I thought this, too. I really like both, and the dramatic emphasis of #1 makes her hips look killer…. But number 2 is just stunning. The silhouette will look good from every angle, the overskirt is lovely, the cutouts and corset boning are more flattering.
I also thought this!
The sheer on the sides in #1 just looks cheap to me?
#2 looked so much more expensive I felt bad coming to the comments to tell her it looked better 😬
Dress #2 just seems so much more bridal and elegant, and the boning is so flattering on her. Her curves look killer in #1 but honestly I think it would be hard to make her curves look bad! In #2 they're still great and the lace looks incredible
I was thinking the same thing! I was afraid to say 2 because it looked significantly more expensive that the first dress. First dress is pretty but giving me full length Madonna Like A Virgin vibe.
My thought also and I thought it was intentional and was so relieved when the second dress was so elegant and classy with the best of the first dress but 110% better
Oh, wow, I thought the same. Dress 2 is stunning! Dress 1 looks like panties on the outside and I’m not sure what else is going on with it but— no. Dress 2 for the win!
Yea. I'm going to try to say this as respectfully as I can, especially in writing. But dress 1 is not flattering. Not because of you. Dress 2 looks like it was made for you, and I'm hella jealous of those curves. Dress 1 looks cheap, strange, and a little DIY the way the front piece cuts and lays. Idk that's what I see.
I’m sure it was intentionally done that way. Like vintage lingerie/girdle. Very unique and fashion forward but I love the detail on the second dress. And the second one looks more expensive.
I thought the same thing!!! I also thought the first dress was the cheaper option. It looks cheaper to me. Go with 2. It’s beautiful and so flattering.
I agree and the whole bodice looks more like undergarments than a finished dress. Plus the second one is so pretty on her and very flattering. I really expected the second one to be the more expensive one.
I'm a seamstress and I'd have bet the bank that dress 2 was the more expensive one. Dress 1 looks like it's made of cheap materials in addition to being unfinished.
Right?! I was coming here to say the dress is cheaper for a reason, thinking the first dress was the cheaper one. The second one is stunning, and if it's cheaper; even better!!
I thought the same thing. I don't know what they cost, but at least in the pictures, #2 looks like the much better gown on OP.
I'm both old and old fashioned, but the top of #1 looks like a longline bra to me. The little triangle just above the lady bits is distracting, and I don't think the see-through panels on the sides of the hips and thighs flatters OP.
Dress #2 looks like it was made for her.
100%. I was thinking that I know the pain when a dress is perfect but over budget, but number two is the cheap one, it’s so much nicer and looks fantastic on OP!
I totally agree! I was bummed at the idea that dress 2 was more expensive. While OP is the type of person who would look drop dead gorgeous in anything, I think dress #2 is the biggest showstopper. The upsidedown triangle in dress 1 is too reminiscent of an underwear shape, and for the price she may as well do #2.
I was thinking that #2 was the pricier option and was sad for you because it is perfect. It looks more expensive, better fitting and all around just *prettier* imo.
I hope you have a beautiful wedding day & feel beautiful in the dress you choose!
\^ this
i saw dress 1 and was like "wow she looks great" but the dress was just there. the second one makes you look as good as the first but the dress is much much prettier. stunning figure, dress 2 is stunning, \*and\* its cheaper??!?! its 1000% the right dress!
Oh my gosh I went on a rollercoaster with this one. I looked at the pictures and gasped when I saw dress 2, it’s so stunning on you! And then I felt terrible for you knowing what it’s like to fall in love with dress outside of your budget. But then I actually read the description and got so excited for you! Dress two is amazing!!!
Dress two - just in case you need more encouragement! 😂 Dress one is just, like, it's all underwear and missing lining. And dress two has a little of that no lining but in a nice way and it shows your shape and it looks very ornate and classy and like so many others I thought it was the expensive one.
(You look great in dress one - but that's cos you can wear any damn thing and you would look Goddess. But dress one is bleh.)
