You've spent months shopping for the perfect wedding gown, with exactly the right size skirt and the perfect train. You've practiced walking in it and bustling it up and posing for photos. But will you be able to party all night in that dress, or will you find yourself wishing for something a little smaller and less princess-y when the band starts playing?

More and more brides are opting for a second dress for the reception, something sleeker and slimmer and shorter, so that they can shake their groove thing with ease.

At Style Me Pretty, real bride Danielle writes about her dress selections: "I found my Maggie Sottero dress here at a local store in Atlanta and used Ann Taylor for the bridesmaid dresses. I also bought a gold cocktail dress to change into during the reception since we love to dance and I knew I could not move around in my princess dress!" Her gown is stunning, but her after-party dress is equally beautiful and appropriate, and certainly easier to boogie in.

An added bonus of a second after-party dress is that you will certainly wind up with something you can wear again, which honestly you can't say about the big white wedding gown. Look for a white or off-white dress, or a metallic, either gold, like Danielle chose, or silver, like the Jones New York dress pictured here (available at Nordstrom for $170.00). Stick with the same shoes, or change into flats for easier movement.