anyone interested regarding the blue packaging from the first video. Blue tissue paper is used to store white and ivory lace and other delicate fabrics because it helps preserve the colour so it doesn't turn yellow. The company are doing her a favour if she wants to keep this dress, she can just store it in the same box it came in. I make wedding dresses and I keep my fabrics like this. But I was lazy with my own wedding dress, it took me a few years to think "I should store the properly" and it had already started discolouring. But my fabrics stored in blue tissue paper are still their original tone.
Thank you, I knew this but didn't know how to properly explain it and then I found this comment. She shouldn't change the packaging at all.
Exactly!
My daughter wanted to use the veil her friend had, but in only about 2 years it had turned.
So my daughter had that veil? And I made a two layer veil with tear drops that went over the longer veil of her friends.
It turned out perfect!
(Her friend was ill and could not travel from 4 states away, so both girls were happy I found a solution for the veil challenges)
I recently took out my 33 year old wedding dress out of the box. It had been stored in blue paper, not a stain or miscolored fabric in sight.
I knew this too, thanks for commenting!
Wow I didn't know that, thanks!! 👌
When I went wedding dress shopping I started by saying, “I have no plans to diet so let’s find a dress to hide my paunch that I will be able to breathe in”. The consultant laughed and said, “I like you”.
Yes!!
That'd be me. 😅
Yup!
I was pregnant so I had to make sure it could be let out 😀. I’m so happy that I didn’t have the pressure to be thin
I'm taking this advice if I ever get married. Hell yea!!!
When I got married, 5 months prior to the wedding I was a size 6. My mother in law made me such a nervous wreck I was a size 2 by the week of the wedding. My seamstress had taken in my gown so many times she finally called my mother in law and told her to knock it off or she'd come to her house and sew her mouth shut!!!!!😂😂😂
Thar seamstress is a gem .
this is hilarious! sorry you were so anxious though
Is the mother in law behaving now or was the pre-wedding stress just a sample of what she is like?
@@subratanandy2142 She sure was! Tough as nails. My mother in law is 5ft 10 and built like an Amazon warrior but she didn't scare easily. 🤗
@@rachhhnicoleThank you! Looking back I do find it funny. At the time it was rough but mother in law finally shut her mouth.😂
I had a very specific look i wanted for my dress and I drew a picture of it, showed it to my mother, and asked her to make it. She was so nervous but it turned out exactly like I had imagined- lots of lace, extra long train, hippie meets medieval vibes. Now I have my dream dress with the added bonus of someone I love making it for me ♡
Your dress kind of sounds like my dress. I managed to convince a friend who normally only does alterations to make it because the lined were so simple.
It sounds beautiful, and I wish I could see pictures!
Can you post a picture??
That sounds super pretty.
As someone who works in Bridal styling. The strapless gown was not altered. A lot of Brides try to skip alterations to save money lol. A bridal seamstress would make sure it's glued to your body basically. STOP SKIPPING ALTERATIONS LADIES!!!
yup! My bustier was taken in and so the waist. My dress was a strapless ball gown with a skirt counting nine layers, but never once I had to pull it up!
I found a GORGEOUS ivory satin Greek inspired dress that I loved. I paid 1400 for it they took it from a 10 to a 3. Everything was beautiful but it was cut too short. I had to west slippers. I was so upset.
Exacly. It's built to stay there in place and not move if done correct. And it not make you not able to breath or anything and you acculy should need a bra becouse the dress hold you in place
My mom made my wedding gown. The day before the wedding when she came to the city I lived in, about three hours away from her, she still needed to do the part where my train got hooked into the dress. But she forgot the hooks and eyes at home! So we each got out an extra white bra and took the hooks and eyes off of them and sewed them into the dress. 😂😂 We joked that they were my something borrowed.
I love this!
Brilliant!
No one does this like Charlotte does. These wedding saga/dramas makes me laugh sooooo much. But the best part is always Charlotte's reactions and laugh. Omg the edition of the vídeos is so funny. 😂❤️
Period!
Lordy! That "baked potato" dress looks more like a "Bloomin' Onion", but one that's completely tasteless! Blechhh!
I love Charlotte ! She has the best laughter and is so funny!
I did giggle with the first video. The reason for the blue tissue paper is that it stops the dress yellowing.
Love your videos ❤
yea i dont know what kind of potatos people are eating
My late husband and I were medieval re-enactors, met at a re-enactment, and of course had to have a medieval wedding. I made his outfit and my dress from silk he brought back from India. I sewed beads onto my brocade surcoat one at a time--to the tune of about 14,000 of them. It took me 2.5 months just to do that. My husband's cote had something like 4.5 feet of beaded trim that I made and sewed onto it by hand.
I kinda want to see it 😂
Talk about a labor of love! Did you ever wear any of the pieces of the outfit for something else, or the outfit itself?
I agree with @middleeasternforhire8985 in that I would _love_ to see the whole ensemble!
