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💍 Hilarious Wedding Dress Fails! Say "I Don't!" to Fashion Mishaps! 💍
Oh, dear viewers, get ready to witness some jaw-dropping, side-splitting wedding dress fails that will make you question the sanity of some brides-to-be! Join me, Charlotte Dobre, your go-to gal for laughter and fashion faux pas, as we embark on a journey through the wacky world of wedding dress disasters! 😂👰
In this uproarious RUclips video, we'll explore the cringe-worthy moments when brides thought they had found their dream dress, but reality had different plans. Brace yourselves for bridal blunders, fashion missteps, and some seriously questionable choices that'll leave you scratching your head! 🙈
First up, we have the "Puffy Princess" bride who decided that bigger is better. She rocks a gown with so many layers and ruffles that it could pass as a float in a parade. Let's just say walking down the aisle turns into a tripping hazard! 🎀💃
Next, we'll meet the bride who believed that "less is more" but accidentally took it a tad too far. Her minimalist dress is so bare that the guests wonder if she forgot to put it on! Oops! 😱🙊
But wait, there's more! Prepare for the "DIY Disaster" bride who took Pinterest inspiration to a whole new level. Armed with a glue gun and a dream, she attempts to create her own masterpiece, but ends up with a dress that's more arts and crafts project gone wrong than bridal perfection! 🎨✂️
And who can forget the "Oops, Wrong Decade!" bride? She channels her favorite historical era a little too faithfully, donning a dress that belongs more in the Renaissance than in the 21st century. The guests start questioning if they accidentally time traveled! ⌛🕰️
So, my lovely viewers, grab some popcorn, cozy up, and get ready to laugh till you cry as we navigate the hilarity of wedding dress fails! Remember, when it comes to choosing the perfect gown, a little common sense and a lot of self-awareness go a long way. Let's celebrate the joy of weddings and the beauty of imperfection together!
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When I went wedding dress shopping I started by saying, “I have no plans to diet so let’s find a dress to hide my paunch that I will be able to breathe in”. The consultant laughed and said, “I like you”.
Yes!!
That'd be me. 😅
Yup!
I was pregnant so I had to make sure it could be let out 😀. I’m so happy that I didn’t have the pressure to be thin
I'm taking this advice if I ever get married. Hell yea!!!
Hi all, FYI for anyone interested regarding the blue packaging from the first video. Blue tissue paper is used to store white and ivory lace and other delicate fabrics because it helps preserve the colour so it doesn't turn yellow. The company are doing her a favour if she wants to keep this dress, she can just store it in the same box it came in. I make wedding dresses and I keep my fabrics like this. But I was lazy with my own wedding dress, it took me a few years to think "I should store the properly" and it had already started discolouring. But my fabrics stored in blue tissue paper are still their original tone.
Thank you, I knew this but didn't know how to properly explain it and then I found this comment. She shouldn't change the packaging at all.
Exactly!
My daughter wanted to use the veil her friend had, but in only about 2 years it had turned.
So my daughter had that veil? And I made a two layer veil with tear drops that went over the longer veil of her friends.
It turned out perfect!
(Her friend was ill and could not travel from 4 states away, so both girls were happy I found a solution for the veil challenges)
I recently took out my 33 year old wedding dress out of the box. It had been stored in blue paper, not a stain or miscolored fabric in sight.
I knew this too, thanks for commenting!
Wow I didn't know that, thanks!! 👌
When I got married, 5 months prior to the wedding I was a size 6. My mother in law made me such a nervous wreck I was a size 2 by the week of the wedding. My seamstress had taken in my gown so many times she finally called my mother in law and told her to knock it off or she'd come to her house and sew her mouth shut!!!!!😂😂😂
Thar seamstress is a gem .
this is hilarious! sorry you were so anxious though
Is the mother in law behaving now or was the pre-wedding stress just a sample of what she is like?
@@subratanandy2142 She sure was! Tough as nails. My mother in law is 5ft 10 and built like an Amazon warrior but she didn't scare easily. 🤗
@@rachhhnicoleThank you! Looking back I do find it funny. At the time it was rough but mother in law finally shut her mouth.😂
As someone who works in Bridal styling. The strapless gown was not altered. A lot of Brides try to skip alterations to save money lol. A bridal seamstress would make sure it's glued to your body basically. STOP SKIPPING ALTERATIONS LADIES!!!
yup! My bustier was taken in and so the waist. My dress was a strapless ball gown with a skirt counting nine layers, but never once I had to pull it up!
I found a GORGEOUS ivory satin Greek inspired dress that I loved. I paid 1400 for it they took it from a 10 to a 3. Everything was beautiful but it was cut too short. I had to west slippers. I was so upset.
I had a very specific look i wanted for my dress and I drew a picture of it, showed it to my mother, and asked her to make it. She was so nervous but it turned out exactly like I had imagined- lots of lace, extra long train, hippie meets medieval vibes. Now I have my dream dress with the added bonus of someone I love making it for me ♡
Your dress kind of sounds like my dress. I managed to convince a friend who normally only does alterations to make it because the lined were so simple.
It sounds beautiful, and I wish I could see pictures!
Can you post a picture??
That sounds super pretty.
My mom made my wedding gown. The day before the wedding when she came to the city I lived in, about three hours away from her, she still needed to do the part where my train got hooked into the dress. But she forgot the hooks and eyes at home! So we each got out an extra white bra and took the hooks and eyes off of them and sewed them into the dress. 😂😂 We joked that they were my something borrowed.
I love this!
Brilliant!
My wedding took place on my parents' property. It was outside. I wore a 150-dollar white cotton and lace dress. We had a potluck (everyone brought a single dish) because I wanted to be eating food made with love by friends and family (my dad provided a cow for the meat). The only thing that cost us any money was the band and alcohol. It was simply, stress free for everyone and we had a blast. I think the entire wedding cost us about $1,200 and 36 years later we are still married. We look back on that day as one filled with the love and celebration of two families joining together.
