Should I avoid a dress with a train for an outdoor wedding or go ahead with one?

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I am having an outdoor wedding. I love the idea of having a beautiful train on my dress. For those those that have had outdoor wedding would you suggest getting a dress without one or with one?
 
Just because you are getting married outdoors doesn't mean you have to sacrifice your dreams of your princess gown and go with something that is tea length, simple and just not you. I am having a candle lit garden wedding and I have a taffeta beaded champagne and ivory ball gown. Not a huge train but it definitely has a train. I would stay away from a cathedral train but I think the ball gown is a nice length. Have a seamstress or a dry cleaner scotch guard the underside of the gown so that it cleans up nicely. Chances are yes it will get dirty but who cares you are only wearing it once and if you have it prepared and cleaned properly it should clean up fine. Good luck and go for the gown of your dreams!
 
If you want the beautiful train for walking down whatever aisle you've created and it's not muddy, then go for it. If you are afraid of dragging in through grass and possibly mud then get a bustle for it so it can be buttoned up when you're not walking down the aisle and when you're greeting your guests.
I'm getting my dress bustled so it doesn't drag during the reception, even though mine is indoors. The shop selling you your dress can have it added or any seamstress can do it.
 
If the area where your wedding is will be manicured and flat then yeah, you should be okay. Mine was in a field so there were dried brush and leaves and stalks so i was very happy i took a dress without a long train. If you do decide to have a train and the area you are having it is relatively rough, i would definitely suggest putting down a cloth aisle for you to walk on.
 
If you don't mind the fact that it will probably get ruined, go ahead. My train got grass stains all on the underside just from taking pictures, and it was a beautiful day. Imagine if it would have rained! But, who cares? Not like I'm gonna wear it again. OR you could just make sure you have it bustled really high so it doesn't drag the ground when you bustle it.
 
You can have a train and pin it up once you're not walking down the aisle. Or you can hold it up on the side. A lot of dresses with long trains bustle in the back and work out so that you can walk around like that.
 
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