Wedding Dress Overkill

There’s a trend that Hollywood has really taken to and Im not all about it. No, it’s nothing crazy like the Boho trend of 2005, but rather the multiple wedding dress trend. Seriously, I just don’t get it. Kim Kardashian, the latest offender, took it above and beyond and had 3, yes 3, costume changes during her nuptials this past weekend. And it was not just changing her dress, but also a hairdo upgrade, and probably some jewelry changes. Even her new hubby had a costume change!

So let’s look at this logically. A wedding typically lasts what 8-10 hours? Possibly longer if it’s a damn good party. But when you factor in all of the elements of a wedding (pre-ceremony, ceremony, photos, cocktail hour, dinner, dancing, and all the mingling with guests--and in Kim’s case, 450 guests), you’re too busy changing your clothes to enjoy the wedding. Not to mention, do you really even have the energy to change your dress, let alone twice?! Most couples talk about how fast the day goes, so who wants to waste it going from wardrobe to wardrobe? Are people going to start taking it to the next level and start changing their clothes in between chats with each guest?

Ok, so we’ve established that it’s a waste of time. But my other bother with it is that it takes away the specialness of your wedding dress. People shop high and low trying to find the perfect dress that they get married in it and she can’t wait to get out of it? Not to mention the cash money that’s dropped (especially in Kim’s case where she had a Vera, which was probably custom). Their argument is that that they want a dress for the reception that they can move around in. What are these people thinking? I only buy clothes I can move around in.

It’s not just Kim though, most celebrity women are doing it, Trista Rehn from the Bachelorette (who I think started it), Carrie Underwood, even my fave Kate Middleton, the list will only go on. Good thing we have people like Sarah Repetto who find their perfect dress stay in it all day, mostly because I would have picked it up and started wearing it myself :o)