That is cute! And it's like you get to do a whole second *reveal* after the initial front-facing one. I love the idea of you having little games with each other like that - after all, the day is about the two of you, your sense of humour, your sense of play... this bodes well, my dear!

It is sort of silly, but at the same time, it's such a signifier of a wedding, y'know? There are lots of wedding elements that I'm prepared to ditch, but I suspect if I wore a coloured dress, I'd feel that there was something missing and maybe unfinished. I recognise that I'm totally conditioned by society, but it's…

See, I love the "fuck it" part, but I'm not sure if I'd feel like it was my wedding day if I'm not wearing some version of the white/cream/ivory/pale spectrum. I'm way more flexible on the style than the colour - I think I'd have to keep going "Wait, did I get married yet? Oh yeah, I did. It was last month. I wore…

Oh, cool! I'm glad you loved how you looked in it; that's always so nice to hear.

Who says you can't?! I mean, it might be a bit weird if you wore a langa out of nowhere (!), but people are totally wearing more colour now.

That back is NOT scandalous. It looks like it's properly vintage, from the years before we knew what scandals even were. It's classy and gorgeous.

Well, usually when you get to the top of the aisle, you kiss your father (or whoever is "giving you away"), right? Maybe you could make a point of tuuurrrning to kiss them so he gets a glimpse then!

Great! It's sort of what I was going to do for my best friend's wedding and we did a trial run and everything (it was a very no-frills wedding, so I was doing her hair and makeup as her maid of honour). Then two days before the wedding she got a freakin' haircut without telling me, so none of the stuff I had bought to…

Yeah I will definitely have to go a more affordable route - either off the rack, vintage, or getting it made. My friend has offered to make it for me but I'm not sure she knows what she'd be in for! (She does a lot of needlework and can alter things, but I've never seen a fully made garment by her and I'm afraid my…

See, that's the exact thing I always think of with weddings: what if you just have a cold?! What if you have the flu? What if you break a tooth on one of those ridiculously hard sugared almonds?! There's so much riding on that one day, it's so much pressure for nothing to go wrong. I hope I'm able to keep it low-key…

Mrs Freen has some fantastic suggestions, but I would add:

You are a great friend. :)

I'm really happy you had such a good experience! That's how it should be. :)

Well, the reason they don't let you take pictures is kind of legitimate - it's to protect the designers from people coming in, taking a picture of themselves in a dress, and going off to have it made at a fraction of the price. As someone in the creative industry, I can definitely relate to wanting to protect my…

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FUCKING KIDDING ME.

Well, a lot of the reviewers give it very positive reviews, and I checked the pictures - many of them come from women with similar measurements and body type to mine. I'm 5'8" in bare feet, about a size 6-8 in US sizes, and I have favourite tops that fall in a similar way. I think that's part of why I like it: I can…

It's the word "beholden", collapsed. Yeah, I know. When I figured it out, I was kind of "Uhh... ok." about it.

This is GREAT advice! It echoes all the things that occur to me while I'm watching Say Yes to the Dress, particularly about not bringing too many people. (I'm erring towards not even bringing my sisters, because the three of us have conflicting tastes and I'm way too sensitive to handle negative-sounding comments,…

Wow, that's so romantic... I think you're on the right track with the way your hair looks in this photo. A loose bun or side-bun would work with the style of the dress, I think.

Just tell them: "if you wear it on your wedding day, it's a wedding dress". :) The most important thing is that you feel relaxed and comfortable and you in whatever you wear that day, so you can enjoy the celebration for what it means.