Under $200 · 628 prices · updated September 2026
Wedding Dresses Under $200
628 brides here paid in this range, 14% of every price in the dataset, at a median $100 inside the band. The tailoring on top runs a median $182 across 110 bills.
Below: which routes actually reach this price, which shops turn up, what the fit work added, whether brides at this level regret it, and every account we have.
$100median inside this band (628 prices)
14%of all prices in the dataset
$182median tailoring (110 bills)
87%say they have no regret (155 verdicts)
How brides reached this price
Ranked by how many brides used each route, with the median each one produced inside this band. The commonest route named at this price is online retail, with 154 brides. Rows where the bride did not say where she bought sit at the bottom.
| Route | Brides | Share | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online retail | 154 | 25% | $100 |
| Secondhand online | 81 | 13% | $80 |
| Thrift or charity rack | 46 | 7% | $40 |
| Retail | 38 | 6% | $100 |
| Non-bridal | 37 | 6% | $88 |
| Off the rack | 27 | 4% | $100 |
| Fast fashion | 20 | 3% | $60 |
| Sample sale or floor model | 14 | 2% | $100 |
| Bridesmaid style in white | 14 | 2% | $114 |
| Overseas order | 12 | 2% | $132 |
| Bridal salon, made to order | 12 | 2% | $141 |
| Secondhand shop | 9 | 1% | $120 |
| Charity bridal shop | 8 | 1% | $115 |
| Made it herself | 7 | 1% | $100 |
| Borrowed | 6 | 1% | $0 |
| Etsy maker | 6 | 1% | $98 |
| Made to measure online | 4 | 1% | $149 |
| Outlet | 4 | 1% | $89 |
| Consignment | 3 | 0% | $99 |
| Custom made | 3 | 0% | $175 |
| Rented | 2 | 0% | $50 |
| bridesmaid-in-cream | 1 | 0% | $150 |
| sample-sale | 1 | 0% | $159 |
| Trunk show | 1 | 0% | $100 |
| Not stated | 118 | 19% | $100 |
Which shops turn up at this price
| Shop or label | Prices |
|---|---|
| Lulus | 58 |
| David's Bridal | 44 |
| Amazon | 38 |
| Azazie | 18 |
| eBay | 17 |
| Poshmark | 12 |
| Facebook Marketplace | 11 |
| Etsy | 8 |
| Goodwill | 8 |
| ASOS | 6 |
| Shein | 6 |
| SHEIN | 5 |
| Macy's | 4 |
| Baltic Born | 4 |
| Unique Vintage | 4 |
| ModCloth | 4 |
What the tailoring added
110 brides in this band reported a tailoring bill as well as a gown price. The median is $182, against $500 across every price level.
The middle half of those bills runs $100 to $350, and the largest was $3,000. Job-by-job prices are on the alterations page.
Do brides at this price regret it
155 brides who paid in this range gave a verdict on the dress. 135 say they have no regret, 16 describe mixed feelings and 4 regret it.
- Get a real tailoring quote before deciding anything, and judge the colour with the full look rather than on a hanger at home.
- Save dresses on resale sites so you get notified when the price drops
- Have a seamstress take your measurements before you order online, and size up
- Take the gown to a general seamstress rather than a bridal one; the same work can cost a fraction.
- A clearance bridesmaid gown needing only a hem and a hook and eye keeps the whole dress budget near 150
- Hem the tulle yourself and add heels; the industry markup is not compulsory.
- Shopping outside bridal shops is where the saving comes from.
- A cream bridesmaid dress can need no alterations at all; spend the difference on hair and makeup.
- If the gown will get filthy at an outdoor shoot and you do not want to keep it, buy accordingly.
- Spend the saving on stretching the trip instead; hers bought three extra nights in a luxury hotel.
- A sample sale can produce a gown that needs no alterations at all, which removes the second bill.
- Order a batch on pay-later and stage your own try-on at home so you still get the yes-to-the-dress moment
- Check the reviews before ordering from a marketplace like this
- Buy the pre-loved copy so the downside is small if it does not work
- Good enough is a real standard; you do not have to match what your family would pick.
- If a designer look is out of reach, keep watching resale for a boutique that has already customised a gown the way you want it.
- Learn what alterations can and cannot do before buying thrift or marketplace dresses.
- Browse marketplace gown listings in wealthier neighbourhoods even when you are not actively shopping
- A short budget dress can still feel like a wedding dress; pick the one that matches your own style rather than the expected silhouette
- A perfect dress does not need to be elaborate or expensive.
- Order slightly large from anywhere, then spend on a very good alterations shop; fit is what reads as expensive.
- Try others anyway, but the one you fell for online may still win.
- A donated-dress shop can still give you the full appointment experience
- Donated-dress shops beat the online sites on quality for the money
Every account at this price
625 brides in this band described what they bought. All of them are below. Each row is one bride.
| Gown | Tailoring | Year | Route | The account |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | – | 2025 | Borrowed | borrowed a friend's handmade dress |
| $0 | – | 2023 | Borrowed | Wearing her mother's gown, nothing spent to acquire it |
| $0 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Free raw silk gown that needed no alterations |
| $0 | $150 | 2013 | Not stated | Vintage gown given to her for free, so alterations were the only cost |
| $0 | – | 2025 | Borrowed | Wore her sisters gown for a courthouse wedding; she also reports someone paying 1100 for a 3500 off-the-rack gown then overspending on the fitting |
| $0 | – | 2026 | Borrowed | Wore her mother's dress, fit perfectly; only cost was dry cleaning (amount not given) |
| $0 | $725 | 2026 | Not stated | the bride who asked: gown won free in a giveaway; quoted 650-800 (midpoint used) to hem, bustle, shrink the cups and line a sheer bodice. Alternative was a 250 secondhand dress. |
| $0 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Dress was free on Facebook with tags still on (850 new); spent about 200 on Amazon try-on dresses that were returned |
| $0 | $230 | 2018 | Borrowed | Wore mom's dress free; 230 to cut it into a skirt and move bodice details onto a 65 Madewell top |
| $0 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Dress was a gift |
| $0 | $350 | 2022 | Borrowed | Mom's dress; costumer friend altered both brides' gowns for under 350 combined (new hemline, sleeves off, back rebuilt); fiancee's dress 300; both outfits ~1000 |
| $0 | $350 | 2011 | Not stated | Won the dress; needed about 550 in alterations but a loyal seamstress charged 350 since the giveaway shop had botched it |
| $3 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | Flower girl dress, not the bride's: $5 asking price talked down to $3 at a garage sale, neighbour altered it free, dry clean cost more than the dress |
| $5 | – | 2025 | Non-bridal | Wedding guest dress, not a bridal gown: a $5 Macy's sale dress the bride approved, which the bride who asked later decided to replace with a floor-length gown. |
| $7 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Cocktail dress for a friend's wedding next month found at a thrift store |
| $11 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Eleven dollars. |
| $12 | – | 2020 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrift find tried on for fun at 25, still unsold six weeks later and bought in a half-price sale; stored since 2020, fits, but the high collar may not be her style. |
| $17 | $200 | 2023 | Secondhand online | Vintage eBay dress 17 plus 200 alterations; reception dress 40 on Etsy plus 350 alterations; 607 covers both |
| $17 | – | 2024 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrifted gown that reset her sense of what a 10k wedding could cost; length is right but the waist is about an inch tight and she hopes it can be let out |
| $18 | – | 2016 | Not stated | Tea-length lace dress for a summer courthouse wedding; no alterations; budget had been 500 |
| $18 | – | 2024 | Not stated | A comparable bargain find of her own, source not stated; she says she is still very happy with it |
| $20 | – | 2023 | Thrift or charity rack | A $20 thrift find bought as a low-stakes backup while she kept looking; older gowns were tailored to other bodies. |
| $20 | – | 2023 | Thrift or charity rack | Wedding-guest gown, not a bridal dress: thrift store find against a retail over 250. Her cousin thrifted too but paid for tailoring, which ate the saving. |
| $20 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Her mother picked five options and she wore one without seeing it before the wedding |
| $20 | – | 2023 | Non-bridal | Halter dress with a 60s look from Ross for 20 at most |
| $20 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Lower bound: two further secondhand dresses she bought before settling on the two she will wear, a bit over 20 in total, and hopes to resell them |