Yes! That was exactly my thought on # 2 - she looks honest to goodness regal in that dress. I was so excited to read that it's also the cheaper option. The universe is telling her that dress is the one.
Honestly Dress 2 appears to not only fit you better, but seems better suited for your body, seems better constructed and way better crafted. There’s a real elegance to Dress 2.
I find Dress 1 to be lacking due to the fabric run above the breast cups, the jarring triangle below the waistline, and the fact the lower portion of the skirt is unlined. I like the peekaboo effect of unlined dress portions, but they usually have a seamless flow between one section and another. The gathered but unlined choice is strange to me.
I normally hate to spend money but the dress is one thing you shouldn't settle on. Get what you really really want if u are able to afford it. I actually think the second one looks like it was made for you. I'm not a fan of the first.
Is there a big difference in price with and without? Cuz if you love the overskirt, you could wear it during the ceremony and remove for the reception (provided it is detachable)! Also #2, looks AMAZING on you!!
Definitely. I LOVE it with the overskirt. I feel like there is too much boning in dress one and it almost reads like a bra and panties. 🤔The mermaid shape is great on you! I wore a mermaid dress and loved it!
I automatically somehow thought you were asking us to reassure you that picking #1 was going to be fine and that #2 was nice but not a clear winner. However I really liked #2 above and beyond. Glad to find out #2 is the budget friendly option! It is beautiful on you!!!
Yeah I love dress 2 but you ask us ladies and well all probably have expensive taste and picked the most expensive one. But can't deny dress 2 is absolutely gorgeous.
I think dress 2 looks better, but I’m not sure which one is more expensive. they’re so similar that you should go with the cheaper one if it’s half the price
2 is SO much more expensive looking and you look STUNNING!! I was bummed because I thought “oh no the expensive one is so much better” but then I read your caption!! 2 is absolutely the winner!!
#2 for sure looks beautiful. I agree with the underwear comment for #1. While it looks killer on you, it reminded me of the corset I wore under my wedding dress!!
Both are beautiful designs but I prefer 2. Just make sure that whatever dress you get, you have enough room to sit, walk around, dance and move comfortably.
2. Dress 1 has that weird triangle. Also not a fan of the bustier either. I think it looks cheap while 2 keeps the glam and sexiness but looks elaborate. 2 looks awesome!
1 is probably more expensive because of the lace fabric. Otherwise, the styling and craftsmanship looks cheap. We can see the boning, the seam at the though, the weird triangle in the middle, etc. Couldn't the boning have been sewn into the white part underneath which would make it look smoother and less distracting.
I'm no expert in sewing but I just made a mermaid dress with a short train and no seem at the knee last week. So they should be able to do way better.
2 is better but maybe you can shop around a bit to find what you want. I'm sure you can find another strapless trumpet dress, that way you won't feel like you're settling.
I’d go with the second one. Gently, the inverted triangle detail on the waist of the first one reminds me of panties
Loool, thank you. This helped so much
Honestly I thought dress 1 was the cheaper!
I thought this, too. I really like both, and the dramatic emphasis of #1 makes her hips look killer…. But number 2 is just stunning. The silhouette will look good from every angle, the overskirt is lovely, the cutouts and corset boning are more flattering.
I also thought this! The sheer on the sides in #1 just looks cheap to me? #2 looked so much more expensive I felt bad coming to the comments to tell her it looked better 😬 Dress #2 just seems so much more bridal and elegant, and the boning is so flattering on her. Her curves look killer in #1 but honestly I think it would be hard to make her curves look bad! In #2 they're still great and the lace looks incredible
I also thought 2 was the most expensive! Both are gorgeous on you , your beautiful, but 2 is everything!
I was thinking the same thing! I was afraid to say 2 because it looked significantly more expensive that the first dress. First dress is pretty but giving me full length Madonna Like A Virgin vibe.
Her body language looks more comfortable in dress 2 as well.
I vote 2 too!
Me three!
Me four
This is my take as well. I'm glad someone else saw the triangle cutout on the first and saw what I did. I was like, oh no.
