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Posted: Sep 13, 2010

......did your mom go with you, or help you pick it out? If not your mom, did anyone else go with you? A friend, relative, co-worker, etc.

Mine went with me, but sort of as an after-thought. I'd already picked out a hat (not a veil) and needed a dress to match the hat, so she went with me to find a dress. She soooo wanted me to wear a long wedding gown, but that's not what I wanted. I wanted a short white gauzy party dress. She made me try on a long gown, and I thought she was going to cry when she saw me in it.

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yes my mom came - mb

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I got married 30 years ago and my mom did come with me. I had already seen the gown I liked at a bridal fair so when I tried it on I knew it was the one. I don't remember my mom's reaction but she never gave me any problems. My daughter is getting married next year and she took me. I told her I wanted to be the first one to see you in the gown she chooses. After trying on 25 dresses she picked what she liked. I only gave opinions when asked. It is her day and she has to get what she likes. When I saw her in the one she picked I got goose bumps. Beautiful. Her future mother-in-law is upset that she was not asked to go with her. DD told her that her mom raised her from birth and she wanted to experience the mom/daughter moment.

She didn't go with me, but she bought the dress. - sm

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I wore my mother's dress, and she bought it by herself, without input from her mother, in 1954. I know why she didn't bring my very practical grandmother along. My mom spent $150 for the dress in 1954, and that was quite a bit of money for the day. My grandmother always said my mother paid too much. When I announced that I would wear my mother's dress in 1985, my grandmother exclaimed, "Thank goodness! Finally your mother will get her money's worth out of that dress!" My mother, however, was very upset that I wanted to wear her dress. She felt that people would think I could not afford to buy my own dress, which was partly true. We didn't have a lot to spend on the wedding, but I did love the dress. My mother still brings that up, 25 years later saying that everyone surely thought I was a poor bride. Well, I was, but I wore a beautiful dress!

I wish I could have worn my mom's, but - see message

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She was a professional dancer (ballerina) so her waist was quite small. I loved her dress so much. She made it herself with her mom.

I eloped though so didn't have the chance anyway. I think it's great when children can either wear or incorporate part of their mother's wedding dress into theirs. I'm glad you had that chance.

My mom came with me to pick out the dress, 2 days before the wedding... - Kendra

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My mom lives in Nebraska, we were living in Washington at the time, staying in California and getting married in Vegas. My MIL was so upset (we were staying at her house for holidays) that I would not go with her to buy a wedding dress, but I told her that I wanted to involve my mother and she was free to come with us, as well, in Vegas. She swore I would not be able to find one, but come on, it's Vegas! If I can't find a wedding dress there, it was unlikely that I could find one anywhere else. I ended up renting one because I could get a much nicer dress that way and I would never use the dress again anyway. Thanks heavens, I don't even have a daughter I could hope to give it to someday--just me and the boys.

My mom went with me but I don't ever remember - sm - ECMT

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anyone getting all emotional. We went to three salons, I tried on dresses, found two different dresses I liked (at 2 different places), my mom was balking at the prices ($550 and $800) which I informed her was quite cheap for a wedding dress. Money was not an issue (Dad had given me a nice mutual fund to pay for the wedding and leftover was our wedding gift). I ended up getting the cheaper dress just because I totally loved it (ivory ballgown style, pearls all over the skirt, off-the shoulder plain pleated satin top)...still love it. If one of my daughters want it fine, if not, fine. I have my mom's dress and veil crown but they are not in good shape (though the veil just needs new tulle) and she had about 20-inch waist when she married, so you need to be pretty small to make it work or have it majorly altered. ---I was going with a hat too, from Fredericks of Hollywood of all places, but ended up changing my mind and returned it about 5 months after I bought it (after I proved to them that I was not pulling a fast one on them), and got a veil I found in a consignment shop that I liked a lot more than the hat.

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