| $20 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Upper bound: three Goodwill gowns bought before finding the one she will wear, under 20 for all three, so she treats the misses as no real loss |
| $20 | $450 | 2020 | Not stated | Used dress for 20 with a full-skirted train; about 450 in 2020 to shorten the skirt, remove bows and redo the bustle |
| $20 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Wedding dress found on Facebook Marketplace |
| $20 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | Alencon French lace gown found at a thrift store while she was hunting for expensive lace |
| $20 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Flower girl dress for her own child against a target of under 100 |
| $20 | $430 | 1994 | Thrift or charity rack | 1994 wedding: vintage dress 20; 430 of alterations including a train taken from her mother's spare wedding dress |
| $20 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Wedding guest dresses: buys a designer she already fits secondhand and got several ASTR the Label dresses for under $20 each |
| $20 | – | 2020 | Thrift or charity rack | Lace open back gown for a vow renewal, 20 including shipping; only two distant listing photos but it arrived flawless |
| $21 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Amazon dress 21.46 after a small discount from 25.79 |
| $22 | $120 | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | Goodwill lace dress with tags for $22; private seamstress added cups and took in sides and arms for $120. |
| $23 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | 2025 |
| $23 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrifted gown from Goodwill. |
| $24 | – | 2025 | Retail | Clearance rack find; says that in photos she only looks at faces, never at clothes |
| $25 | – | 2023 | Thrift or charity rack | the asking bride's post: thrift-shop gown for 25, then altered (cost unstated); whole wedding under 1000 with a 500 hall and a free church |
| $25 | $450 | 2023 | Not stated | Used gown in excellent condition; alterations (mostly shortening skirt and train) cost 18x the dress |
| $25 | – | 1995 | Rented | Rented for 25 about 30 years ago on a very tight budget; bridesmaid dresses also rented. |
| $25 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Stretchy wrap dress 25 at a Goodwill bridal event; Ever Pretty brand, about 100 new; surprised by the quality |
| $25 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Goodwill gown at 25 that fits like a glove but is not quite perfect; a bridal-shop try-on trip afterwards turned up nothing that suited her better. |
| $25 | – | 2017 | Not stated | 25 second-hand, no alterations |
| $25 | – | 2022 | Thrift or charity rack | Goodwill gown 25 in her size; a second 25 dress was altered for free by a family friend |
| $26 | $241 | 2022 | Fast fashion | Alterations cost nine times the dress; seamstress said it does not look cheap |
| $30 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Bought bridal tulle skirts at $30 each with a choice of lengths for a separates look, then returned them because she disliked the volume at the waist |
| $30 | $3,000 | 2023 | Secondhand shop | 30 find at an antique mall while still dating; alterations later cost 3000 but it is her dream dress |
| $30 | – | 1983 | Retail | Laura Ashley from a clearance rack 40-plus years ago (year approximated); flexibility on style is the key |
| $30 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Shipping included; lace gown suited a beach ceremony |
| $30 | – | 2025 | Fast fashion | Same Fashion Nova gown bought later in 2025 for 30. |
| $30 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Brand-new Lulus gown found on Facebook Marketplace for 30 dollars; she hemmed it herself and plans to add bra cups, so no tailor bill |
| $30 | – | 2025 | Off the rack | Two gowns at $30 and $35 in a Labor Day sale bought before the proposal; plans to donate whichever does not fit. |
| $30 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Bought as an everyday dress, then promoted to wedding dress because she felt magical in it |
| $30 | – | 2025 | Retail | Clearance flower girl dress bought for her niece as a last-minute replacement when the ordered one did not arrive in time |
| $30 | – | 2026 | Non-bridal | About 30 for a White House Black Market sale dress bought before the engagement; spent more on shoes |
| $30 | – | 2019 | Online retail | Clearance evening gown plus an extra coupon; bought as a reception dress but the fit and comfort made her plan to wear it all day. |
| $30 | – | 2020 | Not stated | Says she feels no embarrassment at all about the price |
| $30 | $800 | 2022 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrift find needing 800 of alterations; notes resale sites allow no returns |
| $30 | – | 2022 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrift-store gown bought for her niece |
| $30 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Short sparkly dress for a two-person Vegas wedding |
| $30 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Plus ~150 on backup dresses she will reuse for events |
| $34 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Ordered two gowns at $7 and $34 and was surprised by the quality; advises checking the reviews |
| $35 | – | 2024 | Not stated | 35 dress altered at a regular tailor with wedding-dress reviews; alteration cost not given |
| $35 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | OfferUp dress; dry cleaning plus slight alterations cost 140 combined; mentions a wedding group |
| $35 | – | 2025 | Fast fashion | Same Fashion Nova gown as the bride who asked for 35; returned a previous 800 gown. |
| $35 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Gown only. |
| $35 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | Found for her daughter after hitting four or five thrift shops in one day; not high end but fitted, clean and looked unworn |
| $35 | – | 2022 | Non-bridal | Not a wedding dress, bought online |
| $35 | – | 2022 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrift-store dress, 35 plus tax (same user reposted as ilrx3yn) |
| $37 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Dress bought for 37 then altered; alteration cost not given |
| $38 | – | 2026 | Not stated | 37.99 dress; loved it and got compliments; source not named |
| $40 | – | 2023 | Not stated | Recalls her dress at about 40 for a modest small-town reception with homemade food; heard only compliments, no complaints |
| $40 | $200 | 2024 | Secondhand shop | Cheap secondhand find where the alterations cost five times the dress. |
| $40 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | A dress plus a jacket for a casual wedding; she has thrifted since her teens. |
| $40 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Got married in a plain unbeaded Lulus dress; says it is still in perfect condition after the wedding |
| $40 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Feb 2026 vow renewal: silk Casablanca new with tags for 25 (originally 3600) combined with a 15 thrifted silk Pronovias; altering it herself |
| $40 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Short tea-length white dress; accessories bring the whole outfit to about $150 and her new bra cost more than the dress. Family thinks it is too short |
| $40 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Cheap online gown; she rates the quality modest but above the price, and feels no guilt wearing it once |
| $40 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Plain soft gown ordered a week before the wedding; the figure she gave covers the dress plus the rush delivery charge. |
| $40 | – | 2026 | Retail | Clearance find for bridesmaids marked down from 180; she wrote a photo to show sale-watching pays off |
| $40 | – | 2015 | Non-bridal | Married in a used thredUP pencil skirt (price not given) and a 40 top; the 40 is the top only |
| $40 | – | 2016 | Fast fashion | Very non-traditional dress; she bought two Chi Chi dresses for under 100 combined and will wear the second to her bridal tea. |
| $40 | – | 2021 | Thrift or charity rack | Cheap online charity find she liked until she window-shopped a 1200 gown afterwards and preferred that one |
| $40 | – | 2021 | Off the rack | Two dresses, a $40 one for the ceremony and a $200 one worn at the wedding; both fit off the rack with no alterations |
| $40 | – | 2022 | Retail | Department-store dress; no regrets |
| $40 | $90 | 2022 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrifted 40 ceremony dress plus 90 tailoring; a 60 reception dress needed none; a week of cruise-wedding white dresses ran about 500 total |
| $40 | – | 2022 | Fast fashion | Shein dress 40, not yet delivered at time of comment; backup dress picked in case of return |
| $40 | – | 2022 | Non-bridal | Non-traditional 40 dress that suited the wedding |
