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MamanDaddyof2 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:32 AM+
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has anyone bought a wedding gown online

i know you can save a lot of $$$$$$ that way but I am scared something will be wrong
Girls who have done this tell me your experience please?
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wc0143 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:33 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

Had an amazing experiance with bridesave.com

They helped me with color, flowers that would match the beading color (that I never saw in person until my dress arrived), measuring, etc & so on.

Loved saving the $$$.

My dress also came in two weeks prior to the guaranteed date.
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MamanDaddyof2 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:35 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

now did you go to a shop and try dresses to get your size??? what did you do about alterations???
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FLaCaTaCa Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:39 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

I plan on ordering my dress online. Valentinegirl has this amazing seamstress. If you contact her she will give you details.
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Happybride2005 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:40 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

How much are you saving from ordering it online compare to in a bridal salon?
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wc0143 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:41 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

I tried the dress on at Bridal Reflections (and I did not know what size the sample was) and ordered the size based on the size chart.

I ended up getting my alterations at Shoreham Bridal where my MOH purchased her dress. It was not cheap since I didn't buy the dress there but it was still less than I think BR was charging for alteration cap & bustling.

I still ended up spending about the same out in total as just the price of the dress at BR.
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FeliciaDA Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:41 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

ordering my Maggie Sottero from Netbride.com was the BEST decision I ever made

Saved mucho $$$$ and it came 2 weeks before the guaranteed date ... which was 3 months before my wedding (plenty of time to have it altered)

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Happybride2005 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:42 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online


Posted by FeliciaDA

ordering my Maggie Sottero from Netbride.com was the BEST decision I ever made

Saved mucho $$$$ and it came 2 weeks before the guaranteed date ... which was 3 months before my wedding (plenty of time to have it altered)




Do you go to a taylor to get measured and did you send netbride your measurements.
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wc0143 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:43 AM+
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Posted by Happybride2005

How much are you saving from ordering it online compare to in a bridal salon?



BR quoted me $1100 for my Maggie Sottero, $275 alt cap & I don't remember how much for bustle which was additional.

I paid $745 for my dress & $350 for alterations (which were the hem, cups, bustle, cleaning & pressing) (I think those are the right numbers).
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MamanDaddyof2 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:52 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

wow dresses are so expensive I mean I want to look nice but you wear the dress once
All you guys probably took a big gasp just now but I am trying to be practical is it possible to get a nice dress without spending a fortune?
P.s. what some of you are paying for alterations i s about what I wanna spend on my dress
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CubanBride Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:53 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

I saved a load with Bridesave too, but I didn't buy from them. I bought my dress from RK bridal, but since they do price beating, I used the price I got from Bridesave and was able to save $300.
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MamanDaddyof2 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 10:55 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

well that is really good to know
so if you find the exact same dress they will match the price???
now how did you find the same dress??? did you bring the ad from bridesave.com or did you look through the dresses?
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Mandy77 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 11:28 AM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

I got my Maggie from weddingexpressions.com and it is perfect! Got it for half of what I would have paid in the salon.
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bluetank Posted: Jul 09, 2004 01:12 PM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

I didn't but my friend did and it was $200.00!!! Got the dress in a few weeks and it was fine. Try HouseofBrides.com and netbride.com. Let me know if you need anything else
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LadyPrincess Posted: Jul 09, 2004 01:14 PM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online


Posted by FLaCaTaCa

I plan on ordering my dress online. Valentinegirl has this amazing seamstress. If you contact her she will give you details.



seamstress # pls fm me !!!
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CubanBride Posted: Jul 09, 2004 01:16 PM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online


Posted by MamanDaddyof2

well that is really good to know
so if you find the exact same dress they will match the price???
now how did you find the same dress??? did you bring the ad from bridesave.com or did you look through the dresses?



Yes, if you bring the ad from Bridesave or netbride, they will beat the price by 10%. Netbride had my MS dress, originally $870, for $575 or something like that, and RK bridal beat the price so the total with tax was about $577.
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eogara Posted: Jul 09, 2004 01:23 PM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

I'm ordering mine from house of brides and it's going to save me more than $500 plus no tax or shipping fees!
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halloweenbride04 Posted: Jul 09, 2004 02:38 PM+
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Re: has anyone bought a wedding gown online

I also purchased my gown from Bridesave and had a very positive experience. I found my Maggie Sottero at a two bridal salons for over $1,000 and found it on Bridesave for less PLUS I ordered during a month that they were having an additional 10% off Maggie Dresses. I saved close to $300.

I loved the way the dress arrived, very neatly packaged in tissue paper with a congratulatory wedding card from their staff and certificate of authenticity that it was indeed a Maggie. The dress had all tags sewn in and was in perfect condition.
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