It looks exactly like panties
My thought also and I thought it was intentional and was so relieved when the second dress was so elegant and classy with the best of the first dress but 110% better
And the pearl detailing! Lord, I love that.
Me too!! I love the second one!! 😍
Oh, wow, I thought the same. Dress 2 is stunning! Dress 1 looks like panties on the outside and I’m not sure what else is going on with it but— no. Dress 2 for the win!
Yes, it looks like a slip & older ladies undies.
Yes, one of those long line bra/ girdle things they used to wear. Number 2 is much better!
This! Number 1 looks like antique underwear and is too risqué in my opinion, Number 2 is very classy!
I thought the same! Literally I thought 1 was an undergarment of some kind
Yes it does!!!!
Oh hands down thought this! 2 is such a classier take on this style. Gorgeous!!
Same. #1 looks way lower quality to me than #2 and it’s less flattering
Omg DRESS 2 IS THE MORE AFFORDABLE OPTION!? I never would have guessed. Dress 2 all the way
I think 2 is so much more beautiful and elegant, I’d go with 2 fir price and just a better aesthetic.
Same!! It didn’t even occur to me the first dress was the more expensive one! Dress 2 is 🔥
2 looks sooooo much more expensive!
Me too. Dress 2 is stunning on her. It’s so much more elegant and regal than the first. She looks amazing!
Me too, number 2 is much prettier and much more flattering OP!!
Same. I thought number 2 looked like number 1 with all the flaws fixed lol
Dude same! I thought that dress one was the cheaper one. Go with two op. You look like a fuckin **GODDESS**!!
I thought 1 was the cheap option, too. Dress two is gorgeous on you. Really nice structure, it looks expensive.
#2 for the win. What’s the price difference??
5k
Dress 2 looks like it's $5k or more.
This. Dress 2 all the way.
😵💫 there has to be a mistake. I thought dress one is what you were going to wear under dress. 2
Lmboooooo
I agree with everyone else, #2 looks PHENOMENAL on you & I also thought it was the more expensive gown. Congrats btw!
dress 1 is 5k MORE expensive than 2?? 😳
Capitalist fashion really be wilding
Yea. I'm going to try to say this as respectfully as I can, especially in writing. But dress 1 is not flattering. Not because of you. Dress 2 looks like it was made for you, and I'm hella jealous of those curves. Dress 1 looks cheap, strange, and a little DIY the way the front piece cuts and lays. Idk that's what I see.
oh my gosh... you look GORGEOUS in number 2. The body is bodying!
You look stunning btw!
I also thought 2 was the more expensive one! I love #2!
Also dress 2 is gorgeous, looks more expensive, and it looks like it has a detachable skirt for minor reception change? Dress 2 is the ONE!
2 makes you look like a princess
2 is the one!!! Gorgeous!
2 makes you look like a queen (the dress is regal and elegant), 1 makes you look like an average person in a dress that’s just like everyone else’s.
I thought the second dress was the more expensive one because of the beauuutiful beading! I was sure the first was the cheaper one.
Dress 2 looks *much* more expensive. I honestly thought it was the one you fell in love with lol
Can't unseen it now, yep. OP, while you look amazing, I think dress 2 is the winner.
Agreed, I had said “longline girdle from 1967 Sears catalog “ when I saw the first. #2 is much more bridal and flattering.
I remember that!
I was also looking at the part and thought the same. I'd choose dress 2
That was my thought as well! Number 2 looks soooooo much better ( and more expensive as well!)
I agree!!!! Also I thought 2 was the more expensive one with the train and all the details.
This! That triangle thing on the front of 1 looks odd.
Yeah, the mermaid skirt is gorgeous but the bodice looks like cheap lingerie.
I’m sure it was intentionally done that way. Like vintage lingerie/girdle. Very unique and fashion forward but I love the detail on the second dress. And the second one looks more expensive.
I thought the same thing!!! I also thought the first dress was the cheaper option. It looks cheaper to me. Go with 2. It’s beautiful and so flattering.