That's what a wedding should be!
Sounds a lot like what I did for my wedding. Potluck, with 2 litres of sodas. My dress was the priciest thing at $300, including fittings.
That sounds wonderful!
All good, but poor cow. Didn’t really need to specify that 🫤
Sounds like my wedding 🧡
My late husband and I were medieval re-enactors, met at a re-enactment, and of course had to have a medieval wedding. I made his outfit and my dress from silk he brought back from India. I sewed beads onto my brocade surcoat one at a time--to the tune of about 14,000 of them. It took me 2.5 months just to do that. My husband's cote had something like 4.5 feet of beaded trim that I made and sewed onto it by hand.
I kinda want to see it 😂
Talk about a labor of love! Did you ever wear any of the pieces of the outfit for something else, or the outfit itself?
I agree with @middleeasternforhire8985 in that I would _love_ to see the whole ensemble!
Your wedding sounds like it was a beautiful affair and that everything (at the very least, the wardrobe) was meticulously executed with so much love. I'm sorry for your loss :(
When I was in highschool and got bored during class i started drawing dresses :) I drew several wedding dresses. Few years later even before my boyfriend proposed to me I drew my dream wedding dress.
One day I was cycling (yes I'm Dutch ;) ) through my village and went past a bridelshop. Looked at it and was shocked tot see the dress that I drew was hanging in the window. Went there, tried it on and bought it and got married in it. Now it is upstairs on a mannequin and I enjoy seeing it every time :D
You manifested it!
Wow! U go girl!
@@cecilyerker That's what I was going to say
I loved my $75 used eBay wedding dress. I did my own hair and makeup, had a back yard wedding and reception, and felt the most beautiful. I still get warm happy heart feelings thinking about it!
Aw that's so wonderful! Thank you for sharing, happy to hear that. 😊
My husband and I got married in Las Vegas in jeans and t-shirts. We had originally planned on having a regular wedding later, but we ended up using that money for a down payment on our first house instead. No regrets. Interesting side note: the guy who officiated our wedding was a reverend by day and a male stripper by night. And, let me just say, although fully and respectfully dressed when we got married, he definitely looked good enough to be a dancer. Blonde hair, blue eyes, over 6' tall, well built... Almost made me rethink my decision to get married for a second there. 😆 But, that was over 20 years ago and the husband and I are still together, so it's all good.
He's multi purpose! You could have him at both your bachelorette party and at your wedding! 😂
Fun story, money saved for a home, and long marriage FTW. 🏆
Did you go to the 'performance'?? You know, for research.
@@MsStrangeEmilie Honestly, I didn't know about his second job until a few years later. My husband said he saw the guy's promotional materials in the office when we were signing the paperwork. He didn't say anything at the time because he assumed I saw it too. But, I guess I was a bit too distracted by the whole "getting married" thing to notice. I *DID* see promotional materials for a variety of different local entertainment venues and events, but I didn't really pay much attention to what they were specifically. Though, I did think it was really odd when we first met the reverend and he went out of his way to assure us he was, in fact, a certified licensed reverend who could legally perform the ceremony. Like, why would he think we wouldn't believe he was legit? Well, I guess now I know. 😆
It's never too late to throw a party, with you in a pretty dress. Maybe find that stripper to officiate a vow renewal. If you want to that is.
I was 57 at my wedding (first marriage). I wore pants and I wore red. I loved the top but not so much the bottoms. The thing is I felt that the person who attended me at the bridal shop acted like it was beneath her to help me because I wasn't buying an expensive wedding gown. So I basically gave up looking for anything different. I'm glad I wore red. When I came in (small wedding - 25 in attendance including the priest), the priest said, "I've never had a bride who wore red". But when he gave his short homily, he told us that red is the color of fidelity and a perfect choice. And I look good in red and washed out in white.
You’re my hero!
That is awesome! And congratulations! I think I read that in East Indian weddings the traditional color to be worn is red.
I bet you looked awesome! My dress was white but the lacing up the back was red, it had a red band across the top and my veil had red lacy designs in it, plus I wore red shoes. People seemed to really like the color difference from plain white.
My dress was black but red is traditional in some Asian cultures for wedding dresses.
I did strapless at my wedding, I'll say it's all about how the dress is built. I didn't pull up the dress at all, I did have a modesty panel put in because the dress had a sweetheart neck and, because I've been blessed by my ancestors, I didn't want an insane amount of cleavage. Structure is key!
yes! i always find a corset does wonders
Also, they put in a band around the waist which keeps it from falling down. That was Princess Diana's secret to strapless.
@@lotstodoThat’s been the secret for as long as strapless dresses have existed 😅
It’s just frigging expensive to create a whole invisible corset inside a dress, so cheap dresses don’t have any of the necessary structure. Most people have only encountered the silicone strips on cheap dresses, so they think all strapless gowns are made that way
Yet teen boys know how a strapless dress stays up but want to know why!
I mean, to be fair being bless already means you have something to hold it up lol I found when I had bigger boobs my strapless dresses held up more. But yes boning definitely helps in a dress 😂👗
That is the benefit of having a corseted back: it is much more forgiving that a zipper closure and much more secure against slippage if the gown is strapless.
Charlotte is right about strapless dresses. At a friend’s wedding, she wore a strapless dress. It was made from silk and lace and had a simple hi-low skirt that didn’t reach the floor, so it wasn’t heavy. She still spent a good part of the day hiking up the top. During the first dance, her husband took her in for a dip and noticed she was about to flash the crowd and he started loosing his hold on her, so he decided to save her modesty by letting them both fall to the floor. He tried to soften the fall as much as possible with his arm under her. They love ballroom dancing and are both are genuinely kind people, so I think their only mistake in that moment was the style of dress. I’m grateful no one broke any bones!
