Did you show him your dress???

Noooooo. Secret from my hubby and my dad.

Both faces were priceless when tnhey first saw me in it - you want that look of wonderement which only happens if a surprise!

I don't believe in superstition so it's not a luck thing for me. The surprise sounds good!

I need to try on more dresses and his opinion is the one I enjoy/value most... So he could end up seeing the dress, but not know it's THE dress. Also we saw one in a window today in the style I'm after and I told him it was that style.

No, it didn't even cross my mind. I wanted the complete surprise when I walked down the aisle. If he'd have seen my dress it would have spoilt it.

Why do you need his opinion? He'll think you're beautiful whatever you wear.

I definately wont be showing OH, only because I showed him the dress of my dreams (amongst other dresses) he pointed at it, said 'that ones horrible, it looks like my nans old net curtains dipped in tea!'

If i decide to get it, by the time he realises we will be married and it will be too late ha ha!!

Oh no! I don't NEED his opinion, but he's the one I'd have most fun with and value his opinion the most. Would be nice to know he likes it. Although the pic doesn't do it justice anyway, to be fair.

That's priceless, I love it!!!

No, I don't want to show him. Want it to be a surprise. I have got him getting our two sons pageboy outfits and his suit without me so I can have a surprise too!

Nope but as I read the title of this thread out loud he says he thinks it is "whitey and longy" because he knows me and knows that is what I would pick. Grrr I hate being so readable!!

I havent shown him because I want it to be a surprise...tempted to turn up in something random now.

No but his sister came with me when I tried on thedress and she said it will make him cry!!!!

No I dont' think you get the full picture of a dress until you see it on. The dress I picked isn't a dress I thought I would have went for myself. I know he'll love it on me on the day. However, I have a feeling if I showed him the picture on the computer he wouldnt' like it at all.

The same goes for him he wants the kilts to be a surprise so we'll both have a surprise on the day. xx

I want to show him. I think because its a lot of money and its something completely different to what I normally wear, I just want to share it with him. I'm also pretty cruddy at keeping secrets!

That said I want to surprise him so I won't show him. Its going to take every fibre of my being and I have showed him some pictures of other dresses I've tried on but I'm determined not to as I know he wants it to be a surprise.

My OH has seen my dress on a picture. TBH, it didn't even occur to me not to, and then I thought in retrospect *oh perhaps I shouldn't have*. As we are both in control of the wedding, it just seemed natural for him to have a look and comment, as I would with his clothes.

I don't really mind, I won't try it on in front of him or anything, as I would like him to see my overall look for the first time on the day.

Same as Ruby, he's seen a pic. But I'm not sure he actually remembers how it looks now anyway?

And oh, hi I'm new on here! My date is 29th June 2013 )

I'm not showing him my dress but I did tell him the colour because I'm wearing pale antique gold and wanted to check that he wouldn't be disappointed if I wasn't wearing ivory. He is wearing a kilt and I've told him I don't want to see it until I'm walking down the aisle so I have a surprise too! Can't wait!!

I would like to show him the dress, for reassurance, but I think he would prefer it if I kept it secret until our wedding day. So I will try my best now to show it to him, not sure how well that will go though... Also, even if I keep it secret until the day, he will probably have to see it before we walk down the aisle, because I'd like to have some photos taken before the actual ceremony so that we have more time to chat to our guests between ceremony and reception.

Yes. It was just a dress, no need to keep it secret.

I knew what he was wearing, so didn't see why he shouldn't see what I was wearing. He actually bought me one of my dresses, until i changed my mind, and we chose another one together.

He's my best friend, I tell him everything, I didn't really feel the need to keep it a secret. Plus I helped him pick out his outfit so it's only fair he sees mine.

No, it's. the only thing that will be a 'surprise' though as he's seen my shoes.

I'm having way too much fun telling him how big, pink and sequinned it is to show him the actual dress. I just hope he's not disappointed on the day!

He has seen my dress but only because I originally thought there was no chance of me getting it.

No but I'm not seeing her dress either, we both want that wow when we see each other for the first time on our day.

To begin with I was itching to show him as I show him literally everything I buy - but he was the one who never wanted to see it. He doesnt even want to see my shoes!

Its pretty exciting now though that he doesnt have a clue so will be a big surprise when he first sees me.

I definitely didn't want to although I have shown my Mum and Dad.
It had nothing to do with luck and purely to keep a surprise for him. OH always spots when I have a new outfit on a looks pleased and compliments me when I look nice and that boosts my confidence.
I thought if I gave him options and he liked something different from me then I would feel torn and compelled to chose something I wasn't comfortable in.

Yes he has seen my dress!

I don't much go in for superstition anyway, but I still think that no matter how many times a man see's a photo of a dress, he still cannot possibly envision how his lady will look in it, until he actually see's her walking down the Aisle towards him.

Our Wedding is about the TWO of us, and to that extent, we BOTH make the decisions, even down to what we'll be wearing. If my OH had told me he hated the dress I'd chosen, I would have looked for a different one :-)

Yep, He has seen my dress, he has seen everything shoes veil tiara, I didn't feel the need to keep it secret. I would like to be completely ready before he sees me but I don't mind too much if he pops in while I get ready.

No I haven't shown oh, wanted it to be a suprise.

I didn't, but nothing to do with luck. He had plenty of chances to look at it (I bought it in a sample sale 2 years before the wedding) but he wanted to have a surprise on the day when I walked up the aisle

No. And my H couldn't remember a thing about it afterwards, so I don't think it would have mattered anyway!

Whern prompted he said it was "Sort of white (no it was ivory) and plain" Wow, thanks.....!!!

I saw my wifes dress before the wedding.......earlier this year we reached our 30th, so bad luck didn't happen....

Hi! I just wanted to chime in and say that if you want to show him the dress, go for it! Just because a lot of people keep it a surprise doesn't mean you have to. I think that even if he sees the dress, or a picture of it, before the wedding, he is still going to be "wowed" by the sight of you on your wedding day. The joy and excitement both of you feel will combine with what you're wearing to make it a magical moment.

I thought you might like to read this? (it's from a wedding blog I LOVE because it's been keeping me sane!):

http://apracticalwedding.com/2012/04/classic-apw-my-wedding-dress/

My OH doesn't want to see anything I'm wearing! My dress, jewellery & shoes are all a secret as he wants a surprise.

No way! It was a complete surprise to him as well when I walked down the aisle, as it was to most of my guests.

I did try and out him off the scent though by saving lots of photos of big poofy princess dresses in a folder on the computer called "top secret, don't look" as I knew that's the first thing he would do.

He defiantly didn't have an inkling, mainly based on the fact he bought me a pair of bright red shoes as a wedding present, no way could I wear them!

I am dying to show OH my wedding dress!! But he won't let me. He won't even let me give hints for the colour of it. It's probably the first thing I haven't shared with him since we started going out and it's so hard!!