Where did YOU get your wedding dress?

A friend made mine - it cost about $100. Mostly, I just replied because you looked lonely here. :flowerforyou:

I used my sister's dress. She bought it new but had taken a part time job at the boutique so she got it half off. I then paid her half of that price when I wore it. She ended up getting divorce and remarried. When she remarried it was his first marriage and they wanted a traditional ceremony with a traditional wedding dress. This time she rented a Vera Wang from *someplace* (try Googling for your area) and it only cost her about $200 to use a dress worth a LOT more. If you don't feel the need to keep the dress I'd suggest renting one.

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I got mine at a local boutique (upstate NY) and it cost $1300. It was worth every penny. That said I also looked at used gowns b/c I had no problem with the idea of wearing an already-worn gown. Oncewed.com has a huge selection that changes frequently, if you're looking to save a few bucks to get a killer gown!

I got mine from a boutique, but it was a Casablanca dress, if that's what you're wanting to know It was more than I care to admit, lol, I had a customized one, so it was more expensive than usual.

I've been in 5 weddings in the past 3 years though, and the average of those ladies dresses was probably $2000.

I do know 2 ladies who ordered theirs though lightinthebox.com, it's a company in China that does knock offs. About $300-$400 a dress, but it's a big risk. They both got really lucky with theirs though.

Honestly, I bought mine on Ebay. I went to our local botique to figure out exactly what style I wanted and to have them take my measurements. Then I went online to search for a knock off that was what I had liked in the store. I think I paid $150 for the dress, and another $150 for alterations (it was too long and had lace at the bottom that had to be removed and re-attached, or the alterations wouldn't have been that much).

My goal is to be able to fit back in the dress next August for our 10 year anniversary!

I got mine at an outlet store for $200. I'm glad I didn't spend a fortune on it. Your only going to wear it once anyway. My sisters spent a whole lot more on theirs. They had them professionally cleaned and packaged in those cute boxes. But when they opened them years later they were stained and useless. I would rather be enjoying the party than worrying about my dress.

My mIL made mine, veil and all, and our wedding cake.

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I got mine at David's Bridal. It was $925, but I had almost $300 in alterations done to customize it. I ended up trying on over 50 gowns. I wanted something that covered my arms and shoulders.

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I had the outer jacket removed after the wedding and short sleeves that buttoned into the gown to keep my shoulders covered.

From a going out of business sale for 100 bucks it was so pretty

I got mine in a local store where I was living at the time. It was about $500, not including alterations, veil, slip, and jewelry.

well 17 years ago got mine at JcPenney outlet I want to say it was about 100. Lots of beads and lace still very pretty, but I mainly picked it for not needing to be altered at 5'2'' that means something

Mine was a pretty pale pink with grey pinstripes that I bought at Dillard's for maybe $50.00 twenty-nine years ago. It was a low-key affair, and I wanted something I could wear again.

Bought mine at a local shop for $675, right off the rack, no alterations. It was meant to be

K-Mart
1986
$15

Was just a blue and white dress. We didn't have a big wedding.