Brides are cutting their wedding dresses in HALF midway through their big day in bizarre new trend

Brides are ditching the bottom part of their gowns halfway through their weddings so they can dance the night way without dragging their frocks along the floor. 

TikTok's latest trend sees newlyweds chopping off their dresses right after they say 'I do.'

Dozens of videos have been posted to the 'cutting wedding dresses' hashtag, all of which encourage women to transform their long-flowing gowns into mini-dresses after stepping off the altar. 

The trend has been circulating the video-sharing platform for the past few years, but it recently came to a fever pitch after fashion designer Ella Titus shared a clip of herself taking scissors to a bride's gown. 

The viral clip, which has so far amassed more than 1.2 million views, saw her chopping away at the excess tulle, turning the floor-length gown into a lightweight dress that ended at the knees. 

Ella captioned the clip: 'Now she has a short dress she can wear on her anniversary!' 

In the video, the designer explained that she had made her best friend's bridal gown for her - adding that she spent months working on it. 

The clip began with the blushing bride donning her full-length gown and cutting her cake alongside her spouse. 

Then, the video cut to a shocking scene of the designer using scissors to trim it down.

Ella revealed her pal asked her to 'cut it short for the reception.' 

After she chopped the long frock into a mini-dress, she shared a clip of her friend twirling around in her new, shorter number. 

The fashion designer added: 'So worth it to see how much fun she had dancing the night away.' 

A slew of other women also took to TikTok to share clips of themselves chopping off the bottom half of their gowns in an attempt to feel more carefree throughout their special night.

The jaw-dropping act ignited a wave of controversy as people on the web took to the comments section to share their thoughts on chopping up bridal gowns. 

Many viewers loved the idea of taking scissors to the long frocks, pointing out that you can wear them more often if they're shorter. 

One person said: 'Now she can re-wear her wedding dress to more than one event, seems like she made it more valuable, even if the price tag technically went down.' 

Someone else wrote: 'The comments are not passing any checks. She did what she wanted to do to be happy - that's a successful wedding and nothing was ruined!' 

Another user added: 'She looks so happy. The fact that anyone is sharing an opinion instead of just saying congrats is so odd to me. It's her dress.' 

However, others on the web were quick to criticize the brides for ruining their gorgeous gowns. 

One user wrote: 'When you are rich enough to do this so carelessly.' 

Someone else commented: 'I had a HUGE ballgown and danced fine, never understood this.'

Another user added: 'I'm so glad I had a second dress.'

'I wanted to sleep in my dress. I never wanted to take it off. This makes me so sad,' a fourth chimed in. 

While speaking to Newsweek, the designer revealed that her pal wasn't planning on chopping her dress or having a second frock.

But she said the bride made a last-minute decision to cut it because of the blazing 100-degree temperatures that day. 

Discussing the rise in brides taking scissors to their gowns, Ella said: 'I have seen a lot of brides get worked up about the pressure to follow wedding norms and traditions and do everything "perfectly" and I think sometimes brides can get so caught up it that, that they forget to have fun and enjoy their day in a way that makes them happy.' 

Meanwhile, bridal stylist Tiffany Cohen-Bowker told the outlet: 'Brides today want their big day to feel effortless and fun, and let's be honest - a floor-length gown isn't always the most practical when it's time to hit the dance floor.'