Adona Dress ($570)
When I was getting married, way back in the pre-Pinterest dark days of 2009, shopping for wedding dresses was a particular kind of horror for someone without a billion dollars at their disposal. I learned the hard way that while $500 or $1,000 (or even $2,000) might seem like a whole lot of money to put some clothes on your back, in the bizarro world of wedding dresses, those numbers were somehow considered “budget.” (How? How?!) And even still, the biggest problem wasn’t the cost. It was that almost every dress in my price range was either a cupcake-y ballgown (not my jam) or so minimal that you could see my, um, anatomy through the fabric.
But bless the Internet. Because now the problem with wedding dress shopping, if any, is that of too many options. Sleeves! Jumpsuits! Dresses not inspired by pastry! And if APW had to pick a staff favorite? It would probably be BHDLN. Because their $500 dresses are often even more stylish than the $3,500 ones, and your APW staff has hardcore champagne tastes on a Keystone Light budget. (At least in wedding dresses. You do, actually, only wear them once.) Plus, BHLDN dresses are sold off the rack (aka in your street size), so you can order them and return them if they don’t fit or look right. You know, like normal shopping. So, since BHLDN just launched their new fall line, and because I’m not getting married and you are, we’ve rounded up twenty-five of our favorite BHLDN dresses under $1K (plus fifteen bonus dresses for under $2K, because $2,000 is still bizarrely cheap in the world of weddings). How’s that for options?
Wedding Dresses Under $1K
Landry Dress ($560)
Mara Jumpsuit ($280)
Coppelia Dress ($260)
Reagan Gown ($975)
Cristiane Gown ($800)
Alice Gown ($990)
Billie Dress ($420)
Naomi Gown ($800)
Paulette Dress ($490)
Cate Gown ($800)
Coral Jumpsuit ($540)
Julianne Gown ($800)
Ingrid Velvet Gown ($900)
Tulley Top & Amora Skirt ($220–$600)
Brisa Dress ($370)
Frida Dress ($800)
Mina Gown ($700)
Jackie Jumpsuit ($240)
Naya Dress, center ($350)
Roane Gown ($700)
Ilona Dress ($480)
Annabelle Dress & Marnie Topper ($220–$260)
Loretta Shift Dress ($520)
Larkin Gown ($850)
Wedding Dresses Under $2K
Monica Gown ($1,550)
Bianca Top & Ahsan Skirt ($220–$1,860)
Hayden Gown ($2,025. I cheated, but I regret nothing.)
Jolie Gown ($1,400)
Fantasia Gown ($1,500)
Freya Gown ($2,000)
Ariane Gown ($1,400)
Bridgette Gown ($1,600)
Petra Gown ($1,150)
Elisha Gown ($1,700)
Cibella Gown ($2,000)
Rosanna Gown ($1,300)
Tabitha Gown ($1,700)
Nina Gown ($1,200)
Teagan Gown ($1,050)
Bonus, because you need it:
Sonora Capelet ($170)
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