If you’re looking to get married at a Disney theme park, you may have all your other details taken care of for you, but your wedding dress and your bridesmaid dress have to be your own responsibility. After all, when the cake has been eaten and the decorations torn down, you’ll always have the photos of you, your groom, and your best friends to remind you of your special day. And really, who wants to be reminded of a bad dress?

Think of the poor souls who got married in the 80’s. How often do you see those photos sitting out where just anyone can see them? Not many! Who would want to be reminded that they once thought aquanet and puffy polyester sleeves was chic?

In this age of being green, do you really want to add to ecological cost of producing yet another humongous dress that can only be worn once? If it’s man made material, it’ll be contributing to the world’s pollution problems, if it’s natural fibers, how can you be sure they were harvested responsibly? And worse, the less expensive wedding gowns (and many of the pricier versions as well) were originally sewn in sweatshops! The finishing work may have been done locally by a professional, but the majority of the work is usually handled in the same types of shops that the rest of our clothes are made in.

One thing is certain, true style never goes out of style. Antique and vintage wedding gowns are ecologically sound (true recycling, people!), are less likely to have been sewn in sweat shops, and you’ll never be embarrassed to have your trendy friends see your wedding photos 20 years from now. If you really want to make a statement, you can help your friends find vintage bridesmaid dresses to suit the theme. All the dresses may not match, but the popular thing now is to let the bridesmaids choose their own dresses, and simply stick to a similar style or color. If you live in a large enough area, this shouldn’t be too difficult.

Besides, choosing a vintage wedding dress and vintage bridesmaid dresses will likely save you a lot of money, which is most valuable of all if you’re getting married at Disney!