Tips for Finding Wedding Dresses on a Budget

May 15
08:41

2015

Jason Kassel, PhD

Jason Kassel, PhD

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The biggest chunk of your wedding budget will be your venue and your dress. Even though you’ve dreamed of a gown fit for a princess ever since you were a little girl, your wallet probably isn’t capable of getting you that dream dress. But don’t despair because you can have the wedding dress of your dreams on a budget.

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Here are a few tips on finding the perfect wedding dress that won’t hurt your wedding budget:

  1. Write down a dress budget and stick with it

The easiest way to find a dress for cheap is to know exactly how much you want to spend on a dress. Go over your finances and budget and write that exact number down. Remember to take into account things like accessories,Tips for Finding Wedding Dresses on a Budget Articles shoes and jewelry. Don’t forget to add in expenses for alterations, which can be costly. Once you have that number figured out, memorize it and even carry it around with you so that you’re never tempted to go beyond it.

 

  1. Don’t look at dresses that are out of your budget

When you fall in love with a dress, you probably won’t care how much it costs. This defeats the purpose of your budget, so to help eliminate any temptations, when you go wedding dress shopping only ask to see dresses that you can afford. Don’t even look at other dresses because you’ll just end up sad and might pick out a dress that you can’t afford.

 

  1. Shop at outlet stores

Outlet stores provide shoppers great discounts so try and research if there are any outlet stores in your area that sells wedding dresses. You’ll be able to find your entire wedding wardrobe at an outlet store and come in way under budget. The dresses might be from last season, but no one will be able to tell if it looks amazing on you.

 

  1. Buy off the rack

This means buying a sample dress that’s sold at a bridal store since they usually carry sample dresses all in one size for customers to see what it looks like when they custom order it. You’ll get a massive discount on original wedding dress when you buy off the rack at a bridal store.

 

  1. Buy a used dress

Just become you buy a used dress doesn’t mean it was actually worn. Sometimes these types of wedding dressed are just pre-owned, meaning that a bride is selling her dress after she called off her wedding or that she bought more than one dress. You can find used dresses online.

 

  1. Shop at bridal chains

Skip the bridal boutiques and head over to a David’s Bridal since they offer cheap dresses for as low as $100! And many of them are really pretty and will fit in great with any budget.

Buying a wedding dress doesn’t have to cost a fortune if you know how to look for a cress when you’re on a budget!

 

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