Economical Wedding Dress Options

[Lastcenturymum]

I've been asked to help with a wedding in our family this year and think wedding dresses can be a bit of a rip-off. Mine is residing in a suitcase in the roof space storage room! It was a deb dress and I thought it looked awesome!

Looking for some tips on where to find reasonably priced dresses that don't require 5000 fittings and cost about $1000 an hour to wear! Also a hitch (pardon the pun!) is the person lives in another state.

Thanks in advance

[mum2peanut]

Don't know how traditional the bride wants to be, but how about a store like studibaker, that's where my b/m dresses were from but they had lots of white and cream dresses that could have been for a bride.
http://www.studibaker.com.au/content/SB_intro.html
Here's the link, they are in a few diff places, so it could be the place to go.

[Lastcenturymum]

Pretty traditional - they haven't done the living together thing - probably full length/some 'veilage'. Thanks for the tip about Studebaker - I know she's thinking 3/4 length dressed for attendants and nothing too 'eveningy' or over that top for them- so that might work for them. Ta

[Becteria]

I got mine on ebay, custom made in china and i loved it! cost about $200 all up

[aimz]

hi there

i am wearing lisa ho - however its not a bridal dress by her its just one of her evening dresses in white - cost $800 !!!

[Harmony83]

I hired my wedding dress for about $500! I didn't see the point in having an expensive wedding dress sitting in the closet doing nothing, so saved a fortune and was able to spend the money elsewhere!! They fitted the dress for me and dry cleaned it when I was done with it all free!

[bigglet]

I definately think a lovely white evening dress with a veil should suffice. A lot of brides are doing it these days - plus you can always wear it again!

I can't believe I spent OVER $2K on my wedding dress which I wore only once and is now sitting in a box at my mum's place!! That's ridiculous - I was obviously love struck and blinded by all the wedding preparations. If I had to do it again I would just go for an evening dress that is elegant or even one of those debutante ball gowns - some of them do look like wedding dresses.

[niesl_bug]

I got mine from a place that sells mostly ball gowns - they made it for me in 3 weeks in white and it was perfect - and less than $300!

Good luckl

[Becteria]

hi there

i am wearing lisa ho - however its not a bridal dress by her its just one of her evening dresses in white - cost $800 !!!

nice choice.... my hubby is semi related; infortunately i cant use the family discount coz i dont fit anything!

[BlessedWithBlue]

I got mine on ebay, custom made in china and i loved it! cost about $200 all up

me too!!! although i was 7 months preg i had to get it slightly altered to fit my growing bump mine cost $250 all up including alterations