Porkie Pies!

If a bride posted a pic of themselves in a dress or their centrepieces etc and said they loved it but I didn't like it I'd just stay quiet.

If they posted a pic and asked for opinions I would try to be constructive. I.e not sure a drop waist flatters your figure or maybe more colour is needed.

I'd never be out and out rude nor would I lie, I'd just not say anything

On here I just wouldn't say anything.

For a friend, it would depend on how close we were and how final it was! If she was 100% happy with her dress after the final fitting, i.e. nothing else could be done, but I thought it didn't fit properly then I wouldn't point it out. Or if she'd spent ages hand-making 100 individual favours and I didn't particularly like them, I would tell a white lie.

Being truthful is very important, but so is being kind and tactful.

I'm pretty much the same as above. Close friend asking for opinions, I'd be honest. On here, I just won't comment if I don't like something.

If someone has already got their dress / shoes / venue decorations and they're not to my taste, I wouldn't say anything, I would only reply if I genuinely liked it. No point in telling someone you don't like what they've already chosen.

If someone needs advice on choosing, I would be honest but in a constructive & tactful way, not in a hurtful and upsetting way.

I wouldn't say that I love something if I don't like it.

I'm another one who probably wouldn't comment if I truly didn't like something, or I would find something I did like about it and say that. That is unless they were asking for honest opinions, where I might say first what I thought might be wrong, I'd probably suggest a solution and also say something nice about it. ?

No, I wouldn't lie.

if someone flashed a dress/bouquet/centrepiece saying how happy they were with it, and itvwasnt to my taste then i would keep a tactful silence and be happy that they had something they love - each to their own and all that.

if someone seems unsure and genuinely asks for opinions then i would give mine, but I'd try to add something constructive. Just bluntly saying i dont like it feels a bit unkind to me.

Some of ushave come a bit unstuck for our honesty though, it seems like some brides ask for opinions when they only want approval.

I can be a bit of an *** at times, but I'd never tell someone they didn't look right in their dress. It's SUCH a sensitive subject, and if they love it, that's enough. It's not the job of strangers on the internet to make people feel crap about themselves!

I try very hard to keep quiet and move on to the next thread if I'm not a fan of something.

Like many on here, if I don't like something someone has proudly flashed on Hitched, I just stay silent.

If someone asks for opinions - real life or hitched - I throw in my 2 cents.

I either stay silent, i say it's not to my personal taste but i'm thrilled they like it and try to find something to compliment, like it has lovely detailing or something, or in cases where they've asked for honesty i will again say something isn't to my personal taste and suggest alternatives.

which is why when i say things on here, you know i mean them

So much of it is down to personal taste - I don't like a lot of the wedding decorations that are currently fashionable, but there's no point me saying that, especially not to a stranger on the internet. But if someone's dress is too tight or loose, or you can see their knickers through it, that's a different matter and I would tell them in a diplomatic way. But so many people here post pics of their dresses looking for faults when in fact they look amazing - I find there's more reassuring to be done than anything!

As above really! If someone loves something and it's already decided then I won't poo poo it unless it directly affects me (i.e. I have to wear it!) but if they ask for an opinion then I'll give it, although I'll try and be tactful. My best friend went dress shopping with just her mum (her mums request) so when I got all the pictures I had to be honest, I could never have lived with myself if I'd been nice and she hadn't got the dress she looked best in.

It depends. If someone flashed a dress that they loved but I thought looked awful then I wouldn't say anything. If they flashed their dress and they weren't sure on it and were after opinions then I'd be constructive and try and find ways the dress could be improved.

Sometimes people flash things on here that aren't exactly to my taste but if they've been well made and a lot of effort has gone into it then I will still compliment them.

Echoing everybody else really there's a time and a place to give an opinion and if it's not appropriate I won't mention it. If I am giving criticism when genuinely asked for my opinion I will be honest something like "I would have thought a few less flowers would look better in the vase because it's such a pretty vase and it over powers it a little perhaps take a few of those poppies out and use them over there instead" for example

If someone's asked for an opinion i'll give it. If not, then i wouldn't say anything.

Chances are that if I don't like the choices of another bride, I simply won't comment or I'll put something innocuous - but I won't lie.

I've seen the posts you mention on FB selling pages and I've also seen some very nasty comments follow them. I honestly don't think there is any need for that kind of 'brutal honesty' from complete strangers - not their place to be quite frank!

If however, the bride in question was my sister, daughter, best friend, and I was being asked my opinion before buying, then I would be honest but within the bounds of what I know about them and their likes/dislikes.

Just because I don't like something doesn't mean it isn't exactly right for them.

I would never lie. If I don't like something then I just don't say anything.

If opinions are asked for then I would give an honest but hopefully tactful answer, although the danger is that can be misread.

I don't get asking for opinions but only wanting good ones? What's that about?

I agree with most if someone is actually asking for an opinion then I will provide it usually with a bit of tact in fact it was a line in my MOH speech that I tell it like it is usually with tact and empathy though!

On here it depends what it is - I think most on here is reassurance - sometimes there is a genuine opinion needed and I do say it hopefully tactfully!

The thing you have to bear in mind is that everyone likes different things... a friend loved her dress but I personally didn't like anything about it! However, it was her choice and she loved it... so why should I make her doubt it by telling her I don't like it? In fact, quite a few of my friends have had interesting dresses... but I'm sure not all of them will love my dress as much as I love it!