Great shots!
Love what you did and yes - great pile of top memories for you to keep...
Each to their own and all that - MrsMM's dress was in the charity shop within a fortnight... her decision
whereas I'm still wearing the suit I had made.....
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Wife on Bike - In her wedding dress
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Nicknoxx - love it, that is a brilliant thing to do.
Yes the wife does all these sports, she raced the mega this year (she wanted to do it in the wedding dress?!!?) we skied toured all around europe for 8 weeks in the van, and she is brilliant at throwing stuff at me. So a good representation I think
as for dumping the dress, it stank! we move around alot and we don't keep much stuff, so less to cart around.
thank you all for your kind words, and thank you those who think this is a mindless act of self indulgance killing the enviroment. Has been fun reading your opinions.
I love all the pictures and am going to proudly hang them up at home.
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BUnnyhop - please put the pictures up, would love to see others. Be careful of the chain device and brake calipers, these where the worst areas!!!!
have fun
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Well why not if that's what you want to do, your money, your day and your lives. Congratulations to you both.
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There was a Gary_M on the old forum that was happy to buy Rapha or whatever it's called gear and pay a ton for shorts. Is it the same one or are we being duped by the name change flaw?
as an aside, sod a wedding dress - I'm gonna do it in my kilt - all on the same day. Ok, I may just have to get some bystanders to chuck tomatoes at me or maybe just walk past some in Tescos.
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There was a Gary_M on the old forum that was happy to buy Rapha or whatever it's called gear and pay a ton for shorts
What's yer point caller?
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Congratulations on your marraige. Photos look great, don't really get the destruction thing as it would have been better to pass it on but it's your money.
DeVs whats the significance in someone buying rapha kit in a 'destroying wedding dress' discussion?
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gets the thumbs up from me, but a little leg in that downhill shot wouldn't have hurt would it ?
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I was trying to point out the irony that someone who will heat their whole garage and neighbourhood just to dry their shoes and will pay extortionate amounts on over priced kit which is not any more functional than stuff at a quarter of the price, is prepared to try and lecture someone on wastefullness. It's like Nick Griffin extolling the virtues of multi cultural and interated communities.
I do realise picking Rapha as an example will upset a few of you poor sensitive little souls who have images to maintain whatever the cost. Sorry. I should have picked a better example like yumeya components.Posted 2 years ago # -
Gary - it was a very expensive dress. Just out of interest, how is it a waste? Will she ever wear it again..... NO. so to have a load of amazing pictures and memories from it I beleive is a far better way to get value out of the dress than let it hang up in the wardrobe for the rest of our lives like 90% of the dresses out there.
Agreed, completely. Awesome way of having the memories, and a bit of fun.
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DeVs do people spend loads of money on rapha kit then use it once and destroy it? I would have thought it would be wasteful if they binned it but how can spending their money on kit, then using it be wasteful?
Not sure what your on about heating a garage, didn't see that in your post.
I'm confused, useless point, badly made.
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Without wanting to sound like a patronising tosser, if you read the few posts before the Rapha one Blackdog you'll see what I'm on about. For some reason this latest forum format does make it easy to miss posts and threads harder to follow. Bring back Usenet. It's a far better medium.
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put the handbags away gentlemen
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Well I for one thought the action shots excellent and you are a very lucky chap and wish you nothing but the best for your future togther.
That final shot isn't really my cup of tea from a purely creative/ aesthetic point of view, wouldnt want that on my wall, and hey, it's great that STW has so many eco warriors ready to save the planet
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Brilliant idea! I think the pics are great and very symbolic for you as a couple. People preaching about passing wedding dresses on I'm afraid the majority of people are too snobby to go for 2nd hand wedding dresses (NB I didn't say EVERYONE before people bite my head off!)! I love them.
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MYWIFE 'on Bike - In her wedding dress'
Whistler July 2008
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My bike,
absolute quality! and I love what youa re wearing as well. I take it once married you two rode down the hill together?
fantastic idea, bit too late for me to copy now! well done.
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Cool pics, isn't trashing the dress an "in" thing to do now - I've been to a couple of weddings in the US this year and the brides have done the same
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Not sure, I got the idea from a friend who is a photographer. we just thought it woudl be a fun thing to do.
we called it "the Chronicles of the wedding dress" rather than trashing it.
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Absolutely fantastic pics, and I hope the memories match. Congrats to the pair of you. You look like you deserve the best of luck.
We got married two years ago, just the two of us and two close friends, in Coniston, had a swim in the lake afterwards. For us it couldn't have been a more perfect day. Certain family members didn't get it and there's still bad blood two years on, but famillies eh?
If it works for you, causes no harm, then sod the rest.
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Ok, I thought it was an original idea, if it's a fashion thing then perhaps it isn't 'disturbing'.
All the very best
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Marionheck
thats my old Uzzi isnt it?? ( think I can still make out the hunt or be hunted sticker on there )
Sweet pics - congrats on getting married and also on putting that bike to some good use.
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The negativity from some of these posters on this thread is quite amazing. By your logic why bother having a dress at all? A potato sack would do just as well.
Anyway, awesome photos which will no doubt bring you back just as many (more probably) happy memories than digging a fusty old dress out of a box in 20 years time. Your wife is smokin' too.
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Super pictures, love it.
Wedding dresses, and indeed most of the nonsense that goes with big flash modern weddings, are a ghastly waste of fun money, fabric and energy(emotional and other). But unless you're going to get married in a regular dress that you can wear again I'm not sure that having a laugh riding a bike in the thing is sillier than anything else one might do with it.
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The action pics are utterly brilliant, love it. Personally not sure about the last one, but if we were all the same it'd be a boring world! Good on you for doing your own thing.
We celebrated out 10th aniversary this weekend, and yes the wedding dress is still in the wardrobe. Will show Sandy this thread, might tempt her to get the dress out for some anniversary photos on the tandem!
Congratulations and best wishes for a happy marriage.
Rob
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Love it.
Its your wedding and you did what you want. Brilliant
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Excellent, glad you had fun.
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Rudiboy,
Yup that is your old Uzzi, she stole it off me and i had to buy another DH bike. She loves it.
Thank you all for comments.
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To 'My Bike'
Love your idea for a wedding and the associated photos!
Had I thought about it properly a shorter dress would have been much more appropriate for riding purposes :o)
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Rudiboy, Marionheck didn't have it for long I am afraid before I fell in love with downhilling. It is fantastic! It served well for the mega this year too. LR
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