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All-in archive · 2,422 accounts · updated September 2026

Every All-In Figure Brides Gave, page 7

Accounts that name one total for the whole outfit rather than itemising it. They do not appear on the price-range pages, because those are built on the gown price alone.

An all-in figure usually covers the gown, the tailoring and the veil, but brides differ on what they include, so read the account next to the number.

Every column of figures sorts: click a heading. The archive runs cheapest first across all 7 pages, so sorting reorders the 22 accounts on this page rather than the whole set.

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All inDressYearThe account
$12,500$9,00020259k gown; alterations, proportion customization, tax and shipping push it to 12-13k; tried ~100 dresses across three cities
$12,500$11,0002026June 2026 bride; 11k gown plus 1.5k alterations
$12,500$10,000202610k dress plus 2500 alterations
$13,000–2022Loose 10k budget became almost 13k with alterations and customizations on a designer gown; admits a non-designer would have cost less
$13,200$11,0002023Alterations done at the designer's own boutique; veil bought separately. Argues cheap lace always looks cheap so pay for real lace or skip it
$14,000–2023Bespoke route against a 9000 budget; treats it as an heirloom she may later alter into something wearable
$14,000–2025Friend's 14k dress including alterations, financed along with a roughly 60k wedding on two teacher salaries.
$14,000–202614k Danielle Frankel including alterations
$14,500$14,500202514500 in 2025 for a semi-custom gown made directly with a well-known designer, alterations included; would pay it again.
$15,000$10,5002025Custom Galia Lahav: base 10500, veil 2400, sleeves 400, neckline/back changes 850, plus tax, ~15000 before alterations; nearly chose a 7500 Eve of Milady
$15,000–202615k fully custom luxury package: all fittings and alterations, veil, gloves, designer on site all weekend and a watercolor painting of the dress
$15,000–2026Top of her budget with alterations and fees included; May wedding so she needs to order now and is asking whether to hunt a dupe instead
$16,000$13,0002022Told herself 10k, fell for a 13k gown; custom changes her mom loved pushed it to 16k; no reception dress; saw a quality gap vs cheaper designers
$18,000$16,0002025Total includes alterations and dry cleaning; seven months on StillWhite produced a best offer of 7000 against her 9000 reserve
£18,000–2025About 18000 GBP for dress, sleeves, detachable tulle off-shoulder piece, veil and alterations; tried 2-3k, 6-7k and 10k tiers first, higher tiers incomparable
$18,000$14,0002026Netta BenShabu 10550 plus 1300 customization, near 14000 with tax; 4000 Eva Lendel reception gown; 18000 for both before alterations, 8000 over budget
$20,000–2025Haute couture gown built to her measurements plus bolero and custom overskirt; ~20k incl in-house atelier alterations
$23,000$21,0002023Parents paid with no budget; small NJ shop after Kleinfeld showed dresses at double her stated budget; veil about 2000
$23,000–2025ODLR Spring 2022 Look 6; about 23k all in including tailoring; buy-once-cry-once attitude
$23,000$20,0002025Ordered at the brand flagship and shipped to her overseas; arrived champagne instead of blush with stains, holes and a frayed 3000 veil.
$30,000–2023Three separate looks for the day, paid from her own money
$30,000–2025Two custom gowns plus veil just over 30k; designer fits her personally; happy for now

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Price reports on this page come from 14 public discussions where brides answered in their own words. Each comment that stated an amount became one row; notes are paraphrased, never quoted.

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