Oh, momma!
By Never teh Bride
Life isn’t as simple as it once was. The definition of family is no longer a mommy and a daddy who are married and their two-point-five offspring. A family can be just a woman and a man, joined in matrimony or not, with kids or not. Or it can be a lot of other things, as well. Some people, nowadays, choose to have their babies before tying the knot. Or, as it has happened throughout time, a baby may start a-brewin’ before or after an engagement has been announced.
Luckily, in the present, getting knocked up before marriage won’t get you stoned outside the borders of the city - at least not in most cultures. And that’s good news for dress designers and sellers because it means that there is a market for maternity wedding gowns! From what I can tell, maternity wedding gowns used to be rather blah affairs designed to hide a girl’s shame. Today, a bride with a bun in the oven has plenty of chic gowns to choose from, like the one above from Tekay Designs.
Matrimonial mommies are also free to wear something a little sexier if they wish. There are plenty of strapless, backless, and off the shoulder wedding gowns designed to flatter babes with a bump. Tiffany Rose Maternity’s wedding selection is unfortunately small, but their gowns, like the one pictured below are quite sassy. And, if you’re willing to wear a color instead of white, your range of choices grows.
I’ll admit it. This is a topic I like. I showed up at the wedding of a friend who I hadn’t seen in a quite a while only to discover that she was quite pregnant. I was the maid of honor, so kept my exclamations of surprise to a cool minimum. She simply chose a wedding gown she liked and had a good tailor put an extra panel of fabric in. I plan on touching on this topic again really soon because there is plenty to say!
December 29th, 2005 at 4:51 pm
Actually, during America’s early years, when houses were far apart and spare bedrooms didn’t exist, courting couples practiced “bundling,” where the two people slept in the same bed, separated only by a log. Pregnant brides abounded in those days.
December 29th, 2005 at 9:48 pm
The first dress would look a lot nicer without the gauzy sleeves and if the model had brushed her hair before the shoot. The second dress, though, is very pretty.
December 30th, 2005 at 11:35 am
Wow, too bad Hee Haw isn’t on the air any more………..excellent demographics…………..
Ya, I know, I’m bad
December 30th, 2005 at 1:13 pm
A log, Lori?? Crazy. I’m not surprised that pregnancies occurred, since it’s pretty easy to move the log and then put it back in the morning!
December 30th, 2005 at 1:15 pm
The first model also looks sort of cross eyed and out of it. Maybe all those hormones are addling her brain. That would explain the Brit Spears hair.