Your wedding sounds like it was a beautiful affair and that everything (at the very least, the wardrobe) was meticulously executed with so much love. I'm sorry for your loss :(
When I was in highschool and got bored during class i started drawing dresses :) I drew several wedding dresses. Few years later even before my boyfriend proposed to me I drew my dream wedding dress.
One day I was cycling (yes I'm Dutch ;) ) through my village and went past a bridelshop. Looked at it and was shocked tot see the dress that I drew was hanging in the window. Went there, tried it on and bought it and got married in it. Now it is upstairs on a mannequin and I enjoy seeing it every time :D
You manifested it!
Wow! U go girl!
@@cecilyerker That's what I was going to say
I loved my $75 used eBay wedding dress. I did my own hair and makeup, had a back yard wedding and reception, and felt the most beautiful. I still get warm happy heart feelings thinking about it!
Aw that's so wonderful! Thank you for sharing, happy to hear that. 😊
I was 57 at my wedding (first marriage). I wore pants and I wore red. I loved the top but not so much the bottoms. The thing is I felt that the person who attended me at the bridal shop acted like it was beneath her to help me because I wasn't buying an expensive wedding gown. So I basically gave up looking for anything different. I'm glad I wore red. When I came in (small wedding - 25 in attendance including the priest), the priest said, "I've never had a bride who wore red". But when he gave his short homily, he told us that red is the color of fidelity and a perfect choice. And I look good in red and washed out in white.
You’re my hero!
That is awesome! And congratulations! I think I read that in East Indian weddings the traditional color to be worn is red.
I bet you looked awesome! My dress was white but the lacing up the back was red, it had a red band across the top and my veil had red lacy designs in it, plus I wore red shoes. People seemed to really like the color difference from plain white.
My dress was black but red is traditional in some Asian cultures for wedding dresses.
My wedding took place on my parents' property. It was outside. I wore a 150-dollar white cotton and lace dress. We had a potluck (everyone brought a single dish) because I wanted to be eating food made with love by friends and family (my dad provided a cow for the meat). The only thing that cost us any money was the band and alcohol. It was simply, stress free for everyone and we had a blast. I think the entire wedding cost us about $1,200 and 36 years later we are still married. We look back on that day as one filled with the love and celebration of two families joining together.
That's what a wedding should be!
Sounds a lot like what I did for my wedding. Potluck, with 2 litres of sodas. My dress was the priciest thing at $300, including fittings.
That sounds wonderful!
All good, but poor cow. Didn’t really need to specify that 🫤
Sounds like my wedding 🧡
Been married 25 years and had a very simple wedding. I chose a dress off the rack for just $400. The reception was at the senior citizen retirement complex where my parents lived. They had the best food (we did a buffet) and all the seniors peeked in and gave us their best wishes which was fun for them and us! A great day with zero stress and didn't break the bank.
8:28 - i LOVE the Michael Scott looking at me, to see if I got the joke - "that's what she said" well done Vanessa! Coz that was my exact thought.....whahahahaha
I bought a second hand dress on Poshmark. The only thing I had to go by as far as “measurements” go was the pictures of the original bride wearing it.
I bought the dress, when it arrived, it fit like a GLOVE!
Truly meant to be as it didn’t need a single alteration ❤
Charlotte is the bridesmaid we all need " this is fixable, this is fixable"
Lol
I suspect that was the bustling for the reception and her friends just buttoned it wrong or something. It was probably fine for the ceremony.
My Mum was a wedding dress seamstress for several years. Strapless dresses, if they are fitted to the bust properly, shouldn't need to be hitched up all the time. Unfortunately, the bust is one of the most complicated parts of a dress to alter, because of the structuring needed for the shape. So people get lazy and don't want to work on that part and will often leave it gaping away from the body, and then you have to get your girls to pin you into it on the morning of. Doing any work to the bust was my Mum's worst nightmare but she would put the effort in and do it.
Also, that back bustle of the dress going wrong, it looks to me like the dress she wanted only had a simple loop to attach around the buttons running down the skirt. The second clip where it was going wrong looks like either someone sewed the loops in the wrong place, or in the wrong layer of skirt (easy to do when you're buried in white polyester), or they turned it into a tie-up bustle and haven't tied it right.
I've seen my Mum driven close to mental breakdown from the struggles of altering dresses. Wedding dresses in particular are a lot of work, and I'm glad that she's stopped doing them now, for a lot of reasons. Be kind your seamstresses, girls!
Yes. I'm like strapless does not mean ur clothes have to fall down it just needs to be made strong and fit your bust well.
My wedding dress was 4" too big in the bust and 2" too much in the waist and the 15lb dress stayed up when I stood up straight and bent over and would only start to slip when I lifted up my arms before I had it tailored! Literally the most incredible design to manage that!
Yeah my strapless wedding dress was not held up by my lack of chest or the fit at all. The bodice was doing all the work.
