Second Wedding Dresses: White or What?

By: Aysha Schurman

Can send weddign dresses be white? Second weddings often seem more complicated and difficult than a first wedding. Second weddings can involve a previous marriage, divorce, children and a mess of other factors. There also seems to be an entirely new set of rules when it comes to throwing a second wedding, from wedding dresses to second wedding vows.

When planning your wedding, your first step should be to throw out everyone else's opinions. As long as you and your soon-to-be spouse are happy with the choices, that's all that matters. It's your celebration, so keep true to yourself. This rule is vital for every aspect of planning, from choosing invitation styles to picking your second wedding dress.

If you do feel pressure to follow certain traditions regarding a second wedding and your second wedding dress, ban white from your gown palette. Everyone knows what white is supposed to represent, and some people feel uncomfortable with the obvious contradiction involved in a second wedding.

Even if you want to avoid wearing white for your second wedding, you don't need to resort to jet black or brassy red just yet. You can still choose from cream, beige, eggshell, champagne and many others hues. If you want to have a little more fun with your second wedding dress, try pale pink, lavender, light aqua or even, if you're feeling sassy, that shade of scarlet!

Second wedding dresses can be almost any style. However, there's something to be said about the appearance of a 70-year-old bride wearing a 16-year-old girl's miniskirt and bustier. Inappropriate is inappropriate, regardless of how many times you've been married.

A slightly more mature look might be expected when it comes to second wedding dresses. It's true that a fancy suit, classy evening dress or lovely casual dress is seen more often as second wedding gowns than puffy, princess styled dresses. This doesn't just represent a different fashion for second wedding dresses. It also represents fashions that can be worn again for less formal occasions and are thus, much more useful. 

In the end, there are so many outdated rules about what you can and cannot wear for a wedding, much less a second wedding, that it's just not worth paying any attention to. If you want a traditional white dress, go for it. If you want a demure beige suit, wear it! If you want a demure beige dress or traditional white suit, just do it. 

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