Ladies... Married at resgistry office question..

NearlyForty · 08-02-2019 2:21am #1

A question for the ladies who got married in a registry office.... What did ye wear??! I don’t know of anyone personally who got married this way..so I haven’t a notion what’s the norm.. I’m assuming it doesn’t have to be the fancy white wedding dress and that it’s more low key..?
I’ve been to plenty of civil ceremonies alright but in a hotel in a full wedding setting..
All we want is to be married, and not looking for a big fuss
We’re waiting on them to confirm our proposed date, which is in August, so maybe a nice summer dress might suffice

08-02-2019 2:23am

im not a lady, but i did marry one at a registry office once

you wear literally whatever you want to

JustMe,K · 08-02-2019 10:07am

I've seen people in full wedding dresses, 'nice' dresses, and casual clothes. Its completely down to you - maybe think about what your plans will be after the ceremony and choose your outfit with that in mind also?

08-02-2019 10:16am

I just wore a nice knee-length dress, but I also wore white flower clip in my hair to feel a bit 'wedding-y'.

It's entirely up to you, but good idea to wear something that will look well in a photo for years to come.

huskerdu · 08-02-2019 11:14am

I wore a long maroon dress, the couple arriving we were leaving were in full wedding gear ( suit, big dress, 4 bridesmaids) . A good friend of mine wore a nice pale blue fitted 2 piece jacket and skirt combo to hers.

No rules, whatever you feel is right.

c6ysaphjvqw41k · 08-02-2019 11:46am

My mother wore a pale grey suit. Not like a corporate looking suit just very fashionable and sophisticated. Was lovely. Can wear anything.

eviltwin · 08-02-2019 12:46pm

I wore a wedding dress. It doesn't look overdone or out of place but you can wear whatever you like.

miezekatze · 08-02-2019 12:55pm

You can wear whatever you like. I wore a midi length white dress to mine, the bride before us wore a short wedding dress and converse, the people after us were more formal. There's no dress code.

Wheety · 08-02-2019 12:59pm

My wife wore a white wedding dress but it's really up to you. There's no dress code. What's happening after? Is it just you two? Family, friends? Hotel booked, restaurant booked?

We had friends and family and went to a restaurant afterwards. I wore a 3 piece suit.

loalae · 08-02-2019 1:02pm

I wore a dress advertised as a bridemaid dress. It was mauve - I loved it.

The couple before us wore more traditional wedding clothes but even then the woman's white dress was tea length.

Basically - as everyone else is saying here - wear whatever you want to (it's nicer if you love the outfit.)

NearlyForty · 09-02-2019 9:00pm

kcdiom wrote: »

I've seen people in full wedding dresses, 'nice' dresses, and casual clothes. Its completely down to you - maybe think about what your plans will be after the ceremony and choose your outfit with that in mind also?

That’s a good idea actually, thanks!

NearlyForty · 09-02-2019 9:02pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

I just wore a nice knee-length dress, but I also wore white flower clip in my hair to feel a bit 'wedding-y'.

It's entirely up to you, but good idea to wear something that will look well in a photo for years to come.

I’ll def keep the photo in mind when picking out something, thanks

NearlyForty · 09-02-2019 9:06pm

Wheety wrote: »

My wife wore a white wedding dress but it's really up to you. There's no dress code. What's happening after? Is it just you two? Family, friends? Hotel booked, restaurant booked?

We had friends and family and went to a restaurant afterwards. I wore a 3 piece suit.

We’re planning on just bringing our witnesses to the registry office and meeting family for a meal afterwards..and a few close friends !
And it’ll be a restaurant job

NearlyForty · 09-02-2019 9:09pm

loalae wrote: »

I wore a dress advertised as a bridemaid dress. It was mauve - I loved it.

The couple before us wore more traditional wedding clothes but even then the woman's white dress was tea length.

Basically - as everyone else is saying here - wear whatever you want to (it's nicer if you love the outfit.)

Your dress sounds lovely!
Yeah, I’m veering more towards a nice dress (don’t want the white wedding dress)
And as you said, once you feel great in it that’s all that matters

Loveinapril · 09-02-2019 9:11pm

I wore a nice colourful dress to the registry office and my husband wore a suit. We only had our parents there and went for lunch afterwards. The people after us were in full wedding gear but also had a lot more people. We did the full wedding the next day so I wore a wedding dress to that.

NearlyForty · 09-02-2019 9:15pm

Loveinapril wrote: »

I wore a nice colourful dress to the registry office and my husband wore a suit. We only had our parents there and went for lunch afterwards. The people after us were in full wedding gear but also had a lot more people. We did the full wedding the next day so I wore a wedding dress to that.

Sounds lovely! Yeah, we want to get married now, with a registry office service first and then later on, in a year or two, we’d like to get a blessing abroad say, with family & friends when we have the money etc.. But for now we’re happy with this :-)

Windorah · 10-02-2019 12:11am

We also did similar and I chose to wear a dress but nothing bridal. It really is anything goes!

buffin · 18-02-2019 9:10pm

We had the wedding a week before the the legals in the registry office, but we still wanted to make a small occasion of it. I wore a similar dress skirt and top that I'd gotten for my bridesmaid for our wedding. It was nice to have that consistency so it felt like all part of the same big celebration. Maybe think about something timeless you could wear again?

But as everyone said you can technically wear anything at all you want, so just pick something that feels like you and you love!

NearlyForty · 20-02-2019 2:58pm

buffin wrote: »

We had the wedding a week before the the legals in the registry office, but we still wanted to make a small occasion of it. I wore a similar dress skirt and top that I'd gotten for my bridesmaid for our wedding. It was nice to have that consistency so it felt like all part of the same big celebration. Maybe think about something timeless you could wear again?

But as everyone said you can technically wear anything at all you want, so just pick something that feels like you and you love!

Sounds good. Thanks!

Ladies... Married at resgistry office question..

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