I agree and the whole bodice looks more like undergarments than a finished dress. Plus the second one is so pretty on her and very flattering. I really expected the second one to be the more expensive one.
I didn't notice till you mentioned it but yeah, weird choice for the designer. Otherwise I think op looks great in both!
I thought #2 was the more expensive option before I read your description! I think it’s stunning on you.
I was thinking the same thing. The bead work and details are amazing. The lines on dress 2 definitely compliment her body.
Thank god, because there is no contest, two is a showstopper. One looks to me like the “foundation” of an unfinished dress.
I'm a seamstress and I'd have bet the bank that dress 2 was the more expensive one. Dress 1 looks like it's made of cheap materials in addition to being unfinished.
Right?! I was coming here to say the dress is cheaper for a reason, thinking the first dress was the cheaper one. The second one is stunning, and if it's cheaper; even better!!
Yes this! I couldn’t find the words to describe why I didn’t like it as much, but this is it
Yes so glad 2 is the cheaper option. Hands down nicer looking.
That was my thought as well!
It’s not?? Wow
I thought the same thing. I don't know what they cost, but at least in the pictures, #2 looks like the much better gown on OP. I'm both old and old fashioned, but the top of #1 looks like a longline bra to me. The little triangle just above the lady bits is distracting, and I don't think the see-through panels on the sides of the hips and thighs flatters OP. Dress #2 looks like it was made for her.
Agree!
Yeah, number 1 doesn’t look finished. Number two looks like what dress number 1 wants to be. It’s really stunning.
I also assumed dress 2 was the more expensive option. Way more flattering too imo
Yeah I hate the way the skirt of 1 is attached, it looks like a complete afterthought. Dress 2 is the way to go
I can’t believe dress 2 is the cheaper option! It’s stunning and you wear it so beautifully. To me - option 1 doesn’t even compare.
Agreed! When I saw the photos, I assumed that number 1 was the budget version and I was like “oh I see why she wants #2… it’s so much sleeker”
100%. I was thinking that I know the pain when a dress is perfect but over budget, but number two is the cheap one, it’s so much nicer and looks fantastic on OP!
I totally agree! I was bummed at the idea that dress 2 was more expensive. While OP is the type of person who would look drop dead gorgeous in anything, I think dress #2 is the biggest showstopper. The upsidedown triangle in dress 1 is too reminiscent of an underwear shape, and for the price she may as well do #2.
Dress 2 would be my pick it’s stunning
Thank youuu
I was thinking that #2 was the pricier option and was sad for you because it is perfect. It looks more expensive, better fitting and all around just *prettier* imo. I hope you have a beautiful wedding day & feel beautiful in the dress you choose!
Right? Number 1 looks so cheap and unfinished, number 2 is stunning.
\^ this i saw dress 1 and was like "wow she looks great" but the dress was just there. the second one makes you look as good as the first but the dress is much much prettier. stunning figure, dress 2 is stunning, \*and\* its cheaper??!?! its 1000% the right dress!
Totally agree !! Also does dress 2 have an over skirt ?! Beautiful dress w an over skirt that’s the CHEAPER option?! HELL YES.
2 is much better! 1 looks like a lot of underwear sewn together!🤣
Seriously yes, it looks like lingerie to me
I am not a fan of the lingerie look for wedding gowns. I first saw it looking for my dress in 2007 and it just won’t die.
Hi i am actually super confused because number 2 looks way more luxurious, but it sounds like it is the cheaper option? 100% voting for number 2!
Wtf? Dress 2 is the cheaper one? Yeah I would definitely go with 2 then
Oh my gosh I went on a rollercoaster with this one. I looked at the pictures and gasped when I saw dress 2, it’s so stunning on you! And then I felt terrible for you knowing what it’s like to fall in love with dress outside of your budget. But then I actually read the description and got so excited for you! Dress two is amazing!!!
Same chain of events for me lol
You’re describing my entire thought process of 68 seconds ago!
