Bride gutted after snobby friends mock her for buying ‘lovely’ H&M wedding dress
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THE AVERAGE wedding dress costs £1,385 - which can be unaffordable for many brides.
So it's unsurprising that Mumsnet users have been left outraged after a woman revealed she had been mocked by her "good friends" for wanting to wear a bridal number from H&M.
"Getting married next year and I had been somewhat dreading going into a shop to try on dresses," she wrote.
"All the ones round here are little boutiques where everything costs an arm and a leg and you have an assistant with you the whole time."
The woman revealed she had come across a dream white frock, that was within her budget, by accident.
The bride-to-be then asked her fellow Mumsnet users what she should do.
She wrote: "Shall I take it that it's hideous then and my judgement is way off?!
"Or shall I maybe just stop telling people where it's from as that and the price seem to be promoting the reactions?"
People rushed to reassure her that the wedding dress she had chosen was "lovely"; and to "ignore" the comments of others.
Oh that dress is lovely. Ignore everyone's comments, you'll look fab.
Mumsnet user
One person wrote: "People are daft. It’s lovely. Congratulations and I hope you have a lovely time in it!"
Another commented: "Oh that dress is lovely. Ignore everyone's comments, you'll look fab."
A third shared: "If you feel beautiful, it doesn’t matter where it’s from."
And a fourth added: "It’s absolutely gorgeous! And you will look utterly beautiful in it. Please don’t fret about where it came from! Wedding dress comments are usually borne of jealousy.
"Be proud in the fact that you will look stunning for a more modest amount that will leave you with more spending money for your honeymoon or much needed home essentials."
In other wedding news, a we told you how a bride's engagement ring has been trashed by people saying it looks like a penis.
We also revealed that a bride had a Tangled-themed wedding and made her bridesmaids lug frying pans instead of bouquets.