As my
first real post on here, there's just one thing you need to know: I
love weddings with my whole soul and it has reached a new level of
adoration now that we have a blog almost dedicated to it. As Sara
alluded in the first post, I get wedding magazines for Christmas and
birthdays. This started my freshman year when my roommate/BFF to the
F MJ and I bought our first wedding magazine; we've exchanged
magazines for our birthdays ever since.
For
most of the people looking at our site, you're most likely looking at
it because you're either related to us or want high quality design
for your invites that won't take up your whole wedding budget. Along
with us doing invites, we also want to help with other aspects of
weddings. The one detail that is always my favorite to look for is
wedding dresses. When I was looking for my wedding dress, I wasn't
really sure where to look. I went to a couple bridal boutiques, tried
on beautiful gowns, but I soon realized my taste exceeded the money
in my pocket (cue that Adele song). I mean, why not get the wedding
dress I wanted and not sacrifice what I had dreamed of as a little
girl? After a little thought, I found my answer: pre-owned wedding
dresses.
The
lucky thing about being in a huge family in that you learn how to
improvise. That brings us to our older sister Ame; she's a thrift
store and garage sale queen. Honestly, I can point out all the things
she has bought me secondhand over the years and those items are the
ones that I get the most compliments on. So when I was looking for my
wedding dress, Ame referred me to www.oncewed.com. Hands down, one of
the best sites to use for finding a gown. It allows you to tailor
your search for a specific designer, price range, size, etc. I found
my J Crew Cecelia dress marked down from $600 to $180! I barely had to alter it; my
aunt just adjusted the sleeves and added lace to them. Here it is in all its glory!
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| Man, my husband is smokin' |
Here
are some other sites to help you in your search:
Just
remember, keep looking! Don't get discouraged that you won't be able
to find it; just keep searching. You will find the dress you
love at a price that fits your budget.
And
now, some of my favorite gowns right now...
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Phase Eight Carolina Wedding Dress
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This is both mine and Sare's favoritest,
hopefully something like this for her wedding |
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IMC wedding gown, the flow of this just kills me
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Peter
pan collar and sparkle, need I say more
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Love, Roost