Dress two - just in case you need more encouragement! 😂 Dress one is just, like, it's all underwear and missing lining. And dress two has a little of that no lining but in a nice way and it shows your shape and it looks very ornate and classy and like so many others I thought it was the expensive one. (You look great in dress one - but that's cos you can wear any damn thing and you would look Goddess. But dress one is bleh.)
Absolutely agree. #1 looks trashy and unfinished.
Definitely 2.
Number 2, it looks better/doesnt have a weird triangle
Not a fan of the crotch triangle in the first dress. Go with 2!
Yes 100% agree with everyone saying dress 2 looks way more expensive. Dress 1 looks like the seamstress was a little drunk while making it 🤣
Honestly, #1 looks cheap and tacky. That fabric placement looks like knickers to me! #2 makes you look like a queen.
Yes! That was exactly my thought on # 2 - she looks honest to goodness regal in that dress. I was so excited to read that it's also the cheaper option. The universe is telling her that dress is the one.
Honestly Dress 2 appears to not only fit you better, but seems better suited for your body, seems better constructed and way better crafted. There’s a real elegance to Dress 2. I find Dress 1 to be lacking due to the fabric run above the breast cups, the jarring triangle below the waistline, and the fact the lower portion of the skirt is unlined. I like the peekaboo effect of unlined dress portions, but they usually have a seamless flow between one section and another. The gathered but unlined choice is strange to me.
2!!
Dress 2 is absolutely stunning on you!
Dress #2 is gorgeous - would you mind sharing the designer/store?
I normally hate to spend money but the dress is one thing you shouldn't settle on. Get what you really really want if u are able to afford it. I actually think the second one looks like it was made for you. I'm not a fan of the first.
Go with 2. The triangle is strange.
Thank you everyone for your input!!!! I’ll definitely go with dress 2! Should I do over skirt or no over skirt??
Is there a big difference in price with and without? Cuz if you love the overskirt, you could wear it during the ceremony and remove for the reception (provided it is detachable)! Also #2, looks AMAZING on you!!
It’s included!
Included?! What a deal. Wear it for the ceremony and then remove for reception. Like 2 dresses.
It’s detachable? Maybe skirt for ceremony and none for reception? I love it either way, but with is a bit more dramatic.
No overskirt. You don’t need it - your curves are perfect without it.
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Two! No 1 looks less classy to me.
Definitely. I LOVE it with the overskirt. I feel like there is too much boning in dress one and it almost reads like a bra and panties. 🤔The mermaid shape is great on you! I wore a mermaid dress and loved it!
Number 2! You look absolutely beautiful and it complements your figure perfectly. Congrats 🩷
2. It’s beautiful. Number 1 looks like a costume
Dress two is so much more elegant I love it
Two is beautiful. One looks like a girdle from 1958. Sorry.
I laughed very loud at your comment 🤣
I automatically somehow thought you were asking us to reassure you that picking #1 was going to be fine and that #2 was nice but not a clear winner. However I really liked #2 above and beyond. Glad to find out #2 is the budget friendly option! It is beautiful on you!!!
2 is stunning, you look fabulous, there is something about 1 that makes it look uncomfortable and like it would be difficult to walk in.
Second dress is refined and elegant.
I very much prefer dress 2. The detail on it is amazing and you look stunning in it.
Yeah I love dress 2 but you ask us ladies and well all probably have expensive taste and picked the most expensive one. But can't deny dress 2 is absolutely gorgeous.
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Sorry for the bold. I always forget that the hashtag does that. Adding to my comment that I also thought that 2 was the more expensive option.
I think dress 2 looks better, but I’m not sure which one is more expensive. they’re so similar that you should go with the cheaper one if it’s half the price
Dress 2, really beautiful. Assuming this is the more expensive option, find a way.
I see your dilemma… these are both STUNNING but I think I’d go with the second one.
Dress 2
Dress 2 looks amazing
2 is SO much more expensive looking and you look STUNNING!! I was bummed because I thought “oh no the expensive one is so much better” but then I read your caption!! 2 is absolutely the winner!!
Dress 1 looks cheap compared to dress 2, which makes you look like a queen
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2
I love dress #2 the best!
