Wedding Dresses for a Budget

Many women, when they are young, dream about their perfect wedding and how wonderful everything is going to be and how beautiful they will look in their exquisite wedding gown. And yet when the time comes to actually be making plans for that perfect day, they become shocked and often dismayed when they take a look at the price tag on the dress they have been dreaming about for years. Please, don’t give up yet. At least not before you read below about the options you have to still have a beautiful gown.

Wait for sales

This option takes a spirit of adventure and patience, but, hey, it can work for you. It doesn’t hurt to have a really good friend help you pull it off. Keep looking in the newspapers for sale ads from stores that will, once a year, offer high price gowns at bargain basement prices. Here is where the adventurous spirit comes into play. You may need to camp out the night before or arrive really early in the morning way before the doors open up. This is just in case only a certain amount of people is let in the doors to take advantage of the sale. One piece of advice here, is to wear your bathing suit under your clothes(you heard me) so that you can save time by not having to wait in line for a fitting room. Trust me, you will not be the only one doing this. Lots of women have figured this out so they can try on more gowns in an allotted amount of time. (This is where having a real close friend helps). Your friend or friends, will be able to hold your clothes while you try on a dress, and look for another one at the same time. It will also help to visit the store the night before and see what is being offered in your size. If you have the desire, and the will power, and with a little help from your friends, it can happen.

Second hand shops

This one doesn’t sound quite so involved, but you need to keep an open mind here. If you are choosing to check out some second hand shops, then try going to ones in an upscale part of town. You may be able to find a really nice dress at a very reasonable price. Also there are some shops that will offer both new and used wedding dresses, so check out the yellow pages and see if there are any around your area. If you come across a dress that maybe has some tears or rips,check to think see if the dress can be repaired tastefully or not.

Online

We all know that e-bay and other sites are available to buy almost anything you need. But you need to ask yourself if you will be getting the same dress that is in the picture provided or, if the little tear in the picture will turn out to be a real disaster when your dress comes. And what about the size? It may say the size that you normally wear, but we know that sometimes you buy different sizes from different stores. You can get good bargains, but buy with caution.

Borrow a dress

Think about it. You will only be wearing a wedding dress on your special day, and then, what normally happens is, you wrap it up a week later and never take it out again. Borrow one, if you need to. Who is going to know the difference?

Remember, you do have options, so plan ahead and don’t give up. You deserve to look beautiful on your special day. Good luck!