I can’t wear strapless much due to my small chest size so the one strapless dress I had I attached black straps to and it works, I just wish I could wear strapless dresses occasionally
I did strapless at my wedding, I'll say it's all about how the dress is built. I didn't pull up the dress at all, I did have a modesty panel put in because the dress had a sweetheart neck and, because I've been blessed by my ancestors, I didn't want an insane amount of cleavage. Structure is key!
yes! i always find a corset does wonders
Also, they put in a band around the waist which keeps it from falling down. That was Princess Diana's secret to strapless.
@@lotstodoThat’s been the secret for as long as strapless dresses have existed 😅
It’s just frigging expensive to create a whole invisible corset inside a dress, so cheap dresses don’t have any of the necessary structure. Most people have only encountered the silicone strips on cheap dresses, so they think all strapless gowns are made that way
Yet teen boys know how a strapless dress stays up but want to know why!
I mean, to be fair being bless already means you have something to hold it up lol I found when I had bigger boobs my strapless dresses held up more. But yes boning definitely helps in a dress 😂👗
As a wedding photographer, I tell absolutely everyone a photograph that they are beautiful, and it’s all about having a positive experience. I love working with older or not traditionally attractive couples, and watching them shine
Charlotte is right about strapless dresses. At a friend’s wedding, she wore a strapless dress. It was made from silk and lace and had a simple hi-low skirt that didn’t reach the floor, so it wasn’t heavy. She still spent a good part of the day hiking up the top. During the first dance, her husband took her in for a dip and noticed she was about to flash the crowd and he started loosing his hold on her, so he decided to save her modesty by letting them both fall to the floor. He tried to soften the fall as much as possible with his arm under her. They love ballroom dancing and are both are genuinely kind people, so I think their only mistake in that moment was the style of dress. I’m grateful no one broke any bones!
Because of this moment, I decided on a dress with sleeves when I went shopping for my bridal gown.
Then she skipped out on alterations. If she had done that the dress had been stuck where it suppose to
Unfortunately, my main point of focus when picking a wedding dress was…covering up my tattoo on my super pale shoulder. I pulled it off…but I worried my orthodox family didn’t notice it the entire time.
If I had a do over, I would not care what they had to say and go with what I liked the most instead.
At least I married well. We are still going strong after 17 years ❤
Mine was covering my back tattoo because my strict Christian mother hated the idea of the giant black tattoo showing in the ceremony pictures. I ended up with a $400 white fluffy, princess style, strapless prom dress and a half jacket to go with it.
My friend was getting married and told her mom she was going shopping for a wedding dress and her mom attempted to suggest she lose weight before shopping. My friend so perfectly responded "Aw, you sound just like your mother" lol.
I originally didn’t want a strapless dress for the same reason Charlotte said. But then I found my dream dress and it was strapless. But it was fitted to me almost like a corset so I didn’t have the problem of constantly pulling it up.
Lol look at that doggy worried about the dress!😂
The editing on this video was phenomenal 🤣🤣 it’s always good but this one was super extra and I’m here for it
I wanted to say thank you. You helped me through depression I had after a very bad divorce. Basically, my husband of 14 years left me for his young massage therapist. We separated around the holidays of 2021, so I had pasta alone in a co-worker's basement that Christmas...though I was lucky for that because I thought I would have to spend Christmas in a cheap hotel room. I mean, I had no family but his, so when we parted I was on my own. This Christmas I proposed to my boyfriend on the beach. I have a wonderful family who are kind and supportive. I'm looking forward to finding my dream wedding dress for our ceremony next year. Thank you for all you do! Your videos and the women you highlight gave me confidence to be strong during a dark time.
I hope you find someone better who treats you well and doesnt let you spend holidays alone
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure your fiance is a wonderful person and his family is just as amazing!!!!!!!!!!
I'm happy for you! What a thing to have happen in the middle of the pandemic. When I was single I always made myself holiday meals even if I had nobody to share the meal with. Take care of🎉 yourself.
This is an awesome happy ending. I hope you have a wonderful wedding and a long, happy marriage 🩵
I'm so happy things turned around so well and quickly for you.....sucess is the best revenge, may your new life be filled with much happiness.
i have been married for 25 years, i got my dress from a local store as a rental. it was what i wanted but I also wanted a full length veil.. the lady helping me went in the back and literally dug out a full length scooped veil for me. I guess no one was wearing those at the time . That made my day and my dress. I appreciate her for doing that. :o)
I had certain requirements for skin coverage for my own comfort that I summed up by saying, "I want sleeves." All the ladies at all the shops were in such a puzzle because everyone for five years had been getting married in strapless dresses.
My husband and I got married in Las Vegas in jeans and t-shirts. We had originally planned on having a regular wedding later, but we ended up using that money for a down payment on our first house instead. No regrets. Interesting side note: the guy who officiated our wedding was a reverend by day and a male stripper by night. And, let me just say, although fully and respectfully dressed when we got married, he definitely looked good enough to be a dancer. Blonde hair, blue eyes, over 6' tall, well built... Almost made me rethink my decision to get married for a second there. 😆 But, that was over 20 years ago and the husband and I are still together, so it's all good.
