Wedding Planning Ideas | Wedding Guide

When it comes to purchasing a wedding dress, the first thing that comes to mind is the staggering price. No brides will deny that choosing a perfect wedding dress is the most important and also the most troublesome part in the whole preparation. Finding the wedding dress of your dreams is really easy; but finding one that fits within your budget is a little harder. The question is where do I begin looking?  These ideas will help you keep your wedding dress budget on track and save you a fortune.

1) Buy a Used Dress

Does the thought of wearing a wedding dress worn by another bride freak you out? Consider this. You’ll spend hundreds or even thousands on a dress you’ll wear once. One time. Whenever you buy a used dress, it is only been worn once. Yet you are able to save over 80% on the cost. If you are strapped for cash, this lets you buy an absolutely gorgeous designer wedding dress for 80-95% of the retail cost. Need some other reason to buy used? It is a much greener choice. Recycling a wedding dress rather than buying a new one isn’t only better for your pocket book. It is better for the environment.
If this option is for you, there are many ways to find “the” designer dress:

• Internet
  You can Look for shops which have a bridal consultant who have an immense knowledge about the modern dresses. They’re professionally trained to help you. Pre Owned Wedding Dresses, Bride Power, Bride To Bride Boutique, Encore Bridal, Recycle Your Wedding, Craigslist, Ebay, the Nest’s Trash to Treasure Board are just some of the places to buy used and sample designer dresses from other brides. When you’ve made up your mind to wear the designer dress, never look it in to the other sections. Make certain that the dress suits your personal style.
• Consignment Shops
  Consignment shops can be a great place to get a cheap price for a wedding dress. A few people call it thrifting, other people call it hand-me-downs, I call it smart! Why? A lot of women understand that they’ll just wear their wedding dress once in their lives. And so, they trade it to a consignment shop who then resells it at a lower price. It could be used, but it will most plausible be in pristine condition. I acknowledge a lot of brides who not only have found a deal at a consignment shop, but the dress of their dreams as well! Locate consignment shops in your area and shop the ones in upscale neighborhoods. You do not have to travel all that far to get to a shop, which means you can hit a lot of them if you are a big time shopper.
• Thrift Shops
  One of the great places that you can check out are local thrift shops. Wedding dresses perhaps hard to find but sometimes, they do appear – and in many times, under a hundred dollars. This is a great place to get vintage pieces and if you’ve to resize it a bit, it would not cost that much.Check out thrift shops like Salvation Army or Goodwill. Keep in mind that generally the quality isn’t as high as thrift shops, but you can call to find out if they’re doing any wedding dress sales.

Tips: When buying on the internet, always use a credit card. This affords extra protection because you can reverse the charges if anything goes wrong. When buying on Ebay, only buy from sellers with over 100 transactions and a 98% positive rating and do not bid until all your questions have been answered.

2) Shop the Sample Sales and Bargain Basements

Wedding designers and bridal shops frequently have sample sales some times a year of their wedding gown . At these sample sales, the options and sizes of it perhaps a little limited, but almost brides have to have their wedding dress altered regardless. It’s really smart to see a designer wedding dress sample sale to find out a designer gown at a much lower cost but with the highest quality.This can save you 60-80% off the retail cost! Most big cities hold sample sales in April and May, then again in October and November. Call the manufacturer and ask when their next sample sale is and what size samples they sell. Filene’s Basement started the original “Running of the Brides” blowout bridal sale in 1947. Designer dresses typically start at $250 at these marathon events. Check Filene’s Basement to find a “Running of the Brides” event near you or sign up for a free account at Top Button. You can also locate sample sales here. Sign up to get invites for online and in store sales on sample dresses from Planet Lulu. CAUTION: The big sample sales are a madhouse. It will be mobbed. Be prepared to get up close and personal with brides who have bad breath and bad manners. You may have to strip down in front of strangers.  But if you have the stomach for sample sale madness. You can save up to 95% off retail price on a designer dress. Breathe deep, move quickly, and go for it! But, you must to know how to stay sane at a sample sale.

3) Designing or Making Your Own Dress

You do not have to have a creative flair to design or make your own dress. With so a lot of bridal pictures around you are able to mix and match the designs to create your dream dress. So, consider making your own wedding dress! This method, you can either design exactly want you want or follow a pattern, make the changes you need, and alter the dress to fit your body exactly. Whenever you are an experienced dressmaker, then there are great deal of patterns around to follow as well. Purchasing your own stuffs immediately from fabric shops and adding in your own self-bought accessories will shove your cost way down!

4) Rent a Wedding Dress

Rental prices can range from $100 to $600 with deposit required and the gowns are professionally cleaned after each rental and can be altered to fit (check with each rental shop). A lot of bridal shops are beginning offer wedding dress rentals. Why buy a dress for thousands…when you can rent it for hundreds?  Call around your local area to find out the options available near you. Be sure to ask about rental packages that include the rental of veil, shoes, etc. There is commonly less selection available for rental, so make your reservation quickly so that you can reserve the choice that’s right for you.

5)  Call Discount Bridal Service.

Whenever you know the designer and specific dress you want, call them at 1-800-874-8794 or visit Discount Bridal Service. They typically offer 20-30% off discounts.

6) Buy a Bridesmaid Or Other Non-Wedding Dress

Many bridesmaids’ gowns can be ordered in white. You can easily find a beautiful, less-formal wedding dress this way. I’m sounding like a broken record again, but non-wedding is cheaper.  If you investigate high-end dresses in white, ivory, or champagne from your favorite designer…or dresses sold as a bridesmaid’s dress or a prom dress. You can buy a beautiful dress for 25-50% less than its “wedding dress” equivalent. Take it a step further and find a dress in any color that you love (pink, soft gray and red are the hottest colors for off-beat brides now.) Your selection is wide open and you’ll save hundreds of dollars off the price.

Tips:  Apply this principle to bridesmaids’ dresses. Instead of having your girls buy a dress sold specifically for bridesmaids, pick out a style from J.Crew, Anthropologie or the like. They have awesome selections to choose from and your bridesmaids can try them on in local stores near them.

7) Wear Your Mom’s Dress or Borrow a Dress

Even if it’s a bit out of style or date, you would be stormed at how well a talented seamstress could jazz up a vintage gown. If you are a good sewer (or know a friend or relative who is) you can consider that making better these gown yourself.

8)  Off-Season Shopping

On peak days, the wedding season is on the lookout for a dress means meeting the highest point of the purchase price is then the clothes. boutiques and know that in time the high season, most brides are shopping for their gowns a year, so the impact can be extreme on clothing. Look for a dress in the late fall / winter, when there are fewer marriages. In this way, the clothes are cheaper, and a season before clothing can be labeled in turn.

The first thing I discover from brides is that they would like to save, save, and save. So, be carefully when buy wedding dress. It’s a smart thing to hold on in mind a bridal budget when planning for your wedding. I hope you can find the low-cost wedding dress of your dreams at the cost you were dreaming of as well!