I'm on a tight budget and time. It will be in a Fall theme.
2006-07-17 10:40:00 · 18 answers · asked by nite_time_howler 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Check out Dreams by Renee http://www.dreamsbyreneebridal.com They have some absolutely gorgeous dresses PLUS they can do custom dresses based on pictures/drawings for extremely reasonable prices. If I'm not mistaken, they have a 4-6 week turn-around. The prices listed on their site are suggested retail and since I am an authorized rep, I am able to offer discounts as well. Let me know if I can be of any assistance.
Good luck!
2006-07-17 10:56:36 · answer #1 · answered by Angie P. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a good seamstress, making your own dress can add a special something to the wedding. After all this dress was made and fitted JUST FOR YOU so will fit, exactly as you want it. However, if you are a 'ok' seamstress, I would suggest buying it. If you try to make it and you make mistakes, you'll not be able to fix them very easily and may end up having to buy a dress after all. Trust your own judgement. Do you have experience working with formal dress patterns or formal fabrics? Do you know someone personally who does? In the long run, they can be equally as expensive but I think having a dress that's perfect for you (like when you make one) outweighs the convinience of buying one.
2006-07-17 11:36:34 · answer #2 · answered by Kitten 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I did for my own wedding was, I have an aunt who kept her wedding dress after 20 years, she offered it to me, so I tried it on just to amuse her, not thinking I would use it, but it fit me perfectly, and although it was very 80's (long sleeves with puffs and lace all the way up to my neck), I had it altered took all the extra material off added a few details, and it was very modern and beautiful. So in total it cost me about $100 for material and alterations, and the dry cleaning cost, I think that was $80. I even reused her veil, attached it to a new tiara. It was much cheaper than buying a new dress, and it also had special meaning. So I suggest buying second hand and altering.
2006-07-17 11:09:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shop around and price things. You can cut down greatly by getting a formal dress and not a specific wedding gown. If you're a phenomenal seamstress and you know for sure you'll have more than enough time to make the dress, price things anyway. And it would help to have someone else in your family who can sew as well, since you've got all the rest of the wedding things to plan.
2006-07-17 10:50:34 · answer #4 · answered by staubfinger 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 21:51:12 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually alot cheaper to buy your dress. I know Davids Bridal has some dresses at reasonable prices. When I made my friends dress, it cost alot more for the material to make then it would the dress that she wanted at the store that she chose not to buy. There was about a $500 difference
2006-07-17 17:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by Angel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can go to a second hand shop and purchase a wedding gown. Or check out Ebay. I know it sounds bad but they have only been worn once.
Making your dress is going to take a lot of time. And buying you will want to find something that is on sale but remember you will have to pay for alterations which can become VERY pricey.
2006-07-18 09:08:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it would be much better for you to buy b/c it'll be less hussle and time saving ... than to have your gown made and dilevered at the very last minute of that most awaited event of urs and found out that it's not in a good fitting. Just like what happened to my cousin who had her gown made by and found out it was too tight for her so she got no choice but to buy a new ready made gown in her best fitting size ..... So if I were you I better think bout it well than having big regrets as the saying goes.. " there's no regrets that comes beforehand" ....good luck and best wishes on ur wedding :)
2006-07-17 15:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by nurse_f148 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your safest bet would be to buy it, since it's really not that far away. However, if you want to price it out, go to the fabric store, pick out a pattern, figure out how much material you would need and price it out. It may be cheaper to make it, however the headaches that go along with that might be worth a little extra to buy.
2006-07-17 10:46:19 · answer #9 · answered by bluez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want a really inexpensive route try thrift stores. Some people donate them so they end up reasonably priced and maybe with a little alteration can be specially personalized to fit your liking. I am also an eBay fanatic so try there too!
2006-07-17 11:07:26 · answer #10 · answered by sugabesa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