What is your total “wedding look” budget/est. spend? (Everything including dress, make up, jewelry, shoes, outfit changes, accessories, etc.). I have put so much emphasis on my looks (no regrets) and I actually just tallied up my spend and my head almost exploded. Frankly just seeking a little validation that I am not the only crazy person out there 🙃

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My dress + vail alone was $8k. So probably like $13k ish with all the other stuff you mentioned. Girl If you felt / will feel great on your day that is the most important thing (IMO) A few thousand bucks over your lifetime is nothing but feeling invincible on one of the most memorable days of your life is everything!!

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Thank you! I definitely have no regrets over my choices, just felt a little crazy for a moment 🙃

Dress, veil & Alterations: $3,000
Jewelry: $300
Shoes: $100
Hair/Makeup: $550
Total: $3,950

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I think mine was about $2,500. I used borrowed jewelry and did my own makeup.

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Smart

Probably at least ~15-20K

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I will give you the same advice you’ve given me and you do you girl!!! Mine went up significantly with dress changes but I’m happy with my decision. With that said, I am also proud that most of what I have/will buy I can reuse - aside from the main wedding dress, of course.

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Dress: 2500
Alterations: 800
Veil: 750
Headband: 300
Shoes: 150
HMU: 320
Second dress: 300
Jewelry: something borrowed

plus tax and/or tip 🤪

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Agreed 🥲 the right thing to do and I hired great people who definetly earned it but it adds up for sure

I think I spent $3300. I didn’t buy jewelry because I wore family heirlooms

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Dress, veil, alterations: $5,000
Reception dress: $550
Jewelry: $3,700
Hair & Makeup: $350
Shoes: $900

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Dress and alterations: ~$4000
Hair/makeup: ~$400
Shoes: ~$150
Jewelry: 0 (used what I already owned/heirlooms)

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Dress: $5,000
Veil: $600
Alterations: $800
Hair and makeup: $700
Shoes: $300
Jewelry: $100

Total: $7,500

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Dress: $800
Alterations: $800
Shoes: re-worn from my brother's wedding 😜
Second dress: $350
HMU: (HCOL) $500 + 150 for trial
Earrings: $20 and bracelet was my mom's. No other jewelry
Rehersal dinner outfit: $100 + $60 shoes

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Also I forgot to add that I spent $500 for halo extensions from the salon. Kinda regret that purchase a little but I guess it looked fairly good in pictures

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Dress, veil and alterations: 3600
Shoes: 200
Jewelry: 150
HMU plus tip: 650
After party dress: 80
Nails: 100

Total: 4780

I spent several hundred dollars on HMU trials which TBH was a drag. I also had other wedding related events and used RTR for all of them which minimized cost.

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$2300.
Dress: $1000
Veil: $400
Alterations: ~$500
Makeup: $150
Shoes: $120 (two pairs)
Nails: $100
Hair would have been $150 or so but that was gifted to me.
I wore jewelry that I already had

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Dress: $550 total ($300 dress, $200 alteration, $50 veil)
Shoes: $0 (wore shoes I already own)
Hair piece: $20
Skin: $100 (for skin care products 1 month before wedding)
Nails: $10 (for nail polish did my own nails)
Makeup & hair: ~$650, 200 (2 trials), $450 (day of and hair)
Total: $1330

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