How much is too much--

kimannjosouth

I know the answer to this question will be different for everyone-- I suppose it also changes depending on who is paying for what. But I am curious. When it comes to "the Dress", when you have "found it"  and it's "the one", how much (for you) is too much? What price would make you say-- oh. okay. no. I will have to find another.

Thank you, local ladies!

xo

onelastpost

I paid $1700 for my dress, which was out of my price range (I wanted to be around $1000-1200), but since the dress was significantly discounted, I made an exception.  The price range will be different for everyone. To me, the dress wasn't the most important thing, so I couldn't have spent much more than I did. To me, the reception/catering is more important, so I spent a large amount there. It's all about priorities.

Lilshell812

I originally set my dress budget at $500 (alterations included),,,that did NOT last long.

Now, I'm hoping to stay in the $800 range but can easily see myself paying $900...$1000 for the right one.

A penny over is too much for me; out of budget & principle.

Cackle6

My original budget was $1500 for my dress. I found *the* one for $1200, but once I was faced with actually paying that much for a dress, I decided to try and find the same dress for less. I ended up finding it on eBay for $400. It had only been worn once, and had no alterations, and was in perfect condition. I searched for a few months in order to find it at that price, but I had also found it on preownedweddingdresses.com for $600, which still would have been a good deal!

Khelianne

I just bought my dress about a month ago, and for me, picking out my dress was the one thing I was most excited about in the whole wedding planning process.  I told my fiance I would be OK going to the courthouse to get married, as long as I could still get my dress  

My mom paid for mine, and she knows the dress was the biggest thing for me, so she said my budget was unlimited.  My parents are not well-off by any means, so it really meant a lot to me that she would do that.  When we finally went shopping, I told the consultants that my budget was $3000, and that had to include alterations.  I actually felt that was too high, I don't know if I would have been comfortable if the dress I picked had been at the top of my budget, but my mom wanted to make sure I got what I wanted.  

The dress we wound up choosing was about $1900, and the alterations package came to $350.  We found it at Bijou Bridal in Ardmore (I can't say enough great things about this place).  They had a really nice selection of dresses in the $1500 - $2000 range.