High street wedding dress

Rowsal

Hi,

I am getting married next year and am looking for an affordable wedding dress. I have tried ASOS, John Lewis, Debenhams, Next, Coast, Monsoon etc etc but am having no luck. I'm looking for a boho-ish style and I'm almost 6ft so am looking for something long! Does anyone have any more suggestions please? I was also looking into cheap custom made ones - JJ's house etc etc but have read mixed reviews. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much

arielsmelody

My daughter bought a prom dress online from Etsy - we were happy with it, but obviously it's a lot riskier than buying from the high street.

sleepymans

Find a local dressmaker and get something unique custom made

Pollycat

Not sure if your 'etc' includes Phase Eight and Ted Baker...
Not what what 'affordable' covers but Ted Baker isn't cheap.

skimper

Have you tried Wed2be? Might be a bit too pricey but they start from £250.

thorsoak

Might even be worth looking in the Charity shops ....you never know what you might find there! I know it's your wedding - but how much do you want to spend on a dress that you will wear for a few hours?

pinkshoes

A friend of mine got a second hand one then got a local seamstress to adjust it to fit perfectly and customised it.

The whole thing cost around £300 including alterations and it looked amazing.

She said she would rather have a dress that was originally very expensive and second hand than a cheaper new one.

rosy10

how about renting or maybe the charities - e.g. Oxfam - have bridal boutiques.



Have a lovely, lovely wedding!

wheelz

Normal bridal shops do sales racks, have a look there, nor many boohoo dresses but there was one. Got mine for £400 last October. Alterations weren't cheap though. It was all great on the day :-) now just over 5 weeks ago.

pogofish

If only MSE had a dedicated Special Occasions/Weddings forum with all this kind of discussion here already

gettingtheresometime

Have a look at Lindybop