He's multi purpose! You could have him at both your bachelorette party and at your wedding! 😂
Fun story, money saved for a home, and long marriage FTW. 🏆
Did you go to the 'performance'?? You know, for research.
@@MsStrangeEmilie Honestly, I didn't know about his second job until a few years later. My husband said he saw the guy's promotional materials in the office when we were signing the paperwork. He didn't say anything at the time because he assumed I saw it too. But, I guess I was a bit too distracted by the whole "getting married" thing to notice. I *DID* see promotional materials for a variety of different local entertainment venues and events, but I didn't really pay much attention to what they were specifically. Though, I did think it was really odd when we first met the reverend and he went out of his way to assure us he was, in fact, a certified licensed reverend who could legally perform the ceremony. Like, why would he think we wouldn't believe he was legit? Well, I guess now I know. 😆
It's never too late to throw a party, with you in a pretty dress. Maybe find that stripper to officiate a vow renewal. If you want to that is.
That is the benefit of having a corseted back: it is much more forgiving that a zipper closure and much more secure against slippage if the gown is strapless.
This happened to me. My dress was way too big for me, when my wedding day came. The stress of everything made me lose 15 lbs right before the wedding. Not to mention the dress shop convinced me to order a size up so altering would be easier. I was swimming in my dress, even after alterations. I bought hip and butt pads, and it just made me look boxy. 😂😂
LMAO I work in bridalwear, I would be absolutely cracking up at the first one 😂 there’s no way the bride didn’t choose the blue window for her preservation box, everything about them is customized! She just forgot hahaha
my sister didn’t get to choose anything for her preservation box, including the color, so your experience is not universal.
I mean I thought it was to keep the UV lights from yellowing the fabric
If you work in bridal wear perhaps you could give an opinion? My dream dress is a dress I've never actually seen anywhere so I wanted to know if it's even doable.
It's a white or light pink gown with applique and lace that's a little darker or more vibrant for a pop of color. But the dress itself is strapless with sweetheart neckline, and a cream/light mesh halter neck that comes into a mock neck but also comes into a mesh enchanted style hood that has lace or applique trim and detail. It would have sleeves but they are off the shoulder so the shoulders are exposed and the mesh halter/hood is not attached to the sleeves. I wish I could draw this out so it made more sense lol
A good dress maker or a designer will be able to sketch out your ideas. Anything is possible if you have the money and/or are flexible on materials, etc.
Honestly I think a BLUE wedding dress is nicer than boring white. Enough with the trend Queen Victoria set more than a century ago! Bring back COLOR to wedding dresses!
Fun episode. Your editors/SFX/post-production people are geniuses. So imaginative! Kudos to them as well as you.
Dream Wedding dress: And the one I had for my wedding over 20 years ago. It was Renaissance style (and purchased at a Ren fair), which meant very ladylike, yet also adjustable, which was good because we had been planning our wedding for 3 years, and by the time the big day came, we were also 5 months pregnant. The dress still looked amazing!
My most positive moment in my life wasn't being married, or having my kids.
It was the moment, after I had my first child, that I stopped being afraid and realized that I could do this.
That she needed me as much as I needed her.
3:48- Bride ended up in the "we got it at home" version of what she really wanted 😂
Bought my wedding dress from a thrift shop for 35 dollars. It was too large so a friend of mine altered it for me as a wedding gift. Was a lovely dress and fit perfectly,
As women, we need to stop making weddings our biggest moment 😢
Agreed! It's one day out of an entire marriage that will hopefully have much bigger moments than the wedding. If your wedding is the highlight of the marriage, that's kind of an issue, in my opinion. I mean, yes, it's important, but even if you can't or won't make it a huge event, or if something goes wrong, if at the end of the day you managed to get married, mission accomplished!
Especially because nowadays there be like 2-4 different weddings in their life times 😂🤣
Exactly, it's just what the patriarchy has instilled in women for centuries as their most important moment.. devoting your life to a man.
The marriage itself is important, the day is good but it's just a bloody party at the end of the day. Mine cost about £200 we had a nice time of course but more importantly with the money we saved we could start building our lives together ❤
@@BreeS-zd5rx exactly ❤
When I married in '72 I had a dress that cost me the princely sum of £5.00. My friend didn't get married as her fiance didn't turn up to the wedding so I bought it from her. The bad luck stopped there as I have been married for 51 years and am a great grandmother.
My dream wedding dress would be a replica of the gown Sarah wore in Labyrinth ♥️ My realistic one would likely be something simple and basic because Sarah’s dress would likely require more money than I make in a year 😂
I never ever felt the need to be ‘thin ER ’ on my wedding day. JS. I paid over 500 dollars for my alterations to a second hand dress that I had purchased to make it my own. Happiest day of my life when I got married. Still happy now 14 years later and couldn’t imagine how on earth I could be happier. I always feel like I’m the most gorgeous thing when I’m in the room with my husband. Even still now, today.