| $44 | – | 2022 | Fast fashion | Shein dress for 44; fit well and no guilt about single wear |
| $45 | $100 | 2020 | Non-bridal | Prom clearance dress identical to a Lulus style; cleaning cost $200 so she could wear it again after a Covid-era wedding. |
| $45 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Lace tulle gown bought on sale and resold after the wedding for the same 45. |
| $45 | – | 2022 | Bridesmaid style in white | White bridesmaid dress from Amazon, deliberately simple |
| $46 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Ceremony dress off eBay; she had already eloped in a black prom dress she loved |
| $46 | $100 | 2016 | Online retail | Silver prom dress via the Wish app; ~100 expected to remove a sewn-on sash and add a bustle |
| $47 | – | 2016 | Thrift or charity rack | Lace dress with train and veil, 47 including shipping; whole 115-guest wedding around 20-22k |
| $48 | – | 2019 | Online retail | Ivory embroidered lace midi; runs small so she sized up on review advice and says it looks exactly as pictured. |
| $49 | – | 2025 | Retail | Cathedral length with lace sleeves and a button back, marked down while she shopped for bridesmaid dresses; altering her mother's gown would have cost far more |
| $50 | – | 2023 | Fast fashion | hemmed the tulle herself |
| $50 | – | 2021 | Not stated | Sister paid 50 in 2021 for a standard-looking wedding dress |
| $50 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Sister-in-law's simple gown at 50, and she used a coupon on top |
| $50 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Final-sale gown, which is why it was so cheap; she ordered several, tried them at home and returned the rest free |
| $50 | $500 | 2025 | Secondhand online | Dress and veil together for 50 from online auctions after long searching; alterations still 500; budget was 700 |
| $50 | – | 2025 | Not stated | 50 dress that needed no alterations. |
| $50 | – | 2025 | Sample sale or floor model | Backup wedding dress picked up for 50 at a sample sale |
| $50 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | 50 thrifted structured gown never worn; final dress was a Modcloth sale gown (price unstated); regrets buying extra dresses |
| $50 | – | 2025 | Non-bridal | Very frugal; picked a non-traditional 50 dress instead of even a 200 gown |
| $50 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | Caught a thrift store running a flat $50 wedding dress sale. |
| $50 | $200 | 2025 | Secondhand online | Bought from a seller offloading theatre production costumes; alterations ran a couple of hundred; she eloped in a castle in Europe. |
| $50 | – | 2025 | Off the rack | Spotted on a mannequin at a $50 wedding dress sale; the only wedding dress she has ever tried on. |
| $50 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Star-print gown caught on clearance with shipping included; it let her wear an ordinary bra |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Dress for 50, no detail |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Dress for 50, very happy with it |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Used dress bought from a close friend for 50 |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Vintage ballgown for about 50; did her own alterations |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Upper bound: under 50 for the dress at a backyard wedding that cost under 1000 overall, mostly thrifted. |
| $50 | $200 | 2026 | Not stated | 50 dress plus a couple hundred in alterations; simple but pretty, dressed up with accessories; could have afforded more. |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Fast fashion | Bride in her forties who tried much pricier gowns first and picked this one for the stretch fabric |
| $50 | $700 | 2026 | Secondhand online | 50 on Facebook Marketplace and 700 in alterations |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Same style worn once, bought used after she returned her own orders; the new price was 150 |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Loved her 50 gown |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Charity shop ceremony gown, plus a separate tea-length dress for dancing at the reception |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Backup dress bought while she was spiralling over her main gown; on the day she loved the original again and calls the whole thing channelled wedding nerves |
| $50 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Long dress 50 on deep sale; short second dress 110 also on sale |
| $50 | – | 2016 | Not stated | Lucked into a 50 dress with built-in cups; friend altering for free (hem and straps would have cost ~150); no veil; 15 flats |
| $50 | – | 2020 | Online retail | Bought the same style through BHLDN for about $50 plus shipping, in moss green rather than white |
| $50 | – | 2021 | Secondhand shop | Off the street rack of a vintage shop; a second vintage dress was gifted by her mother later |
| $50 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Clearance dress about 50 with shipping; not salon quality but comfortable and works with a normal bra |
| $50 | – | 2022 | Off the rack | Bought early from a local dressmaker's reject rack (abandoned or mis-specified client orders) |
| $50 | – | 2022 | Non-bridal | Black party dress plus ~50 of lace and sequins she is adding herself |
| $50 | – | 2022 | Made it herself | Made her own from 50 of fabric and yarn; still wears the top |
| $53 | – | 2024 | Non-bridal | Abercrombie dress. |
| $53 | – | 2018 | Online retail | On sale; she says she loves budget dresses. |
| $55 | $100 | 2023 | Bridesmaid style in white | Ivory bridesmaid gown caught on clearance; tailoring was only a hem plus a hook and eye at the zipper, which she put at under 100 rather than exactly 100 |
| $55 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Cousin bought a final-sale ex-try-on unit with one loose thread and tags on; about $400 new, still under that after tailoring |
| $55 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Collected five thrifted vintage gowns at roughly 30-80 each while shopping, then eloped in a high-street dress instead |
| $56 | – | 2026 | Online retail | JJsHouse clearance dress at 56 for a courthouse wedding |
| $56 | $90 | 2022 | Not stated | Alterations cost more than the dress |
| $57 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | First gown she tried on at a thrift store and it fit perfectly; married a few months later, doubts settled within about a week |
| $59 | – | 2018 | Retail | Bought her wedding dress in store for 59. |
| $60 | – | 2023 | Fast fashion | 60 SHEIN dress bought before knowing about the brand's issues; felt gorgeous |
| $60 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Around 60 on Amazon |
| $60 | $12 | 2024 | Not stated | Wore a 60 dress with 12 in alterations after first settling on a 300 dress she never wore |
| $60 | $100 | 2024 | Not stated | COVID-era wedding kept cheap; veil cost forgotten. Purchase year not stated. |
| $60 | – | 2024 | Etsy maker | Not a full gown but the dress she wanted; bought straight off Etsy. |
| $60 | – | 2024 | Not stated | 60 dress plus a 20 shoulder cape from Amazon; shortened the hem and straps herself, so no paid alterations. |
| $60 | $60 | 2025 | Fast fashion | Fashion Nova satin gown (since marked down) for 60; seamstress sewed in a 15 Amazon petticoat and hemmed it for 60, hiding thin seams. Beach wedding April 2025. |
| $60 | $100 | 2025 | Online retail | Amazon dress at about the same price as the asking bride's 60; shortening it cost 100, more than the dress itself. |
| $60 | – | 2025 | Fast fashion | Sequin party dress worn for an elopement, veil from the same site; only the bust was pinched, shapewear underneath |
| $60 | – | 2025 | Retail | White lace dress pulled off a clearance rack |
| $60 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | A bridal store was closing and liquidating stock on eBay; she offered far below asking on an Italian silk gown and the seller accepted |
| $60 | – | 2026 | Non-bridal | Kind of wishes she had spent a little more |
| $60 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Never-worn Italian-made satin gown; minimal alterations |
| $60 | $400 | 2026 | Secondhand online | Too small; alterations include letting out and adding sleeves |
| $60 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Cheap marketplace gown she is heavily modifying; argues alterations hurt less on a $60 dress than on a $1000 one |
| $60 | $500 | 2026 | Secondhand online | Bought a too-small but good quality gown; tailor is adding sleeves, letting it out and steaming it for about $500 |
| $60 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Bought two near-mint secondhand prom dresses to choose between: 60 on Poshmark (700-plus retail) and 91 on the Shop app (400-plus retail); undecided |