Because of this moment, I decided on a dress with sleeves when I went shopping for my bridal gown.
The dress with the “bunching” is a reproduction of an antique ball gown from the bustle period. The woman who made it is, and is wearing it, is a reinactor. It is actually absolutely historically accurate .😊
When Charlotte asked whether it was the 80s, my immediate reaction was ‘Yeah, the 1880s!’
I actually like it
Its called "rusching" in the fashion world.
@@GeekyBibliophile Me too! lol
It’s beautiful
Been married 25 years and had a very simple wedding. I chose a dress off the rack for just $400. The reception was at the senior citizen retirement complex where my parents lived. They had the best food (we did a buffet) and all the seniors peeked in and gave us their best wishes which was fun for them and us! A great day with zero stress and didn't break the bank.
LMAO I work in bridalwear, I would be absolutely cracking up at the first one 😂 there’s no way the bride didn’t choose the blue window for her preservation box, everything about them is customized! She just forgot hahaha
my sister didn’t get to choose anything for her preservation box, including the color, so your experience is not universal.
I mean I thought it was to keep the UV lights from yellowing the fabric
If you work in bridal wear perhaps you could give an opinion? My dream dress is a dress I've never actually seen anywhere so I wanted to know if it's even doable.
It's a white or light pink gown with applique and lace that's a little darker or more vibrant for a pop of color. But the dress itself is strapless with sweetheart neckline, and a cream/light mesh halter neck that comes into a mock neck but also comes into a mesh enchanted style hood that has lace or applique trim and detail. It would have sleeves but they are off the shoulder so the shoulders are exposed and the mesh halter/hood is not attached to the sleeves. I wish I could draw this out so it made more sense lol
A good dress maker or a designer will be able to sketch out your ideas. Anything is possible if you have the money and/or are flexible on materials, etc.
Honestly I think a BLUE wedding dress is nicer than boring white. Enough with the trend Queen Victoria set more than a century ago! Bring back COLOR to wedding dresses!
My most positive moment in my life wasn't being married, or having my kids.
It was the moment, after I had my first child, that I stopped being afraid and realized that I could do this.
That she needed me as much as I needed her.
I bought a second hand dress on Poshmark. The only thing I had to go by as far as “measurements” go was the pictures of the original bride wearing it.
I bought the dress, when it arrived, it fit like a GLOVE!
Truly meant to be as it didn’t need a single alteration ❤
My Mum was a wedding dress seamstress for several years. Strapless dresses, if they are fitted to the bust properly, shouldn't need to be hitched up all the time. Unfortunately, the bust is one of the most complicated parts of a dress to alter, because of the structuring needed for the shape. So people get lazy and don't want to work on that part and will often leave it gaping away from the body, and then you have to get your girls to pin you into it on the morning of. Doing any work to the bust was my Mum's worst nightmare but she would put the effort in and do it.
Also, that back bustle of the dress going wrong, it looks to me like the dress she wanted only had a simple loop to attach around the buttons running down the skirt. The second clip where it was going wrong looks like either someone sewed the loops in the wrong place, or in the wrong layer of skirt (easy to do when you're buried in white polyester), or they turned it into a tie-up bustle and haven't tied it right.
I've seen my Mum driven close to mental breakdown from the struggles of altering dresses. Wedding dresses in particular are a lot of work, and I'm glad that she's stopped doing them now, for a lot of reasons. Be kind your seamstresses, girls!
Yes. I'm like strapless does not mean ur clothes have to fall down it just needs to be made strong and fit your bust well.
My wedding dress was 4" too big in the bust and 2" too much in the waist and the 15lb dress stayed up when I stood up straight and bent over and would only start to slip when I lifted up my arms before I had it tailored! Literally the most incredible design to manage that!
Yeah my strapless wedding dress was not held up by my lack of chest or the fit at all. The bodice was doing all the work.
I can’t wear strapless much due to my small chest size so the one strapless dress I had I attached black straps to and it works, I just wish I could wear strapless dresses occasionally
Unfortunately, my main point of focus when picking a wedding dress was…covering up my tattoo on my super pale shoulder. I pulled it off…but I worried my orthodox family didn’t notice it the entire time.
If I had a do over, I would not care what they had to say and go with what I liked the most instead.
At least I married well. We are still going strong after 17 years ❤
Mine was covering my back tattoo because my strict Christian mother hated the idea of the giant black tattoo showing in the ceremony pictures. I ended up with a $400 white fluffy, princess style, strapless prom dress and a half jacket to go with it.
When I married in '72 I had a dress that cost me the princely sum of £5.00. My friend didn't get married as her fiance didn't turn up to the wedding so I bought it from her. The bad luck stopped there as I have been married for 51 years and am a great grandmother.
As a wedding photographer, I tell absolutely everyone a photograph that they are beautiful, and it’s all about having a positive experience. I love working with older or not traditionally attractive couples, and watching them shine
I never ever felt the need to be ‘thin ER ’ on my wedding day. JS. I paid over 500 dollars for my alterations to a second hand dress that I had purchased to make it my own. Happiest day of my life when I got married. Still happy now 14 years later and couldn’t imagine how on earth I could be happier. I always feel like I’m the most gorgeous thing when I’m in the room with my husband. Even still now, today.
My friend was getting married and told her mom she was going shopping for a wedding dress and her mom attempted to suggest she lose weight before shopping. My friend so perfectly responded "Aw, you sound just like your mother" lol.
No one does this like Charlotte does. These wedding saga/dramas makes me laugh sooooo much. But the best part is always Charlotte's reactions and laugh. Omg the edition of the vídeos is so funny. 😂❤️
Period!
Lordy! That "baked potato" dress looks more like a "Bloomin' Onion", but one that's completely tasteless! Blechhh!