I dieted for 6 months before my wedding. I went from a 16 to a 12. My dress was VERY dramatic and formal. When I got dressed I was so grateful for the corset bodice I can't tell you. It was like wearing a suit of armor.
Wow good to hear it actually worked out for u. I'd be scared I might gain the weight back!
My MIL scared the crap out of me by not starting my dress until FIVE days before the wedding. It was a fitted mermaid to the knees with 3 layers of "tail". Honestly, it was the most beautiful wedding dress I had ever imagined...stones, pearls, appliques, big sleeves! But, I had to go commando because the baroque satin skirt did a lousy job camouflaging my fancy bridal underwear!! To this day whenever my twin and I talk about my wedding day, she gives me crap about it! Almost 31 years ago and Hubs and I are just as starstruck as ever.
The dress with the “bunching” is a reproduction of an antique ball gown from the bustle period. The woman who made it is, and is wearing it, is a reinactor. It is actually absolutely historically accurate .😊
When Charlotte asked whether it was the 80s, my immediate reaction was ‘Yeah, the 1880s!’
I actually like it
Its called "rusching" in the fashion world.
@@GeekyBibliophile Me too! lol
It’s beautiful
@7:30 Charlotte! That looks like something out of MY BIG FAT GYPSY WEDDING!! LOL 🤣🤣
When I got married, my mom, my daughter and I made my dress. It was hand-beaded, had a gorgeous net and braid overskirt. If you've ever tried to find a size 32 wedding dress, or a sewing pattern for it, good luck!! There were NONE!! So, we got the largest pattern we could and made it fit me perfectly. I got the overskirt material for Christmas from my mom that year. It was perfect! We donated it for hte next curvy lady needing a dress.
The girl that had to pull up her dress the entire time. Same. I lost weight just in my “girls”. My dress had a lace up back so my bridesmaids got creative with the lacing so the girls wouldn’t make an appearance in front of an 80 year old French priest, but I could still breathe.
Mine was a corseted bodice too. Thank the wedding gods for the change in design trends.
Why you can't just say breasts? It annoys me so much when you have to have euphemisms for all body parts so that hypocritical zealots don't have a heart attack when you say breast or ass. And anyway, these places are the most natural thing in the world to me, and I'm not the first to think impure thoughts about them. And anyway, one should remember that not everyone thinks about the same thing all the time.
And that kind of strapless outfit, you should have them made to measure, so you get the right size and wear the underwear you are going to wear for your wedding, and don't change it, then the wedding dress itself won't stay on or look bad. The same goes for your posture. So if you stand up straight at the measurements and then when you wear your outfit you don't, then even then your outfit will not sit nicely on you. So remember your posture at the wedding, even if it's annoying. And yes, I have taken a costume sewing class at a vocational school once, although it didn't become my profession. The emphasis there was specifically on remembering your posture and what to wear under a tailored outfit (or any outfit).
@@Yavanna79 thank you, I had no damn idea what "girls" even are
There is no need to talk like a child
Watching this episode made me so happy that I all ready got married. These dresses would have given me real anxiety and fear otherwise...SHAME on the people who made them. LOL!!!!
OMG the wild Michael Scott « that’s what she said » really got me 😂😂😂😂😂
My dream dress was a Claire Pettibone boho romantic dress. It was gorgeous. I’m poor so I couldn’t afford it. My grandmother is a retired seamstress though and made me a recreation of the dress suited for my height. I absolutely loved it. It had antique lace and antique silks under from a family wedding gown.
LOST IT at the Skeletor clip. Like nearly CRYING LAUGHING 😂😂😂
My wedding dress was super simple, off the rack, and less than $100. I ended up calling off the engagement (that makes TWO good decisions), so it didn't hurt too much to take the dress to a consignment shop. I hope it made someone very happy.
I donated my wedding dress to an organization that sews gowns for stillborn babies. I have more of an emotional attachment to that donation than I ever did to my dress. It was what fit, not what I dreamed of wearing.
Omg, you are correct about the stress that brides go through and the part about the weight.
I was 140-141 for all of high school and several years of college (I'm 5'10 to 5'11") and my mom told me that I needed to lose weight to make sure that I don't become too big for the dress that I bought, which was already too big for me at the moment.
It's been close to seven months since I had my wedding and I'm still struggling to get back to my original weight 😅
My dress wasn't a wedding dress, it was more of a evening dress but it was lovely. I'm a big woman, so I knew that anything tight was a no for me. Chose a dress with a laced up back that could be adjusted with straps. I did gain weight due to stress, but luckily the dress still fitted perfectly. I donated it to my mom's church who collects formal dresses to give to needy girls for prom since their church is close to a lot of high schools. I hope that whoever gets it loves it as much as I did.
My wedding dress designer went out of business so I had to take the sample dress from the store. Of course it was a size 8 and I needed a 10 luckily it had enough seam allowance so it could be let out. Looked fabulous.
