Every woman wants their wedding to be unique and special, but in this day and age is it actually possible to pull off an original wedding without being called a copycat?
“Wedding poaching” is on the rise and from the flowers to the wedding album, more and more couples are poaching ideas from other weddings they have attended, MSNBC reported.
Even Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, who married Prince William on April 29, has been accused of dress poaching after her Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen-designed gown was likened to that of Princess Grace of Monaco.
Catherine’s lace detailed bodice almost replicated Grace’s and both wore very similar veils.
But Catherine wasn’t only compared to fellow royals. Women from around the world proudly put their hands up and declared “Catherine copied my dress”.
Jennie Smith from Avoca Beach on the NSW Central Coast told the Central Coast Express Advocate she couldn’t believe it when Catherine stepped out in a replica of her wedding gown.
“I had been talking with a friend of mine on the Monday before the wedding and I said that I bet she would wear a dress like Grace Kelly’s,” Smith said.
“I never thought of my own dress but when I saw her get out of the car I just started yelling, ‘That’s my dress, that’s my dress’.
“I couldn’t believe it. I mean, there are a few differences but it looks almost exactly like my dress. Just like Catherine’s dress mine had lace on the bodice, seed pearl buttons, a cap sleeve and a pond train. The only real difference was the skirt, the lapels and my dress had seed pearl buttons down the front.”
But wedding poaching isn’t just about the style of dress it can also be about the wedding budget.
Amelia Nardinelli, a bride from California passed her dress on to two of her friends to reuse following her big day, the New York Post reported.
The loan was partly due to budgetary concerns but she also wanted to share a special part of her big day.
“It’s the most meaningful and memorable piece of clothing I’ll ever wear, and to share it with such close friends is an honour,” she said.
