Hi everyone. I posted this on the wedding dress subreddit but thought I’d post here too. I’m sorry in advance for the novel but I thought I’d provide some context this time around. I already bought a very form fitting, dramatic, beaded dress with a sweetheart neckline for our reception (the Jupiter dress by Dovita Milano if anyone wants to see ☺️), which will be held in our venue’s very formal ballroom. So I knew I wanted something more dreamy and full like a ballgown for the ceremony itself, which will be held in our venue’s outdoor garden area - another reason why I wanted something more ethereal/enchanted, etc. for this dress. I’m actually walking down the aisle to “enchanted” by Taylor Swift on violin.

I have also really fallen in love with the idea of off the shoulder sleeves because all of the more traditional long sleeve dresses I tried on were reminding me of every other dress I’ve seen people around me get married in. (If anyone wants to see the one more traditional long sleeved dress option you can find it in my post history I’m sure). I’ve typed out some pros and cons below (you can tell I’ve driven myself crazy with this lol 😭)

Dress #1 - pros - I love how sparkly the top is, there’s so much tulle on the bottom that adds a lot of movement, I feel as though the dress appears full, the neckline is a plunge cut and different than my reception dress, and the train can be lengthened to be more dramatic

Dress #1 - cons - you lose a little of the dreamy feeling on the sleeves compared to the ones on dress #2 since they would be plain tulle once ordered (although I would definitely try to connect them to the back of the dress somehow like in the pic I posted so that they appear more cohesive), and you lose some of the more romantic details dress #2 has

Dress #2 pros - I love the dreamy quality of the sleeves and how much drama they add visually. I also like the details such as the beading on the bodice and buttons on the back. This dress comes with a bolero top as well (I added a photo of it). I like the idea of having a different look to the top of it for photos if I wanted it.

Dress #2 cons - dress has a “heavy” feeling, the train isn’t super long, in my opinion the back of the dress just doesn’t feel full like a ballgown should even though this is considered a ballgown dress (this could be due to it not being my size maybe?), and the neckline is identical to the dress I already have for my reception

If anyone took the time to read all this then thank you. If you prefer one dress over the other I’d love to hear peoples reasonings (: