My first wedding dress was bought for me by my future mother in law....she'd never had but always wanted a daughter so I was the next best thing....for a while anyway.
She marched me into an upmarket shop.....announced that there was no budget and bought me a beautiful dress....simple but beautiful. I still have it...size 10....but it seems to have shrunk over the years..... :-(
The second was a soft, pale green sleeveless number......flowed smoothly over the slim hips and ended just below the knee....
The wedding itself was a day of disasters and much laughter...but the frock was nice....size 12.......though it too seems to have shrunk.... :-(
If I ever remarry it will be when large flowing kaftans are in fashion...... :-)
My mother married in a black pin striped suit.....with a bump hiding bouquet......and I remember my sister wearing the suit in the 70s and looking the height of fashion.....x
mine was a furry zebra print bodice with a cream silk skirt with train. I wore the bodice with a pair of black trousers later on, but it proved to be too expensive to dry clean to wear all that often
I had a dress made as I couldn't find one I liked and a pair of hand-made, Italian leather (white) Doc Marten shoes (that only cost £15 and they made two different pairs because they got a mark on the first pair) - I've still got both.
First time round the traditional long white dress with a bustle and train.
Second time a brown and cream matching dress and coat.
Third time a cream finely knitted suit with a pleated skirt by Paul or is it Frank Usher. That was expensive!
Three times is more than enough, that's why OH and I have not married even though we have been together 28 years now.