FH and I are paying for everything ourselves (as I am sure a lot of others are) and thus am on a limited budget.
I decided I did not want to spend a lot of money on my dress. Ideally I don't want to go over $500...definitely not over $1000.
So HONESTLY...should I even bother going anywhere besides David's Bridal?
Summertimegal424
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davids bridal has very nice dresses! i found one that I loved, but then i found another somewhere else lol
Future Mulligan
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yes - check out davids, but there are other places that also carry gowns that are around the 1K mark and under....dont limit yourself....
HotAir
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My dress was really reasonable. I don't think David's bridal is always the least expensive. Check out Maggie dresses...they aren't that expensive!!!
bluegreen08
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there are maggio sottero dresses under $1000, and you could also check out www.preownedweddingdresses.com or ebay or see if any LIW brides would be willing to sell you one of their dresses
if you want something more simple, jcrew, ann taylor, etc also have bridal lines
kmiller
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Posted by HotAir
My dress was really reasonable. I don't think David's bridal is always the least expensive. Check out Maggie dresses...they aren't that expensive!!!
There are a couple of Maggie dresses that I love but I just figured they would be out of my price range...
JJC
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there are plenty designers under $1000 like mine for instance...marys bridal
ellyoxox
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there are plenty of dresses out there that are under $1000. i know some maggie sottero dresses that i've tried on were under $1000, also demetrios has lots of reasonably priced dresses. try bridal suite of centereach, fantasia bridal, and macys. just tell them the price range you want to stay in.
FuTuRe MrS MaZz
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how do you feel about wearing a preowned gown? somtimes they have never even been worn... this way if you fall in love with a more expensive dress, you can try to get it cheaper! i know i searched all these kinda sites for my dress, but no1 was selling one yet! i didnt care about it being worn... if its just worn for one day, how bad can it look right?
FutureMrsWildes
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Try RK Bridal - I tried on a lot of dresses that were under $1000.
chicky724
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I felt the same way, I would def go to RK Bridal in the city, they have SO many dresses under $1k!
Also I've seen lots of Maggies for around $800 - $900 so it's worth checking out.
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Posted by FuTuRe MrS MaZz
how do you feel about wearing a preowned gown? somtimes they have never even been worn... this way if you fall in love with a more expensive dress, you can try to get it cheaper! i know i searched all these kinda sites for my dress, but no1 was selling one yet! i didnt care about it being worn... if its just worn for one day, how bad can it look right?
Thats absolutely true...I am just so afraid of getting something online and having it arrive and not being what was described. I might try that though...
littlepixie12
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try RK Bridal they have some in your range i think
littlepixie12
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you can also wait until someone has a sample sale ... I got my dress at the Kleinfelds sample sale
there are a lot of great dresses on this site! you can also search by price
shell1879
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i went in davids not really wanting to spend over $400 my dress ended up being a $649 dress on sale for $575 still more than i wanted to spend but i didn't look anywhere else
Dani777
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Try Fantasia Bridal... I got mine.. Alfred Angelo style number 757... on the website it says it's 1500 - 1900... I was like NO WAY...but I wanted to try it on anyways. Sure enough, it only came to 825!! I would say shop around...
JennyAPH
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I got my dress at Paradise Bridal in Patchogue. I think they have dresses in your price range. Call them and ask or stop in, they had a big selection
jennaandguy09
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There are many dresses you can find under 1K, if you go on the knot and look under dresses, you can pick your price range and go from there, although David's isn't all bad, it's definitely not your only option, don't limit yourself, and always keep an eye out for trunk sales, you may surprise yourself and find something fabulous there too! Good Luck!!
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i got my dress at davids bridal..and on sale it came to 625 and its gorgeous!!! BUT a word of advice..dont get it altered there..find a seamstress...it'll be cheaper and the seamstress will do a better job