The brothers reacting so quickly was so sweet 🥰
I straight-up refused to lose weight specifically for my wedding. I even had my dress made a little wider so it would feel more comfortable in the summer heat.
You're so right about the pressure to fit into a wedding dress. I've been so stressed about lossing enough weight to fit into mine and my wedding isn't until next year. I only got maybe 15 more pounds to lose so I think I can do it. The reason it doesn't fit is it was my mom's wedding dress and she died when I was 16 and it's so important for me. I really want to wear her dress so it feels like part of her is with me.
That's so wonderful that you have your mom's dress! You can absolutely drop 15 pounds in that amount of time, slow and steady is the best way to go. You've got this!
What helped me lose 50lbs (down from 200lbs) is tracking my calories on MyFitnessPal. Maybe that'll help you be able to w/a bit more ease & less stress fit into your mom's dress? At first I found it irritating to log everything I'm eating, but then I found it helpful & enjoyed it. I didn't do a lot of work outs - maybe twice a week. I need to do MORE workouts now to get rid of this chub lol
you’re going to look beautiful! good luck! ❤
90% of losing weight is diet. So just be conscious about what and when you eat without letting it drive you crazy, and you will have no issues fitting into your mom's dress come time. So as far as the what you eat, just make a point to eat more whole foods instead of stuff that comes in a box or in packaging as often as possible. And as far as the when to eat, try to make sure you don't eat or drink anything with calories at least 2 hours before you go to bed, and that there is at least 10-12 hours between when you have those last calories at night and when you eat or drink anything with calories the next day (this is hardest for those who like to have coffee first thing in the morning, especially if they drink it with cream and sugar of any sort). To help with this drink a huge glass of water (at least 16 oz) right when you wake up, and after you eat your last meal as it will help you feel full when you crave eating something. I am basically just describing a healthy way of fasting. If it gets to a couple months before the wedding and you still haven't gotten down where you'd like to be, start taking short 10-15 minute walks a few times a week in the morning after you drink that huge glass of water, and before you have anything to eat or drink with calories. When you have just woken up from sleeping and haven't eaten or drank anything with calories yet, your body burns calories much faster than later in the day after you have. So taking that short leisurely walk in the morning will burn calories like taking a much longer run during the day would. Hope that helps, and I know you will look absolutely amazing in your mom's dress.
I am divorced now but my dress was my dream dress. I actually bought it online from China for less than $300. I order it super early with very low expectations (for obvious reasons) but I was very surprised it was exactly what it looked liked in the pics. Had to have it altered a bit of course but it was absolutely gorgeous.
😮 what site did you order it on? Genuinely curious. Currently beginning wedding planning and everything is SO EXPENSIVE
If I ever get married, I'm having a medieval wedding, and I'm making my own dress.
I swear when I have had a shitty day, I know I can watch your vid's and have a good belly laugh! Always feel better afterward.
Charlotte always makes my day when she posts
STAY PETTY!!!
Worked at a bridal shop and the owner and seamstress had a lovely way of asking and figuring out the size so it lessened the stress and also helped them know if shit was going to be drastic. They'd say "are we planning to loose weight gor the wedding. If the lady was certain and seemed a determined lady we'd suggest holding ordering a month from purchase to see how much they lost to gage what size would be best. If she was iffy they'd generally stick with the size originally. Always gave a month of leeway so to speak so girls didn't end up ordering the wrong dress size and having to pay more than needed to alter. (It was in the purchasing contract etc) most girls loved this. Obviously if the wedding was closer it'd change.
I lost 20 pounds without trying before my wedding. My dress had to be taken in and still it was loose on my wedding day. The stress was overwhelming. Family drama takes soooo much on you
0:49 White garments, especially veils and wedding dresses, are SUPPOSED to be wrapped or covered in blue tissue or blue cellophane, to prevent inevitable "yellowing". The box is for her to store her wedding dress later (after cleaning) and keep it in pristine white condition. The seamstress/wedding dress people were doing EXACTLY the right thing by her. Goodness. Ignorance isn't always bliss, is it?
That's helpful info. I don't think this is common knowledge since if people get a wedding dress preserved, they do it once and that isn't really as common these days. Since it's such a special service, it would make sense for the professional to explain that to the customer to prevent them from undoing it or panicking. Professionals have a responsibility to educate their customers about their services.
@@linseylinsey In other words, people in the business know, and assume everyone else does too. Which isn't helpful, I totally agree.
@@Kayenne54 indeed. There's a lot I don't know, but I'm also not a naïve person and I didn't know this. I'm 41. The last person I knew to get their dress preserved was my mom and I was a baby lol.
@@linseylinsey And it would never be mentioned in casual conversation either; unless your mother unwrapped the dress and talked about the wrappings. Unlikely. I would prefer blue cellophane rather than tissue in case there is any chance at all of moisture (blue tissue would transmit dyes if splashed or moistened, I'd assume) but I've seen both used. Sometimes people conserve infant christening gowns this way too.
