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Beginner March 2013

What are you letting your OH see?

lumc86, 17 July, 2012 at 14:50 Posted on Planning 0 47

Obviously I wont be letting my OH see my dress, and my mum is keeping it at her house when it come in, which is 3 hours away. I'm also going back home for fittings, so no worries there.

But what about other things like shoes, flowers, bridesmaids dresses etc? I want to get shoes quite soon, and will need to break them in around the house, but I'm worries about my OH seeing them!

I also want to get bridesmaids dresses sorted soon. Is it normal for the guy to be involved in choosing them - or at least gving his opinion? Not really sure what the etiquette is on thee things!

Thanks xx

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Latest activity by LeicesterBride, 19 July, 2012 at 09:56
  • Pink Han-bag
    Beginner March 2013
    Pink Han-bag ·
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    OH saw and helped me pick the bm dresses as the colour of them dictated our colour scheme. He'll probably see my shoes and I doubt will remember them so I'm not fussed about him seeing them. Flowers he doesn't really care about as long as I'm happy ?

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  • B
    Beginner September 2012
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    OH has seen everything except what i am wearing (dress, shoes, tiara, jewellery).

    We agreed on the colour for the bridesmaids dresses, but he didn't have any input on the style.

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  • porkchop
    Beginner September 2012
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    I'm not letting mine see anything to do with what I will look like, will be wearing or will be carrying! I want the whole lot to be a surprise. I'm even not having my nails done until after I've left him for the final time the day before!

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  • TamarValleyGirl
    Beginner May 2013
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    OH has seen/will see everything, including my dress (just not with me in it). IMO how much/little you share with your OH is up to you - there are no rules, just superstition and tradition.

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  • anothermrsjones
    Beginner July 2012
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    Mine helped me choose my bridesmaid dresses and flowers. He has seen my shoes and knows what jewellery I'm wearing. Well I've told him they are my nana's pearls. He hasn't seen my dress but my friend accidentally let slip some details but I doubt he could put them together to get a good enough picture. He doesn't know I made a veil but I know he hates them, oh well!

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  • ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown
    Beginner January 2012
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    He saw everything except the dress. I didn't "show" him everything but it was out and around in the spare room. Also, he didn't actually know what everything was - my brooch bouquet was wired over several weeks in full view of him and he claims he had no idea what it was going to be - he called it my "hedgehog".

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  • Knees
    VIP August 2012
    Knees ·
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    I have deliberately hidden my dress, shoes and tiara from him, but everything else has been in the spare room, although he has no interest in seeing them.

    I ran the colour of the BM dresses past him as that was one thing he was quite specific about, but he said that he didn't want to see the dresses.

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  • teacup
    Beginner September 2012
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    Hahaha! Love this. ? ^^^

    My OH has seen everything except my tiara and dress. He has seen my shoes, bought me my necklace, and has seen the bridesmaids dresses. He even knows I'm having my hair up, but doesn't completely know what style etc. I'm hopeless at keeping secrets. He knows that my dress is long too but that's it.

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  • F
    Beginner November 2013
    FutureBright ·
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    My OH will see everything except from my wedding dress and probably shoes. My OH has a say in everything even though I'm the one always asking him his opinion.

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  • tortoise
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    I don't want my OH to see anything, but I won't be overly bothered if he does, just not my dress! He saw the one I thought I wanted, but the one I actually want couldn't be more different so I know he'll have such a shock. He also saw what I wanted for my BM dresses, but those have changed slightly too now. He works away and he generally isn't that nosy so I think stuff will be safe as long as it's not 'on show' and I can break my shoes in while he's away. I think it's up to you and him how much input he has. If he's happy for you to decide everything and you don't find it too stressful then all the surprises on the day might be nice for him x

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  • Flumpkin
    Beginner December 2012
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    Exactly this - he is going to have to "do me up" too as it is a corset dress and we are going to be abroad alone ?

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  • I
    Beginner January 1999
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    D has seen everything except the dress and the veil.

    He's seen all the flowers, my shoes (he trips over them on his way to work every morning) my tiara was made in front of him, i think he's seen the BM dresses etc too.

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  • I
    Beginner January 1999
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    Actually I tell a lie, D has not seen the cake topper because that is a surprise specifically for him.

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  • O
    Beginner September 2013
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    He isnt allowed to see anything I am wearing (dress, shoes, tiara, jewellery, bouquet) He probably wont see the bridesmaid dresses, its not really something he is bothered about, same with the flowers.

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  • Jalapeno
    Beginner October 2012
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    He's not seen anything to do with my dress, he's convinced I'll have "ringles" (curls) and I think I'm going to go all up, he's not seen BM's but has FG, he chose and ordered the cake himself, it was his allocated job.

    On the other hand though, because I get to keep all the secrets, he's booked the honeymoon and won't tell me where it is until we board. I've been told to pack for hot and wet!

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  • TamarValleyGirl
    Beginner May 2013
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    Cool Smiley smile If you haven't already, 'd suggest getting your dress shop to arrange a 'lesson' for him. I'm used to lacing up traditional corsets, as is OH, but it's a slightly different technique for lace-up back wedding dresses. I was BM recently and the lady in the shop showed me how to do my friend's dress, I was really glad of that lesson on the big day - talk about pressure! Smiley winking

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  • Going2theChapel
    Beginner March 2013
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    Everything except my dress! Smiley smile Hes seen my shoes, bridesmaid dresses ect,

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  • Sloth
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    He is not seeing the dress. I am not bothered about showing him anything else, he did get funny that i want to show him my side tiara which I am not sure on.