I love Charlotte ! She has the best laughter and is so funny!
I did giggle with the first video. The reason for the blue tissue paper is that it stops the dress yellowing.
Love your videos ❤
yea i dont know what kind of potatos people are eating
8:28 - i LOVE the Michael Scott looking at me, to see if I got the joke - "that's what she said" well done Vanessa! Coz that was my exact thought.....whahahahaha
When I got married, my mom, my daughter and I made my dress. It was hand-beaded, had a gorgeous net and braid overskirt. If you've ever tried to find a size 32 wedding dress, or a sewing pattern for it, good luck!! There were NONE!! So, we got the largest pattern we could and made it fit me perfectly. I got the overskirt material for Christmas from my mom that year. It was perfect! We donated it for hte next curvy lady needing a dress.
As women, we need to stop making weddings our biggest moment 😢
Agreed! It's one day out of an entire marriage that will hopefully have much bigger moments than the wedding. If your wedding is the highlight of the marriage, that's kind of an issue, in my opinion. I mean, yes, it's important, but even if you can't or won't make it a huge event, or if something goes wrong, if at the end of the day you managed to get married, mission accomplished!
Especially because nowadays there be like 2-4 different weddings in their life times 😂🤣
Exactly, it's just what the patriarchy has instilled in women for centuries as their most important moment.. devoting your life to a man.
The marriage itself is important, the day is good but it's just a bloody party at the end of the day. Mine cost about £200 we had a nice time of course but more importantly with the money we saved we could start building our lives together ❤
@@BreeS-zd5rx exactly ❤
I originally didn’t want a strapless dress for the same reason Charlotte said. But then I found my dream dress and it was strapless. But it was fitted to me almost like a corset so I didn’t have the problem of constantly pulling it up.
i have been married for 25 years, i got my dress from a local store as a rental. it was what i wanted but I also wanted a full length veil.. the lady helping me went in the back and literally dug out a full length scooped veil for me. I guess no one was wearing those at the time . That made my day and my dress. I appreciate her for doing that. :o)
I had certain requirements for skin coverage for my own comfort that I summed up by saying, "I want sleeves." All the ladies at all the shops were in such a puzzle because everyone for five years had been getting married in strapless dresses.
0:49 White garments, especially veils and wedding dresses, are SUPPOSED to be wrapped or covered in blue tissue or blue cellophane, to prevent inevitable "yellowing". The box is for her to store her wedding dress later (after cleaning) and keep it in pristine white condition. The seamstress/wedding dress people were doing EXACTLY the right thing by her. Goodness. Ignorance isn't always bliss, is it?
That's helpful info. I don't think this is common knowledge since if people get a wedding dress preserved, they do it once and that isn't really as common these days. Since it's such a special service, it would make sense for the professional to explain that to the customer to prevent them from undoing it or panicking. Professionals have a responsibility to educate their customers about their services.
@@linseylinsey In other words, people in the business know, and assume everyone else does too. Which isn't helpful, I totally agree.
@@Kayenne54 indeed. There's a lot I don't know, but I'm also not a naïve person and I didn't know this. I'm 41. The last person I knew to get their dress preserved was my mom and I was a baby lol.
@@linseylinsey And it would never be mentioned in casual conversation either; unless your mother unwrapped the dress and talked about the wrappings. Unlikely. I would prefer blue cellophane rather than tissue in case there is any chance at all of moisture (blue tissue would transmit dyes if splashed or moistened, I'd assume) but I've seen both used. Sometimes people conserve infant christening gowns this way too.
3:48- Bride ended up in the "we got it at home" version of what she really wanted 😂
I dieted for 6 months before my wedding. I went from a 16 to a 12. My dress was VERY dramatic and formal. When I got dressed I was so grateful for the corset bodice I can't tell you. It was like wearing a suit of armor.
Wow good to hear it actually worked out for u. I'd be scared I might gain the weight back!
Bought my wedding dress from a thrift shop for 35 dollars. It was too large so a friend of mine altered it for me as a wedding gift. Was a lovely dress and fit perfectly,
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I hope you find someone better who treats you well and doesnt let you spend holidays alone
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm sure your fiance is a wonderful person and his family is just as amazing!!!!!!!!!!
I'm happy for you! What a thing to have happen in the middle of the pandemic. When I was single I always made myself holiday meals even if I had nobody to share the meal with. Take care of🎉 yourself.
This is an awesome happy ending. I hope you have a wonderful wedding and a long, happy marriage 🩵
I'm so happy things turned around so well and quickly for you.....sucess is the best revenge, may your new life be filled with much happiness.
OMG the wild Michael Scott « that’s what she said » really got me 😂😂😂😂😂
I bought a dress that fit me exactly and needed no alterations. It encouraged me to continue eating semi healthy and exercising moderately so that I fit into my dress at the size I am naturally, and not to stress too much and let myself lose weight :) it fit perfectly the day I picked it out and the day I got married in it. Best decision ever. I've noticed that women who stress and lose a lot of weight before their wedding often gain it back quickly and put on even more weight afterwards.
My wedding dress was uncomfortable as hell. There was all this intricate beading at the top of the bust that went all the way around. My underarm skin was so irritated by the end of the night. The dress was also almost a size too small because I gained a lot of weight during the engagement.
We’re divorced now. Lol
For my first wedding, I wore my mother's dress from 1956 when she married my dad (I was married in 1991). It gold taffetta embroidered with white design all over, was tea-length, big 1950s skirt, off shoulders with tiny rhinestones sewn in the bodice. Mom was 37 when she wore it as a widow getting married for a second time. I was 30 when I wore it, and it fit perfectly since we had the same body type. It was just a courthouse JP wedding, but I loved that "Lucy Ricardo" dress!
