Wedding Modesty: Has it Gone Out of Style?

thank you so much for your stand on this topic! I have a question:

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Having three married daughters, I know the challenges involved in finding modest wedding attire. However, with a lot of time and effort, it can be done!


It is very hard to find a mosest wedding gown unless you:

make it yourself, or

order it online (assuming you don't already live in Utah) from a store catering to Mormons (the dresses are beautiful but you can't try them on beforehand!)

what is your counsel on this? brides today need extra help to be modest!

Plus EMLIESER you might have found yourself in the beginning stages of a cult! Do some background study becasue that kind of regulation is usually how cults start. Reference the Latter Day Saints in Texas.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for this article about modesty! Why is it that women who have dressed conservatively all there lives wait until there wedding day to expspose all before all in the church? Hollywood is more conservative. This article should be posted in churches around the world. Thank you for having the courage to say what others simply complain and shake their heads about. I will make sure upon my pastor's approval that all the women in the church receives a copy of this article. You could sense the Loving and compassionate manner in which it was stated.

Thank You

IpraiseHIM

I am no longer a subscriber to Crosswalk as a result of this article. Sometimes I truly wonder about the heart of the church. What would happen if everyone took a moment to step out of their self-righteousness & consider the heart of Jesus? Who did Jesus befriend? Sinners. Prostitutes! Do you think he befriended them through judgment? Do you think He told them to go put decent clothes on before He would talk to them? I may be going out on a limb, but I'm going to say no (historically, people don't tend to respond very favorably to judgment). What is Jesus after? Our hearts. I firmly believe the church has turned many people off with this fanatical obsession with outward appearance.

I am a PK & my sister is getting married. My mom has accompanied her to every bridal shop & my dad has seen pictures of dresses she is considering. Neither of them have had any problems; & let me tell you, my parents are conservative! But they also understand balance; something I encourage CW to consider.

At our church, the pastor's wife approves dresses before the wedding. I don't know if she approves bridesmaid dresses (we got married at my home church) but the brides' dresses have improved since they implemented this policy!

I went to a wedding last Friday, and the bride had made her own dress. It was beautiful AND modest! I made my dress, too, but Ruth's was even prettier ("fancier") than mine but still modest and tasteful.

Wow... this couldn't me more true on two fronts...

1. Wedding Dress: My fiance and I looked @ bridal and wedding magazines... they were fraught with strapless gowns... and other features that just revealed too much. I told her flatly, that this not about sex...and she agreed. It's about love and about being as beautiful as you are. We finally found one, and I mean ONE that was nice. We then went to a bridal shop & web site and options for adding sleeves etc that covered up. I have not seen the dress yet.... can't wait to see her on our wedding day.

2. Never thought I would be challenged by my wandering / wondering eye @ church of all places. The NT states that the women of the church should "train" the younger girls / women of the church in modesty. I think it's time for that. To the young girls / women of the body of Christ, your beauty shines brightly. You were created to be this way in Christ. Your presence is enough....rofaith

Thank you for writing this article. May I also suggest that you publish a article on modesty even during regular church services? I find that many young (and even older) women tend to dress too provocatively at church. As much as I wouldn't recommend that we all become prudes, I wouldn't also recommend that our young women place too many temptations in front of their male peers.

Thank you and regards,
Philip