Our wedding dress is a key part of our wedding celebration and memories. Our gown reveals how beautiful and special our marriage is to us. We want it to be a flawless symbol of our love. We want to feel beautiful in it. The question is do we need to spend vast amounts of money to find such a wedding dress?
The answer depends on what it takes for each bride to find what she needs. The good news is that brides do have options that we often forget about or overlook that go beyond the special order bridal shop or department stores that sell bridal gowns off the rack. After all, if you can get a bridal gown that is just as beautiful (sometimes more beautiful) for a fraction of the cost isn't it worth it?
Four places to look in your search for that perfect wedding dress without breaking the bank:
Charity Sales / Auctions: Some charities have turned to accepting wedding gowns that they can resell to raise money. As a result you have the opportunity to buy dresses that are usually either new or worn once for a fraction of their original price. Call around. Check the Internet for a sale near you.
Sample Sales: Is there bridal store close by? How about a high end wedding dress manufacturer? Check with them to see when they have their annual sample sale and / or close out. If a bride is able to wade through vast numbers of dresses, you can sometimes find some gems.
Grandma: "Something borrowed, something blue..." This is a fantastic opportunity to import some family meaning into the wedding by borrowing the wedding dress grandma wore all those years ago - or mom, or aunt, or big sis. If this option presents a dress option that works a bride could save vast amounts of money compared to the cost of special ordering a dress - not to mention the headache of wondering if the dress will arrive on time!
One caveat - double check to ensure Grandma's dress either fits as is or permission is given to make alterations. This is usually not a problem, but saving money is not worth family discord over a misunderstanding.
EBay: Most bridal gowns are never worn more than once anyway. This means that it is possible to find one on an online auction site like EBay that will save a lot of money and possibly enable the bride to get a more elegant dress than they otherwise would be able to afford.
Indeed, it is easier to simply travel to the bridal shop and special order a wedding dress. If you do not special order your gown the chances are good that you will need to have it altered so it fits right, so include that cost in your calculations. Even so, if the budget for your nuptials is not quite as full as you like one of these four options for finding a wedding dress at a bargain price just might be the ticket.
Source : http://id.88db.com/id/Knowledge/Knowledge_Detail.page/Wedding/?kid=9612
