Let me preface with the fact that my wedding on the summer solstice was basically my dream wedding (another post will share the details). However, I think that most brides can look back on their wedding and compile a list of things they could have done differently - or at least conjure up some ideas and tips for future brides. Here are a few things I’ve learned from my own wedding.
A beautiful dress doesn’t have to take half your budget
Often as a future bride, we look at photos of incredible dresses online or in magazines only to find out they’re top designers who will charge you an arm or a leg for them. Think beyond the designers. Your dream dress doesn’t have to cost a whole lot. I had three months to plan my wedding, so I didn’t have a lot of time to search for a dress and even if I had found that perfect Vera Wang dress for me, there’s no way I could have gotten it in time for my wedding. I went into David’s Bridal and just 300 dollars later I came out with a dress I loved. Later, during the wedding, I was continually being told how stunning my dress was and being asked where I got it, as if it were some unique dress and I was the only bride to have it. If you do end up finding your dream dress is out of your budget, try searching online through websites that re-sell brides dresses, preownedweddingdresses.com is a great one.
