Fox and Roost: That White Dress

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!

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...