| $60 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Holding three secondhand candidates at 40-80 each (midpoint), all needing some alterations; undecided |
| $60 | – | 2026 | Fast fashion | Zara dress at 60; splurged 650 on vintage Louboutin shoes instead |
| $60 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Refused to spend much on a one-wear gown and bought a second-hand evening dress online that she can wear again |
| $60 | – | 2026 | Retail | Simple black dress picked as the uniform for her whole bridal party; price current when she wrote |
| $60 | – | 2021 | Online retail | Long-sleeved dress worn as a wedding gown, bought straight off the site. |
| $60 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Sample dress; under 150 all in after alterations |
| $65 | – | 2023 | Retail | Hoped about 500; David's Bridal clearance 65; alterations pending for a July 2024 wedding will likely exceed the dress |
| $65 | – | 2024 | Etsy maker | Very cheap Etsy gown she felt stunning in |
| $65 | – | 2025 | Non-bridal | Non-bridal dress from an online boutique worn as her wedding gown |
| $65 | – | 2016 | Non-bridal | 65 sundress for a beach ceremony plus a 125 cocktail dress for the reception |
| $65 | $150 | 2022 | Not stated | 65 dress with 150 of alterations |
| $67 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Liked an Azazie gown listed at $150 and bought the identical dress new with tags on Poshmark for $67 including tax and shipping |
| $67 | – | 2016 | Non-bridal | White long-sleeve lace maxi listed at 84, bought on sale. Plans to have the shoulder lining cut out; says the low price frees up money for alterations. |
| $68 | – | 2025 | Non-bridal | A plain white non-bridal dress; she argues white gowns only became the norm after Queen Victoria. |
| $68 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Navy Amazon dress 68 for a Red Rock Canyon handfasting; 50 Etsy cathedral veil, 75 flower crown, 25 belt, 125 Swarovski necklace; oxfords already owned |
| $68 | – | 2017 | Made it herself | Materials only: $40 fabric, $5 thread, $20 beads, $3 ribbon for the gown, $66 for the lace kimono. Another $60 went on muslins and a scrapped first version. |
| $70 | $100 | 2020 | Online retail | Cape-sleeve maxi hemmed and taken in at a few spots by a seamstress she rates highly |
| $70 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Black Friday price on a $298 dress; she ordered many under $600 because returns were free and easy |
| $70 | $50 | 2025 | Secondhand online | Gown still had its tags; $50 to alter. One of several wedding dresses she has bought across four marriages, another from Express. |
| $70 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Found it by chance while waiting for a bridal shop to open |
| $70 | – | 2025 | Fast fashion | Off-the-shoulder dress she rates better made than some bridal gowns and wearable again |
| $70 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | New-with-tags David's Bridal gown priced 70 at Goodwill against a 700 tag; she left it on the rack because the style was not hers |
| $70 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | 70 eBay dress she loves, to wear either at the wedding or rehearsal; wants something rewearable |
| $70 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Just ordered; thinks it is the one |
| $70 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Kate Spade midi for a charity event, new with tags marked over $400 retail; warns final sale items cannot be sent back |
| $70 | – | 2026 | Not stated | October 2026 bride spent 70 |
| $70 | – | 2026 | Not stated | 70, no detail |
| $70 | – | 2018 | Online retail | Grey lace midi bridesmaid or prom dress worn as a candidate wedding dress; comes in white, ivory, burgundy and red. She rates it well made and needing almost no alterations, though the open |
| $70 | – | 2018 | Online retail | Ordered the same dress six weeks out as insurance against dress regret, on the basis of free shipping and returns; she kept it but will not wear it as her wedding dress. |
| $70 | $54 | 2019 | Online retail | Silver lace illusion V-neck evening gown ordered off Amazon; tailoring was only straps, an extra hook and eye and taking out the mesh panel |
| $70 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Dress 70 |
| $70 | – | 2022 | Online retail | On sale |
| $72 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Shipped price; only needed a small hem |
| $72 | – | 2022 | Retail | 950 Oleg Cassini bought for 72 incl tax years earlier as a David's Bridal employee; expects ~500 for hem and bustle |
| $72 | – | 2022 | Off the rack | Discontinued 950 gown for 72; expects ~400 for hem, bustle and bra cups |
| $72 | $540 | 2022 | Retail | Former employee bought a discontinued 950 dress marked down to 72; alterations 540 still left it below original price |
| $75 | – | 2023 | Charity bridal shop | Donation rather than a price; the non-profit let her take a gown listed at more than ten times that, but the appointment was rushed |
| $75 | – | 1978 | Retail | 75 at Fairweather (a Canadian chain, currency not stated) 45 years ago; the veil cost more than the dress |
| $75 | $100 | 2025 | Etsy maker | Deliberately bought a gown she knew was too big, then paid a local teacher $100 to alter it |
| $75 | $100 | 2025 | Secondhand online | Vintage gown bought from an Etsy vintage seller and let out at the waist for $100; she decided against shortening the length |
| $75 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | A friend of hers found three thrifted gowns for one wedding, each between $50 and $100; midpoint recorded. |
| $75 | – | 2025 | Fast fashion | Expects to be judged for it but was working to a tight budget. |
| $75 | $50 | 2025 | Not stated | Vintage dress with the sleeves taken off by a tailor for 50 |
| $75 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Ceiling not exact: at her own six-figure wedding the flower girls' mothers chose Azazie dresses and she believes nobody spent above 75 each |
| $75 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Vintage elopement dress she calls perfect and high quality. |
| $75 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Wedding dress from eBay for 75; nobody could tell. Also swapped a 4000 ring for a 175 pawn-shop one. |
| $75 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | New-with-tags gown found on eBay for 75 after weeks of searching; still needs a hem. |
| $75 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | 75 vintage dress from Depop in her measurements; only the bust needs taking in |
| $75 | – | 1982 | Outlet | 1982 wedding, Loehmann's dress around 75 or less |
| $75 | – | 2021 | Online retail | Wore the groom's grandmother's gown for the ceremony and this cheap dress for a barbecue reception to protect the heirloom |
| $75 | – | 2022 | Rented | One-day rental; fit imperfect since a rental cannot be tailored |
| $78 | – | 2019 | Online retail | Madalyn white lace maxi; $78 was the order total after a 15% student discount through UNiDAYS, with free shipping. Her mother will hem it |
| $79 | – | 2024 | Off the rack | Wore a green bridesmaid dress off the rack as her wedding dress and loved the photos |
| $79 | $70 | 2026 | Outlet | Long purple off-the-rack dress from a BCBG outlet; 70 to take in the shoulders |
| $80 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Black Friday; second marriage; own alterations |
| $80 | – | 2023 | Not stated | Friend's gown from a shop that was closing down; bride not married herself |
| $80 | – | 1978 | Not stated | Mother's gown 45 years earlier, felt expensive then; bride's own 100 off-the-rack 2021 gown is row kaxk0bc |
| $80 | – | 2023 | Non-bridal | Simple white off-the-shoulder dress off the rack at Macy's years ago; not sold as bridal so likely still about 80 today |
| $80 | – | 2024 | Bridal salon, made to order | Very cheap find she still loves |
| $80 | $100 | 2024 | Off the rack | Whole outfit: mesh dress, tailoring, a $120 embroidered Etsy veil, $60 shoes and an $80 strapless bra; a friend did her hair |
| $80 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Vintage gown off Etsy; she says you have to dig to find one near your measurements from a seller worth the risk |
| $80 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Expects roughly 300 more in tailoring and may buy a second or third dress for a weekend Vegas wedding |
| $80 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | White Mac Duggal dress with tags for 80 against an 800 retail; fits her without alterations, offered as the cheaper route than rebuilding a free gown |
| $80 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Alterations cost a bit more than the dress but total still far below salon prices |
| $80 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Ordered several with free returns, kept one |