    I showed him the bridesmaid dresses as my friend said he should have input in that, he said he didn't like them so I told him he didn't have a choice as the 4 bridesmaids did Smiley smile

    There are other things he has not seen but just as I have gone a bit buying mad so spacing out showing him Smiley winking

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  • S
    Beginner November 2012
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    Mine is seeing everything except for my dress/veil and probably my jewellery. We're doing all of the rest of the planning together so he wanted to see the bridesmaids and flower girls dresses before I bought them!

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  • Vanilla Pod
    Beginner September 2011
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    He didn't see anything I was wearing or carrying. He saw the bridesmaids dresses and fg dresses though. He heard me talking to my Mum excitedly about "something for my head." It was my side tiara, I wouldn't tell him what it was and he said "Oh god you're going to wear a big weird hat or something aren't you??

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  • Sparkles82
    Beginner April 2013
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    He doesnt want to see anything that might give him any clues to how I will look, so no hair ideas, no tiara, shoes, bouquet, veil etc etc.

    He has seen the dress but he doesnt know it. There is a dress shop 3 doors up from the chippy we go to before the football. We were stood outside eating our chips when I realised my dress was in the window. I tried very subtly to move him along but he was having none of it! Anyway, I told him about 6 weeks later and he couldnt even remember being stood outside the chippy, so I am not worried! lol

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    This.

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  • Tizzie
    Beginner June 2012
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    He didn't see my dress, my mums dress, my mums shoes (only because he's didn't knownthencolour of my dress but I said it was different from my mums so I hid her things from him too!!) I didn't have new shoes, he saw the loose flowers (latex calla lilies) but not hen they were all tied with ribbon as the ribbon was the colour of my dress (blue) he didn't see my jewellery either mostly cos he wouldn't care!!

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  • Sarah-March-2013
    Beginner March 2013
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    Am I the only wierd one who is keeping the whole thing a suprise for OH? He doesn't know anything about what I'm wearing, I wont show him the BM dresses (they directly compliment mines, though). Ive bought a big garden partition as a table plan stand and got my mum to take it away before he got home from work so he wouldn't see it. I'm hiring a big love chair, haven't told him. He doesn't know what cake I've picked or what I'm doing for centre pieces etc.

    He has seen my personalised wedding knickers ? and he knows what I'm thinking of doing for favours. He was there when I picked my ring too and has seen it on.

    I think I just want to give him the wow factor on the day!

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  • TamarValleyGirl
    Beginner May 2013
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    He hasn't seen the centrepieces or table plan? So pretty much the mainstay of the room decor? I could understand if he said "do what you like, I don't mind", but deliberately keeping it from him is weird to me. For us, it's OUR day, so we're deciding on all aspects of it together.

    Ah well, to each their own and all that...

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  • mimzyC
    Beginner March 2016
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    My OH is helping me pick my dress, so really theres only the underwear he wont be seeing. Everything else were doing together

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  • RedKitchie
    Beginner August 2013
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    My OH would freak out if I tried to discuss/get his opinion on anything so I will just pick everything (apart from his suit, music and food) myself and he will find out on the day. If he is interested I will share my ideas with him but as that will result in an argument about me being 'obsessed' and not being 'understanding' of him I will try to avoid this at all costs. He does want the dress to be a suprise. I have chosen something that I don't think is the same as what he pictures but I hope that the fact it makes me feel beautiful will make him think the same. As my plans are utterly superseded by him already any choice I can have I will protect.

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  • HLT
    Beginner August 2012
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    He has seen / knows about everything apart from what I will be wearing. It's not MY wedding, it's OUR wedding so why wouldn't I? I don't get this business about keeping the table plan and favours a secret...

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  • Sarah-March-2013
    Beginner March 2013
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    He honestly has noooo interest in anything related to decor, or dresses etc. He thinks its all just stuff that should be left to me, I suppose. Things like entertainment, menu choices etc he's interested in but he really doesn't care about whats on the tables etc. So rather than try to waste my time trying to involve him when he clearly isn't bothered, I've just not told him what I'm planning beacause then when he sees it for the first time he will see it all finished and will maybe appreciate it more than me waving it in front of him when he's watching sky news lol.

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  • K
    Beginner August 2012
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    Mine was with me when I picked out the shoes, we were just browsing the shops & I happened to find a perfect pair.

    I didn't originally mind him seeing the dress before hand but now I've got the 'one' I'd love to keep it a surprise from him as long as possible. We're getting married abroad alone though so he might have to be the one helping me get in it!

    I told him at the start I wasn't into veils but one just went so well with the dress I decided to get one, so at least that will be a surprise!

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  • M
    Beginner July 2012
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    Well my OH is very involved in all the planning. He has seen everything apart from what I wear (so dress, shoes, veil,make up etc). He has seen and helped choose everything else including BM dresses, flowers, cake.

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  • RachTN25
    Beginner December 2012
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    My OH has seen everything except my dress. A lot of my accessories i ended up bidding for on his ebay account so he could have easily seen them anyway and I get too excited to keep things a secret lol.

    Rach xx

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