Comments on: Tall Brides: Stand Tall

By: Twistie

Twistie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:19:41 +0000

Pencils, that’s another big part of the reason this 5′ 2 1/2″ woman had her gown custom made.

OTOH, isn’t it nice for once, as an outlier, to have something perfect right out of the box…er garment bag?

By: Never teh Bride

Never teh Bride — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:37:30 +0000

I am in awe of your tallitude, Pencils, for I have always wanted to be taller than my 5′4″ self… and yes, my wedding gown would probably have fit you perfectly. It was way too long right out of the box.

By: Pencils

Pencils — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:07:12 +0000

I’m a hair under six feet tall. I normally don’t wear heels all that often, I’m more of a Chuck Taylors girl (I’m wearing them now) but I did want a pair of reasonable (2.5″ or so) heels for my wedding. I walk differently in heels than in flats. However, my darling husband asked me not to wear heels on this one day so that I wouldn’t be taller than he–he’s about an inch and a half taller than I am. So I had the task of finding shoes in a size 11, because tall women tend to have proportional feet, with a real heel of n more than 1″ or so. And they had to be ivory, not white, as my dress was ivory. I did find them in the end, and they were so gorgeous and comfortable I never put on my bridal Chucks.

As far as my gown was concerned, the salon where I bought it couldn’t get over the fact that it fit perfectly, they didn’t even have to hem it. I was possibly the only bride in their history who didn’t need alterations. Which was great for me, but I know I’m an outlier, so what the hell are these designers doing making dresses for six foot tall women? My gown would have been out of proportion on a woman six inches shorter, which is “normal” height, not petite.

By: La BellaDonna

La BellaDonna — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:23:25 +0000

When my brother married his delightful wife, she opted for, I think, 4″ heels. I was concerned about her COMFORT; my brother was, I think, concerned about the cuteness of the lace-up boots and the fishnet stockings his bride wore. He already knew she was two inches taller than he! But he’s always liked a challenge. Heh. She had a FABULOUS wedding dress, made to her exact (if occasionally inarticulate) specifications.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:28:02 +0000

Thank you for remembering us! I plan to wear flats because I usually do, but I enjoy my height (shoewise, I’d like to go barefoot really, and have really high heels for photos taken with my taller brothers)

By: mywhimsey

mywhimsey — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:30:59 +0000

I was a tall bride, and for years before I was a tall bridesmaid always doing the “stand in the back of photos and kind of do a knee bend so your head will fit in the picture” sort of thing. When you are the bride, do NOT do this. The big white dress makes you the focal point of the photo (mostly) so being taller doesn’t make you “stick out”, it just makes you look important. Which you (and your sweetie) are.

As far as the dress went, I found that it was the easiest dress I have ever bought. The nice thing about a wedding dress is that it is supposed to be altered to fit you – it’s probably the only dress I own that actually fits me.

Also, beware of bending down to hug short guests in a strapless gown.

By: Shenandoah bed and breakfast

Shenandoah bed and breakfast — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:07:14 +0000

We hear so little about the trials and tribulations faced by the tall bride because most of us had to strip fabric from our wedding gown hems instead of adding more.

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:47:44 +0000

I did the photography for my cousin’s wedding, and the bride was taller than the groom. Big deal . . . we decided to shoot a lot on a hill and that pretty much made the issue a non-issue! It looked extremely natural because of the angles I ended up using and I am very happy with how it turned out. She also didn’t wear heels because it was an outdoor wedding on a lawn, and that would have been problematic.

There’s also this beautiful picture of them where she is curved oh sexily against him . . . which makes her amazingly shorter and it doesn’t SEEM awkward…just incredibly romantic.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/miss_elisabeth/3949060306/

By: Kelly

Kelly — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:25:07 +0000

I am about 2 inches taller than my husband and I wore flats so it would not show as bad during the ceremony.

By: Lizz

Lizz — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:24:42 +0000

Hm, while agree that brides should be able to wear heels if they want to, I’m not going that route. While I have not problem being the same height as my fiance, I tower over his family (especially his brothers who will be groomsmen). I always feel like a Valkyrie around them and see no point in making myself feel more awkward. That being said, I won’t be slumping or trying to hid my height, but I’m not going to accentuate it either. Besides, it’s hard to really dance in four inch heels (for me).