| $80 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Simple Lulus dress for a micro beach wedding; would not change a thing |
| $80 | $250 | 2026 | Online retail | Short Amazon dress about 80 for an informal wedding; 250 to alter sleeves and hem; leftover budget went to the wedding band |
| $80 | – | 2026 | Non-bridal | 80 for a dress that was not a wedding dress. |
| $80 | – | 2026 | Fast fashion | Ivory Topshop dress under 80 for a city hall wedding. |
| $80 | – | 2025 | Online retail | 80 dress from Amazon in 2025 |
| $80 | $120 | 2026 | Secondhand online | Second-time bride who found it two hours into looking and stopped there; says the dress she really wanted would have started at 600 |
| $80 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Designer gown bought second-hand for $80; she does not say through which site or shop. |
| $80 | $25 | 2026 | Secondhand online | 80 from an Etsy vintage shop; 25 to take in the waist at a regular tailor |
| $80 | – | 2026 | Consignment | An $80 consignment find that felt more like her than online dresses at three times the price. |
| $80 | – | 2016 | Online retail | Jersey evening dress after 3 months of reading reviews; ~20 shipping on top; an Ann Taylor gown was returned first; buy during a sale |
| $80 | – | 2018 | Online retail | Florianna white lace maxi bought on sale for an intimate beach wedding; she budgeted alterations because she is short |
| $80 | – | 2021 | Online retail | Tea length dress bought online; her fiancee got a similar tea length gown on Etsy for about the same. Both chose tea length as the budget option. |
| $80 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Belt bought separately on Amazon |
| $80 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Full-length white lace mermaid-style gown |
| $80 | $100 | 2022 | Secondhand online | eBay gown 80 plus 100 alterations, worn at the ceremony and a later reception; considers salon markup a rip-off |
| $80 | – | 2022 | Bridesmaid style in white | Tea-length champagne dress with matching scarf from DB's bridesmaid section, on sale for 80 |
| $80 | – | 2022 | Secondhand online | Silk slip from Poshmark 80; 250 vintage silk plus 500 dressmaker labor for a detachable custom overskirt with bow; 30 backup mini dress not counted |
| $83 | – | 2026 | Non-bridal | White dress with floral lace and a train that was simply never marketed as bridal; she says it looked fine in the photos |
| $83 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Lace gown with a train for her second wedding; she liked it far more than the uninspired dress from Michaels she wore the first time |
| $84 | $75 | 2020 | Online retail | 84 Lulus dress needing only a hem, expected at 50-100 (midpoint used); 4k micro beach wedding for 12 people. |
| $85 | $60 | 2023 | Not stated | Did not want to spend anything after seeing prices |
| $85 | $300 | 2026 | Online retail | Amazon gown fit perfectly after 300 of alterations; the 200 was clearance Manolo Blahniks from Saks originally around 700 |
| $85 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Simple gown chosen for an elopement |
| $85 | $70 | 2022 | Online retail | Amazon dress 85 plus 70 alterations for bust and moving appliques; guests assumed it cost thousands; bridesmaids also Amazon at 60-70 |
| $85 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Bought an eighty-something dollar dress but tempted by a 2000 alternative |
| $86 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Amazon dress at 86 |
| $87 | – | 2026 | Online retail | 87 from Lulus |
| $88 | – | 2023 | Non-bridal | on sale from 300; no bustle needed |
| $88 | $60 | 2025 | Online retail | Alterations roughly $60; she also bought a $40 Amazon reception dress. |
| $88 | – | 2019 | Online retail | Plus a 40 sparkly Amazon reception dress; both fit after cheap alterations, but she wanted black and ran out of time to find one |
| $88 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Walked out of a salon with $2000 rather than buy a $1200 gown; at 5 ft tall hemming costs pushed her online. Added a $44 reception dress. |
| $89 | – | 2025 | Not stated | elopement dress; separate 5000 dream dress planned |
| $89 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Bought her own wedding dress from the same site for $89 despite people in her life thinking she was mad |
| $89 | $100 | 2024 | Online retail | Lulus elopement dress; 49 party dress; 100 covered hemming one and adding cups to the other. |
| $89 | $120 | 2026 | Secondhand online | A 1990s gown that retailed at $2,200, shortened to tea length. She had tried David's Bridal, Azazie and Mac Duggal first. |
| $89 | $120 | 2026 | Secondhand online | 1990s vintage gown fit her as bought, then 120 to hem it to tea length; seller shipped fast |
| $89 | – | 2020 | Non-bridal | Lacy party dress 89, not a bridal gown, plus about 30 veil |
| $89 | – | 2022 | Online retail | the bride who asked priced an 89-dollar Lulus dress as an evening change-out from her sample gown; she has never ordered from Lulus and asked for feedback |
| $90 | – | 2023 | Online retail | felt amazing |
| $90 | – | 2024 | Thrift or charity rack | First of two failed buys; the second cost $200 on Marketplace. Both over $1000 new, neither worked after alterations; one resold for $25, one donated |
| $90 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Cheap dress bought online and then altered |
| $90 | – | 2025 | Bridesmaid style in white | White bridesmaid dress finished with an inexpensive belt |
| $90 | $500 | 2025 | Secondhand online | Chose a listing that needed nothing but hemming; the 500 covers alterations plus a tailor-made overskirt. Warns Poshmark depends on your size and style turning up |
| $90 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Lulus dress 90, no alterations needed |
| $90 | – | 2026 | Not stated | 90 for the ceremony dress and 350 for the reception dress |
| $90 | – | 2016 | Non-bridal | Ready Set Romance ivory maxi bought during a 40 percent off sale; she always preferred simple lacy styles anyway. |
| $90 | – | 2019 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrifted ballgown she meant to refurbish but came to hate; now teaching after school to fund a boutique gown |
| $90 | – | 2021 | Not stated | Small summer ceremony dress |
| $90 | – | 2022 | Sample sale or floor model | Last-season floor model shipped to her store; staff showed 90 to mid-thousands without pressure |
| $90 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Amazon dress; accessories = ~100 detachable train (half was rush shipping), ~50 bustier, 5 Goodwill veil; friend altered for free |
| $90 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Budgeted 500 for an 11k/150-guest wedding but hated bridal-shop gowns; mother-in-law opened up the back for free |
| $95 | – | 2016 | Thrift or charity rack | Not yet engaged; Sottero gown from Goodwill a size too small; alterations and dry cleaning pending, hoping to stay under 500 total |
| $95 | – | 2022 | Not stated | About 95. |
| $98 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Petite bride expecting another $100-200 to shorten the hem and take in the shoulders in a high-cost area |
| $98 | $70 | 2022 | Online retail | Both brides had their dresses made into keepsake pouches afterwards |
| $98 | $100 | 2022 | Online retail | Under 98 online plus about 100 to alter |
| $98 | $100 | 2022 | Secondhand online | New-with-tags Torrid occasion dress from eBay; first dress (about 150) returned for wrong size |
| $99 | – | 2025 | Consignment | 2025; found the dress online on sale from 1000 |
| $99 | – | 2023 | Retail | Clearance gown; seamstress mom added sleeves and alterations she values at about 1k, free |
| $99 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Wore it completely unaltered for a minimalist church wedding; her only complaint is the built-in underskirt shifting, which she would have replaced had she known |
| $99 | – | 2023 | Off the rack | 99 plus tax off the rack; family friend altered it free as a gift; warm Etsy cape cost about the same as the dress |
| $99 | – | 2024 | Not stated | 99 on deep clearance, the last one and in her size |
| $99 | – | 2024 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrift store, tags still on, originally 1300; alterations done with mother-in-law. |
| $99 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Gown only. |
| $99 | – | 2024 | Bridal salon, made to order | her daughter-in-law's ball gown; she chose to put the money into the reception instead of the dress and flowers |
| $99 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Her parents paid for her whole first wedding except the gown, which she covered herself; the wedding was years before this 2024 comment and no year is given. |
| $99 | – | 2024 | Off the rack | Marked-down simple gown plus tax for a small low-key wedding |
| $99 | – | 2024 | Off the rack | Bought during a $99 sale after spotting it online |
