Wedding Dress Frustration!

[MissManna]

So I think I''ve tried on every dress in TN, as well as every dress in Chicago. I''ve only falled in love with one, the Melissa Sweet Dora, but there''s no way I can justify the price of the dress! I''ve been obsessively checking a billion preowned wedding dress sites a day. Yesterday a Dora came up on preownedweddingdresses.com (FYI for anyone who is wanting one!) but after looking at the girl''s wedding pictures, I don''t think there is any way my 36DDs are fitting in her size. I''ve got a little under a year until my wedding, but I''m starting to get worried that I will never find a dress I live (and can afford!)!!

 

[misspinky]

What size would you need? I'll totally help you look...

ETA: And if you're comfortable sharing your budget that might help the search, otherwise I'll just find all that I can

 

[MissManna]

I am in the $2500 range, so that gives me a lot more leeway, but I am still having trouble!

I appreciate the offer for help. I''ll take any assistance!

 

[marchswallowbird]

Wow! For that budget, you could fly to Atlanta or some other largish city and buy a dress there and then get it altered at home. My budget is around $600-$700, and I have found several possibilities so far.

 

[misspinky]

*these are all listed online, but you might have to message to see if they''re actually still available*



Here''s a size 8 for $2800
http://www.brides.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=50170&tstart=0

Here''s a "Dora Inspired" one on craigslist
http://houston.craigslist.org/clo/768218103.html

Size 4 for $2900
http://classifieds.weddingbee.com/topic/for-sale-melissa-sweet-dora

Size 4...would have to contact her for pricing
http://www.partypop.com/Forums/Wedding_Dresses/m349224.htm

Melissa Sweet Dora dress in ivory.
- Melissa Sweet tag size 4 (street size 0-4)
- for measurements: http://netbride.com/exclude/sizecharts/melissasweet.htm
- minimal alterations done:
* only the front bottom 4-layers were hemmed for 5''6" + 2.5" heel
* built-in hidden nu bra type inserts
- professionally dry-cleaned and in pristine condition
- $2800 firm + shipping
Email sfbride @ yahoo.com if you are interested

 

[misspinky]

If you let me know what size you think you want, I can look for more specific ones

 

[Thomperchik]

Try looking into wedding dresses by "La Sposa." They''re beautiful, and very affordable! G''luck!

 

[sidewalk]

You should also check out oncewed.com

 

[hthip]

MissManna - Sorry, I don''t know how to copy links to past threads, but below is advice I got from PS user karasue91 when I was look for a preowned MS Dora.

One thing I tried is I watched Ebay for any Melissa Sweet dress, and when I saw that one seller had a lot of Melissa Sweet, I figured they are probably a bridal salon and I contacted them directly to see if they had any Doras they wanted to sell. I found one seller who owns a bridal shop in California and who offered me to buy the dress brand new for $2800. At this point, I wish I had just done it and not bought the first dress (and then I wouldn''t have had doubts and bought the second one - both dresses combined have obvously cost more than the new one for $2800!!!). At that point I decided $2800 was still too much to pay, but now I wish I had just gone for it. The salon was an authorized seller on the Melissa Sweet website, so I felt pretty comfortable ordering from him, and I did a google search on his name to make sure he was an owner of the salon.