No Urge To Splurge On A Bridal Gown?

I am practical. Ever dreamed of a lush wedding dress. I would not support a long hunt for bargains.
So four little words the seller told me: "bridesmaid dress in white .."
Yes, I wore a bridesmaid dress for my own wedding. It is simple, elegant, relatively cheap and easy. Talk about starting the "bride" in bridesmaid.
When I came, shopping at my local salon the bride Macy on the first day of my clothes, I explained what I'm doing something more elegant, suitable for a summer wedding outdoors at a price that does not compete with the liquor bill would.

What is the saleswoman suggested a little trick known hundreds of dollars or more can save on a wedding dress. Perhaps even better, you may want your wedding dress you, bridesmaid dresses tend to be the basis - in satin or silk, without the beads, lace and other frills of many traditional costumes .
And anywhere from $ 100 to $ 300, there is not a traditional price tag. Get a bridesmaid dress in white, ivory, or whatever color you want. Wear it as is. Or glam it with accessories and a single - look - and inexpensive.
This is called a hack wedding dress, I would find later.
Satisfied with my plan, I could not help women, sorting through clothes expensive in the store. Why would they want to spend thousands on a dress for a day? You could spend much less look, still loves her and keep the rest for a honeymoon or a house. Why do I not feel that their urge to splurge? Something was wrong with me?
Absolutely not, says Meg Keene, author of "A Practical Wedding. Creative ideas for planning a wonderful celebration, affordable and meaningful," I had not just bought into the myth of the marriage, she said.
The myth is why so many weddings keep getting more (hello Kardashians) and prices are rising again. Women see the brightness and feel they should have, no matter what it costs, said Keene, who started the blog "A marriage practices" when planning her own wedding in 2008.
Clothes are one of the biggest cost of a wedding, an average of nearly $ 1200, according to The Wedding Report, Inc., expenditure tracking industry. And do not forget the accessories, hairstyle and veil. An additional $ 250, please.
The average wedding costs in the U.S. now more than $ 26,000.
"It is now the industry regarding weddings," says Keene. "If" marriage "the word is appropriate to pay people to do."
It should not be, especially for clothing. There are so many other options: bridesmaid dresses, wedding dresses, vintage, rental, lending, and the fact.
Women like me who are looking for alternatives sometimes wonder if they'll look like a bride. But, says Keene, there is no one way to look.
"Remember how you felt your marriage, not what it was like," said Keene, who wore a $ 250 raw for her wedding.
Having decided that I adapt a bridesmaid dress that I allowed myself to experience an indulgent studio designer wedding dress that I can get ideas. After trying on half a dozen pouffy, fancy clothes, I knew that the ivory looks pretty good to me good friend only the neckline and cut A-line Strapless and are both flattering.
I took all that knowledge back to my original salon to my friends saleswoman. Within minutes, I found the dress. The sample was white with black floral pattern, but in the mirror, I saw myself in the ivory. With a deep purple scarf, maybe some little silk flowers stuck to it. And maybe some tulle underneath me some stool. It's all mine.
The final price? The tag said $ 205, but made for a bridal salon across the sale of 15 percent, it was $ 174.25, before taxes.
Bam.
Now I plan my accessories. And speak with enthusiasm of the revulsion wedding dresses.
The question I always get the same thing: "What about your bridesmaids what they are?"
Bridesmaids? I am not using any.