According to an article in the Post Journal of Jamestown, one of the latest wedding trends is to have two wedding dresses instead of just one. Celebrities who have already done this in 2007 include Avril Lavigne and Melania Trump. Both wore one designer’s look for the wedding and a different gown for the reception. In Trump’s case, she wore Vera Wang to (the reception) and Christian Dior (to the ceremony). The reason? The Dior gown weighed a mighty 50 pounds!

You could say this is for the bride who just can’t decide on what look is best for her. For instance you may torn between looking like a Renaissance bride with long flowing hair and an empire waist gown and a sixties bride in a white mini with a hair band and go go boots. Now you can do both wedding dress looks and simply wear one during the ceremony and another at your reception.

This is also a good option for the bride who has chosen an uncomfortable formal looking dress for the ceremony. Do you remember the ridiculous heavy drapes and ten pound head crown worn by Celine Dion at her wedding? Now there is a woman who could have used a more comfortable dress for her reception.

Wearing a second wedding dress to your reception is also a good idea if you find yourself wearing your grandmother’s antique dress and you don’t want to damage it by spilling cake or tea on it.

Of course this idea is prohibitive for those on a budget and who just can’t afford two wedding dresses. However if this trend continues it might just start being possible to actually rent a costume wedding dress for your ceremony and then wearing your second choice for the party.

The following images are of the dresses worn by Melania Trump on her wedding day – the images are from a Vogue magazine shoot.

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