| $99 | – | 2025 | Off the rack | A 100-year-old Vermont boutique closing down priced every gown at 99; the 1450 ticket dress fits with only a small take-in at the top, veil was 50 |
| $99 | – | 2026 | Sample sale or floor model | 99 from a sale wall of gowns originally 3500; only needs back buttons tightened; dad came along |
| $99 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Clearance dress that happened to be her true size |
| $99 | – | 2004 | Off the rack | Tried it on because she loved it and only then found it was on the 99 sale rack; professionally preserved and both daughters now want to wear it |
| $99 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Her daughter-in-law's gown cost 99 and she was proud of it; bride considers spending thousands on a dress senseless. |
| $99 | $30 | 2016 | Secondhand online | New with tags in chiffon, silk-lined; alterations were only a hem and shortened straps. She says the style turned up on eBay often in many sizes. |
| $99 | – | 2021 | Outlet | Dress from a discount dress shop, fingertip lace veil with a comb bought on Amazon; obsessed with both |
| $99 | – | 2022 | Retail | Black Friday sample discount; ended up not using it; friend's fully beaded DB dress was 499 |
| $99 | $350 | 2022 | Retail | Clearance dress; alterations cost three and a half times the dress |
| $99 | – | 2022 | Retail | First dress tried at DB for 99; hemming brought it to ~200; 10 on blacklight wires sewn in |
| $99 | – | 2022 | Retail | Second marriage: DB sale dress 99 that fit perfectly; first dress 16 years earlier was 700 after alterations |
| $99 | $120 | 2022 | Retail | Listed 989, sale price 99, alterations 120, all at David's Bridal |
| $99 | – | 2022 | Non-bridal | Green sequin evening gown on clearance at Macy's |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Overseas order | elopement photoshoot; will get dirty |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Overseas order | married at 61; mountain ceremony then mudding |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Sample sale or floor model | Cheapest gown on a boutique rack of cancellations and samples; a $40 tulle bolero hand-beaded with lace cut from her mother's dress finished it. |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Not stated | 100 dress; avoided boutiques and overseas-made order-and-wait dresses on principle |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Made it herself | Upper bound: mother sewed the dress for well under 100 in fabric and notions |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Not stated | 100 dress; accessories and shoes cost more than the dress; everything except rings under 700 (upper bound); DIY veil and bolero |
| $100 | $125 | 2023 | Not stated | Budget 500; bought two dresses at about 100 each, wore one; everything stayed under 500 |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Retail | Budget 500; first dress tried during the David's Bridal 99 sale |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Not stated | 100 dress, no alterations |
| $100 | – | 2021 | Off the rack | Off-the-rack gown, no alterations; 40 Etsy tulle bolero dressed up with lace from mom's gown and hand beading; made her own veil |
| $100 | – | 2023 | Online retail | About 100 from Azazie |
| $100 | – | 2001 | Retail | Simple sleek dress off the rack at Von Maur for a destination wedding 22 years ago |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Online retail | On sale from about $130; heavy substantial fabric, needed only steaming, and came with a garment bag |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Loves the 100 dress she ended up with but is slightly envious of the Jenny Yoo, which had been her second choice |
| $100 | $120 | 2024 | Non-bridal | Wore shirt, pants and waistcoat: 100 for shirt and pants, 120 alterations; 60 of waistcoat fabric paid by mum who sewed it |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Online retail | 100 dress from Lulus |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Not stated | 100 dress from a local shop; had considered Jenny Yoo little white dresses; notes Lulus sale dresses at 50 or less |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Bridesmaid style in white | White bridesmaid dress with the free custom sizing option, so no alterations at all; spent just under 100. |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Off the rack | Satin strapless mermaid gown at the chain's low end |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Charity bridal shop | Donated gown with a note from the previous bride inside; she rates the quality above online sellers |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Second dress for the reception, just under $100 |
| $100 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Just under $100 and perfect for her |
| $100 | – | 2018 | Sample sale or floor model | Queued an hour before opening in cold rain at the 2018 sale and paid $100 for a gown listed at $1,000; her mother was paying. |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Daughter's Lulus dress 100 |
| $100 | – | 2013 | Consignment | Consignment shop find; a friend did the alterations at no charge |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Resale buy at around 100 dollars; sellers there often list measurements so you can judge alterations before paying |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Under $100 with less than a month to plan, and better made than she expected; she also suggests searching white bridesmaid dresses. |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Non-traditional dress, stated only as under 100 so this is a ceiling not an exact price |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | New with tags; she later tore the hem climbing through a bush |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Bridesmaid style in her favourite colour rather than white and it drew constant compliments |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Friend's used gown bought through Facebook and she loved it |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Clearance gown; she says the regular Azazie prices are reasonable too |
| $100 | $90 | 2025 | Charity bridal shop | Shop stocked with donated dresses and closed-boutique stock; skipped a hem and bought 30-dollar platform heels instead. |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Minimal alterations done at home with her aunt, so no alteration spend. |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Her own wedding gown; the price so pleased her she set 100 as a personal ceiling for any dress since |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Short white cocktail dress bought as a change for after the first dance; her main gown triggers sensory issues but was her dream dress |
| $100 | – | 2025 | Overseas order | Bought in a shop she walked past on holiday in July, about 100 more to ship it home; a local alterations shop said it fit as-is, only hemming left. |
| $100 | $60 | 2026 | Not stated | Husband reports wife's dress 100, alterations 60, veil 100, accessories 50 and shoes 50 for 360 total |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Made it herself | Being sewn for her: 20 for the pattern and about 80 for fabric; labor cost not stated |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Bridal salon, made to order | David's Bridal for 100 |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Non-bridal | Buying a prom dress around 100 to wear as a wedding dress |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Refused to try on the stunning expensive gown because her mother would have insisted on paying; used it as a style brief and found a 100 lookalike. |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Non-bridal | White dress not listed as bridal, which kept it under $100. 100 is her stated ceiling, not an exact price. |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrift find with tags (retail 3000) priced 200, waited a day for the half-off clothing sale |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Off the rack | Two dresses at $100 each from a store closing down its bridal section. |
