Comments on: Budget Wedding Dresses http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/ Weddings. Minus the insanity, plus the marriage. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pixie_moxie http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-40107 pixie_moxie Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:45:43 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-40107 I went the bridesmaid dress route also. Bill Levkoff, pretty champagne A Line dress. I went into the Bridal Shops and no one understood what I meant when I said simple, straight lines. I bought my dress at a little boutique, it was the first dress I saw - thru the window, first dress I tried on. Full disclosure...I bought this dress during my first engagement. I picked up the dress the day before we "postponed" the wedding. I am now engaged to a wonderful man and have been struggling with the wedding dress issue. I have recently re solidified with my self that the dress was My dress, not former fiances, and I will be altering the dress with the help of my Mom and her friend to make it fresh for this new stage of my life. All while still honoring the dress I fell in love with in the first place. It is amazing to me how many people automatically look at me with distaste or pity when I answer the "How is your dress hunt?" question honestly. I went the bridesmaid dress route also. Bill Levkoff, pretty champagne A Line dress. I went into the Bridal Shops and no one understood what I meant when I said simple, straight lines. I bought my dress at a little boutique, it was the first dress I saw – thru the window, first dress I tried on.

Full disclosure…I bought this dress during my first engagement. I picked up the dress the day before we “postponed” the wedding. I am now engaged to a wonderful man and have been struggling with the wedding dress issue. I have recently re solidified with my self that the dress was My dress, not former fiances, and I will be altering the dress with the help of my Mom and her friend to make it fresh for this new stage of my life. All while still honoring the dress I fell in love with in the first place.

It is amazing to me how many people automatically look at me with distaste or pity when I answer the “How is your dress hunt?” question honestly.

]]> By: Kenzie LaRae http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8553 Kenzie LaRae Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:04:02 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8553 I actually ordered that Melissa Sweet (MS130) for my own wedding after a dry cleaner destroyed my first dress. I got it in "Natural" and ordered 2 yards of the lace (@$45/yard) to have a custom bolero made. I won't post photos on my blog until after my wedding, but I can email photos of it if you ask nicely :) I actually ordered that Melissa Sweet (MS130) for my own wedding after a dry cleaner destroyed my first dress. I got it in “Natural” and ordered 2 yards of the lace (@$45/yard) to have a custom bolero made. I won’t post photos on my blog until after my wedding, but I can email photos of it if you ask nicely :)

]]> By: liz http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8554 liz Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:05:11 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8554 Ooo, that first one is gorgeous... Bridesmaid dresses are the way to go if you don't want to spend a ton of money on a dress. I found mine on amazon for a whole $50 (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Strapless-Satin-Formal-Bridesmaid-Dress/dp/B0006VOIF6/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_1" rel="nofollow">This one</a>, in ivory). All I'll need to do is hem it a bit! Ooo, that first one is gorgeous… Bridesmaid dresses are the way to go if you don’t want to spend a ton of money on a dress. I found mine on amazon for a whole $50 (This one, in ivory). All I’ll need to do is hem it a bit!

]]> By: Kat http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8555 Kat Thu, 25 Sep 2008 22:35:53 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8555 omg... i tried on a dress at BCBG today... and ordered a $350 dress from nordstrom this evening... <br /><br />my mom is convinced that EVERYTHING but heavy lace is "cheap-looking". i wholeheartedly disagree!<br /><br />anything can be bridal if you're the bride!! :-) omg… i tried on a dress at BCBG today… and ordered a $350 dress from nordstrom this evening…

my mom is convinced that EVERYTHING but heavy lace is “cheap-looking”. i wholeheartedly disagree!

anything can be bridal if you’re the bride!! :-)

]]> By: Mrs. Andi http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8556 Mrs. Andi Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:33:54 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8556 I LOVE the idea of looking for a non-wedding labeled dress! Who would have thought that one word can jack the price up so much! I LOVE the idea of looking for a non-wedding labeled dress! Who would have thought that one word can jack the price up so much!

]]> By: Shannon http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8557 Shannon Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:05:56 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8557 I was going to make my own dress with one of my mom's friends. We went to David's Bridal so I could try on shapes and see what I liked. We found a plain dress that fit me off the rack with no need for alterations and I fell in love. It was on clearance! $50! Then we went to the fabric district in Philadelphia and picked out beautiful cloth to make into a sash and covered buttons. It was incredible - saving me time and money. All in all it was just over $100 for the dress of my dreams. I was going to make my own dress with one of my mom’s friends. We went to David’s Bridal so I could try on shapes and see what I liked. We found a plain dress that fit me off the rack with no need for alterations and I fell in love. It was on clearance! $50! Then we went to the fabric district in Philadelphia and picked out beautiful cloth to make into a sash and covered buttons. It was incredible – saving me time and money. All in all it was just over $100 for the dress of my dreams.

]]> By: budgetbeautiful http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8558 budgetbeautiful Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:57:46 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8558 Oooh, I LOVE that Melissa Sweet gown! Oooh, I LOVE that Melissa Sweet gown!

]]> By: kate http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8559 kate Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:32:45 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8559 (I meant to post this comment here, but I accidentally posted in the above story instead. So here it is again - sorry - I totally suck at this!)<br /><br />The first wedding dress I bought was a BEAUTIFUL Jessica McClintock from overstock.com for $55!!! But it was strapless, and I realized that it wasn't entirely me. So I bought a Nataya (www.nataya.com) for around $150 at a small locally-owned store in my hometown (Mendocino), and it was super timeless and gorgeous, and more "me." Check it out in the "Kate and Coalmine" wedding featured here on A Practical Wedding! Thanks again for that. . . very exciting. (I meant to post this comment here, but I accidentally posted in the above story instead. So here it is again – sorry – I totally suck at this!)

The first wedding dress I bought was a BEAUTIFUL Jessica McClintock from overstock.com for $55!!! But it was strapless, and I realized that it wasn’t entirely me. So I bought a Nataya (www.nataya.com) for around $150 at a small locally-owned store in my hometown (Mendocino), and it was super timeless and gorgeous, and more “me.” Check it out in the “Kate and Coalmine” wedding featured here on A Practical Wedding! Thanks again for that. . . very exciting.

]]> By: Marie-Ève http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8560 Marie-Ève Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:16:46 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8560 Thanks Meg...! I love them all! Guilty's one is stunning, it looks like it already fits to me!... <br />My dress is still wrinkled from coming in a box, it needs alterations, and I honestly don't know why I didn't think of taking off my bra for this picture in my humble living room... So it's clearly not the best, but I'll resend one when it's all good and ready... Thanks Meg…! I love them all! Guilty’s one is stunning, it looks like it already fits to me!…
My dress is still wrinkled from coming in a box, it needs alterations, and I honestly don’t know why I didn’t think of taking off my bra for this picture in my humble living room… So it’s clearly not the best, but I’ll resend one when it’s all good and ready…

]]> By: Kristy http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/comment-page-1/#comment-8561 Kristy Tue, 23 Sep 2008 07:53:18 +0000 http://apracticalwedding.com/2008/09/budget-wedding-dresses/#comment-8561 This was a fantastic post - thanks Meg! I have seen some gorgeous bridesmaids dresses that I would wear in a heartbeat and now I'm feeling more inspired to go that route. This was a fantastic post – thanks Meg! I have seen some gorgeous bridesmaids dresses that I would wear in a heartbeat and now I’m feeling more inspired to go that route.

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