Would you go to a charity wedding dress ball?

If the invitation stated 'optional wedding dress' then I probably wouldn't dress in a wedding dress for fear of being the only one. I would be put off, sorry. Not least because I'm getting rid of my wedding dress having just got divorced...

To be honest if it was optional I would not wear my wedding dress and thinking about it if it was dress code it would put me off. Sorry.

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Have to agree with the others, I wouldn't wear a wedding dress, and the thought that I might feel out of place not wearing it would put me off

I would, but only if it was a specific 'wedding dress ball' and promoted as such eg, only for ladies in wedding dresses and men in something appropriate such as suits/evening wear.

If wedding dresses were optional, then no, I wouldn't, as I wouldn't want to be the only one to turn up in one!

I would, but I'm in a minority. You may need to allow Bridesmaids dresses and ball gowns to widen the scope. If you do this I can suggest an additional fund raiser where people get sponsored to slim back into their dresses, as a lot of people won't fit into them straight away. Plus a tie in with a suit hire company to get a percentage of profits to anyone who buys the garb for the event from them. As you may be able to tell, I have considered this myself. Didn't do it in the end because I'm no event organiser. Good on ideas, bad on execution.

Thanks all!

I wouldn't. I find the idea quite odd and it seems to suggest that unmarried people aren't welcome.

Take a Break contains lots of them, for some reason that puts me off.

No, its a bit twee for me.

I've been to a Wedding Dress Ball and really enjoyed it. If it was an "optional wedding dress" then I wouldn't wear my dress though.

We were hoping to go again this year but too many of my friends are pregnant :-(

Can anyone still get theirs on after the honeymoon?! I wouldn't, no, sorry.

I could have done up until the last 3 months when the bump has definitely got too big.

I think just a general ball is a nice idea. I love going to proper balls and having the chance to dress up in a lovely ball gown.

I only just got in mine on the day there is no way it would fit me now.

I think it would need to be either all or nothing with the dress code

<smug> mine wouldn't fit me now - it's a size 20 and I'm a 14 </smug>

otherwise I would love to wear it again - would be a bit of fun and it's still hanging on the back of a door almost 2 years later (after reading this thread I went and had a quick gaze at it ? )

I would as would a group of my friends, we were only talking about this last night.