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$4700 on dress; $105k total
700 for my dress (gorgeous Ines di Santo I got on stillwhite that was initially 11k) 40k for wedding
So my rec would be, check out a lot of wedding dresses online.. find some designers and styles you absolutely love, go to a few stores / resale boutiques and get a feel of how they look and fit and then go from there. I went to a local resale boutique, fell in love with two or three designers, and started looking on stillwhite every night. Bridal sizing is absolutely nuts… like it is usually four sizes off of street size. For example I wear a six in dresses so I was told to buy a size ten (at least). Whatever you find can be taken in.
$2000 then sold it on Stillwhite for 60% off. It is a gorgeous dress and I don't overbudget cos I know people who buy dress from Stillwhite most likely would not budget a lot for it.
Had an intimate destination wedding in Hawaii and spent $45k excluding rings and travel expenses.
$1400 (Maggie Sottero Sale) 30k total for wedding, 7k for honeymoon.
$4,200 for dress, veil, and alterations. $160k on wedding and rehearsal dinner
$2,800 for my dress + veil and we’re at $65,000 and counting. It will go up for sure. 😩
$900 for my dress, expecting total costs to be $30-$35K
Where did you find the dress??
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$550 for 2 dresses total, no alterations necessary and $25k for the wedding in total
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JJ’s House. I ordered the dress in a standard size, tried it on to see if I liked it, returned it, and then ordered it in a custom size. Custom sizing is only $20-30 more and then I didn’t need any alterations. My long dress for the ceremony was about $330, and my short reception dress was $220. I also got a veil for about $20.
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$1800 for the dress; wedding total was about 30k in a HCOL city
Ceremony dress: $1
Reception dress: $175
Alterations for both: $200
Total cost: around $13k
Dress $5k (planning to sell it after the wedding)
Wedding $46k
NYC
£500 for dress, £17k for wedding (including rings and open bar for 100 guests) in Germany (I'm from there). Dress was from a sustainable UK brand and I absolutely loved it