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Affordable Wedding Gowns - Find The Brand Names On Sale

Most little girls envision their dream weddings and when the time comes to be the bride, one must keep in mind the part when you have to find the perfect wedding dress for the perfect wedding. Wedding gowns can be very expensive considering you'll only use it once. But don't fret! Locating an affordable wedding gown is a lot easier than what most of you think.

Sample Sales for Wedding Dresses

A sample sale is the ideal place to discover affordable wedding gowns. Once or twice a year, a lot of retailers hold enormous sample sales, designer gowns are sold at extremely discounted prices. You might have chanced upon a sample sale on TV, bride-to-bes lined up for hours in order to be the first to grab the classy Vera Wang, intricate Jessica McClintock or elegant Oleg Cassini. Although it may seem like such a pain on television, it's really worth all the time and effort. The majority of the prices of designer dresses are marked down 50% to 75%. Samples are usually a size 10 or 12, if you wear a standard size, lucky you, you can alter these dresses to a size 6 or 8.

Purchasing Affordable Wedding Gowns on eBay

EBay's one of the most convenient places to find affordable wedding gowns. The website is becoming more and more popular that already-wedded-brides are opting to sell their gowns after their weddings, and this is where you have a major advantage. Hundreds and hundreds of wedding gowns are being auctioned and bought on eBay everyday all of which are very inexpensive. Although your choices change everyday, you are most likely to snag a designer gown below $200. Dresses would either be samples from bridal shops or second hand garments that have only been worn once. Albeit, alterations and cleaning are needed, the dress still comes out cheaper than buying a new one. Article on Beach Wedding Dress.

Stumbling on Local Affordable Wedding Gowns

If online shopping isn't your thing, finding affordable wedding gowns locally can be your option. Try checking out the thrift stores around town or consignment shops for affordable wedding gowns. It's also a very convenient, unlike online shopping; you get the chance to try on the dress before purchasing it. Try contacting your local bridal shop and ask if they have sample gowns that are up for discontinuation. Since most of the time wedding gowns are only available for a limited amount of time, you can simply wait for the sample dress to be no longer available.

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Wedding Gown Designers
Not being advised of wedding gown designer?

I assumed that when I put the deposit (A 60% deposit at that) on my wedding gown that they would advise me of the designer of the gown that I will be wearing. However, the shop owner refused to provide that information and stated that it was a Private label for a designer that only released certain limited dresses to retailers that have been their clients for many years. Has anyone else had this expierience?
Obviously if I put $1000 deposit I am getting the dress and not having in made elsewhere...
The reason I want to know now is because my sister lives out of town and I wanted her to be able to see the dress too. They did let me take pictures in the dress after my deposit. I figure if I am spending so much on a dress I should have bragging rights... hee hee! J/K
Its gorgeous and I am getting married! Yippee!

This is a long standing issue with wedding gowns and store policies, mostly because of the internet. Shop owners don't want girls coming into their shops, trying on dresses then getting a cheaper price on the internet because it cuts into their business.

While I understand their point, it's also borderline illegal to cut the labels out of dresses, depending on how they do it. This site explains it pretty well.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/wedgown.htm

Basically, the dress label should include the name of the manufacturer, fiber content, country of origin and care instructions. The information contained on that little tag can save the bride a great deal of heartache and disappointment. Knowing the fabric content of a gown may be important for one of several reasons. It will determine how the gown should be cleaned. It will alert the bride to possible irritants or allergies to particular fabric content and, lastly it will affect resale value. The Federal Trade Commission is trying to make sure that brides-to-be get what they pay for when they buy a wedding dress - including all the information that federal law requires on wearing apparel.

However, since you're already committed to the dress and you obviously love it, there's not much point in worrying about it. Probably the only thing you could do is tell other brides not to shop there. I don't think I'd bring it up to the shop owner, at least not until your dress was firmly in your possession.

EDIT: Well it was good that they let you take pictures in the dress after you purchased it. At this point, it is your dress and you can do anything you want with it, so at least you can show it off.