The second time I got married in Vegas in 2001. I didn't care about even wearing a dress, but my new daughter-in-law insisted that I wear one she had, that she bought for her own wedding but didn't use because "it was too long". She described it as a long white sheath with a lace overlay and spaghetti straps, very simple. Sounded okay.
She gave me the dress a day before we left for Vegas and I was horrified that the front was cut down to the navel; one of those "look at my boobs!" dresses. I'm a modest person and wasn't going anywhere dressed like that!
I'm a seamstress who used to have my own sewing business and I happened to have a beautiful white beaded lace bodice v-shaped piece in my stash that covered that deep cut perfectly, so I fixed that awful dress.
Later I realized that my new daughter-in-law hated me and that dress was something she'd found at a thrift store for a few bucks, knew it was horrible, and bought it to pull this "prank" on me. She was furious that it backfired.
Edit: Since I only had JP weddings, I never had a reception. If I had, then the first song I would have had played was Nick Lowe's "I Knew The Bride When She Used to Rock and Roll". It would fit, and it's one of my favorite music videos from the 1980s MTV (back when MTV was good!) I highly recommend that funny video, very cute!
My MIL scared the crap out of me by not starting my dress until FIVE days before the wedding. It was a fitted mermaid to the knees with 3 layers of "tail". Honestly, it was the most beautiful wedding dress I had ever imagined...stones, pearls, appliques, big sleeves! But, I had to go commando because the baroque satin skirt did a lousy job camouflaging my fancy bridal underwear!! To this day whenever my twin and I talk about my wedding day, she gives me crap about it! Almost 31 years ago and Hubs and I are just as starstruck as ever.
The girl that had to pull up her dress the entire time. Same. I lost weight just in my “girls”. My dress had a lace up back so my bridesmaids got creative with the lacing so the girls wouldn’t make an appearance in front of an 80 year old French priest, but I could still breathe.
Mine was a corseted bodice too. Thank the wedding gods for the change in design trends.
Why you can't just say breasts? It annoys me so much when you have to have euphemisms for all body parts so that hypocritical zealots don't have a heart attack when you say breast or ass. And anyway, these places are the most natural thing in the world to me, and I'm not the first to think impure thoughts about them. And anyway, one should remember that not everyone thinks about the same thing all the time.
And that kind of strapless outfit, you should have them made to measure, so you get the right size and wear the underwear you are going to wear for your wedding, and don't change it, then the wedding dress itself won't stay on or look bad. The same goes for your posture. So if you stand up straight at the measurements and then when you wear your outfit you don't, then even then your outfit will not sit nicely on you. So remember your posture at the wedding, even if it's annoying. And yes, I have taken a costume sewing class at a vocational school once, although it didn't become my profession. The emphasis there was specifically on remembering your posture and what to wear under a tailored outfit (or any outfit).
@@Yavanna79 thank you, I had no damn idea what "girls" even are
There is no need to talk like a child
This happened to me. My dress was way too big for me, when my wedding day came. The stress of everything made me lose 15 lbs right before the wedding. Not to mention the dress shop convinced me to order a size up so altering would be easier. I was swimming in my dress, even after alterations. I bought hip and butt pads, and it just made me look boxy. 😂😂
My wedding dress designer went out of business so I had to take the sample dress from the store. Of course it was a size 8 and I needed a 10 luckily it had enough seam allowance so it could be let out. Looked fabulous.
I think the blue film is UV protection, so you can open the box and see the dress without actually breaking the seal on the oxygen free protective packaging that is supposed to preserve the dress for decades.
strapless dresses have to be tight, tight, tight around the ribcage to stay up. they have to fit exactly so. if you actually do lose weight for the wedding AFTER you have been fitted, you off it up, it's too big now. once you've been fitted, that's it. maintain your weight.
That isn’t true at all. Properly made strapless dresses have a corselet inside with boning and a gros-grain ribbon around the waist that takes all the weight of the dress. Of course it has to fit you properly, but it doesn’t need to be tight
The blue tissue paper is to keep the dress from yellowing over time.
My wedding dress was super simple, off the rack, and less than $100. I ended up calling off the engagement (that makes TWO good decisions), so it didn't hurt too much to take the dress to a consignment shop. I hope it made someone very happy.
I donated my wedding dress to an organization that sews gowns for stillborn babies. I have more of an emotional attachment to that donation than I ever did to my dress. It was what fit, not what I dreamed of wearing.
Dream Wedding dress: And the one I had for my wedding over 20 years ago. It was Renaissance style (and purchased at a Ren fair), which meant very ladylike, yet also adjustable, which was good because we had been planning our wedding for 3 years, and by the time the big day came, we were also 5 months pregnant. The dress still looked amazing!
The editing on this video was phenomenal 🤣🤣 it’s always good but this one was super extra and I’m here for it
Lol look at that doggy worried about the dress!😂
If your dress is too small for your wedding day and you don’t have time to fix it, try taking some heavy duty safety pins and some matching ribbon and make the back into a corset, if done correctly this could definitely look great!
My dress wasn't a wedding dress, it was more of a evening dress but it was lovely. I'm a big woman, so I knew that anything tight was a no for me. Chose a dress with a laced up back that could be adjusted with straps. I did gain weight due to stress, but luckily the dress still fitted perfectly. I donated it to my mom's church who collects formal dresses to give to needy girls for prom since their church is close to a lot of high schools. I hope that whoever gets it loves it as much as I did.
I lost 20 pounds without trying before my wedding. My dress had to be taken in and still it was loose on my wedding day. The stress was overwhelming. Family drama takes soooo much on you
My dream dress was a Claire Pettibone boho romantic dress. It was gorgeous. I’m poor so I couldn’t afford it. My grandmother is a retired seamstress though and made me a recreation of the dress suited for my height. I absolutely loved it. It had antique lace and antique silks under from a family wedding gown.
