Wedding Cost

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1. RedRabbit

   2010 Feb 16 1

   David’s Bridal is always having a sale. A dress can go for $100 and up. If you liked your mom’s dress, you could ask if you can have it. My mom saved her wedding dress for me and I will be wearing it.
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2. my butt is stinky

   2010 Feb 16 2

   five dolla
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   my pocket book

3. Lindsey

   2010 Feb 16 3

   I bought mine at David’s Bridal for $99 during one of their sales. I don’t think the dress is the most important part of the wedding but obviously you want to feel beautiful on your wedding day. That was the most inexpensive one but you could definitely find one that is beautiful for a couple hundred dollars or less.
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4. B2B

   2010 Feb 16 4

   mine cost $550 from $800 in the sales 🙂
   davids bridals are the cheapest i think x
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5. Nichole

   2010 Feb 16 5

   $75 off of eBay. It was worn once but it was cleaned. I’ll have it cleaned too though. It is beautiful and it fits perfect so no alterations needed. It’s a $650 David’s Bridal dress!

   Finding a nice dress was important to me but I didn’t want to spend $1,000 on one. It’s not the MOST important part to me so I decided to just check out eBay and I am so happy that I did. Maybe you could find a dress there?
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6. shining_eyes

   2010 Feb 16 6

   $450 for mine and an additional 50 to get a skirt and alterations to make it more puffier and height appropriate
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7. Danni B2B 9/9/09

   2010 Feb 16 7

   i bought a beautiful maggie sottero dress (which is still on order) and i paid $2000au which would be approx $1200us

   Yes I really do believe your dress is one of the most important part of the wedding, but mainly IF you are having professional photography. I say this only because the memories (being the photos) of your wedding will last forever – you will see them in many many years time, your children, your grandchildren etc and what is most memorable is the beautiful amazing bridal dress you once wore.

   i am eloping in a rainforest by a waterfall with my fiance, we are having photos on secluded beaches and i am most definately still going to be wearing a beautiful bridal dress because i know the memories of this day are going to be the most treasured (we are having professional photography).

   i think on average maybe $800us – $1000us you’d be able to pick up a really beautiful dress for a good quality. but really, if your low budget you could go under that, you just need to shop around and find the right one for you. go to different suburbs and try on things you never thought you would! i was lucky because the lady working at the bridal shop told me to try on my dress – i actually wouldnt have picked it! when you have the right one you just know it. straight away. you wont look anywhere else!
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8. Augustbride2009

   2010 Feb 16 8

   I got mine for $450 at Davids Bridal definetly check their dresses out, because they always have stuff on sale…
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9. LunaRossa

   2010 Feb 16 9

   Honestly it isn’t the most important part of your wedding. The fact you are marrying the person you love, and celebrating that love and union with your nearest and dearest is.

   I only planned to spend around $100-200, but found my dream dress on sale for $349 and had the extra wiggle room in our small budget to afford it, so I went for it.

   I would recommend you checking eBay, Amazon, JCrew, GroupUSA, prom shops (they have some gorgeous stuff at very reasonable prices), even David’s Bridal can provide some good options, etc.

   I would also recommend you checking into OffbeatBride.com. it’s an amazing, creative website that offers inspiration and great ideas for budget weddings.
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   Budget Bride 09.19.09

10. Jessica

    2010 Feb 16 10

    It’s embarrasing to admit and about a month after I ordered it I felt guilty but mine cost $1,250. http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=Nadine&keywordType=any&page=0&pageSize=12&style=A3115 Although I adore it, it’s a lot to pay for a dress. A beautiful gown can cost as little as $100 and no matter what you wear you’ll look amazing.
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11. Princess W

    2010 Feb 16 11

    Mine was $950. 🙂 we went about $300 over budget for it, but I knew as soon as I had it on that it was THE one! We were under budget on some other stuff so I think it all evened out in the end.
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12. Bride to be

    2010 Feb 16 12

    I got my dress from Davids Bridal. They have sales going on all the time with a huge selection of dresses in every price range. My dress was originally $600 but we found out it was a discontinued dress so we got it for $300 and got to take it home that day. They also do a cleaning of the dress a few weeks before the wedding. I would definitely try Davids Bridal first and then go from there.

    You could also buy a dress online for cheaper, usually around 40% off. The only problem is you don’t know what it looks like on you before you buy it.
    Here are some websites: http://www.Netbride.com
    http://www.Pearlsplace.com
    http://www.BargainWeddingGowns.com
    http://www.RKBridal.com
    http://www.Angeri.com
    Most of these sell designer dresses

    Another option is ebay, you can get brand new dresses. There are a lot of online only bridal shops that offer great deals on ebay.

    You could also use your moms dress, or if she will let you, you can use her dress to help you create a new dress of your own. Sew a dress yourself while using your moms dress as inspiration or even using bits and pieces if she will let you.

    Hope these help! Good luck!
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    The book: Bridal Bargains

13. **B2B 07/11/2009**

    2010 Feb 16 13

    Hi,
    My dress was $449 at davids bridal
    But i went during the $99 sale and got $50 off of the dress. I also attended the local bridal show and at the davids bridal booth they were giving the $50 off for your wedding dress. Do i got $100 off of my dress here is a pic of it, and i cant wait to wear it 🙂

    http://www.davidsbridal.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplayView?storeId=10052&catalogId=10051&catentryId=1000074
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14. Live4Love

    2010 Feb 16 14

    I think it is important to look nice and feel happy with your choice of dress but I would not say it is the most important part. Celebrating with your loved one and friends and family seem more important to me. My wedding is a low budget a well but all of the dresses that come even close to fitting me are around $600+. They are gorgeous but that is an insane amount to spend on a one day dress. I have 14 weeks left and still looking for a nice but inexpensive dress, I know they are out there. I have seen decent dresses for under $300 but because I am a petite they just don’t fit right.
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15. Jane

    2010 Feb 16 15

    Mine will be about $200. I found it at http://lilywedding.com. It’s a cheap site, I’ve researched it, and it is legit. You can also send them your ideas and they will make a dress for you, fitted to you exactly.
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16. dawna c

    2010 Feb 16 16

    I paid 500 for mine at a bridal shop. They usually carry after market and/or clearance. Mine was a designer knock off. It would have been $3000. You can also pay on time in payments.
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17. Blushing Bride

    2010 Feb 16 17

    Here is my story..

