Dresses

Ways To Save On Dresses

Contrary to what you may have heard, you do not have to get a wedding dress at a bridal shop! You can find a perfectly beautiful formal dress at many other stores, and for much cheaper! Prices tend to raise with the "wedding" title tacted onto it, so you want to look for "formal". For example, the dress show above it a gorgeous formal ballgown found online at Debshops.com, and guess how much it is? Only $29! Can you believe it? Shopping online is great alternative too because there is always great clearance!
If you do decide to go with a fomal dress rather than a traditional gown and it needs altered no problem! When you get a gown altered at the bridal shop it tends to be really expensive. Open your phone book and look around for little seamstress shops. Call around for estimates, just DO NOT SAY WEDDING DRESS! This is a must to save money, because as mentioned earler, the "wedding" title tends to raise prices. Just tell them you have a formal dress that you need altered for an event, and you will be suprised how inexpensive it is!
Another fun way to make a simple dress gorgeous is to dress it up with accessories! Elegant jewelry, sashes, ribbons, press on sequins, etc. all jazz up a dress nicely. Most of the items you would need to dress it up a little you can find at your local craft store like Hobby Lobby and Ben Franklin.

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