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07-23-2014 04:59 PM
I watch Say Yes to the Dress and I am asounded by the price of wedding dresses these days. When I think to myself that the girls that only want to spend up to $3000 are the losers, I come to my senses and think OMG that much money for one day of wear!!! I was married in 1975 in a park in a Gunne Sak $50.00 dress and my marriage has lasted almost 40 years now. What do you think???
07-23-2014 05:07 PM
It would depend on the venue and type of wedding. If I'm going to have a fancy/expensive wedding and reception then spending a couple of thousand on the dress is no big deal.
07-23-2014 05:14 PM
Can I stay single and spend the money on smething else? lol...
I would not spend a lot. A great dress doesn't happen just because one pays a lot.
I figure people spend what they want to. It does not matter to me what others spend.
07-23-2014 05:17 PM
I got married in 1990 and my dress was under $500.00. It was exactly what I wanted and just so happened to be on clearance in a boutique store in our area.
I'm not sure what I would spend on a dress now for a first marriage. I probably wouldn't go the traditional wedding gown route. If I got married a second time, I definitely wouldn't go with a traditional wedding gown.
07-23-2014 05:19 PM
Somebody tell me why brides do not want to rent dresses as the grooms rent tuxedos?
07-23-2014 05:20 PM
I think mine was $650 or so. My veil was $120 or so. I can't even remember for sure. I'd probably pay $1500 if I was getting married now.
07-23-2014 05:22 PM
Gunne Sak: loved those dresses! In this day and age, I'd have a small-ish garden (local, close to home) wedding, wearing a very 'Gunne-Sak' type of cotton/embroidered/lace dress. Longer sleeves, very romantic. Very 'country' in theme. Also, it would be an afternoon cake/coffee/champagne/punch type of reception. With plenty of plates of donuts, cookies, cupcakes, pastries. Nice background music. That's 'just me' thinking out loud right now.........
07-23-2014 05:23 PM
I spent $300 in 1979. If I were gettng married for the first time and having the same type of formal wedding I had then I would probably expect to pay $1,000-$1,200 for a dress. Our reception cost about $25/per person for a sit down dinner but now I think it would be at least $125-$150 per person.
Deanie, you're right. I remember thinking back then I wanted to rent a dress but 35 years ago that wasn't really an option. I wonder why it hasn't become more popular. If it's the sentimental value, I'm pretty sure most wedding dresses wind up in a closet and are forgotten.
07-23-2014 05:24 PM
07-23-2014 05:43 PM
I was married in 1986 when I was 27, and I think I paid about $650.00 for the dress and veil.
Twenty years later I divorced him, so now I'm out the $650.00.
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