Wedding Dress Shopping on a Budget ($1K)

Re: Wedding Dress Shopping on a Budget ($1K)

• MobKaz member

  

  November 2014

  What area are you shopping?  City?  Suburbs?
  

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• indianaalum member

  

  November 2014

  I bought my dress at Volle's in lake zurich and it was less than 1000

  
  

  
  

  You can also try David's Bridal or House of Brides. Both have a ton of selections under 1000

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• amyb625 member

  

  November 2014

  Thank you!  I'm willing to shop in the city or any suburb

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• MobKaz member

  

  November 2014

  In Barrington, there is.................
  http://www.yelp.com/biz/wedding-belles-barrington
  
  Kathryn's in McHenry is where my daughter bought her dress, which was under $1000.  She had many options there.
  
  I have heard other brides talk about The Crystal Bride in Geneva.  Schaumburg has both a David's Bridal and a House of Brides, both of which have many selections under $1000.
  
  
  

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• KayDeee member

  

  November 2014

  David's Bridal ou can definitely find a dress under $1000, sales tax in the suburbs is cheaper but depends on if you're wasting gas money.

  
  

  Remember to budget for alterations, that's where the cost can get jacked up very fast on any dress.

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• Knottie24225547 member

  

  November 2014

  I just bought my dress at Wedding Belles in Barrington for under 1000.  They had a GREAT selection and it was a very hard choice because there were so option options in that price range.  The tax is also cheaper out there than the city.  I highly recommend it.

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• joanneberk member

  

  December 2014

  I bought mine at House of Brides.  Mine was way under $1000.  They also had a big selection of items.  I would recommend being on top of them regarding your order, however.
  

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• Jess0415 member

  

  December 2014

  I will just throw in a note about the dress you pick in relation to alterations, since I had a similar budget, and have run into an issue I hope you can learn from! I fell in love with a dress style very popular right now: two layers, satin underlay and lace overlay. Unfortunately, from the perspective of an alterationist, this is like having two dresses! Thus, im paying for double alterations, essentially.While im still in love with my dress, I do wish I had had a more complete understanding of the alterations process for a particular dress style going in...

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• klawhite member

  

  January 2015

  I bought my dress at Wedding Belles! It's still sold on the designer website for $1700, they usually sold it for $1200, but the owner sold it to me for $500 because the zipper broke (a totally easy fix!). Definitely check them out, everyone is so nice and welcoming and helpful! 

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• aloha8815 member

  

  January 2015

  David's Bridal. It will need some alterations but even with alternations, my dress was just under $1k (dress alone was $750)

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• jsquared62009 member

  

  January 2015

  The Crystal Bride in Geneva was great. They have options for 1k. You can always call the places and tell them your budget and they'll be able to tell you if they have things in stock that fit your budget.
  

  

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• jdoylewalters member

  

  January 2015

  elegance in indiana

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• Knottie52923642 member

  

  January 2015

  Take a look at bestbridalprice.com they have a lot of dresses under 1,000.00
  

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