My dress cost WHAT??!!!!

Hi Gals,
So i went dress shopping with my mom yesterday. it was ok. I brought a list of dress #'s that i got on line to the stores and tried on dresses. I really want to stay in budget. and of course everything i liked was so out of my budget. the dress i liked (picturee below) is jasmine couture at $1500. a friend of a friend's sister paid $1100 for that same dress at another store. I'm definitly gonna shop around. they said they would try to match prices if i found it lower.
two of my co-workers each got dresses for 3k and 5k!!! I can't see spending that much for a dress i wear once. i'd rather the money go toward something else. I've been to David's bridal where the dresses are cheaper, but i didn't find anything that i like.
Am i living under a rock that i don't know what the average cost of a dress is??

Any thought or ideas??
Any sugestions on where else to look??
Thanks

3-5k is crazy!!!!

that was my budget for my dress... what i did that helped alot was searched the other wedding sites by price.. can i say the knot here??? sorry if i cant.. anyway you can search on there i think its the 2 dollar signs that are like 800-1500 there are tons of dresses

you can find SO many dresses in your price range! i promise you.. mine was about 950 i think and its completely lace and beading and sooo pretty

I had the same dilemma when shopping for dresses. I wanted to stay under 1k but the dress I liked was about 4k I went to so many places. In the end I found something very similar at Village Bridal in Babylon for under 1k. Go there and also RK Bridal in the city. They have tons of dresses under 1k. I'm pretty sure they carry Jasmine Couture. Good Luck

http://www.rkbridal.com/

http://www.villagebridals.com/

RK Bridals,

You won't find lower prices anywhere and then you can take your price and get it matched somewhere else (if it's closer for you)

I haven't shopped for my own dress yet but I went about a year and a half ago with my best friend and the dressed she saw in Bridal Reflections ranged from $1000.00 upwards to about 4-5K. Most dresses she saw there that we actually liked ranged between 1-2.5K and ultimately she settled on a $1500.00 dress. I don't think your expectations are off, you just have to remember that when you look in magazines and such they usually always show the expensive gowns because that is what people will see and therefore want. Like the Jewelry/ dresses/ Jeans in any fashion magazine. I don't know anyone who will go spend $15,000 on an everyday ring, or $500 for a pair of jeans but that is what they show to get you interested and into a store. You can always find similar stuff at a lesser price.

edited because I can't spell...

Hey:

I got my dress at Fantasia Bridal in RP. They have been awsome it is a Demetrious gown and mancy wanted almost 2k i got it for 1500k with a $200 cap on alterations and 1/2 off my veil. they will def work wiht you!!

I'm not sure if this was a reply yet, but I have to mention

www.houseofbrides.com

I found the dress I love in Estelle's, and it was $899, I went on houseofbrides and found it for $519. House of brides carries all kinds of designers that you find in stores and most of the prices are listed and listed by MFG # so there's no funny business with MFG #'s...haha!! I've heard from a couple of girls that have ordered from there and haven't had a problem. For me that works because my aunt is going to do my alterations anyway. Here's the other dress I'm looking at...I think this is the one, no one has it so I can try it on, but I think I may order it...it's $519 or $539 online, but I haven't seen it in the stores so I'm not sure how much they carry it for, but I'm sure that it's more than $519!!! Check it out on this link:

http://www.marysbridal.com/bridal/5709.htm

Has anyone else ordered from houseofbrides.com?

Removed post, I'm sorry you found my opinion so offensive.

I honestly really didn't mean to offend with previous post, just my opinion of myself.

You girls are all gorgeous and can probably pull of anything, I feel I need a bit more, and most dresses did nothing for me.

thanks girls. keep the suggestion comming!!!

Ys wedding: in reguards to what you said about cheap dresses- a friend of mine told me that same thing. she couldn't get over how an inexpensive dress looked aweful compared to a more expensive one that was done nicer. she couldn't get over how aweful some of the dresses were at Davids and when she tried on the more expensive dress it was easy to see how much better it was made.
my plan is to find a beautiful well made dress without going broke.

I got a jasmine dress at RK bridal. Everywhere else quoted me like $1100 to $1500 and i got it at RK for $920!!!!!!!

NO one could believe I paid that cheap and the train was reallly long!

I'll post pics in my review soon enough :)

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Posted by yswedding

I'm going to sound like such a snob, but I have to say this, when I tried on dresses the 1k dresses felt like 1k dresses, they were poorly shaped, beading was done very slopy in haphazard patterns, or the lace was cheap, the fabrics where the poorest quality, and the colors seemed off. The whites look too stark and the ivories looked very yellow.

Maybe for wearing it for one day, its not a big deal.

I also had issues with my size and shape, so very few things worked.

But when I tried on my dress but

there was no turning back

it was like made for me

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Yes. You sound like a snob. I guess I will wear my poorly shaped, sloppy, cheap lace dress on my wedding day.

I can't afford to go overboard on my dress, and I know that I will find the most beautiful dress within my budget. There are so many beautiful and affordable dresses out there.

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Posted by IrishBrideASmiling

Maggie Sottero makes some beautiful dresses in your price range! There are a bunch of shops that carry her line.

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i must agree! Maggie has BEAUTIFULLY made dresses in many different styles for under $1k. i tired on like 15 maggie dress, all under $1k and all beautiful and well made, bright white, not cheap looking.

my dress is a maggie and it is $625 and its just beautiful!

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Posted by mandab

I'm not sure if this was a reply yet, but I have to mention

www.houseofbrides.com

I found the dress I love in Estelle's, and it was $899, I went on houseofbrides and found it for $519. House of brides carries all kinds of designers that you find in stores and most of the prices are listed and listed by MFG # so there's no funny business with MFG #'s...haha!! I've heard from a couple of girls that have ordered from there and haven't had a problem. For me that works because my aunt is going to do my alterations anyway. Here's the other dress I'm looking at...I think this is the one, no one has it so I can try it on, but I think I may order it...it's $519 or $539 online, but I haven't seen it in the stores so I'm not sure how much they carry it for, but I'm sure that it's more than $519!!! Check it out on this link:

http://www.marysbridal.com/bridal/5709.htm

Has anyone else ordered from houseofbrides.com?

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I would go with netbrides.com they will beat any houseofbrides quote and are way more reliable.

I ordered flower girls dresses from them.

Also, sorry didn't mean to offend with previous post, just my opinion for myself.

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Posted by mrsdraskin2009

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Posted by yswedding

I'm going to sound like such a snob, but I have to say this, when I tried on dresses the 1k dresses felt like 1k dresses, they were poorly shaped, beading was done very slopy in haphazard patterns, or the lace was cheap, the fabrics where the poorest quality, and the colors seemed off. The whites look too stark and the ivories looked very yellow.

Maybe for wearing it for one day, its not a big deal.

I also had issues with my size and shape, so very few things worked.

But when I tried on my dress but

there was no turning back

it was like made for me

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Yes. You sound like a snob. I guess I will wear my poorly shaped, sloppy, cheap lace dress on my wedding day.

I can't afford to go overboard on my dress, and I know that I will find the most beautiful dress within my budget. There are so many beautiful and affordable dresses out there.

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I completely agree. That comment was out of line and you came of extremely snobby. My 'cheap' dress looked amazing and was not poorly or sloppily made. Fortunatly most things fit me well so my options were very open. I would bet most of the girls on here fall into that 'cheap dress' category.