What’s your wedding dress budget?

View Quoted Comment Omg! Your dress is absolutely gorgeous!!! You look so beautiful in it 😍

I only spent about 1,000 on mine which was more of the price I wanted.

This is what my dress looks like

View Quoted Comment Monique this is the style I'm looking for!! Do you have the link or name??

View Quoted Comment Your dress is beautiful and you look amazing in it

View Quoted Comment Sure! It’s at David’s bridal. I would hurry though because I have been told it’s selling out. It’s a galina signature dress.

So I knew I wanted to stay in the **** range, and would have loved to find a dress for less. My "runner up" gown was at Davids at $899 and was beautiful.. But i wanted to shop more.. I had a vision that hadnt been matched. I went to a boutique and ended up spendong 1500 plus alterations. At the end of the day im so glad i gave my self some wiggle room.. It just came in so i get to put it on soon. Just remember it is 1 day but ideally you get married once, so make sure you love it. Consider selling or renting it afterwards regardless of the price also there are a lot of rental/resale options if you cant bring yourself to spend it!

I had a shoestring budget of no more than 200 dollars. I had originally intended on going to a thrift store and Frankenstein-ing something together myself because I love sewing and am pretty good at it. Long story short I ended up spending $220 on the most amazing gown at Davids Bridal. Because of my small budget the woman helping me only showed me gowns I could afford and it only took 2 try-outs before I found the perfect dress! I made the decision to pick the dress that fit the best right away so that I didn't feel guilty about working out. I am already too busy for anything else let alone taking time to breathe heavily and sweat everywhere. I don't have a good picture of it on, but this is me in it.

My Dress

This is in a size 14, I wear a size 12 pant from Target so ~10.5-11 anywhere else

If you like it so much you want it for yourself follow this link: https://www.davidsbridal.com/Product_draped-off-the-shoulder-crepe-sheath-gown-int19673_all-wedding-dresses

Underneath I am also wearing a corset because the cups that are in the dress make your breasts look like there are multiples. I will be purchasing some sort of spandex hip-hugger to control whats going on underneath on the big day!

I wanted a second hand dress for $500, but had trouble finding one so moved my budget to $1000 and wound up purchasing an $1800 dress...sigh! lol!

View Quoted Comment I was in a similar situation. I was going to buy one that was $500 but when I got home and kept looking at pictures, I realized my heart really wanted the other dress that was $1500. I decided that this was my dress and money was not going to make my decision. Go with your heart! You can always cut costs on something else in the wedding!

I also know what you mean though about being sad that the search is over as I really loved trying on wedding dresses and the excitement that it all involves! It was so much fun!

My budget was $800, got a sample dress for $443 after tax, + $365 for alteration. The original price for the dress is almost $3000, design by Justin Alexander.

I didn’t have a true budget. I wanted to be as cheap as possible but I didn’t want to limit myself. I “set” my budget to be ~$1500 but was willing to go up if needed. I found a beautiful Allure dress for $1300 so I won’t complain. I never would have either way cuz I found my dress and it is beautiful.

Mines was under $1,000. Not because of my finances but because I really did not want to spend a lot on a dress that I’ll only wear once. I remember when I was at university, I was invited to a gala at the White House. I spent $300 on a Nordstrom dress for that event. Same size today and I haven’t worn that dress since. It upsets me still just a tad bit when I think of how much I spent just to wear it once.

We didn’t actually have a budget. My grandma wanted me to have the dress I wanted. However I didnt want to spend a fortune on something I’ll wear once. We ended up getting it for right under $700💕

My budget was $500, and I stuck to it, and then another $135 for alterations and my slip, it is being bustled and steamed as we speak!

Going dress shopping in March my budget is no more then 500$. Not using a veil going old school with a simple bird cage!! 🤞let hope all goes well lol

I wanted to stay under $1,000, and got lucky with a floor sample sale yesterday.
Exactly what I was looking for, in my size for $975+tax and alterations. Very happy! Good luck!

My parents (who bought my dress) set my budget to $2500 but my dress ended up being $1200 and the designer is Madi Lane. I haven't done alterations but it may be pricey because we're planning to change it up a bit

I wanted to for sure stay under $1000... closer to $800 really.. i actually found my dress on accident - went with my step sister to Davids Bridal for her appointment months before I was engaged. She tried on this beautiful (yet simple) a-line gown, but she didnt like it. I thought it was stunning and really was so flattering. She ended up knocking that one out of her final picks, so i went ahead and got the dress info from the consultant (i knew my engagement was coming, Im not crazy I swear, lol). A few months later when I got engaged ai decided to look up that dress on the website.. they finally had my size back in stock and on sale, so we went that weekend and I ordered it.. the dress was on clearance for $500! So glad I was able to getmy dream dress for such a good price, and hae full intentions of still being under the $1000 budget even after alterations! I cant wait to get married feeling like a princess in just a few months!

I didn't really have a budget. I did research on dresses and fell in love with the one I ended up getting for just over 2000. My dress will be basically an open back besides the part down my spine. The other strap is my bra.