Wedding Dress Deposit

Cmagundayao

Hi All,
How much is the typical wedding dress deposit? (in Chicago)

mbf124

I think most places require 50% down at time of purchase.

kthame

I had to put 50% down as well; the funny thing was, my dress was originally $999 but they sold it to me for $799 but I still had to pay 50% of the $999. It's kinda crazy, but...oh well.

Cmagundayao

ohhh..I talked to two bridal shops and they want 70% does that sound right?

mbf124

as long as they are reputable bridal shops I don't think it matters how much you put down.

deedeedor

It was 50% everywhere we looked.  70% sounds high.  Surely they'd take 50%?  That's still a big chunk of change for someone to bail on.

krisdi78

I had to put down 75%, but I think 50% is pretty typical.

Sparkette19

I think my deposit was 70 or 75%. I thought that was high at the time, but it was nice getting a big chunk of it out of the way.

lauramarquez99

1300 dress - had to make a 200  deposit but to order the dress I had to pay at least 50 percent of the dress.  

Cmagundayao

Thanks!!!!