Jezebel Blogger Poses Tough Wedding Etiquette Question

Here at CWB we're huge fans of the Hells Bells blogging squad over at Jezebel. One of them, Sadie Stein, is a bride-to-be and this week she posed an interesting (and mildly controversial) bridal etiquette question to her readers: Is it tacky to wear a dress you bought for a wedding that never happened to the one you're planning now?

The traditional wedding etiquette rules say capital Y-E-S, but we admit, she has one heck of a point. After her first engagement was announced, her grandparents kindly offered to foot the bill for her dream gown as an early wedding gift. (A bridal budget godsend, we're sure!) She, of course, took them up on their very generous offer, and when the relationship failed, she wasn't about to break up with her gorgeous custom-made gown, too.

"When things unraveled, it was no hardship to return the ring, and I could deal with the pain of informing everyone and calling things off, but I saw absolutely no reason to taint my gown by association," Sadie writes.

And why should she? No matter what your zip code is, your wedding gown can and will cost a pretty penny, right? And, you bought it to wear after all. The blogger's future hubby is surprisingly okay with the plan, though she's not sure how happy her future in-laws will be. So why risk creating unnecessary drama surrounding her wedding day?

"Because it was so, so lovely. It was the dress I'd had in mind long before I'd met my first boyfriend; he'd never seen it; and, most of all, it had been made for me."

Judging from the flood of "go for it" and "it's about you" comments that followed her post, it's safe to say her fans concur -- as do we. (Though we probably wouldn't have showed our gown to the groom pre-wedding, though that's just us!) So, we say, Sadie, wear it, and wear it proud. Just don't forget to send us pics!

Would you make the same call as Sadie? Have you?