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Just Said Yes September 2024

Second time brides and wedding choices

Irene, on December 22, 2023 at 12:30 PM Posted in Planning 0 5
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I'm getting married for the second time and I'm having a hard time making it different from my first. my first wedding was 13 years ago and honestly I had everything I wanted. A gorgeous venue, dream dress, dream cake, flowers everything. I chose stargazer lillies and roses for it, as lillies are my favorite. I never expected getting divorced and getting married again, and my fiance is leaving almost everything up to me. I am finding it's hard to make different choices, because I like what i previously had. Even down to dress design. I don't want the same wedding so i went with different colors, but a lot of other things i feel are kind of my second choice instead of 1st, because I already had my first and wouldn't have changed a thing (except the groom)! How to plan a different wedding when my dream choices already happened? all my family came to the 1st one, I really want this different

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Latest activity by Jaci, on January 1, 2024 at 12:38 PM
  • Cece
    Rockstar October 2023
    Cece ·
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    Maybe go completely out of the box and elope! You can put your money toward a lavish destination wedding at a dream location for you both!

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    Just Said Yes September 2024
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    Unfortunately that is not possible, he really wants his family there and that would be hard to do with destination
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  • Andrea
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    I know a little of this, because it’s my first wedding but my fiancé’s second. I’ve avoided some choices because it was what he had at his first wedding. Since it sounds like he’s the one who really wants the wedding, bring him into the planning. Make the choices reflect you as a couple, not just the bride.
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    I highly doubt anyone will notice any so called similarities to your first wedding thirteen years ago. The things you like can always be done with a fresh or current twist, for example your favorite flowers. Personally, I would think of this as being about what you like, not being tied to your first wedding. Similarly, most women have a silhouette they are drawn to with dresses, whether a wedding dress or a formal gown because it flatters them and is to their taste. If the dress you choose has similar lines but different details, I guarantee that no one will think twice.

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  • Jaci
    Just Said Yes October 2024
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    Hi there! I’m also a second time bride. My first wedding was in 2016 and I thought I had all I wanted. I’m finding that this time around I’m a much different person. I’ve picked a different theme and our colors are also different. My fiancé and I are able together make decisions together that I in the past had to make all alone. I went out of my comfort zone and tried on dresses I would’ve never liked before and found that my style has completely changed too. So I guess what I’m trying to say is that along with his input try to have an open mind and you may find that you had everything you wanted the first time, but you are now an evolved bride and those things may not be what make your day perfect this time.
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