I bought a dress that fit me exactly and needed no alterations. It encouraged me to continue eating semi healthy and exercising moderately so that I fit into my dress at the size I am naturally, and not to stress too much and let myself lose weight :) it fit perfectly the day I picked it out and the day I got married in it. Best decision ever. I've noticed that women who stress and lose a lot of weight before their wedding often gain it back quickly and put on even more weight afterwards.
My dream wedding dress? To never have one 🤣 done the whole marriage thing, have no desire to repeat it again. Been struggling the past week with depression (had to cut out a toxic family member) so your videos have been a lifeline for me - I really can't say thank you enough Queen Petty because if not for your wit I might have sunk lower still, you're amazing 😘
I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted as my wedding dress when I walked into the wedding dress boutique. A-line model, sheer lace over the shoulders, a very short sleeve maybe. Many of the dresses I saw were beautiful, but I realized that my stocky/square/wide body wouldn't fit in most of them, so the choices were limited. I was looking only for white or slightly off-white dresses, but then I saw a blush-colored one that I had disregarded at first because it looked too beige, and thought "what the hell, I'll give it a try". As soon as I had it on, it pretty much changed color in front on my eyes. It was PERFECT ✨ And it felt really comfortable too, I could walk and sit and move without restrictions. Our wedding in July 2022 was lovely as well 💖
If your dress is too small for your wedding day and you don’t have time to fix it, try taking some heavy duty safety pins and some matching ribbon and make the back into a corset, if done correctly this could definitely look great!
CHARLOTTE - The garment you are wearing is gorgeous!
The editing in your video makes me smile everytime. Props to whoever did it!
I think the blue film is UV protection, so you can open the box and see the dress without actually breaking the seal on the oxygen free protective packaging that is supposed to preserve the dress for decades.
strapless dresses have to be tight, tight, tight around the ribcage to stay up. they have to fit exactly so. if you actually do lose weight for the wedding AFTER you have been fitted, you off it up, it's too big now. once you've been fitted, that's it. maintain your weight.
That isn’t true at all. Properly made strapless dresses have a corselet inside with boning and a gros-grain ribbon around the waist that takes all the weight of the dress. Of course it has to fit you properly, but it doesn’t need to be tight
The blue tissue paper is to keep the dress from yellowing over time.
It’s amazing how many wedding dresses are strapless… Seriously, seems like 70%.
I was firm: NO STRAPLESS dresses. (Did the hike-y thing at 2 proms, and watched my best friend do it at her wedding)
For me, I was so so glad with my choice! Had to insist a little at the dress fittings, but felt beautiful and SECURE all day of the wedding!
That’s because they are easier to alter than a dress with sleeves. Easier and cheaper. Not for the bride’s sake, but for the seller.
@@elainehelms4076 oh I didn’t know that… that makes sense
That was my rule for my bridesmaids as well. Some of them are quite well-endowed and I really didn't want any wardrobe malfunctions. My neckline fell on my collarbone and it was quite comfortable. No hiking or adjusting for me!
I had just had a baby a few months before my wedding and my “girls” wouldn’t fit anymore lol. We had to get creative and my bridesmaids had to sew me into the top with ribbon and lacings, on the day. I was so stressed and look like I’m trying to bust out of the top but it worked. 😂😂
For my wedding dress I did an adjustable corset so it didn't really matter if a varied a few pounds (which I definitely did, between diets and stress eating 😅) also did a halter top that basically looked strapless the way my hair was styled down. Kept everything in place.
Hahahha the dinosaur flash up!! LOL.
For the wedding dress selector based on your face, you should have inserted the clip from My Big Fat Greek Wedding where she says "I'm a snow beast"
Charlotte: *reads the full description of the red polka dot dress*
Also Charlotte: That is a CLOWN SUIT!
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We LIVE for this daily content😩❤️
When I bought my wedding dress, I always heard to buy the dress for your current body because you don't need to give yourself too much pressure to loom a certain way. While I was losing weight when I got engaged, I didn't actively try to lose too much & just got my dress for my size at the time. I enjoyed my planning so much more.
😂Omg the dress that was captioned "looks like a potato", no it looks exactly like a Bloomin'Onion " 😂 dis they get married or have their reception at Outback ?? 😂
7:43 looks like a bedazzled version of the brace I wore as a kid for my scoliosis 😂
I agree with Charlotte about the strapless bridal gowns. Even tiny little spaghetti straps can help. If you don't have SERIOUS engineering (support) in a strapless top, you're going to be hiking the it up all night, and what a way to ruin how attractive you are in your dress! My nephew got married in the summer. His bride (a tiny little thing!) had gotten her dress so small, she had a "dress emergency" right before the ceremony; she'd gotten the waist taken in so much, she couldn't breathe! Fortunately, the bridesmaids were able to do something about it (I have no idea what-it was fitted, not a corset that could simply be let out.) So you'd think she wouldn't have to keep hiking up the top all night, but she did. 🤷♀ Also, since it was a summer wedding, all of the bridesmaids were in strapless dresses, as well as most of the young women who were guests. It was kind of amusing that night, watching all of them, just suddenly stop whatever they were doing to yank their dresses up. All except for one young woman, who was very well endowed. She just kicked back, danced, had a great time. That's the decision you have to make when going strapless: Am I going to yank my dress up all night, or just "Let it go"? I think the young lady who just "Let it go" enjoyed the wedding more than anyone else. To each their own.
