Comments on: Dress Shopping, The Lovely Edition

By: Nell

Nell — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:40:24 +0000

I found my dress in the store and then went online. Same dress, custom made to fit, shipped for free, and got it in a month! The store price (with those poofy underthings that itch like crazy and not including the fittings that are a must have) $850, and it would that an entire college semester to get to my hometown. The online price, $150. I love the idea of a wedding dress, but I will only be wearing it for four hours…unless I decide that I want to be a zombie bride for my first married Halloween ^^. I highly recommed dhgate.com, just make sure you check the ratings before you buy!

By: Cate Subrosa

Cate Subrosa — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:16:01 +0000

Oh, this is so exciting! I can’t wait to see more!

I have had the same experience where you try something you think feels ridiculous and your loved ones get all teary… very amusing!

By: denise

denise — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:56:06 +0000

Meg,

I went to a place out in the Valley called Lilli’s Bridal. Leanne was the woman who helped me. I’m not sure if she’s still there anymore, though. I think she had recently moved and the commute was killing her. Anyway, it’s not a snobby place (well, that wasn’t my experience) and they had a decent selection in the $1100-1500 price range. They also have this back room with discounted samples. I’ll send you a link to my wedding pics if you’re interested.

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:26:39 +0000

Denise! Where in LA?? My family is in LA!

By: denise

denise — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:00:29 +0000

Although I got married in SF, I live in LA so just ended up getting my dress at a bridal salon down here. I really wanted to get it up there, but with fittings etc. it ended up being much easier. And my 2nd bridal consultant was just as wonderful. Once I got serious and she knew what my budget was, she didn’t pull any of that “Oh, but you CAN’T put a price on such an important dress!” crap. She refused to let me even try on dresses that were way out of the range. My dress was reduced because it was a 2007 style, but even so, I think Pronovias prices are very reasonable, and my dress looked well-made compared to others’ in that price range.

By: Peonies and Polaroids

Peonies and Polaroids — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 02:38:48 +0000

Ooh, Lazaro dresses are gorgeous. I fell for a bridesmaids dress by him but I couldn’t find it to try it on. It was stunning. And my experience has been that men in the wedding industry are usually a lot nicer than women in the wedding industry. I may just have had bad experiences but nearly all of the women I have come into contact with have been foul but the men have been lovely and super helpful. A really expensive and well known London floral designer even told me how to recreate his most famous bouquet myself, step by step. I was shocked after all of the horrible ‘wedding women’ I met!

By: Meg

Meg — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:11:40 +0000

Denise: Yes! Where did you find yours?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:52:37 +0000

I think long and lace will be lovely too!! Not old-fashioned at all.
Yes, there was a dress at the shop where I bought mine that was FAB-YOU-LOUS fabulous, and it too was $5K. It was pleated – you know, like your grandmother used to do to her skirts. Awesome!! I have never seen another one like it. But, oh well, I couldn’t really spend that much on a dress, so it was not meant to be….

Good luck with the dress shopping/experience. Keep us updated!

By: MrsEm

MrsEm — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:30:00 +0000

Awww…This makes me wish I had tried on some dresses with family.

By: jessica lynn

jessica lynn — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:15:00 +0000

looooooove that dress! it is beautiful! and your line about “valut-o-bride” had me cracking up.