Worried about ripping my dress

I don't think shortening the sides will stop other people from standing on your dress. This is something I'm choosing not to think about. If it's going to be stood on, it will be stood on (mine has a longish train so lots to stand on). Hopefully people will be more careful around you in your dress.

Im afraid that everyone will stand on it all day- its gonna happen. be careful before the ceremony but after try not to let it bother you and enjoy being in the dress, its going to get dirty whatever you do.

I agree - our daughter wasn't sentimental about her dress at all and fully intended to sell it afterwards so we could recoup some of our money! However, it had a bit of a train and unfortunately, people stood on it when they were dancing and it got ripped in quite a few places. Stiletto heels are lethal on a dance floor! Her Grandma used to be a seamstress and she did try her best to mend it but all the net underneath was ripped and there were bits missing and the organza along the hem was ripped beyond belief! Just enjoy your day and don't worry too much about it.

My own memories of our wedding day is fuzzy. Most of it whizzed by. I barely remember the ceremony. I have vague recollections of being there. Can't be sure.

One thing I do remember and will never forget though is my wife telling me to stop standing on the dress!

I now advise all grooms I photograph to shuffle all day long to avoid the same rollockings advice I got ?

My wedding dress has quite a few tares in it but not from walking down the aisle or ceremony or even from wondering around at the reception - it came purely from dancing - BM even tried a tutu from the fancy dress box (photobooth) to try to tie it up but it didn't work - did I care - nope the look with the tutu was pretty entertaining too! I had an awesome time ceilidh dancing and wouldn't change it for the world!

If your selling it or want to keep it pristine for the future then you can always get changed after the first dance to a knee length number? A colleague did this and her dress definitely stayed in tack!