Wedding Dress Costs

cherish83 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:26 AM

Wedding Dress Costs

I haven't started to look yet, but since i got the 200 off from Bridal Elegance., i was wondering what the average cost of a wedding dress is. My mom is paying i tend go find deals i like things that happen to be inexpensive.. So mom is thinking i will get the cheapest dress i find. But i still want my dream dress.. So i was just wondering what most of you have or plan on spending for you dresses

truelove5803 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:34 AM

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If I have to buy my dress in the $99 rack I will. FH and I are on a REALLY tight budget. I can't see spending so much money on a dress that I will NEVER wear again. Althoiugh, I do have a plan for my dress after the wedding. I will be ripping it apart and making album covers for our, and both of our parent's photo albums. I will prob also make a christening gown for our first born.

cherish83 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:35 AM

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Thats a really sweet idea, especially for the christening gown. I've always wanted to go to davids bridal when they have the 99 dollar sale

Belongs2DanBuckley Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:36 AM

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Honestly- if you want to cut costs, DONT think a particular designer!! Jsut go to a local place or look on gownfind.com

SoontobeMrsH Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:38 AM

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My dress is just under $1400, before tax & alterations

SoontobeMrsH Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:39 AM

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Posted by truelove5803

If I have to buy my dress in the $99 rack I will. FH and I are on a REALLY tight budget. I can't see spending so much money on a dress that I will NEVER wear again. Althoiugh, I do have a plan for my dress after the wedding. I will be ripping it apart and making album covers for our, and both of our parent's photo albums. I will prob also make a christening gown for our first born.

So cute, I'm selfish , and chose a gown, that I can & will wear again

mao0426 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:40 AM

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My problem was that I didnt look at prices before I tried dresses on and of course I feel in love with one that was outside of my budget and my mom offered to pay for the rest

cherish83 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:40 AM

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Posted by Belongs2DanBuckley

Honestly- if you want to cut costs, DONT think a particular designer!! Jsut go to a local place or look on gownfind.com

Well i actually got lucky.. Phyliss of gownfind owns bridal elegance to where i won the $200 GC from the WOTY!! So im happy about that.. thats like an automatic 200 off any dress i want since its phyllis

cherish83 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:41 AM

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Posted by mao0426

My problem was that I didnt look at prices before I tried dresses on and of course I feel in love with one that was outside of my budget and my mom offered to pay for the rest

Thats what im afraid of and since mom is already paying i dont have it in FH and our budget to really pay anything toward a dress

truelove5803 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 09:42 AM

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That's awesome! $200 is a lot of money when planning a wedding!

truelove5803 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:01 AM

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Posted by perfectpair

Posted by truelove5803

If I have to buy my dress in the $99 rack I will. FH and I are on a REALLY tight budget. I can't see spending so much money on a dress that I will NEVER wear again. Althoiugh, I do have a plan for my dress after the wedding. I will be ripping it apart and making album covers for our, and both of our parent's photo albums. I will prob also make a christening gown for our first born.

So cute, I'm selfish , and chose a gown, that I can & will wear again

That's not selfish...I always thought I would be the same way about my wedding-'it only happens once'- but My FH and I are getting married in April of 08, and are moving to PA to buy a house in the Summer of 08. SO needless to say, the more I spend on the wedding, the less I will have for a house. I had to weigh my priorities. I would love to spend what I want on our wedding and take my time after to save for a house, but My Parents are letting us live in their house now rent free so we can save money, and they are putting the house on the market in Spring of 08. SO basically, my choices are limited.

cherish83 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:07 AM

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Posted by truelove5803

Posted by perfectpair

Posted by truelove5803

If I have to buy my dress in the $99 rack I will. FH and I are on a REALLY tight budget. I can't see spending so much money on a dress that I will NEVER wear again. Althoiugh, I do have a plan for my dress after the wedding. I will be ripping it apart and making album covers for our, and both of our parent's photo albums. I will prob also make a christening gown for our first born.

So cute, I'm selfish , and chose a gown, that I can & will wear again

That's not selfish...I always thought I would be the same way about my wedding-'it only happens once'- but My FH and I are getting married in April of 08, and are moving to PA to buy a house in the Summer of 08. SO needless to say, the more I spend on the wedding, the less I will have for a house. I had to weigh my priorities. I would love to spend what I want on our wedding and take my time after to save for a house, but My Parents are letting us live in their house now rent free so we can save money, and they are putting the house on the market in Spring of 08. SO basically, my choices are limited.

i completely understand.. I'll be making a lot of things for the wedding to save money because FH and I want to be able to afford a house or a condo too. Luckily, dad will be selling the house shortly after i get married.. so he'll be giving me money!!

ant n tilde Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:10 AM

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My mom gave me a budget of $3K and i could choose how i wanted to spend it on my dress. . . i could have gotten a dress for that much but instead I got a dress for LESS than half that so now she paid for my veil tiara and any underthings that i may need ( the crinoline, slip etc)

the first dress i loved was $6K and i ripped that bad boy off in a heart beat bc i saw the look in my mother's eyes and i know she would have bought it for me anyway so i pretended i hated it lol

luckily i found a dress that I think is better and more age appropriate

good luck!!

eta; i am a dope it was a little more than half lol - bad math skills.

cherish83 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:14 AM

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Mom is paying for dress and all of my stuff (tiara, veil, etc) she hasnt really been active yet in the wedding chats. But whenever i show her a dress i like she is like yeah and how much is that. i'm not spending a lot! like what does she think???

rysie Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:17 AM

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I'm hoping to spend no more than 1K because I don't think we have budget for it - but I think I'll go around and try on and see what I like best and then go to see Phylis...

How early are you ' supposed' to buy it anyway - I think i want to start looking before I move and hopefully get it and leave it here with my parents - I can't imagine having to travel with it (NC--->NY)

smjack Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:21 AM

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i got mine at a sample sale for 800$ before alterations, but it was originally an 8,000$ dress. and it is like new! i dont know if the place you got the gift certificate to does sample sales, but its a great way to save money if there is a particular designer you like.
good luck!

cherish83 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:21 AM

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Mary you were right that bridal elegance is phyllis.. i was soo excited.. but my wedding a month after yours. i plan to start looking for dresses the end of the summer and hopefully buy one around then or early fall. I think it would be safe to buy one right before you moved

nifheim Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:34 AM

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I refuse to spend more then $1,000 for a wedding dress. I plan on spending $500 if not less. I am going to a consignment shop in a richie town and taking a look there first then moving on to stores. My mother THANK GOD is paying for the dress as my gift but i do not want to just buy a expensive dress since she is paying for it.

I do plan to save it for christening gowns for future children since that is what my sister in law did to her wedding dress.

karen6474 Posted: Jan 23, 2007 10:34 AM

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well i liked 2 dresses & was trying to decide between the 2 & i felt the second one was the one - i knew it when i put it on & i was shocked when my consultant told me the price b/c i thought it would be over 2k but it was under 1k!! it was great a dress i love that i could afford!