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bridetobe123
Devoted July 2015

showing husband dress photos?

bridetobe123, on February 16, 2015 at 2:33 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 27

Did any of you already married or soon to be married plan to show your fiance your pictures of other dresses you tried on but didn't choose? I kinda want to after we get married but i also don't want him to see one and think it was better then the one i wore on wedding. I know he will still love whatever dress i choose for wedding, but i think i would feel kinda disappointed if he liked one better that i didn't choose lol

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Latest activity by Countryangel707, on January 27, 2024 at 7:41 AM
  • Kristyღ
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    How about you just delete them? lol

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  • AlexisM082
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    I did, but they were all pretty horrible looking on me.

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  • Happy In Hawaii
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    I showed them all to him, but he also helped me pick out my dress, he came dress shopping with me for a few shops (so he saw pics from the places he didn't go to with me). I wanted him to be happy and he has pretty picky taste so I wanted it to be something he'd like. He really likes the one I picked, but he knows my two that I was really close to choosing too and liked them a lot as well.

    If the dress is a surprise, I'd show them to him after the wedding. If you want it to be a surprise, don't let him see you in any wedding dresses yet. It'll keep it more special. I wouldn't delete them though, that's kinda fun to have!

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  • LightBlueGem
    Super March 2015
    LightBlueGem ·
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    My FH would rather have his toenails pulled out with pliers than look at pictures of dresses with me, lol. So, no.

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  • *Rachel*
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    Before I went dress shopping I showed him a couple styles that I liked just to get his general opinion on them. After I went shopping, I had picked a dress, but was still kind of torn between 2 dresses. They were completely different styles and completely different prices. Since his is the opinion I value the most, I had to show him the pictures of the dresses I was looking at. First I just showed him pictures on the DB website and that's how I came to find out his distaste for strapless dresses. (one of the dresses I really liked was strapless) But showing him some model on DB website wearing the dresses wasn't enough for me and I had to show him the pictures of me in the dresses. He looked at them for a while, but ultimately told me he really liked the dress I had picked myself.

    I loved my dress to begin with, but FH will be the one looking at me in it all day and I wanted it to be something he would really like on me. If I would have picked the strapless dress I know he still would have smiled and told me how beautiful I looked, but now I know that he doesn't like strapless dresses.

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  • AG13
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    Yea I sat down with him and we looked through a bridal magazine so I could get a idea of what he liked. He didn't like "that netting stuff" (tulle) and he wanted something more form fitting. So that is the look I went for. I would never show him my actual dress and I am not doing a first look. I want him to be surprised.

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  • AG13
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    And no I wouldn't show him pictures of dresses I didn't pick.... There isn't much of a point in that in my opinion.

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  • BreeCheez
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    I showed him the ones I hated. Even if he would have loved them, I still would not have worn them & in fact there was one (ballgown) I hated, & he liked it, I was like oh, sorry, not happening in this lifetime MR.

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  • R
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    Haha LightBlueGem. MY fh would just act interested. It would not be genuine, but his effort would be sweet. They all look the same to him.

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  • Christine
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    I showed mine lots of random pics and we'd sometimes watch "Say Yes to the Dress" and stuff like that and he'd tell me what things he did or didn't like, which was helpful going in. I won't show him the dress I actually got though!

    On the flip side, I have shown him the dress I chose for the second celebration we'll be having back where we live. Since we'll already be married we figure it doesn't matter.

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  • jenna_
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    I deleted them and you should too.

    while i was shopping i was torn between two dresses of completely different styles. one was a lace mermaid and the other was a tulle ball gown. i had pictures of tons of other dresses that i tried on in the same styles and i wanted to show him those so he could tell me at least what silhouette he liked better. he refused. he absolutely didn't wanna see me in any wedding dress unless it was the one i bought.

    some guys don't care. some guys feel really strongly about not seeing you in a white dress until it's yours and you're getting married THAT DAY. mine was the latter.

    ... i'd honestly just delete the photos and be over it. most guys just don't care. he's gonna see you in your dress on your wedding day and that's the only one that's gonna matter to him. and honestly, you could show up in a potato sack and he'd think it was the most beautiful dress you've ever worn.

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  • Di
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    No...I don't really see a point in it.

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  • kaylarae
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    When we went to pick up my dress we had to wait a little while so we were walking around the shop. I pointed out a few that were similar to the ones a tried on that I didn't like, mainly the big poofy ones. I know he'll be happy with my dress and I know he has no desire to see it before hand, he wants it to be a surprise.

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  • Mrs Ronco
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    Nope. We both agreed on it being a surprise.

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  • FutureMrs.DCT
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    I took my FH shopping with me for dresses a few times. I got an idea what he liked. He wasn't with me when I found THE dress. I didn't keep any photos of other dresses. Most of the were ones I didn't really like, so I guess no I won't be showing him.

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  • tucker052315
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    Nope. All he knows is its white.

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  • Elyse
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    He hasn't seen me in a wedding dress at all. I know he doesn't care, but I will show him the other pics after the wedding. I'm not worried about him liking them more because *cheesy-ness alert* my face is only lit up in the one I chose. You can really tell the difference.

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  • Tori
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    No, I want to surprise him. He asks me things all the time. I have him convinced its completely the opposite of what it is. I do not have any pictures on my phone because we both have free range on each others phones & I don't want him to accidentally see it.

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  • Nancy Taussig
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    I bought a 1940s gown in a vintage clothing shop. I showed it to FH while it was still in the bag and unaltered. I had the train cut off and dress shortened to tea length. I don't think he could have told you the day before the wedding what the dress looked like that he saw in the bag.

    Don't worry about bad luck if FH sees your dress -- we've been happily married for 27 years!

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  • Tammy
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    I would say it depends on if your FH is into that or not.

    I took FH with me when I went dress shopping because to me his opinion was the only persons I cared about. He knew absolutely nothing about material, (he called tulle the netting stuff), or that different materials and layers meant it would cause a dress to weigh more or less.

    It ended up being an experience we shared together and will never forget.

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