Second guessing my dress

Your dress is beautiful! That said, it's your day and you should do what fits for you. I'm curious as to why you chose your dress in the first place? What about it spoke to you at the time? Maybe connecting with that may help. The other dress is a very different style so I wonder if it is (as someone else commented) a matter of making a better fit for the wedding you are having. In any case, I don't think there is a wrong answer here

I think that the pre-marriage jitters might be getting you on this one and you may be thinking about all the details. Also, I agree that since you changed the whole concept of your wedding you may be thinking about changing your dress along with it.

That being said, I think your original dress is beautiful!

PS, I love that you guys are going and eloping! We're doing the same thing in 5 weeks today, and it's so hard to keep the secret! I wish you luck

It sounds like because you're having a more low key wedding you wish your dress matched that vibe. I think that's totally understandable. But with only 12 days left before your wedding you don't have a lot of options and sticking with your current dress is likely your best option.

The dress you have is beautiful and since you're getting married at a cabin I would try to make sure the backdrop of your ceremony has natural elements to it. For example if you get married with trees or water as your background any dress will go with the setting because nature is never going to go out of style and it doesn't have a formality level if that makes sense.

I would also consider keeping the rest of your look and all accessories more casual to get a bit closer to your new inspiration pictures. Keep your hair down and not too styled, wear simple jewellery, keep your makeup really subtle. Or do the opposite and maybe go with a bold lip or eye to give you more of an edgy look and downplay the classic wedding look. Basically try to keep the rest of your look less "bridal" since your dress is very classic looking and that doesn't seem to be what you want anymore.

Alternatively if you're somehow able to get your hands on a new dress that you like more and your budget allows for it then I think it's worth trying - especially if you can return it if it doesn't work out.

It seems common for a lot of members here to have "dress regret" but I feel that goes with any major purchase, especially in the wedding industry where you're constantly conditioned to think you can get better this, snazzier that, etc. Even I get "oooh, wish I could have this suit instead of the one I bought" moments but it doesn't make me hate my suit. I would try not to think about it. Or try to wrap your head around the logistics of it to make you feel better. Even without a pandemic, it's tough to get a dress in 12 days.