Say YES to the Dress! And say NO to "the wedding dress diet"!

Arguably one of the most focal topics of a wedding: in today's world we're certainly not short on wedding dress options... but we're still pretty flipping short on examples of different-looking brides, right? How do you take something as traditional and iconic as the white wedding gown, and make it feel genuinely unique and personal to you? And how do you avoid the toxicity of the bridal image? In Episode 6 of The Thing About That, we say a hard no to "the wedding dress diet" and discuss our greatest struggles when picking an outfit for the big day.

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Series 1, Episode 6 length: 48 mins 41 seconds

The Reluctant Bride (02:21)

• What do you wear when you don’t want to look like a bride but you love wearing white?
• Not wanting to be the centre of attention too much.
• The unpleasantness of knowing you’re being judged on your looks.

The experience of dress shopping (15:58)

• Looking for non-traditional wedding dresses
• How the experience ends up feeling like a performance
• Lucy’s Phillippa Lepley experience
• Instagram searching and Hettie’s Matcher’s Fashion Christopher Kane dress

Contradicting viewpoints within yourself over your outfit (19:46)

• “Drawing the gaze of others can be very empowering”
• How can I make the extremity of this outfit different from other extreme outfits?

How far can you push the boundaries? (22:43)

• Challenging yourself to dress big
• Say Yes to the Dress - the importance of trying things on because you never know what suits until you try
• Deborah Francis White

The Evening Outfit (29:04)

• Why bother changing? To dance or to protect your day dress.
• The power of heals for a short woman.

Sexy wedding dresses (33:37)

• Embracing your sexuality later in life
• The "nudity" of modern wedding dresses
• Colourful wedding dresses

Groom outfits! (31:46)

• How can we make our men feel special as well?

When do you reveal the look? (39:08)

• Wanting to hold it back to surprise your partner on the day.
• OR sharing the look with your partner to prevent anxiety.

Thank you for listening!