| $100 | $360 | 2026 | Overseas order | 100 from Taobao/Alibaba plus 360 alterations; later resold for 80; suggests women's fashion or prom consignment over bridal consignment |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Online retail | 100 from the Vow'd sale section; alterations cost a fair amount, figure not given |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Tried around 50 expensive gowns and the 100 one still won; happy with the photos |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | New with tags on Poshmark for 100 |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Refused to spend more than 100 for a few hours of wear |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Reception dress she says came in just under 100 dollars and she loves it |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Trunk show | A friend of the bride found this gown at a bridal expo; the bride, who needed a custom dress at 6 ft tall, called it the best find she has seen |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Seller had already had it altered and happened to be her exact height and weight, so nothing more was needed. |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Mother-of-the-bride dress ordered through the home try-on service; only the hem needed work and her seamstress rated the construction well |
| $100 | – | 2026 | Overseas order | Indian site western-wear section; nobody in the party went above this figure and only the tallest needed added length |
| $100 | – | 2016 | Fast fashion | Short dress around 100; the 300 covers shoes plus headpiece; savings redirected to open bar and honeymoon |
| $100 | $250 | 2017 | Sample sale or floor model | 100 sample-sale gown from a salon's Facebook post; 150 cleaning, 250 alterations, about 300 more on accessories, undergarments and shoes |
| $100 | – | 2017 | Charity bridal shop | 100 at Brides for a Cause; found a cheap one that fit |
| $100 | – | 2018 | Online retail | 100 from Amazon |
| $100 | – | 2019 | Online retail | Ordered about five white Lulus dresses to try at home and kept this one; short light train took only a simple one-point bustle. |
| $100 | – | 2019 | Off the rack | A bridal shop closing down priced every gown at $100; the veil came off Facebook Marketplace for about $15 |
| $100 | – | 2020 | Online retail | Infinite Glory white maxi, described as just under $100; a size small fit off the rack at 5ft 8in with no alterations mentioned |
| $100 | – | 2020 | Online retail | Spaghetti strap dress; she sewed her own tulle cape and hand stitched snaps onto the straps and cape to attach it |
| $100 | – | 2021 | Non-bridal | Stated as under 100 for a prom dress after stacking coupons; she went in only to learn her size and silhouette and bought on the spot |
| $100 | – | 2021 | Online retail | Skipped hemming altogether by wearing very tall wedges under it |
| $100 | – | 2021 | Online retail | Ordered online and took her mother shopping for the mother-of-the-bride dress instead |
| $100 | – | 2021 | Not stated | Gown ticketed at 2450 picked up for 100 in a markdown she says she could not pass up. Plans a white suit or jumpsuit for a reception a year later. |
| $100 | $180 | 2021 | Online retail | Alterations cost nearly twice the dress; savings went into food and dessert at the reception |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Ordered about fifteen dresses to try at home; about a third worked |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Dress 100; recommends Lulus 100-300 range with free returns for at-home try-ons |
| $100 | $60 | 2022 | Sample sale or floor model | BHLDN sample sale; added a faux-fur wrap; one DB store was huffy about an under-1000 budget |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Retail | Bought the first dress tried on at the 99-dollar David's Bridal event |
| $100 | $250 | 2022 | Secondhand shop | Secondhand gown from a going-out-of-business sale |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Two dresses at 100 each |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Bought online to avoid being upsold in a store; lace with sleeves |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Sample sale or floor model | Sample from a salon moving sale, plus tax; 300 budget for an 18-guest cottage wedding; mom paying alterations |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Thrift or charity rack | 100 for two dresses, one thrifted online |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Simple dress bought online for 100 after trying styles on in store; leaned on reviews |
| $100 | $500 | 2022 | Online retail | Lulus dress 100; alterations about 500 in a high-cost area; found nothing in budget at traditional shops |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Thrift or charity rack | Immaculate off-the-shoulder gown from a thrift store in a wealthier town for 100; needed little alteration plus a cleaning |
| $100 | $350 | 2022 | Online retail | About 100 Amazon gown with 300-400 alterations (hemming tulle layers); photographed well but she still eyes pricier mermaid gowns |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Grad student self-funded; 10 vintage pink Etsy veil, 25 belt, 20 crinoline; shoes 30; alterations pending |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Secondhand online | Under 100 secondhand before alterations (upper bound recorded); shapewear and slip also under 100 |
| $100 | $450 | 2022 | Not stated | About 100 dress, about 450 alterations; still under 1000 overall |
| $100 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Bare figure of 100 with no details |
| $100 | $275 | 2022 | Online retail | $250-300 (midpoint) at a local tailor on a $100 Lulu's dress; between sizes, sleeves and hem shortened for a 5ft2 bride. |
| $102 | $140 | 2025 | Online retail | Azazie sale gown; alterations cost more than the dress. |
| $105 | – | 2023 | Not stated | Gown cost somewhere between 99 and 110 (midpoint used); self-described low-end outlier |
| $105 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Retro-looking gown she still loves and keeps hanging in a garment bag |
| $108 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Won an eBay auction for an unused 1500 Oleg Cassini at 108; perfect condition and fit |
| $109 | $90 | 2022 | Not stated | Dress 109 plus 90 alterations for 199 total |
| $110 | – | 2023 | Off the rack | Ivory gown grabbed off the rack; she rates it her best buy and says it read as roughly ten times the price |
| $110 | – | 2024 | Bridesmaid style in white | White bridesmaid dress, no alterations. |
| $110 | – | 2015 | Bridesmaid style in white | Ivory bridesmaid dress; sewed her own lace yoke and straps, bringing the total to 147 after trying ~200 gowns up to 2000 |
| $110 | – | 2022 | Made to measure online | Price included customization and shipping |
| $110 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Unique Vintage dress 110; not obviously non-bridal to guests |
| $111 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Bought on sale against a regular price of about $158 |
| $112 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Reproduction of a 1970s Gunne Sax wedding dress |
| $112 | – | 2017 | Online retail | Non-US bride giving the USD equivalent; small wedding, simple dress bought online |
| $117 | – | 2018 | Online retail | 117 custom-made online (same route as the Amazon bride); happier than with anything at the bridal store; was willing to lose the money |
| $118 | – | 2022 | Secondhand online | Sachin and Babi gown from The RealReal for 118, no alterations; savings went toward extra dresses |
| $119 | $75 | 2026 | Bridesmaid style in white | 119 Azazie bridesmaid dress worn in black, which opened up cheaper options; 75 alterations at a dry cleaner with a good seamstress |
| $120 | – | 2023 | Not stated | Spent 120 on the dress |
| $120 | – | 2023 | Online retail | 120 Lulus dress; a friend is adding pieces of her mom's gown |
| $120 | – | 2023 | Not stated | Off-white dress for 120 at her second marriage; first time she wore her sister's dress; daughter later found one under 100 with no alterations |
| $120 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Retailed for about ten times what she paid and had only been worn for photos |
| $120 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Discounted; she advises adding two measurement points to your size because the sizing is Chinese |
| $120 | – | 2025 | Secondhand shop | Vintage white peignoir for a pyjama-party wedding, with a 17 nightgown and 30 slippers; the 40-guest wedding runs 4k with rings |
| $120 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Ceremony dress 120 and reception dress 250, both new with tags on eBay; mom doing alterations. Bought several 100-200 dresses before this. |
| $120 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Azazie dress at 120; later tailored at the waist, cost not given |
| $120 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Azazie dress at 120 |
| $120 | – | 2026 | Bridesmaid style in white | Bridesmaid style ordered in white as the main dress; a second dress from Show Me Your Mumu cost $350 as a splurge. |
| $120 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Sky blue satin wedding guest dress; says the bride and other guests praised the outfit |
| $120 | – | 2026 | Retail | Anthropologie sale item at an extra 50% off |
| $120 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Zero regrets on a 120 gown |