My dream wedding dress would be a replica of the gown Sarah wore in Labyrinth ♥️ My realistic one would likely be something simple and basic because Sarah’s dress would likely require more money than I make in a year 😂
I straight-up refused to lose weight specifically for my wedding. I even had my dress made a little wider so it would feel more comfortable in the summer heat.
You're so right about the pressure to fit into a wedding dress. I've been so stressed about lossing enough weight to fit into mine and my wedding isn't until next year. I only got maybe 15 more pounds to lose so I think I can do it. The reason it doesn't fit is it was my mom's wedding dress and she died when I was 16 and it's so important for me. I really want to wear her dress so it feels like part of her is with me.
That's so wonderful that you have your mom's dress! You can absolutely drop 15 pounds in that amount of time, slow and steady is the best way to go. You've got this!
What helped me lose 50lbs (down from 200lbs) is tracking my calories on MyFitnessPal. Maybe that'll help you be able to w/a bit more ease & less stress fit into your mom's dress? At first I found it irritating to log everything I'm eating, but then I found it helpful & enjoyed it. I didn't do a lot of work outs - maybe twice a week. I need to do MORE workouts now to get rid of this chub lol
you’re going to look beautiful! good luck! ❤
90% of losing weight is diet. So just be conscious about what and when you eat without letting it drive you crazy, and you will have no issues fitting into your mom's dress come time. So as far as the what you eat, just make a point to eat more whole foods instead of stuff that comes in a box or in packaging as often as possible. And as far as the when to eat, try to make sure you don't eat or drink anything with calories at least 2 hours before you go to bed, and that there is at least 10-12 hours between when you have those last calories at night and when you eat or drink anything with calories the next day (this is hardest for those who like to have coffee first thing in the morning, especially if they drink it with cream and sugar of any sort). To help with this drink a huge glass of water (at least 16 oz) right when you wake up, and after you eat your last meal as it will help you feel full when you crave eating something. I am basically just describing a healthy way of fasting. If it gets to a couple months before the wedding and you still haven't gotten down where you'd like to be, start taking short 10-15 minute walks a few times a week in the morning after you drink that huge glass of water, and before you have anything to eat or drink with calories. When you have just woken up from sleeping and haven't eaten or drank anything with calories yet, your body burns calories much faster than later in the day after you have. So taking that short leisurely walk in the morning will burn calories like taking a much longer run during the day would. Hope that helps, and I know you will look absolutely amazing in your mom's dress.
Watching this episode made me so happy that I all ready got married. These dresses would have given me real anxiety and fear otherwise...SHAME on the people who made them. LOL!!!!
LOST IT at the Skeletor clip. Like nearly CRYING LAUGHING 😂😂😂
I wanted something I could sit comfortably in so mine ended up being an A line ballgown-ish. I lost a little weight, not on purpose. It was off the shoulder so technically strapless but I didn't have issues pulling it up. The part around my chest was snug enough to keep it up. Also, under garments matter. 😊
It’s amazing how many wedding dresses are strapless… Seriously, seems like 70%.
I was firm: NO STRAPLESS dresses. (Did the hike-y thing at 2 proms, and watched my best friend do it at her wedding)
For me, I was so so glad with my choice! Had to insist a little at the dress fittings, but felt beautiful and SECURE all day of the wedding!
That’s because they are easier to alter than a dress with sleeves. Easier and cheaper. Not for the bride’s sake, but for the seller.
@@elainehelms4076 oh I didn’t know that… that makes sense
That was my rule for my bridesmaids as well. Some of them are quite well-endowed and I really didn't want any wardrobe malfunctions. My neckline fell on my collarbone and it was quite comfortable. No hiking or adjusting for me!
Fun episode. Your editors/SFX/post-production people are geniuses. So imaginative! Kudos to them as well as you.
Strapless wedding dresses are structually built so they don't fall, but the tricky part can be the alterations. The dress really needs to fit properly and perfectly, so just make sure you have it altered by a professional seamstress or someone you trust. Also, dont forget to take those alteration costs into consideration because it can get super expensive. Especially if there is a lot of beading near the bust, seams, and hem. PS, beware of beading under the arm cause it hurts like a bitch after a little while!
Love u petty potatoes!!
Thanks for the tip about beading under the arm! (I sometimes get to dress up & I'm in with costumers at a theatre who will let me take out dresses for free for events & go out & I LOVE beading!)
@silververnallbells191 A little arm chafing for the right dress can be worth it sometimes, haha!
The same thing happened to me with the girl who’s dress didn’t fit anymore but it was two weeks before the wedding. I had asked for a let out and they took out fabric to make it even smaller telling me there was no room to let it out!! Thank God the other seamstress who helped me was amazing and gave me a corset backing and it was so beautiful
For my wedding dress I did an adjustable corset so it didn't really matter if a varied a few pounds (which I definitely did, between diets and stress eating 😅) also did a halter top that basically looked strapless the way my hair was styled down. Kept everything in place.
Omg, you are correct about the stress that brides go through and the part about the weight.
I was 140-141 for all of high school and several years of college (I'm 5'10 to 5'11") and my mom told me that I needed to lose weight to make sure that I don't become too big for the dress that I bought, which was already too big for me at the moment.
It's been close to seven months since I had my wedding and I'm still struggling to get back to my original weight 😅
Charlotte: *reads the full description of the red polka dot dress*
Also Charlotte: That is a CLOWN SUIT!
I LOVE HER♥♥♥♥♥
Worked at a bridal shop and the owner and seamstress had a lovely way of asking and figuring out the size so it lessened the stress and also helped them know if shit was going to be drastic. They'd say "are we planning to loose weight gor the wedding. If the lady was certain and seemed a determined lady we'd suggest holding ordering a month from purchase to see how much they lost to gage what size would be best. If she was iffy they'd generally stick with the size originally. Always gave a month of leeway so to speak so girls didn't end up ordering the wrong dress size and having to pay more than needed to alter. (It was in the purchasing contract etc) most girls loved this. Obviously if the wedding was closer it'd change.
