Question: I bought my wedding dress very randomly when I was buying my bridesmaid dress for my soon to be sister-in-law's wedding. I picked it up on the sales rack and loved it! Also, I was under pressure to buy it since it was $99 and couldn't be put on lay-away. I bought it and still really love it! The only thing that I would like to be different about my dress is to add some flowers to it. I really wanted a dress with flowers, but I am trying to do this wedding on a very low budget and couldn't resist a cheap dress. I am considering adding one diagonal strap that has flowers on it and adding a large flower on the back of the dress as well.
As far as price range, I want either an a-line or more preferably a ball gown. I'm not looking for any other styles. Any idea what I might expect to pay? My parents are only paying for some of the wedding and I'm on my own to buy the dress so I need to know what I could budget for. Also, I've heard once you buy your dress it can take forever for it to come in, and even longer to get alterations done. That being said, when should I get my dress?
Answer: First I would defiantly support your local bridal shop before trying David's. David's dresses are a dime a dozen and that is why they are so cheap. Bridal shops...as long as they are not the crazy upscale shops...have dresses in all price ranges. Unless it is a big city shop or a very wealthy area, the shop dresses will usually top out at around $2000. I would suggest going online and looking for dresses first and then finding out locally were the dresses you like are. Just Google Bridal and your city name and see what comes up.
Although taking your dress to a bridal shop seamstress for alterations is an option, that cost could be more than you spent on the whole dress. I used to work at a bridal shop and believe me, the alterations are three times more expensive at those shops then they are on the outside by a private seamstress. Bridal shops make the majority of their profits on alterations, not on the sales of the dresses.
Alfredangelo.com Marysbridal.com davincibridals.com those are some that have affordable but still very pretty dresses. Go online and find out what you like, print picas and take them to the shop. ALSO, at David's you will have to pay for your dress 100% up front but at a local shop you can put a deposit down and slowly pay it off. It just has to be paid off by pick up. That helps with a lot of brides who want the nicer dresses but do not have the money all at once.
As far as price range, I want either an a-line or more preferably a ball gown. I'm not looking for any other styles. Any idea what I might expect to pay? My parents are only paying for some of the wedding and I'm on my own to buy the dress so I need to know what I could budget for. Also, I've heard once you buy your dress it can take forever for it to come in, and even longer to get alterations done. That being said, when should I get my dress?
Answer: First I would defiantly support your local bridal shop before trying David's. David's dresses are a dime a dozen and that is why they are so cheap. Bridal shops...as long as they are not the crazy upscale shops...have dresses in all price ranges. Unless it is a big city shop or a very wealthy area, the shop dresses will usually top out at around $2000. I would suggest going online and looking for dresses first and then finding out locally were the dresses you like are. Just Google Bridal and your city name and see what comes up.
Although taking your dress to a bridal shop seamstress for alterations is an option, that cost could be more than you spent on the whole dress. I used to work at a bridal shop and believe me, the alterations are three times more expensive at those shops then they are on the outside by a private seamstress. Bridal shops make the majority of their profits on alterations, not on the sales of the dresses.
Alfredangelo.com Marysbridal.com davincibridals.com those are some that have affordable but still very pretty dresses. Go online and find out what you like, print picas and take them to the shop. ALSO, at David's you will have to pay for your dress 100% up front but at a local shop you can put a deposit down and slowly pay it off. It just has to be paid off by pick up. That helps with a lot of brides who want the nicer dresses but do not have the money all at once.
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