Cheap Wedding Dress Tip
I have a client who desperately wants a Claire Pettibone dress that retails for about $4,000. Her budget maxes out at $2,500. This dress is unusual, so it's not so easy to find one that is similar by a different designer. Obviously we're looking at different options. Fortunately for us, the wedding date is October 2007, so we have time.
I thought I'd share with you all one of the things I have my finger on for my client.
http://www.preownedweddingdresses.com
This website is fabulous - it's the e-bay of wedding dresses. The site posts used wedding gowns...now let me clarify used. Some of these were in fact worn (and cleaned) and some were purchased, but never worn (without tags), and some were purchased and never worn (with tags).
There are some really awesome dresses out there - and you can sign up to get an email when a new dress is added. I get the emails so I can keep an eye out for my cost conscious brides. Although this website is not for everyone, it's certainly a good resource for a bride that wants a very nice dress, even designer one, at a reasonable price and is willing to sacrifice the bridal salon experience.
As a side note, I truly believe in prioritizing the features of your wedding that are of utmost importance to you and splurging on those aspects while scrimping on the remaining items. Let me give you a personal example. I like cake ok, but for my wedding, I really didn't want to spend $5-12/slice - it simply wasn't important to me. The open bar - important. The flowers and decor - important. The photographer - important. The food and cake - not so much. So, we had our wedding at sunset in the summer (8:29pm) and only served hot appetizers (instead of a full meal) and bought a grocery store wedding cake. No kidding - $300. It was good and the florist decorated it with flowers, so it was gorgeous too. No one would have ever known I only spent $300 on a cake for 150 people and it freed up some money in my budget for more flowers!
SO - the point is, there is nothing wrong with purchasing a used wedding dress if you have other priorities you want to spend your money on, but still want a Vera Wang gown.
Although the site may never get the Claire Pettibone we're looking for, there is a chance and it's really just one of a handful of things I'm working to make sure my client gets her dream dress.
Happy Planning!
-Melissa
www.MoonriverWeddings.com
I thought I'd share with you all one of the things I have my finger on for my client.
http://www.preownedweddingdresses.com
This website is fabulous - it's the e-bay of wedding dresses. The site posts used wedding gowns...now let me clarify used. Some of these were in fact worn (and cleaned) and some were purchased, but never worn (without tags), and some were purchased and never worn (with tags).
There are some really awesome dresses out there - and you can sign up to get an email when a new dress is added. I get the emails so I can keep an eye out for my cost conscious brides. Although this website is not for everyone, it's certainly a good resource for a bride that wants a very nice dress, even designer one, at a reasonable price and is willing to sacrifice the bridal salon experience.
As a side note, I truly believe in prioritizing the features of your wedding that are of utmost importance to you and splurging on those aspects while scrimping on the remaining items. Let me give you a personal example. I like cake ok, but for my wedding, I really didn't want to spend $5-12/slice - it simply wasn't important to me. The open bar - important. The flowers and decor - important. The photographer - important. The food and cake - not so much. So, we had our wedding at sunset in the summer (8:29pm) and only served hot appetizers (instead of a full meal) and bought a grocery store wedding cake. No kidding - $300. It was good and the florist decorated it with flowers, so it was gorgeous too. No one would have ever known I only spent $300 on a cake for 150 people and it freed up some money in my budget for more flowers!
SO - the point is, there is nothing wrong with purchasing a used wedding dress if you have other priorities you want to spend your money on, but still want a Vera Wang gown.
Although the site may never get the Claire Pettibone we're looking for, there is a chance and it's really just one of a handful of things I'm working to make sure my client gets her dream dress.
Happy Planning!
-Melissa
www.MoonriverWeddings.com
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