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vicandbarbara09 Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:00 AM

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Did any of you ladies fall in love with a dress but did not get it because it was wayyyyyyyyy out of your budget? Or did you just get it and made sacrifices on other things for the wedding?

I actually fell in love with a dress but didn't get it because it was way too expensive for me. I luckily found something else less expensive and it looks almost like the more expensive one

pa56 Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:09 AM

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I was adamant about three things for my wedding and didn't budge at all: hair/makeup artist, photographer and food. All other things were negotiated and I didn't always get what I want but I didn't feel bad about it since I got my three most important things.

You have to pick and choose what's most important. I think it's ok that you found another dress, as long as you're happy with the decision!

ilonka020 Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:10 AM

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like you i fell in love with a dress that was way out of my budget, but i found a similar one for way less and i love it.

ttdiff11 Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:15 AM

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Posted by ilonka020

like you i fell in love with a dress that was way out of my budget, but i found a similar one for way less and i love it.

same here!

debzy Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:17 AM

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I LOVED a dress that was over $6k...the associate brought it to me even though I told her my budget was half of that at the very most! So I tried it on, loved it, heard the price and then took it off. I found another dress for 1/3 the price that I love just as much.

MrsLarrea2B Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:18 AM

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I splurged on my dress. I tried really hard to find a dress that was more affordable , but nothing compared to my dress. So, even though it killed me financially, my dress was the one thing I did not budge in. Including the veils.

ace730 Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:33 AM

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I fell in love with a Melissa Sweet that was to-die-for but it was a little too much, but I ended up finding another Melissa Sweet that looked just as great for like $2K less.

9509Bride Posted: Jan 30, 2009 11:36 AM

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Fell in Love with a Demetrios gown that was well over my budget. Luckily I found my dress which I love more for under $600! that freed up money to splurge on the photographer I want.

CandB4604 Posted: Jan 30, 2009 12:34 PM

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I couldn't get the one i wanted becuase it wsa too $$, but I found one a bit simpler that was WAY cheaper and we're adding things to make it like the first one...

FuTuRe MrS MaZz Posted: Jan 30, 2009 12:35 PM

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i didnt look at dresses that were super expensive bc i didnt want to be disaapointed that i couldnt get it if i fell in love with one. the one i got was actually more than i wanted to spend, but still within reason...

gina409 Posted: Jan 30, 2009 12:37 PM

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i saw a bunch of dresses online that i loved but didnt even bother going to look in person cause they were just out of my budget

mlcvln129 Posted: Jan 31, 2009 09:58 AM

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This is why I went to David's. . .I didn't want to spend more than $1500 on dress, veil, and tiara. When all is said and done after alterations, I'm assuming that I will have paid around $1300 for all of it.

ChrissyV729 Posted: Jan 31, 2009 10:02 AM

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When I went dress shopping I omly asked the attendants to show me dresses in my budget. This way I wouldn't even have to think about spending more money because I have that tendency...

VeggieBride Posted: Jan 31, 2009 10:09 AM

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my original dress choice was around $2500 w/catherdral veil

I ended up with a dress that cost $800 and i love it way more than the original

it looks nothing like it though

twoifbysea Posted: Jan 31, 2009 10:17 AM

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I THOUGHT I fell in love with a Pronovias that was (with everything - gown, bolero, veil) about $6k. But it was one of the first I tried on, and once I started trying on other designers in other stores I realized I didn't like it as much as I thought.

What WAS important to me that the gown be in a nice fabric or lace... the one I ended up getting was over the original price point my mom and I had in mind but it wasn't OBSCENELY expensive.

MLAngelo Posted: Jan 31, 2009 10:19 AM

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I saw a beautiful dress I was searching for, but when I found it the dress was $8000. I didn't even consider it for a second, $8000 on a dress you would wear once. But it was so fun to try it on.

beram63 Posted: Jan 31, 2009 10:24 AM

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two words: amalia carrara

allegracristina Posted: Jan 31, 2009 11:42 AM

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I went into the dress thinking I was going to spend A LOT on it, because that was one of the most important things to me. Fashionista is close to what I am But I actually ended up spending less than $3,800 with veil, shoes, alterations and everything, which for me was great!! As an added surprise, my godmother bought the dress for me which saved me like $2,600!!!

PROBM Posted: Jan 31, 2009 11:55 AM

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yes my dream dress was jessica simpsons dress but i could never spend that kind of money.... i love my dress as well and am very excited about it

flairforfashion Posted: Jan 31, 2009 12:51 PM

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I got my dream dress. At first, my heart sank because it was really expensive but then when we were going to pay for it, my Mom forked over the money and said my Grandma was paying for it.

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