Wedding Dress Help :)

rosiebeans

Hi Folks,

I'm trying to find my wedding dress

I don't really like any of the traditional dresses they sell in the Bridal boutiques.
I'm hoping to try and find somewhere on or offline that perhaps stocks something for the more bohemian/hippie type of bride. Something simple but a bit different and I don't mind if its second hand etc.

Not having much success so far in my local area Belfast Northern Ireland. Any suggestions would be great, I'm happy to travel a bit further if need be.

Thanks for reading

Rosie xx

jellynose

Hi
There is going to be a fair in the Waterfront on 1 March called quirky weddings. It looks as if there are details of different wedding dress suppliers who may have what you are looking for:

Here is the facebook link:

https://www.facebook.com/QuirkyWed

Congratulations

dumbo

Try encore boutique in Newry, it's a southern hospice shop & has new end of line dresses as well as some beautiful second hand. All dressed are £65 & your helping a worthy cause.

rosiebeans

Thanks for these xx

engineer_amy

I was at the waterfront last year for the quirky wedding fair with a friend. The wedding dresses on display all seemed to be relatively traditional IMO, other than a few prom dress /50s style wedding dresses. The quirkiness seemed to apply more to the extras, cakes, bouquets, favours, decoration.
It's worth a visit though for ideas. Many of the exhibitors have albums of their other stock that they don't have on display and you may be able to see pictures of styles you like, or the exhibitors may be able to source something for you.

Angel star in carrickfergus had a couple of dresses that weren't the standard white dress. They had a lovely one with black floral embroidery over it for example.

A google search of unusual dresses or quirky dresses brings up some amazing examples, but sourcing them within a budget may be difficult.

eBay can be good, but a word of caution, watch out for some of the dresses coming from china for really cheap, the quality can be shockingly poor, and the end result looks nothing like the original picture.

You would be amazed at what you might turn up in a charity shop. I passed by a local one, it had a plain white off the shoulder lace dress in the window for £25, it would have been lovely for a wedding. It was gone the next time I passed. When I went in to leave some old clothes, I commented on it and was told it had only been in the window 4 hours before it sold

rosiebeans

Thanks so much for this great advice!! So helpful ☺ I plan to be at the wedding fair in March. I've heard Oxfam hold some second hand wedding frocks too. X

Tansy_1980

OOOh - Dirty Fabulous in Dublin usually have a range of exquisite vintage dresses. Everything from slinky 30s style old Hollywood slipper satin, to 70s flower child cotton and lace. http://www.dirtyfabulous.com/ If you're going to travel down, ring them first for an appointment

tara747

A friend of mine is selling her dress, it's quite unusual and very pretty IMHO. I can send you a link to the gumtree ad if you like