21 Best Afterparty Wedding Dresses: The Second ... - ELLE

One wedding dress simply isn't enough these days, many brides are opting for a second gown, often more revealing or comfier, perfect for dancing ... Search News Fashion Fashion Celebritystyle Trends Whattowear Streetstyle Beauty Beauty Make-up Hair Skin Nails Life+Culture Life+culture Culture Ellevoices Wedding HomeandInteriors Travel Horoscopes AllVideos ElleEvents SubscribeToTheMag Follow Twitter Facebook Pinterest Instagram Youtube PrivacyNotice CookiesPolicy Editions: US UK España Italia Nederland 台灣 Japan News Fashion Beauty Life+culture Subscribe Newsletter UK UK Typekeyword(s)tosearch Today'sTopStories 1 WhatIsCircularFashion? 2 42OfTheBestNewAndUpcomingTVShows 3 ELLEEdit:21OfTheBestEyeshadowPalettes 4 50OfTheMostChicOnlineVintageStores 5 JustASuperUsefulGuideToBalancingOilySkin . BeitroyalsKateMiddletonandMeghanMarkleorcelebritiessuchasHaileyBieberandSophieTurner,thedaysofwearingjustonedressonyouweddingdayareofficiallyover.Nowadays,bridesaretakingadvantageoftheoldadage'moreismore(andlessisbore)'andchangingaftertheirceremonyfromtheirfirstweddingdresstotheirsecondforthereceptionorafterparty.Thisnewertraditionisn'tsimplytheresultofusallfeelingabitgreedyafteracoupleofyearsofhavingnotthatmanyreasonstodressup,butapracticalchoiceforthosewhohavechosenamorerestrictiveorOTTweddingdress.Thismeans,ifyourfirstdresshasyouonlyabletoshuffleandbarelyabletositdown(we'veallheardthestories),youcanchoseamorecomfortableandperhapsmorerevealingafterpartyorsecondweddingdresstoeatyourmealanddancethenightawayin.Prettysmart,right?WelooktoChristopherKane,ChristopherEsberandSelf-Portraitforsuperfundesigneroptions,allalittleskimpier,shorterandmoresparklythanyourusualfirstdresschoices.Though,youneedn'tspendthatmuchmoney,sinceASOS,KarenMillenand&OtherStoriesallhavefantasticoptionstoo.Nomatteryourbudget,ifyou'relookingtoswitchituponyourbigday,hereare21ofourfavouriteafterpartyandsecondweddingdressesavailabletoshopnow... ViewGallery 21Photos ZoltanK 1of21 ASOS Puffsleeveoffshoulderminiweddingdress £95.00 SHOPNOW Thissuper1980s-styleminidressfromASOSisaperfectexampleofanidealafterpartyweddingdress.Itspuffedsleevesandoff-theshoulderdetailsbringtheglamour,andits minilengththefun. 2of21 MagdaButrym Floralrosettedenimminidress £900.00 SHOPNOW ThefloralrosettedetailonMagdaButrym'sminiisgivingusCarrieBradshawvibes.  3of21 ChristopherEsber Ruchedknitdress SHOPNOW £782.00 Party-readyneedn'tmeanmini,asexemplifiedbythisoh-socoolChristopherEsberdress.  jamesj 4of21 ASOS Gigicroptoplaceminiweddingdress £95.00 SHOPNOW WelovethefemininelookofthislaceminifromASOS.  5of21 CHRISTOPHERESBER Cutoutribbed-knitmaxidress £649.00 SHOPNOW Esberdoesitagainwithaskimpymididressonlythecoolestbridewoulddaretowear.  6of21 ChristopherKane Lacebodicebridaldress £2,995.00 SHOPNOW Sequins,lace,low-plungingneckline and puffsleeves. WhatdidwedotodeservethisChristopherKanedress? millie.bower 7of21 ScarletBridal Capsleevefringesequinminidressinivory £110.00 SHOPNOW Forthe GreatGatsbyloversoutthere,thisfringedScarletBridalminiisperfect.  8of21 Galvan Hamptonssatinbridalminidress £675.00 SHOPNOW ChannelMeghanMarkleinthishalterneckminidress.  9of21 Khaite Katieruchedminidress £2,785.00 SHOPNOW Khaiteisthecoolgirlbrandofthemoment,sotryaKhaiteminiasyourseconddresschoice.  timothyj 10of21 ScarletBridal Cowlneckembellishedmidaxidressinscatteredpearlysequin £120.00 SHOPNOW Aswementioned,partydressneedn'tmeanminidress-thissparklyandslinkyScarletBridaldressprovesit.  11of21 RebeccaVallance Daphnebow-detailcrêpeminidress £459.00 SHOPNOW Sometimesasimplebowisallyouneed.  12of21 RachelGilbert Feather-trimembellishedminidress £1,693.00 SHOPNOW ThefeathersanddrapingonthisRachelGilbertdresslooksolouche.   13of21 &OtherStories Jaquardpuffsleeveminidress £95.00 SHOPNOW Howadorableisthis&OtherStorieswhiteminidress? 14of21 Self-Portrait Embellishedtaffetaminidress £376.00 SHOPNOW Self-Portraithasagreatselectionofmid-pricedbridalwear.  15of21 RASARIO Silk-satinminidress £1,012.20 SHOPNOW Puffballskirtsaresoinrightnow.Perfectfordancing.  16of21 KarenMillen karenmillen.com ViscoseSatinCrepeOneShoulderDrapeDress £8.99 SHOPNOW TheGreciandrapingontheKarenMillenminimakesitseemmuchmoreexpensivethanitis.  17of21 Jacquemus LaRobaEscadrapedminidress £635.00 SHOPNOW GoFrenchinJacquemus.  18of21 CarolinaHerrera Drapedbow-detaildress US$2,990.00 SHOPNOW CarolinaHerrera'sdesignfeelssofreshandfunwithitscircleskirtandasymmetricbow.  19of21 KarenMillen LaceAppliqueHalterMiniDress £8.99 SHOPNOW Canyoubelievethislaceminidressislessthan£100?  20of21 JennyPackham DieAnotherDaysequinneddress £2,902.00 SHOPNOW MakelikeKateMiddletoninthisBond-esquecolumndressbyJennyPackham.  21of21 KarenMillen ViscoseSatinCrepeFeatherHemHalterDress £8.99 SHOPNOW Feathertrimsarethekeytofabulouseveningwear.  Next TheChristmasPyjamasWe'reLivingInThisMonth Advertisement-ContinueReadingBelow DaisyMurray DigitalWriter DaisyMurrayistheDigitalWriteratELLEUK,writingarticlesonvintageshoppingtoMelaniaTrumpandeverythinginbetween. 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