- Christina and Alexander Moffet got married in October 2019.
- Rather than shopping at a store, Christina Moffet decided to try on wedding dresses that belonged to her family members, and she ended up loving her grandmother’s gown from 1956.
- Moffet shared a side-by-side photo of her and her grandmother wearing the dress on Reddit, where it got over 70,000 upvotes.
- “It felt exactly right,” Moffet told Insider of wearing her grandmother’s gown. “I am so, so happy that I made that decision.”
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Christina and Alexander Moffet got married in 2019, but they’ve known each other for 13 years.
“We went to the same school and ran in similar circles of music and drama,” Christina Moffet told Insider of how she and Alexander met. “His dad was my teacher in high school, and our sisters were in the same special needs baseball league.”
“When we were both in college, we went to an alumni drama get-together at IHOP after a show and reconnected,” Moffet said.
“We became close friends and talked constantly. He asked me out on a date that Christmas, 2013.”
The couple got married six years later in October 2019.
When it came time to pick out a dress, Moffet started her search by trying on the gowns her family members wore to their own weddings.
"I had given very little thought to planning my wedding until I was actually engaged," she told Insider.
"I didn't know much about dresses and was dreading doing the whole 'Say Yes to the Dress' experience. I knew that my grandma (affectionately nicknamed "Mite"), my mom, and my future mother-in-law wanted me to try on their dresses, so I decided to start with family dresses and go from there," she said.
The group, along with Moffet's maid of honor and sister-in-law, had a tea party, where she modeled their gowns.
Moffet ended up loving her grandmother's dress, which was originally worn in 1956.
"Both the mothers' dresses were gorgeous, but not for me," Moffet said.
"At that point, I was hoping Mite's dress would work, since I knew how beautiful she looked in it."
Moffet said the dress "felt exactly right" as soon as she put it on. "I was wearing the hoop skirt, so I immediately was twirling and beaming. My mom said she knew right away that my grandma's dress was the one," she added.
The dress didn't need much altering for Moffet to wear, even though it was made over 60 years ago.
"It just needed to be let out a little, as I decided to pass on wearing a corset as Mite did," Moffet said of the gown.
"We had a family friend who was a seamstress and did a great job. Then we steam-cleaned it, and it was ready to go."
Moffet also chose not to wear the original hoop skirt that came with the dress. "I couldn't fit easily through doors - but boy was it fun to wear for a little bit - and instead wore a tulle underskirt to give it volume," she told Insider.
"She was so thrilled," Moffet said of her grandmother's reaction to her wearing the gown.
"I know she was sad my grandpa couldn't be there - he passed in 2013 - but she said she was honored that I decided to wear her dress," Moffet said.
"I've since told her many times that the honor was all mine."
"I didn't realize how strong my genetics were until I saw how much I look like Mite in her dress," Moffet added.
Moffet also incorporated other family heirlooms into her wedding.
"I also wore earrings that Mite gave my mom years ago," Moffet said.
Plus, the wedding itself nodded to days of yore. "We had the themes of vintage style and books," she told Insider of her nuptials.
Alexander Moffet liked his wife's dress too.
"He and I both treasure family heirlooms, and he thought it was really cool that Mite's dress worked," Moffet said of her husband. "Plus, the price was right!"
Moffet shared a photo of the dress on Reddit, and it ended up getting over 70,000 upvotes.
"My husband, my friends, and I didn't put our phones down all day trying to keep up with everything," Moffet said of the experience. "We had friends we hadn't heard from in years messaging us about it."
"Don't knock it until you try them on," Christina advises brides on wearing family members' gowns.
"In the end, even if I hadn't worn any of the dresses, my family members appreciated seeing me try them on and reminiscing about their own weddings," she said.
"I am so, so happy that I made that decision," Christina said of wearing the dress.
"Mite is one of my favorite people on earth - it made the day even more special that I could honor her 57 years of marriage."
The Moffets also took their honeymoon in Michigan, just like Christina's grandparents did in 1956.
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