In answer to all those slutty brides out there!

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I am amused by the ads for "modest wedding dresses" on Facebook. Is the average wedding dress, a floor-length gown for a formal, often religious family occasion, all that immodest? I mean, I want mine to be midriff-baring, but given the designs I typically see I'm rather in the minority there.

But no matter! You don't HAVE be one of those slutty brides out there in their whorish off-the-shoulder sin-slips. You can keep your base female form from inspiring any wickedness until the end of the ceremony where you'll safely enter into the legal dominion of a man who can lock you away from the lascivious eyes of slavering, impulse-driven beasts.

Heehee. ;-)

Also, why do all the social sites show me so many ads for wedding stuff? Why does the Internet seem to think I'm getting married?

Comments

[laura47.livejournal.com]

I don't think I actually disagree with you on anything. I wasn't really talking about the cultural institutions around modesty (which is a valid and interesting topic, just not what I was talking about here.) My point was that there is nothing wrong with wanting to have most of your skin covered when you get married, and just because you want that does not mean anything else. In this instance, this bride is a raised-athiest, software engineer, abortion clinic escort, flaming liberal.

[valleyviolet.livejournal.com]

I didn't mean any particular comment on the bride you mentioned. My point was more to say, having a high neckline doesn't mean she has to look at it as a "modesty" issue or search for "modest" dresses to find what she wants. Styles change over time, and everyone has different tastes.

I love older clothing, but I try to stay as far as possible away from that particular clothing movement, even though their taste sometimes intersects with mine.

[laura47.livejournal.com]

On rereading, I am probably being overly defensive of my bride (this bride? I'm her maid of honor, so I'm rather involved), possibly because various friends thought it was hilarious when she was looking at mormon dresses (because she was having trouble finding what she wanted elsewhere). My apologies to you and Phoebe for being overly defensive.

In the end, she got a pretty blue prom/bridemaid dress and got some alterations and got a shawl to wear for the ceremony. Covered shoulders signal "serious" to her and bare shoulders "party", so we're all covering our shoulders for the (entirely non-religious) ceremony and letting loose for the party. :-)