5:23 ribbon corset added in the back, easiest fix
I got married when I was 23 and am now divorced. I loved my dress. I got a designer dupe online for $300 and my best friend's mom altered it to fit me. It was a gatsby style satin gown with a sheer beaded crisscross empire waist to enhance the girls and beaded cap sleeves. Everyone loved it and called it unique but not weird. My only issue was how clingy the material was. Next time I'm opting for an other empire waist, but I want the whole thing made of interesting lace with bell sleeves and a corset back- maybe in black.
I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted as my wedding dress when I walked into the wedding dress boutique. A-line model, sheer lace over the shoulders, a very short sleeve maybe. Many of the dresses I saw were beautiful, but I realized that my stocky/square/wide body wouldn't fit in most of them, so the choices were limited. I was looking only for white or slightly off-white dresses, but then I saw a blush-colored one that I had disregarded at first because it looked too beige, and thought "what the hell, I'll give it a try". As soon as I had it on, it pretty much changed color in front on my eyes. It was PERFECT ✨ And it felt really comfortable too, I could walk and sit and move without restrictions. Our wedding in July 2022 was lovely as well 💖
I am divorced now but my dress was my dream dress. I actually bought it online from China for less than $300. I order it super early with very low expectations (for obvious reasons) but I was very surprised it was exactly what it looked liked in the pics. Had to have it altered a bit of course but it was absolutely gorgeous.
😮 what site did you order it on? Genuinely curious. Currently beginning wedding planning and everything is SO EXPENSIVE
When I was picking out my dress and getting it fitted, my bridesmaids were always with me (they're seriously the best girls). At one point, I mentioned to the seamstress that from all the planning stress I'd lost some weight. She said, "oh great, keep that up and the dress will only look better!" THE LOOK MY BRIDESMAIDS GAVE HER.
She absolutely withered. She didn't mention weight again after that.
In any case, I felt absolutely gorgeous in my dress - which I picked to flatter my body, not to make my body match the dress.
I got mine off the rack at Cato's for $40. Ivory lace, crystal buttons all the way down the front. It fit great, I didn't have to worry, I did my own hair and makeup, wove a garland of flowers for my hair...a very chill wedding for the most part. lol
I worked in a professional photo lab in the 80s/ 90s as a retoucher, but sometimes when there wasn’t a lot of retouching I would do packaging which meant I got to see everyone’s wedding photos. I know it’s out now, but I loved the dresses that had the mounds of big, shiny ruffles in the skirt part.
Nothing to do with this video just wanted to tell you (charlotte) that I watch your videos so often lately for your hilarious antics that my daughter, who is autistic and still making her way to the verbal world, will always say your intro and giggles when she hears you say it. I just want to thank you for all the laughs. Keep doing what you do.
Hearing about the stress brides go under to have a particular body for their wedding, I’m determined to find a dress that fits me rather than trying to fit myself into a dress. Clothes are made for us, we weren’t made for clothing. I’m naturally extremely slender, and wasn’t blessed with much in regards to curves, but I’m going to embrace that and find something that flatters me and makes me feel beautiful. That’s more important to me than having what I deem the “perfect body”. I love my body, it does amazing things for me, and whoever I’m marrying damn well better appreciate it.
My dream wedding dress? To never have one 🤣 done the whole marriage thing, have no desire to repeat it again. Been struggling the past week with depression (had to cut out a toxic family member) so your videos have been a lifeline for me - I really can't say thank you enough Queen Petty because if not for your wit I might have sunk lower still, you're amazing 😘
I'm a professional seamstress and I've altered many wedding and formal dresses. Majority of formal gowns will have a very large seam allowance (which is the excess fabric hidden in the seam) - usually about 1 inch, which means you'll have at least 3 inches if the dress needs resizing. It's different for beaded dresses, they're a bit harder. My go-to to fix a too small sizing issue is a lace up back. Easy to add and looks elegant.
On the first video- The dresses are wrapped in blue to help keep the white material from yellowing. You don't want the light to hit it so there is normally no windows on the boxes or all you see is blue sheets.
The pressure on a bride to be thin is coming from the bride herself. He loves you as is. You don't gotta lose 30 pounds for one day in one dress.
When I bought my wedding dress, I always heard to buy the dress for your current body because you don't need to give yourself too much pressure to loom a certain way. While I was losing weight when I got engaged, I didn't actively try to lose too much & just got my dress for my size at the time. I enjoyed my planning so much more.
My daughter purchased her dress off the rack in October 2022, it fit her perfectly, she looked so dang fabulous! The holidays were a bit too good, on her wedding day in March (3/3/2023) we couldn't get the dress to zip up. She was frantic, crying and having a meltdown! Luckily we found a nylon cord to pull through the zipper pull, and her big brother was able to pull the zipper up while the bridesmaids held the dress together. She still looked freaking awesome!!!
My dream wedding dress is a pink dress, the skirt is broken into large fabric petals similar to a carnation, a simple bodice with no sleeves but is held up by a sheet overwrap that is similar to a veil with floral patterns matching the dress, pink and white flowers in my hair, my late mothers necklace, my grandmothers earrings, my other late grandmothers bracelet which all except the necklace match the diamond looking crown I would have. And sprinkled in a few places is green leafs in the dress to match the necklace. And lastly a royal blue and purple bouquet.
7:07 It looks like that bustle was a botched French bustle, which is supposed to be that sort of suspended bubble look, but definitely lower on the skirt. Luckily it shouldn't be too hard to fix depending on how it was installed. (Source: I work at a bridal store and had to have my bustle redone for my wedding)
Doesn’t the blue film help keep the dress from yellowing?
