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There has never been a better time to buy a wedding dress. As couples are moving away from the age-old church white wedding and getting married in ever more varied and unique locations, the whole style of weddings is changing and along with it brides are choosing just about every style of wedding dress imaginable. Not only does this allow you to bring out your true personality in your choice of dress, but it also allows you, in a world of ever growing costs, to take advantage of the many discount wedding dresses on offer today.

Brides are no longer tied to their local bridal wear store, or to ordering through a bridal magazine, and can take advantage of a wide variety of stores including the burgeoning number of outlet stores. Outlet stores are great and you’ll find a super selection of discount wedding dresses. In many cases you can find some amazing offers on last season’s dresses and, let’s be honest about it, how many people are going to know whether your dress is from this season, last season or even the season before last! At the end of the day the only thing that really matters is that you look stunning and feel great in the dress that you choose.

Talking about last season’s dresses, you’ll also often find some fabulous offers at your local bridal wear store from time to time as they clear out and make way for new stock. This can be a good choice if you decide that you don’t want to depart too much from tradition and feel that a white gown, complete with veil and train, is the route you’d like to take.

Another great place to find discount wedding dresses is through your local newspaper, or even at garage sales. Many brides decide that they do not wish to keep their wedding dress and will often re-coup some of the cost of their wedding by selling their dress privately. In this case you can often pick up an expensive designer dress at less than half its original price.

One idea would be to opt for your mother’s, or even grandmother’s dress, where these are available. Apart from the pleasure that this can often bring both to the bride and her mother or grandmother, this option can bring the cost of your wedding dress down considerably. Professional cleaning, alteration and perhaps some additions to the dress to update its style and look including perhaps adding some lace, beading, trimming, studs or sequins will come in well under the cost of buying a new or worn-once dress.

One final, but excellent, option is to find your perfect wedding dress on the Internet. The Internet is fast becoming the world’s biggest shopping mall and the lower overheads for many businesses selling online often means that they can pass on some terrific discounts to their buyers. Of course you’ll need to check out any online supplier carefully and, in particular, read through their terms of business including their policy for returns and refunds, but shopping online nowadays can be a great way to find discount wedding dresses.

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There are many places to find an inexpensive vintage wedding gown such as: thrifts shops, yard sales, consignment shops, antique stores, and even on E-bay. Shopping on E-bay will require you to look at the seller’s feedback. Make a list of questions, and offer to speak to the seller by phone.

When inspecting the gown, look carefully to see what damage, if any, has occurred over the years. Some things are very easy to repair. These might include: missing beads and buttons, broken zippers, open seams and loose hems. Fabric deterioration is much harder to repair. Dry rot in fabric or lace, or badly torn lace (especially on the bodice), might come apart during the course of a normal wedding day’s events.

Small, inconspicuous stains could be covered with well-placed appliqués that match the gown’s color and fabric. Minor hem dirt usually cannot be detected unless you lift up the edge of the gown. Visible underarm stains are virtually impossible to repair.

Be very careful before sending your vintage gown to the dry cleaners. Pearls can disintegrate or discolor, beads and sequins fall off or become loose. Many dry cleaners will steam or press your gown at half the cost.

If you know an excellent seamstress, you can have a vintage looking gown made. You will have fun looking for vintage fabrics (silks, brocades, chiffons, satins, taffetas and velvets). Vintage lace, buttons, bows and appliqués will be needed to add glamour to your gown.

There are several companies online that sell discontinued vintage sewing patterns. They range from $5.00 to $100.00, depending on the age, condition and availability of the pattern. This is a “hit or miss” way of looking at patterns, and it might be time consuming to find a style that you like in your own size. These sites usually show a picture of the pattern, the pattern number, the date it was made available, the size, and also whether instructions are included. They will tell you if the pattern is in mint condition, or has been cut. These are the same things you will want to ask the seller if you are shopping for vintage patterns on E-bay.

You can match your vintage wedding gown with an authentic headpiece, shoes, gloves and antique jewelry. And don’t forget a Victorian bridal bouquet. It consisted of loosely arranged blossoms, with slender streamers of white silk ribbon and greenery cascading halfway to the floor.

Kathleen Terrana is the previous owner of Elegant Rentals and the current owner of Beautiful Bridal.

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