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Skinny lips, killer lashes
01/30/09

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The comments on the article are great (not). Oh noes, how dare they wear white when they aren't virgins.

I thought the white dress was down to Queen Victoria, with blue originally being the colour to symbolise purity. Anyone out there able to confirm?

For anyone new to the wonder that is the Daily Mail, they blame everything wrong with Britain on immigrants (unless they're the good white kind from the USA, Australia and New Zealand), gays and women who don't know their place.
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tscheese
01/30/09

@Maybe I'll Catch Fire: Yep! According to Wikipedia, which is of course the most reliable source for anything EVER on the Internet and never lies, white wasn't even popular until Queen Victoria wore a white dress to get married to Prince Albert back in 1840, and it wasn't until even later that people assumed it had to do with purity or virginity.

Virginity--and white bridal gowns--are not some centuries-old custom like some people think. Which is comforting to me, because neither state of being is particularly becoming to me. I don't plan on getting married anytime soon, but if I ever do, I'd like to wear something that doesn't make me look like a pizza with leprosy (I look horrible in white.)
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Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred)
01/30/09

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A friend of mine was pregnant when she married, she just didn't know it yet. She got morning sickness first night of the honeymoon.

They have since left their one-year-old with the bride's mother and taken another honeymoon that didn't require the groom spending days searching an Indonesian island for a pregnancy test, and both enjoyed it immensly.
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applejuice
01/30/09

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Now here is a MATERNITY wedding dress! (Emphasis on the MATERNITY):
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applejuice
01/30/09

@applejuice: Whoops, don't know how to embed apparently!

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pinkparasol
01/30/09

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I'm not pregnant, but that sure is a pretty dress. And I just ate at Hometown Buffet so I could fill it out....just saying.....don't judge me - it was "all you can eat meatloaf" night.
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applejuice
01/30/09

@pinkparasol: I think you and your meatloaf baby are going to be very happy together. ;)
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Shotrock
01/29/09

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So, based on the photo, it appears that in order to get a pretty dress with actual SLEEVES I need to be knocked up at my nuptials?
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lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
01/30/09

@Shotrock: RIGHT?! What is up with wedding gown designers and their fatwa on sleeves? My sister had QUITE A TIME. Also, she is plus sized and it took her quite awhile to find a gown that did not take the philosophy "Oh, you must hate your body so much--you are so VERY VERY FAT and DISGUSTING...Let's pile on the rhinestones, fabric swoops and the like in order to distract people from how offensive you are!!!"
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clevernamehere
01/29/09

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I wonder if this is all part of the fertility panic women are pushed to feel by the media. I know 3 women well under 30 who started trying for a baby after they got engaged with the idea that it could take years so why not get a head start? All three walked down the aisle pregnant, but not noticeably pregnant.
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GirlFailer
01/29/09

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Nah, it just means knocked up ladies want pretty white dresses, too. Really, I wish we could get beyond the whole "She must have been forced to marry 'cause she's pregnant" thing. I am officially, personally offended by this sentiment.
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GirlFailer
01/29/09

@GirlSailor: I don't know what happened, but this was supposed to be in response towhatwouldjanedo's comment. Poop.
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Mmmmkay (gellin' and Jezebelin)
01/29/09

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Its like the opposite of "A Very Duggar Wedding."
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DangerMouse
01/29/09

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I wonder if the number of pregnant brides is the same, but the question is how far along they are, given today's wedding "industry" and the desire to have OMG the best wedding ever.
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DangerMouse
01/29/09

@DangerMouse: (What I meant was that it takes time to plan fancy stuff.)
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KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins
01/29/09

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The dress in the picture is rather pretty. However, I don't think I would make a "blushing" bride so much as a "sweaty, flushed, panic-attacky" bride. With or without child.
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lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
01/29/09

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Whenever I walk by the maternity store in the mall, i always am wanting what is in the window. the clothes/prints are always so cute. but i am too weirded out to go in (actually i am afraid that the salesperson will say something like " so you look like you are about five months pregnant, is that right?")

My point being, I love the dress above and i will probably end up buying a maternity wedding dress and cutting out the tag so all my bridesmaid arent like, "something you want to tell us?"
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BlondeGrlz
01/29/09

@lucystrawberry: Don't go in the maternity store. The people who work there are crazy pushy nosy bitches who will not leave you alone. When I was four months along and desperately needed some pants I tried to shop there. The saleslady said "So you're pregnant? It was an accident, right? I'm so sorry". WHAT, BISH?! I'm hormonal, don't talk like that to me!!
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GirlFailer
01/29/09

@BlondeGrlz: I like it best when they try to guess how far along your are... but are off by like 4 months. "JEEZ, are you past due?"
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Eleanor Ramilly
01/30/09

@BlondeGrlz: "It was an accident, right?" Did someone really say that to you? Cue Stephanie Tanner in the wings. I can't believe that.
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lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
01/30/09

@BlondeGrlz: OMG i feel like you have saved me from something horribly damaging. THANK YOU.
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JessicaLovejoy: Laughing, riding, cornholing!
01/29/09

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Open-minded my ass. Marriage is never not encouraged. Unless your paramour's tender bits match yours too closely.
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Kivrin
01/29/09

@Jessica Hussein Lovejoy is now on Facebook! Friends, plz?: Word.
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bowleserised
01/30/09

@Jessica Hussein Lovejoy is now on Facebook! Friends, plz?: In the UK you can get married if you have matching tender bits.
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Ultraprison!
01/29/09

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i think it's nice that this niche market has been created. some women want to wear a fancy white dress on their wedding day, and there's nothing wrong with that. getting pregnant before you get married isn't something to be so completely ashamed of that you can't wear a nice dress on your wedding day.

and really, how many of us non-prego but also not-quite-virginal brides wear a white dress? we just, you know, did the deep knee bends or something.
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Ipomoea
01/29/09

@mistress of ULTRAPRISON!: When I wanted a dress in white, my mom turned to me and said "you know white means you're a virgin, right?" and gave me the side-eye in front of the dress salesperson. She also made a similar remark when I decided to walk down the aisle to "Ave Maria". Whatevs, I look better in white is all!
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JulesNoctambule
01/30/09

@Ipomoea:: Actually, white dresses are a symbol of disposable wealth. Veils are the symbols of virginity.
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marshmallory
01/30/09

@JulesNoctambule: I'll remember that when I'm shopping for my gray burlap wedding dress and passing over the veil section.
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GirlFailer
01/29/09

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At least there are options now for pregnant brides. I wore khakis, a white maternity shirt and a nice pair of shell toes when I got married 8 months pregnant.
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morninggloria
01/29/09

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Sales of shotguns increasing too?
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lucystrawberry: Tier 2 is the new black
01/30/09

@morninggloria: [lh3.ggpht.com]
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