You have incredible editor's. The clips in between are gold. 🤣 Also, you're a queen. 🙌🏼🥔👑
I love your videos Char! They’re the highlight of my day ❤
I laughed so hard watching this. Thanks for making my morning even better.
I love your outfit Charlotte!!! 😍
My daughter purchased her dress off the rack in October 2022, it fit her perfectly, she looked so dang fabulous! The holidays were a bit too good, on her wedding day in March (3/3/2023) we couldn't get the dress to zip up. She was frantic, crying and having a meltdown! Luckily we found a nylon cord to pull through the zipper pull, and her big brother was able to pull the zipper up while the bridesmaids held the dress together. She still looked freaking awesome!!!
Strapless wedding dresses are structually built so they don't fall, but the tricky part can be the alterations. The dress really needs to fit properly and perfectly, so just make sure you have it altered by a professional seamstress or someone you trust. Also, dont forget to take those alteration costs into consideration because it can get super expensive. Especially if there is a lot of beading near the bust, seams, and hem. PS, beware of beading under the arm cause it hurts like a bitch after a little while!
Love u petty potatoes!!
Thanks for the tip about beading under the arm! (I sometimes get to dress up & I'm in with costumers at a theatre who will let me take out dresses for free for events & go out & I LOVE beading!)
@silververnallbells191 A little arm chafing for the right dress can be worth it sometimes, haha!
My best friend went in for her final dress fitting...the seamstress mis-measured and cut off too much at the bottom, to the point you could see her ankles. There was no salvaging it. But thankfully with some problem solving (and me calming my panicking friend) we were able to find a girl selling a wedding skirt that was the same material on Poshmark. It matched perfectly and she looked stunning on her wedding day.
That one dress was just buttoned wrong😂. My mom, rip, did that to me the morning of my wedding but we figured it out 😂😂😂. We had so many laughs in life 🎉
Not sure if I'll ever get married, but I'm happy with a simple pretty dress, not necessarily white. Backyard service and reception with friends, rural. I really like the idea of a taco bar for everyone and good music and just hanging out together! Defo a warm weather celebration. ❤
Hearing about the stress brides go under to have a particular body for their wedding, I’m determined to find a dress that fits me rather than trying to fit myself into a dress. Clothes are made for us, we weren’t made for clothing. I’m naturally extremely slender, and wasn’t blessed with much in regards to curves, but I’m going to embrace that and find something that flatters me and makes me feel beautiful. That’s more important to me than having what I deem the “perfect body”. I love my body, it does amazing things for me, and whoever I’m marrying damn well better appreciate it.
Nothing to do with this video just wanted to tell you (charlotte) that I watch your videos so often lately for your hilarious antics that my daughter, who is autistic and still making her way to the verbal world, will always say your intro and giggles when she hears you say it. I just want to thank you for all the laughs. Keep doing what you do.
I worked in a professional photo lab in the 80s/ 90s as a retoucher, but sometimes when there wasn’t a lot of retouching I would do packaging which meant I got to see everyone’s wedding photos. I know it’s out now, but I loved the dresses that had the mounds of big, shiny ruffles in the skirt part.
5:23 ribbon corset added in the back, easiest fix
I made a wedding dress for my sister and she lived in England at the time and I was so terrified the measurements wouldn’t turn out right despite following them to a T…. Guess what she tried it on day before wedding and it was perfect. Explain to me how that “Designer” fucked up that bad 😂 I don’t understand how people don’t have anxiety about their pieces not fitting when that’s my biggest fear not having the client in person for fit tests
The pressure on a bride to be thin is coming from the bride herself. He loves you as is. You don't gotta lose 30 pounds for one day in one dress.
The bridal consultant recommended this first dress because it’s been in stock for years and they’re trying to get rid of it!
Lol gotta love the idea of trying to pwn a crap dress off on an unsuspecting bride, rather than take it into the back and trying to salvage the look into something more wanted
Omg the third one reminded me of Bram's Stokers Dacula 😅 with Gary Oldman 🤣
The same thing happened to me with the girl who’s dress didn’t fit anymore but it was two weeks before the wedding. I had asked for a let out and they took out fabric to make it even smaller telling me there was no room to let it out!! Thank God the other seamstress who helped me was amazing and gave me a corset backing and it was so beautiful
Hey Charlotte! Hope you’re doing well I really love your daily content it makes my day every time I see the notification. 😊