Bride Secures Her Dream Wedding Dress From Fast-Fashion Clothing Store But Says Peers Ridicule Her Choice

Sep 11, 2020

Back in 2019, a bride-to-be took to Mumsnet, an internet forum, to express the "hurt" caused by her friends and family who disapproved of her wedding dress from H&M.

In a now-deleted post on mumsnet.com, titled "To be surprised at reactions to wedding dress," the bride-to-be explained that she had decided to shop for a dress at H&M, the Swedish clothing company to keep costs of her nuptials down, as reported by The Sun. 

"Getting married next year and I had been somewhat dreading going into a shop to try on dresses," she wrote. "All the ones round here are little boutiques where everything costs an arm and a leg and you have an assistant with you the whole time."

But while browsing online she saw a photo of a "lovely, fairly traditional dress" from H&M, which was off-shoulder and lace. She said she never knew the shop did formal dresses and found the one she loved was on sale as it was sold out in almost every size but her own.

When it arrived, she tried it on in front of her family and future mother-in-law, writing: "Everyone agreed that the H&M dress was the one — it fitted really well and looked well made. I was so pleased and felt like it was sorted after that. But as others started to ask if I'd got a dress and where it was from, the reaction has been one of bemusement, really.

"I thought people would just say something vaguely positive and leave it there, but a number of good friends have asked if I'm definitely going to go with it, I'm not going to go to a 'proper shop' etc," she added.

She asked:

"Shall I take it that it's hideous then and my judgment is way off?! Or shall I maybe just stop telling people where it's from as that and the price seem to be promoting the reactions?"

Others told her to ignore the comments, saying it didn't matter what it said in the label as long as she loved the dress.  According to The Mirror, one user replied: "It’s absolutely gorgeous! And you will look utterly beautiful in it. Please don’t fret about where it came from! Wedding dress comments are usually borne of jealousy."

A second said, "Be proud in the fact that you will look stunning for a more modest amount that will leave you with more spending money for your honeymoon or much-needed home essentials." Another shared the same sentiment, saying: "People are daft. It’s lovely. Congratulations and I hope you have a lovely time in it!"

According to Mumsnet, they took down the post because the woman "wants the dress to be a surprise to some people at the wedding."

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