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Bridesmaid suggestions?

jennymac Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:12 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:12 AM

Bridesmaid suggestions?

I'm trying to keep the costs for my bridesmaids down, and am looking for quality dresses that won't cost over 150.

I have one bridesmaid from California, so i have to make sure she can get one. I also have a few plus sized girls.

any suggestions of stores? macy's, penney's, etc?

or designers?

thanks!

JenNeen Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:21 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:21 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

David' Bridal has low cost gowns and they are national.

Also Bill Lefkof gowns are fairly inexpensive - right in the $150 range for most of them. They are in tons of bridal shops. The nice thing about his website is you can see the gown in all available colors.

jimmysgrl Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:22 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:22 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

Posted by JenNeen

David' Bridal has low cost gowns and they are national.

Also Bill Lefkof gowns are fairly inexpensive - right in the $150 range for most of them. They are in tons of bridal shops. The nice thing about his website is you can see the gown in all available colors.

Yep, davids bridal is the one we are using because the prices range from 99-150.

oneday Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:23 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:23 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

I'd suggest seeing if you can find something you like and maybe ordering them online. My girls wore dresses from Impressions. They were two pieces, fairly simple tank sort of top and A-line skirt. They were ranging around the $150 area, but we ended up ordering them online for under $100. We ordered them from a place that is no longer in business, but I ordered my dress from Netbride and was really happy with them. I know a number of other women here did as well.

mrswask Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:23 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:23 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

I think Alfred Angelo is pretty inexpensive and I know they have a decent amount of plus-size styles.

Marcie Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:29 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:29 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

We used Impressions - I think the cost of the dress was $129, but then they had alterations on top of that. Also - with the plus-sized girls had to pay a little more for the extra material.

WedHead Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:30 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:30 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

Another suggestions is to order their dresses through www.netbride.com or www.bridesave.com.

jennymac Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:31 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:31 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

Is impressions a store? or a designer?

halfpintny Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:35 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:35 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

Jordan Dresses are inexpensive and almost all of the bridal stores carry them

Stacey04 Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:40 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:40 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

Posted by WedHead

Another suggestions is to order their dresses through www.netbride.com or www.bridesave.com.

When you order through Netbride you can have each dress shipped to each girl if you want

HappyLady05 Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:42 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 10:42 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

My BMs dresses are two pieces by impressions bridal. We ordered them through burtons because i ordered my dress from there and they give you a discount. The dresses came to about $140 with tax.

One of my BMs lives in california and we are shipping the dress to her so she can have it altered there. The dresses should be from the same dye-lot so the colors match.

I was also in the jessica McClintock store in roosevelt field mall and they had dresses in that range.

Hope this helps. Remember that any place you order your dress from will usually discount the BMs dresses if you order from them.

katieshope Posted: Feb 25, 2005 11:54 AM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 11:54 AM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

I got mine at Jessica McClintock and they had a wide range of sizes, you can check out her website.Jessica McClintock

lisau18 Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:02 PM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:02 PM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

I got my bridesmaid dresses from the Commack Wedding Center, they were Belsoie $140.00 + tax.

Kim51103 Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:04 PM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:04 PM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

Davids Bridal is the best for low cost and nice looking dresses....thats where we are going to get them :)

NYtherapist Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:20 PM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:20 PM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

I chose a Watters & Watters dress for my bridal party. While W&W tends to be a bit more expensive, we ordered through RK Bridal and kept the cost lower ($160, I believe). Ordering through a company such as RK, Netbride, Bridesave, etc. will also make it easier for your CA BM to order her dress.

WedHead Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:30 PM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:30 PM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

This is from the netbride website:
Deliveries within the continental USA:
Add $10 to your price to send by insured UPS delivery, for each shipping address you give us.

prncssrachel Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:33 PM+

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Posted: Feb 25, 2005 12:33 PM

Re: Bridesmaid suggestions?

Have your bridesmaid in California get measured by a seamstress and call in her measurements. That's what we did with my BM in Massachusetts. We went to a bridal salon up there so she could try on the dress, then they measured her and we called in the measurements to my bridal salon that I was using. I am then going to ship the dress to her and she's having her alterations done at the store that did her measurements in MA. And I agree about the Jordan dresses being a good price and good quality. Lots of styles, too. Good luck!