Yeah, exactly! How much of a moron she has to be to start crying over a dress when she hasn't even opened the freaking box to check said dress? It's like that situation of the women that complained about a wedding dress before realizing she had put it on inside out.
My best friend went in for her final dress fitting...the seamstress mis-measured and cut off too much at the bottom, to the point you could see her ankles. There was no salvaging it. But thankfully with some problem solving (and me calming my panicking friend) we were able to find a girl selling a wedding skirt that was the same material on Poshmark. It matched perfectly and she looked stunning on her wedding day.
I agree with Charlotte about the strapless bridal gowns. Even tiny little spaghetti straps can help. If you don't have SERIOUS engineering (support) in a strapless top, you're going to be hiking the it up all night, and what a way to ruin how attractive you are in your dress! My nephew got married in the summer. His bride (a tiny little thing!) had gotten her dress so small, she had a "dress emergency" right before the ceremony; she'd gotten the waist taken in so much, she couldn't breathe! Fortunately, the bridesmaids were able to do something about it (I have no idea what-it was fitted, not a corset that could simply be let out.) So you'd think she wouldn't have to keep hiking up the top all night, but she did. 🤷♀ Also, since it was a summer wedding, all of the bridesmaids were in strapless dresses, as well as most of the young women who were guests. It was kind of amusing that night, watching all of them, just suddenly stop whatever they were doing to yank their dresses up. All except for one young woman, who was very well endowed. She just kicked back, danced, had a great time. That's the decision you have to make when going strapless: Am I going to yank my dress up all night, or just "Let it go"? I think the young lady who just "Let it go" enjoyed the wedding more than anyone else. To each their own.
We did a tiny wedding during Covid (the real one where papers were signed :P) with a gorgeous dress I picked 2 years before. I was lucky enough to still be able to fit in it when we got married :P And we did a big party post Covid ... but I was 5 months pregnant so I had to buy another dress to fit my growing belly xD Loved both though
Okay for the bustle, that is just a temporary adjustment that can be done to a wedding dress after the ceremony if the bride wants to move around more easily without trailing her dress around (aka it shortens the hem to floor length). They just demonstrate this at the store as an option. It won't be like that permanently.
I made a wedding dress for my sister and she lived in England at the time and I was so terrified the measurements wouldn’t turn out right despite following them to a T…. Guess what she tried it on day before wedding and it was perfect. Explain to me how that “Designer” fucked up that bad 😂 I don’t understand how people don’t have anxiety about their pieces not fitting when that’s my biggest fear not having the client in person for fit tests
I had just had a baby a few months before my wedding and my “girls” wouldn’t fit anymore lol. We had to get creative and my bridesmaids had to sew me into the top with ribbon and lacings, on the day. I was so stressed and look like I’m trying to bust out of the top but it worked. 😂😂
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Best thing anyone did for my wedding preparations was my mom who custom made my dress told me after a fitting about 2 months before the date "don't lose weight please, I don't want to take it in." So much more freeing to just try to maintain a weight I was already comfy at
Strapless: I recall seeing a video where supermodel-types explained that the most important part of their wardrobe is spirit gum. The second most important is spirit gum remover. I feel like this knowledge needs to get beyond the top-tier models, horror film makeup artists, and cosplayers.
Not sure if I'll ever get married, but I'm happy with a simple pretty dress, not necessarily white. Backyard service and reception with friends, rural. I really like the idea of a taco bar for everyone and good music and just hanging out together! Defo a warm weather celebration. ❤
The bridal consultant recommended this first dress because it’s been in stock for years and they’re trying to get rid of it!
Lol gotta love the idea of trying to pwn a crap dress off on an unsuspecting bride, rather than take it into the back and trying to salvage the look into something more wanted
My biggest regret is not having a traditional wedding. My husband and I had to get married quickly after only KNOWING each other for 6 months. September 11th happened a couple of months into our dating, and he was already in the U.S. Air Force. He was being deployed the following January. He wanted to make sure I was taken care of while he was gone, so we got married at a court house with my brother and his wife as our witnesses. I wore a blue button-down blouse with black slacks. He wore his uniform. We were dirt poor and didn't have money for any extras. We got married on a Thursday, and he left the following Tuesday. We have been married 21 years. So my regrets are not going shopping with my mom for a wedding dress and not having my dad walk me down the aisle and our father/daughter dance.
Why couldn't you do a fake one when he got back? My sister-in-law married in a courthouse so her husband could stay in our country. After that, they eventually held a model wedding with a dress, venue, etc. and even vows. It was truly as if this was their wedding and honestly, even though they were already married, it was.
It's not too late to have a big day, my aunt and uncle had a courthouse wedding for necessity and for their 15th anniversary they did a proper wedding day to renew their vows. It was a small but beautiful ceremony and she got to walk down the aisle in a wedding dress.
You could always have a traditional "wedding" when y'all renew your vows!
Time to make one for the 25th or 30th then, TONS of people get married for a 2nd time for the same person even tho' they've been married for decades already.
@Wes Chan Great question. We were dirt poor. With him being only an Airman 1st Class (they barely make enough), and I was in college working as a waitress. Our whole wedding cost us $72.00. It was $50 for the marriage license, and we went to Country Kitchen for breakfast as our "reception" with my brother and his wife. It costs us $23.00. We had to borrow the $50 for the license.🤦🏻♀️
That one dress was just buttoned wrong😂. My mom, rip, did that to me the morning of my wedding but we figured it out 😂😂😂. We had so many laughs in life 🎉
😂Omg the dress that was captioned "looks like a potato", no it looks exactly like a Bloomin'Onion " 😂 dis they get married or have their reception at Outback ?? 😂
My wedding dress was strapless, never had to pull it up once. If you have to keep pulling up your dress, it doesn't fit you. Take it to a tailor so they can make sure it's fit to your body, not just a generic size. Also, wear a bustier bra, they work amazingly 😉