    Went to Davids Bridal during their sale, no intention of even trying on a gown. My mom begged me to try on this one gown she couldn’t get over, I fell in love with it. The tag said $800 so I knew I would have to put it on layaway. We went to the counter to ring it up for layaway and found out the gown was selling for $250 because the gown was discontinued and the only one left in the store…I had no idea. They had some gowns that were as much as $300 off because of the $100 gown sale they run 2 times a year. Just give Davids Bridal a shot and I think you will be really surprised, I was. Very affordable and gorgeous gowns!
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18. Anna

    2010 Feb 16 18

    well, me and my fiance have no set limits for our wedding we are going all out, but no the dress isnt the most important, but very damn close,
    go to davids bridal, and umm i still havent bought mine cause i have 2 years before the wedding, but the ones i have in mind are about 450$
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19. Stiffler

    2010 Feb 16 19

    1 The dress is not the most important part of the wedding, the marriage is. Though it is important to look beautiful as you will have your happy memories and photos for the rest of your life

    2 My wedding dress cost AU$2300 (US$1400), much more than I wanted to spend, but still $1000 under retail for that dress.

    3 You can get secondhand dresses for about $100 for good quality ones off ebay, some haven’t even been worn! Or (if you are american) there are many around the $500 – $700 mark that are good quality material and design, but don’t have the extra cost of a designer name. In Australia good quality starts at about $1500.

    Try:
    http://www.bestbridalprices.com/wedding-dresses-and-designer-wedding-gowns-mori-lee-wedding-dresses-c-1_42.html?showall=yes&sort=1
    http://www.bestbridalprices.com/wedding-dresses-and-designer-wedding-gowns-joli-wedding-dresses-c-1_574.html?showall=yes&sort=1
    http://www.bestbridalprices.com/wedding-dresses-and-designer-wedding-gowns-maggie-sottero-destinations-wedding-dresses-c-1_212.html?showall=yes&sort=1&zenid=2f25dc64b5f6696675c0d836ac76253a
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20. Livvy

    2010 Feb 16 20

    To me the dress is extremely important.

    I had a budget of 1.5K for the dress. I went to davids bridal and tried on dresses just because I wanted to see what they had. I ended up falling in love with a dress that was 599 that was on sale for 549 and then with a coupon from a bridal show it came out to 499.

    I was extremely surprised with how beautiful the dresses where and I loved them.
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21. Starlet

    2010 Feb 16 21

    My dress cost $800 and another $200 in alterations alone… plus I bought a winter shawl for another $120.

    I think the cost is relative to the person buying it. 800 might be meak to some, or outrageous to others. Its all opinion. I say whatever doesn’t put you into thousands of debt.
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22. 0h my gO!!y;;H? LLY

    2010 Feb 16 22

    ha well i dont have on yet either but no more than 150 i know that
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23. Hanna Marie

    2010 Feb 16 23

    My mom spent almost 1600$ on mine. That was because we had to put a rush on it, and then with all the taxes included. I didn’t want to have her spend that much, but I had to have this dress. I knew I wouldn’t be able to find a better one.
    http://www.maggiesottero.com/dress.aspx?keywordText=veronica&keywordType=any&page=0&pageSize=12&style=A3009
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24. Zerachiel

    2010 Feb 16 24

    i spent $800+ on my gown. it is more expensive then i really wanted, but just like the old saying goes. you get what you pay for.

    a davids bridal dress can run in the low hundreds, but the dresses are mass produced and they wrinkle really easily and frankly are not all that good looking and probably 50 brides have tried that dress on before you.

    Maggie Sottero makes very nice dresses that are good mid range. i got my first dress from her and it was around $600, the only problem i found is that it wrinkles really easy and the embroidery is really delicate. but her dresses are nice. (i have to sell it cause it’s from a wedding that never happened and i’m to big for it now XD

    my new dress for my coming up wedding i bought a Mori Lee which ran me over $800 but the dress is of a quality i have never seen. the dress that i tried on in the store is stored in the plastic bad and every time we pull the try on dress out there is not a single wrinkle on it. the dress is very sturdy and even though the skirt has two layers of organza on it and very intricate beading i don’t really fear i have to worry about tearing it or loosing the beads.

    so you may end up spending more but you won’t regret it in the end. i would find a dress you like and of good quality.
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25. Ash B2B 6.20.09

    2010 Feb 16 25

    Honestly, you just need to shop around. I found an amazing Maggie Sottero at a bridal shop and they wanted $1800 for it. My mom and I went to another shop down the road and found the same dress on sale for $599 from 1200! I know its a bit much but it was a killer deal and I just love my dress!
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    Bride 2 Be as well

26. Mrs Noel ?6/19/2010?

    2010 Feb 16 26

    My dress, veil, and necklace/earring set was a total of $992 at David’s. The dress was $650. The veil was $179, necklace/earring $129, and the rest was tax. The dress fits me perfectly, so no alterations, other than a $55 under bustle (at this point anyway…might change once it gets closer to the wedding).
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    Ordered my dress a month ago- 3 more months til it’s here!!!