How much...

lnlaveque

How much did you spend on your wedding dress? Downriver ladies...where did you buy yours from?

*Rebecca & Chris*

I really didn't want to spend this much, but mine was $1,700. Granted, it would have only been $1,400 but because I am 5' and they needed to make it for my little size, it was $300 more.

jleigh1902

The dress by itself was $750. I haven't had any alterations yet. I got it from David's in Taylor. All the ladies have been nice so far.

thecatsfancy

$525...but I haven't had alterations done yet so I'm sure it'll be more.

jujubee455

My dress cost a little over $1200 without alterations. I bought mine from La Sposa in Farmington.

jessimaphone

Dress alone was $1100. Altertions will be another $100 or so. Didn't buy mine D-Riv. But I recommend Elizabeth's in Northville!

stebbe81

Mine was $700 and I got mine at David's Bridal in Fort Gartiot and the girl I worked Jenny with was awesome.

moeoscar

$1200 for the dress, $40 to have cups sewn in and just over $100 for the bustle. So altogether about $1350. Fortunately, my mother purchased the dress for me.I don't know of any dress shops Downriver, sorry.

brusz1lm

950 for the dress, alterations and bustle15 to have bra cups sewn in965 all togetherI'm no help with Down River bridal shops, sorry. If you need any Shelby TWP/Rochester area recs let me know

catstoy73

I spent $300, no alterations (but they did have to fix the zipper at their own cost since it was broken when I found it and another $40 for the bustle.  I got the last one on the rack and I got it at David's Bridal in Troy/Mad Hts.Don't know of any Downriver bridal shops Downriver, but I'm sure if you search for bridal salons in the area, something should come up.

LISA R

975 free alterations, free bustle, free cups sewn in. Victorias Bridal in dearborn Heights

KarenLee77

I haven't bought mine yet, but OMG I can't believe how much they charge us for some fabric sewn together!  I'm looking to spend no more than 6 or 7 hundred at either David's or a used dress shop.

harri339

Mine was $600.  I found mine at a shop in Rochester and then found a girl who was selling hers on craigslist.  I have a feeling I'm going to be paying a lot in alterations though!

Monrisha

Dress was $500, Group USA in Great Lakes Crossing Alterations $350, Eva's bridal in Garden City. They are absolutely WONDERFUL there. They have a decent dress selection, great shoe selection and a lot jewelry. They also have an Eva's outlet store which is a couple shops down. Good Luck!!

sinnedambition

I bought my prom dress from eva's bridal. 110 dollar prom dress....250 dollars in alterations. I think that they are slightly higher than any other salon as far as alterations go!!!(But they did good work)

lnlaveque

Lisa R- I got 2 prom dresses from Victorias back in the day. I will have to go look there. I've seen a couple dresses online at David's that I like and a couple Alfred Angelo dresses that I like. The problem is that my mother won't tell me an exact amount that she wants to spend. I'm not being greedy, my parents are paying for a majority of the wedding and I am very thankful for that. I don't want to spend a fortune on a dress but I need to know what area to be looking in.

meret28

I spent a lot on mine (~ $3500), but my sister got her dress from Maria's too and spent about $1k..Just don't get your alterations done there..

ked353

Ya I spent a lot too (3K) but its worth it.  I found it at Maria's in Rochester but I ordered it from Macy's.  They had such better service!

mrsdavid2be

Mine was $400.00 from David's (in Fort Gratiot).  I haven't had my alterations done yet, but I'm expecting it to be on the high side considering I'm only 5'0" and need it taken up quite a bit.  Sorry, not too familiar with Downriver bridal salons. 

sbowersox

800ish from i do too in plymouth.  my mom did all my alterations so that was a freebie

megalsgv

Mine cost just under 900 (it was 918 but I got 10% from a coupon from a bridal show).  I went to Bella Donna's in Wyandotte.  I loved them, they were wonderful.  Not over your shoulder the whole time but pulled beautiful dresses that they thought you would like.  Very helpful!  I worked with Catherine and Ellen

renate2162

Roughly $4500 on the dress, plus $450 on alterations, and another $100 on a custom made veil.  I love my dress but seeing this in writing makes me want to puke.

AprilWed2010

My dress was more than I wanted to spend - $999 before alterations (but I got a free veil!) and I purchased from Fantastic Finds in Lansing. If you can make the drive it's so worth it because they have SO many dresses. I grew up downriver and got my prom dress from Bella Donna's - I wouldn't recommend them because they wait until the last minute to get your alterations done and when I did get my dress back it wasn't altered correctly so I had to pick up my prom dress (still not sized correctly) the day before my prom. I can't imagine going through that for a wedding. I got my bridesmaids dress for my sister's wedding from Eva's - I wouldn't recommend them either. They measured me and I ended up between sizes... I don't know if they thought I wanted to lose weight or what but they put me in the smaller size (which I didn't know until the dress came in and barely fit) and I had to argue to get them to let out the waist (even though they don't include the cost of alterations in their prices). It's not exactly downriver, but I highly recommend Diane's Dream Brides. They are so friendly and helpful. My mom had to purchase a dress off the rack from them within weeks of my sister's wedding and they made it all happen. They even recommended a seamstress that had the alterations done within days.

blackberryaddict

Dress - $3,000Veil - $400Alterations - ?? Macy's

Spartan5

I am really proud of this...$250.00! I got it at the Running of the Brides in Chicago )