Are you changing at reception?

I'm not changing before the reception but will be changing for the send-off. My dress is a mermaid style, and we're going away on FH's motorcycle so there's no way I could wear my dress for it. I'll change into my white lace jumpsuit right before the send-off!

I wore mine the whole night but I do see the appeal of changing into something slimmer or easier to move in

I did opt for a reception dress only because my ceremony dress is satin (heavy) and it doesn't have a natural place for a bustle. We are also getting married in June in NC so it's going to be hot and I don't want to be sweating my reception away.

View Quoted Comment Same!! My ceremony dress was only $425 and my reception dress was $250.00. The alterations needed to add bustle and other fittings to make it reception ready would have cost more than the reception dress cost overall. If I had paid thousands for one dress I wouldn't be changing but I haven't even spent $700.00 on two dresses so it's totally worth it to me.

I plan to stay in my dress all night long! Our reception ends at 11 PM and with my family, I am sure they will want to go downtown to the bars, so I will stay in my dress for that as well

I'm actually having my dress made so it will be detachable. I will be able to take the bottom part off and have a reception dress underneath.

I wore my dress at my 11am ceremony, obviously, then wore it all the way until midnight that night!! We drove about 2 and half hours to our bed and breakfast place and pumped gas in it!! (Hubby was sleeping in the car) We went out for a drink at our favorite place and wore it there, too!!!