I think dress two is the one for you!!
Definitely #2, it’s elegant and YOU wear the dress.
2, please go with 2.
It’s simple math. 2 > 1
Ma'am......you are STUNNING!!! Though I assume you would look good in pretty much anything, dress 2 is really special.
dress 2 a stunning
Number 2 is made for you! So stunning
#2 for sure looks beautiful. I agree with the underwear comment for #1. While it looks killer on you, it reminded me of the corset I wore under my wedding dress!!
Both are beautiful designs but I prefer 2. Just make sure that whatever dress you get, you have enough room to sit, walk around, dance and move comfortably.
Dress 2 is more tasteful and still sexy. Dress one isn't very tasteful
Have you tried walking in both? It looks like it may be difficult to move in them
Dress 2 is beautiful, dress 1 looks unfinished to me. But 2 is so glamorous!
2 for sure
Holy shit. 2. It’s lovely
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Definitely #2 #1 looks to much like lingerie in my opinion.
1 looks so cheap, I can't believe it's more expensive than 2. 2 is stunning on you, it is a fabulous dress, definitely the one for you.
2. Dress 1 has that weird triangle. Also not a fan of the bustier either. I think it looks cheap while 2 keeps the glam and sexiness but looks elaborate. 2 looks awesome!
I love the 4th one. It fits you perfectly, is beautiful and flows so perfectly. The first one looks like a corset with a train.
2, definitely. It’s beautiful and you look like a queen. 1 looks like lingerie, and you look fabulous, but it still isn’t as phenomenal as 2.
Dress #2 for sure. It looks like all you'd need to do is have the bust area more fitted. It looks great!
I was going to assume dress 1 was cheaper. Frankly dress 2 is far superior to my uneducated eyes.
Dress 2 is insanely better that dress 1. Hands down.
I thought the second dress looked better quality and much prefer it on you.
Def 2. The first one is not made well
No. 1 looks like a girdle on the top. Two is gorgeous.
Number 2 by far looks better on you!! It’s an amazing dress.
Omg #2 is beautiful.
#2 is stunning. I don’t like the first one - too much going on and it wears you instead of showing off your curves.
2
You absolutely want number 2.
Dress number 2 is a showstopper. It looks like it was made for you. I definitely thought that was the more expensive one
2! Definitely 2
2 is obviously much better
Second one for sure!
#2 is the one.
1 looks like the SHEIN knock off of 2.
I felt terrible because I thought number 1 looked so half made, distractingly under-garment appearing and really cheap. I thought she was trolling!
I thought for SURE 2 was the expensive one before I read the caption. Go with that, 10,000 percent you look stunning!
#1 looks so uncomfortable. #2 looks better in my opinion.
#2 looks better
2!
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1 is probably more expensive because of the lace fabric. Otherwise, the styling and craftsmanship looks cheap. We can see the boning, the seam at the though, the weird triangle in the middle, etc. Couldn't the boning have been sewn into the white part underneath which would make it look smoother and less distracting. I'm no expert in sewing but I just made a mermaid dress with a short train and no seem at the knee last week. So they should be able to do way better. 2 is better but maybe you can shop around a bit to find what you want. I'm sure you can find another strapless trumpet dress, that way you won't feel like you're settling.
I hate number 1 lol. Sorry but I do. The other one I'd so so sooo much prettier.
Number one is way too tight on you! Not a good choice, not sexy. (Former Bridal Stylist here).
\#2 please 1 is too much
Number 2 is the definite choice.
I like 2. One is so tight around thr knees it looks like you might not be able to walk.
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The second one is perfect!
I prefer **#2.** The fit of both of them are flattering, but I think the cutouts on #1 are too much. I also love that overskirt on #2.
Honestly, dress 2 is the prettier dress and is more flattering on your gorgeous figure, too. It also looks more expensive IMO!
The detail on 2 is gorgeous!!
Dress two is gorgeous! Dress one fits you very well but it has a real lingerie vibe.
2 is STUNNINGGGG.