What’s your wedding dress budget?

My budget was 1000 I found a dress for 700 before alterations at David's bridal. I didn't want to go crazy for a dress I wear once.

I didn’t have a budget but I paid $2000 for my dress and vail .My alterations were $350 and I had to purchase a trumpet skirt that was $75.And I purchased a pair of spandex or $55 on sale. So in total I spent $2,480

My budget was $1300. I found my dress on sale for $776. Hopefully it won’t need much in alterations once it comes in.

My dress was originally $2000 but it was a trunk show going on at the time for the designer and I ended up getting my dress for a little over $1800. My budget max was $2000 though.

I went in without really a set budget too; I ended up falling in love with a $1300 Justin Alexander dress. I tried on Sottero and some others as well. Keep in mind with the price of veil/accessories and alterations, you’re still looking at $2000 plus so if the dress alone costing $2000 plus makes you nervous I’d go lower.

My parents gave me a budget of $3,000, but I really didn't want to spend over $1,500. Enter the Hayley Paige dream dress. It was $3,800 plus tax (so about $4,200). I tried to find something similar (A line, illusion neck, modern floral, no lace) and it just didn't exist. So I tried it on again while shopping down in Oregon and the store offered me 15% off (plus no sales tax, thanks Oregon!). It ended up being about $275 dollars over my 3K budget and my mom said if that's the one you want ... So I bought it! I justified to myself that because it's designer and more expensive that I can resell it a recoup some money if needed. Lesson: You can work with stores to get your dream dress within reach. So if you have the money, get what you want!

My budget was $1500 total (that includes alterations). The dress came in at $1000, have my first fitting the first weekend in March. I'm asking my seamstress go make my veil out of silk illusion fabric my mom had and lace removed from my dress to hem it, so that will likely push up the total spend a bit.

My budgets 1500 not including alterations, undergarments,jewelry,shoes but I would go up another $250 if I really love the dress I’m in love with photos of in person but I also plan to sell it after the wedding online and hope to recoup at least 25% of the original cost of the dress

I set my budget for $2000 but after a few months of not finding a dress I loved I bumped it to $2500. I ended up finding my dress for $1600, it just took me changing the style I was trying! However, the dresses I truly love are $3500 and up (Enzoani, Hayley Paige, Galia Lahav, etc) but I know I can’t really afford those. Maybe when we do a vow renewal down the road

My budget was $1000. I tried on many dresses that were over that that I really liked and was worried I may have to raise my budget. But then after several trips to bridal salons with my friends, on a whim I stopped by a bridal/prom shop on my own one day and thought “i’ll Just have a look.” Well they so happened to be having a sample sale and I found my dress! It was a sample dress but had zero flaws for being the showroom dress and it just so happened to be my size! It fit like a dream. It was originally marked at $1795 brought down to $1495 then $1195 and then finally $895 so after tax it was just shy of $1000. Alterations will probably cost about $200 but I didn’t have that as a factor in my wedding dress budget. I can’t wait to wear it on our big day! I’m not sure if I will wear a veil yet. But I know I want a flower crown.

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I like the 5-10% rule!

OP, I didn't follow that and came way under - I purchased a $4K dress for $900 at a bridal consignment shop. $325 on alterations by going through a seamstress and not a bridal shop. If you're worried about spending so much on a dress you'll wear once you might try the route I did - consignment shop or online resale like preownedweddingdresses.com or stillwhite.com

I thought I'd find one I loved for like 2k, didn't really know the costs of dresses so I didn't have a budget per say. But I spent 4k on mine.

I was originally thinking around $2k, but ended up with a beautiful sample for $199. Didn’t need alterations, spent $75 to get it steamed, $500 on my dream shoes (hello red bottom soles😍!), lace bolero for $120, gorgeous veil for $20 from Amazon, $90 for hair accessories and jewelry, $25
for mermaid petticoat (Amazon) and $20 for shaper underwear (already had bra!). Also ended up spending $150 for a short dinner reception dress at Macy’s. Moral here: all the other stuff adds up! (But I’ll wear my Louboutin’s again!!)

My budget was originally $300 for a ball gown, lol!! I had absolutely no idea how expensive wedding gowns were, even pre-owned ones! After reality set in, I bumped my budget up to $700, with an extra $200 wiggle room (before alterations). I ended up finding a Hayley Paige gown at a consignment store for $850, yay!

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Your dress is so beautiful Monique!!! I love the details along the sleeves and skirt!

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That's a great deal!! Dresses can be pricey sometimes so it's nice that you were able to save a little and get it at a consignment shop! Your dress is so beautiful

My budget is to keep it under $1,000.00 with a little wiggle room

My budget was $2,000 and I found THE perfect dress for JUST under that and it fits like a glove!

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Lol.$300-$500. The thought of even spending $300 on a dress I’m gonna wear once makes me wanna vomit. I found one I love that’s $280 but I’m still looking around.

View Quoted Comment Thanks babe!! Highly recommend looking into consignment dresses if you haven’t got yours yet!