Some info from BRIDAL BARGAINS

I have the book and decided to whip it out again and write down some of the key points. I wanted to share the info for those of you who may still need to book vendors and are looking to stay within a tight budget...here ya go

BRIDAL GOWNS

basically it talks about how so many high end designers are importing their goods from china and why pay XXXXX amount of dollars when you can just pay x...here are some sources to find bridal gowns directly from the manufacturers

on ebay: China-EKT, Blue-catalog, antzinternational, jeffliu8000

on the web: www.bluecatalog.com

1koo

julius bridal

netbride

bridalgarden

jessica mcclintock

bridepower

for bridesmaids : netbride

gown find

chadwicks

jcrew

cybergown

shop shop

jessica london

brides and prom

glamour closet

talbots

cyber net plaza

*NOTE: as per bridal bargains... the hardest bm gowns to alter are mori lee, bill levkoff, jessica mcclintock and bari jay due to the lack of seam allowance so make sure if you go with this designer your girls allow enough room for it to be TAKEN IN because if it needs to be let out it could be a problem.

shoes: dyeable shoes online

or have your girls go with a metallic evening strappy sandal that they can use again for other affairs to save them money on the dyeing.

to be continued...