Anonymous #1 1w

Regardless I’m not getting married until late summer 2028 so I’m not worried about having them still by then, I just hate the idea of showing my kids or grandkids photos “this was our engagement party the night dad proposed to me” and I have BRACES yk?? Also spent so long in them and had so many surgeries as a kid and they kinda screwed me over (which is not an opinion the dr said the older technology does do what happened to me so this will all be worth it it’s just so disappointing)

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Anonymous #2 1w

This works for professional pics but when my sisters, friends, mom, etc take pics of me and post them all over social media not every single person is gonna take the time to photoshop them out, plus if they did they’d probably be using AI and I don’t want to be the reason for 10 water bottles per pic wasted. Anyway after I said that my mom was like “ok, lowkey true asf,” it’s not as simple as photoshop them yk?

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Anonymous #3 6d

Sorry this is so late. Invisalign is what my consult was for but they said they’re physically unable to do it with the extent my teeth are at. Something to do with old bracket technology making teeth tilt outwards and I guess the fancy new bracket technology helps pull it back it where it should be, and apparently Invisalign can’t do that (at the least, to this extent). I have no option but to do full metal braces.

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Anonymous #4 6d

See above, not an option. I would if I could.

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Anonymous OP 6d

They did say they could try their best to have most things done in a year and then finish me off in Invisalign, which is have to pay more to transition to but is technically an option. A year in braces, then a year in trays. I’m fine with that, I’m just disappointed about the actual day of proposal itself

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Anonymous #6 4d

Tbh I’m not even that upset about it bc ultimately I feel like it’s very adult to be taking care of yourself to this extent (I got almost $3K off and it was still almost $4500) and supposedly the newer brackets are so much smaller and sleeker, I’m not worried about like being ugly. I personally just don’t want to look back on what should be one of the happiest days of my life and be looking at braces on my teeth in every pic, yk??

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Anonymous OP 4d

Which like is kinda unavoidable bc like I said I had braces for 6 years as a teen, so I’ve always had bad teeth and it’s something I focus on in myself and other people. Like I also have a big nose so I really appreciate people with noses that fit their faces well. I just feel like I’m never gonna not look at my teeth in pics of myself. And when I smile my teeth don’t actually look bad but braces are noticeable no matter what

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Anonymous #6 4d

Thank u all for trying to make me feel better about them tho :/ im trying

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Anonymous OP 4d

you can ask people to not take pictures during your wedding. i have been to several where everyone was asked not to take pictures at several points so the photographer could do their job. if you're afraid of blowback have a trusted point person who can be a little mean and intercept any shitty comments before you hear anything. it's your day and you can do whatever you want.

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Anonymous #9 3d

Sorry* rewrite: can you share your thoughts and concerns and maybe suggest it be earlier, before the braces?

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Anonymous #8 3d

Haha yeah well we went ring shopping together and we also can’t stfu and not tell each other things, but I don’t know when it actually is! He’s doing a mostly good job at keeping it all a surprise haha

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Anonymous #11 3d

Yeah actually he called the office yesterday and asked them if it could be pushed back, and canceled my current appointment and had them put a hold on another time slot sometime after the proposal. Idk when obviously lol, but he told me yesterday he had cancelled the appointment so I didn’t need to worry about it :’) super nice of him

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Anonymous OP 3d

Congratulations!

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Anonymous OP 3d

This is exactly what they said to me too, I have had braces for 10 years and am switching to the new brackets and wires (I’m excited to fix the dark corners of my smile tho)

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Anonymous #14 3d

Holyyyy shit. I thought 6 was bad. I’d lose it dude. But you’re right it’s gonna look amazing when it’s finally done and I love that for both of us

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Anonymous OP 2d

Ugh love that!! So happy for you :))) congrats to the soon to be fiancée 🫶🏻

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