| $120 | – | 2016 | Retail | 400 dress in the 99 gown sale, ~120 with tax and garment bag; needs cleavage cover and strap fix |
| $120 | – | 2016 | Not stated | Bride let a maid who works part time caring for her mother pay in instalments |
| $120 | $85 | 2018 | Not stated | Knee-length lace hi-lo A-line dress |
| $120 | $200 | 2019 | Etsy maker | Unfinished $120 Etsy piece plus $20 shipping; a friend finished it for $200 - the comment does not say outright whether it is the dress or the veil |
| $120 | – | 2021 | Retail | Courthouse wedding; ordered three dresses, kept this one, and chose shoes and a winter coat with her mother instead of gown shopping |
| $120 | $300 | 2022 | Online retail | Lulus dress about 120; alterations 300 for sleeves and hem because sizing fell between L and XL |
| $124 | – | 2025 | Off the rack | Clearance buy after an appointment to shortlist three styles, then watching the online sales. |
| $124 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Bridesmaid dresses, not the bride's gown; she fixed colour, fabric and length and let each attendant pick a style, landing between 99 and 149 each |
| $124 | – | 2021 | Bridesmaid style in white | white bridesmaid dress used as the wedding dress |
| $125 | $250 | 2024 | Off the rack | Clearance gown; major alteration sewed the back of her mom's wedding dress into it; veil cost nearly three times the dress. |
| $125 | – | 2024 | Non-bridal | Sale plus an extra 40% off on a label whose sizing she already knew; shoes were $60 |
| $125 | – | 2025 | Outlet | Outlet buy needing almost no alterations, which she did herself; bridesmaid and flower girl dresses ran 14.99 each |
| $125 | – | 2025 | Off the rack | Clearance rack find after more than one visit; married the previous month and says it was exactly what she wanted |
| $125 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Guests assumed the gown cost over $500; she says almost any dress reads expensive once tailored |
| $125 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Silk crepe sheath from a thrift event; heavy alterations pushed the total to nearly 1400; the designer's made-to-order versions start at 2500 |
| $125 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Loves the 125 gown she bought |
| $125 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Kept a sub-$125 dress and plans alterations; refunds seem to need the paid return-protection add-on, which she never tested. |
| $125 | – | 2022 | Fast fashion | Two dresses from Shein for 125 total for both brides; renting would have been about 350 |
| $125 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Midpoint of the 100 to 150 she paid for each of the four bridesmaid dresses she has been asked to buy; avoids online-only sellers |
| $127 | – | 2024 | Online retail | 80 Amazon dress plus a 40 satin skirt from eBay; doing alterations herself. |
| $130 | – | 2016 | Online retail | Short lace dress bought as her reception dress; she says it would work as a ceremony gown and the corset back option eases sizing. |
| $130 | – | 2023 | Not stated | short dress |
| $130 | – | 2024 | Overseas order | Found the listing by reverse image searching the designer gown and checked reviews first; her sister bought three from the site and returned two |
| $130 | – | 2024 | Charity bridal shop | Donated-dress shop; she calls it her dream dress and the appointment magical |
| $130 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Lulus dress 130; prefers it to the expensive store gowns she tried |
| $130 | – | 2016 | Online retail | Lucca maxi in ivory. She searched ModCloth, J.Crew, ASOS and BHLDN before settling on it. |
| $130 | – | 2017 | Non-bridal | Off-white department store dress for a beach wedding; she never set foot in a bridal shop and wanted something light and simple. |
| $130 | – | 2022 | Not stated | 130 at a store named in a removed parent comment; two of the three candidates were on sale |
| $133 | – | 2024 | Overseas order | Ordered a size up from an overseas site then had it fitted; nobody guessed the price |
| $138 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Tried the gown on at David's Bridal, photographed it, reverse image searched it and bought the same dress for $1454 less |
| $140 | – | 2024 | Etsy maker | Made her outfit from separates: a 100 custom tulle skirt from an Etsy maker and a 40 lace top from Morning Lavender |
| $140 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Gown only. |
| $140 | – | 2026 | Bridal salon, made to order | Spent $140 at David's Bridal and says it still read as bridal; pushes back on shaming budget dresses. |
| $140 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | 140 vintage-style dress ordered from Mercari |
| $140 | $250 | 2017 | Online retail | Sophia Tolli knockoff from eBay for 140, 250 alterations and a 10 petticoat |
| $140 | – | 2022 | Secondhand online | No alterations needed |
| $141 | – | 2023 | Off the rack | Guessed under 500 plus a couple hundred alterations; 141 and fit off the rack |
| $141 | – | 2017 | Bridal salon, made to order | Comfortable and unmistakably bridal; eight years on she has no second thoughts |
| $141 | – | 2025 | Bridal salon, made to order | Cheap in-store buy she has no regrets about; says ordering online would have made her nervous. |
| $141 | – | 2026 | Bridal salon, made to order | David's Bridal dress at 141; views quality as irrelevant for a one-day wear |
| $143 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Loved the dress; no further detail given |
| $144 | – | 2024 | Bridal salon, made to order | Used a store coupon on top of an already low price. |
| $147 | $450 | 2023 | Sample sale or floor model | the bride who asked: clearance floor sample from David's for 147; Anytime Alterations in Kensington quoted 900 for hem, train removal and bodice on a simple organza A-line; went with a home |
| $147 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Ordering the gown and the veil together from Amazon, with the veil shipping free alongside the dress |
| $148 | – | 2019 | Made to measure online | Two-piece look instead of a gown: an $89 Etsy tulle skirt with a $59 Cocomelody lace topper, plus a silk cami she expects to keep under $20 |
| $149 | $80 | 2025 | Not stated | 80 covered attaching a rhinestone belt and steaming; belt itself 90. |
| $149 | – | 2021 | Retail | sequin designer dress on the off-price site where the same label runs 350 plus at Nordstrom; 40 day return window; she also bought two 50 dresses |
| $149 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Marshalls online dress plus an 80 ostrich-feather shrug from Amazon |
| $150 | – | 2017 | Overseas order | China-based site with free shipping; no alterations needed and she compares it to a 4000 store gown. |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Not stated | aunt did alterations; eloped |
| $150 | – | 2023 | bridesmaid-in-cream | no alterations; spent more on hair and makeup |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | 2025 |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Secondhand online | Discontinued sample gown found through StillWhite price drop alerts; fits her near perfectly |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Canadian bride had a seamstress measure her first then sized up; about 30 CAD duty on top of the dress |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Arrived almost exactly like the listing photos; a hoop skirt fixed the thin skirt |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Overseas order | lace gown arrived in about three weeks and needed only steaming plus a corset; the whole backyard wedding came to 2800 |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Online retail | 150 total for two dresses because she wanted a second look |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Not stated | Elopement dress |
| $150 | $170 | 2023 | Not stated | Budget 700; deliberately shopped secondhand |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Online retail | Wore a size 12 and reports the dress came true to size |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Secondhand online | Secondhand designer gown, cleaned and preserved, read as 150 paid vs 1500 original; worn once pre-lockdown; alterations still to come |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Charity bridal shop | Best friend's 7000 dress cost 150 at the Brides For A Cause dress dash: every dress 150, 30 minutes, three dresses at a time |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Sample sale or floor model | Sample originally 800, already discounted then another 25 percent off in a White Friday sale |
| $150 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Found the dress she wanted online and then bought it secondhand in her size |
| $150 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Not a bridal dress; free shipping over $100 and free returns made trying several easy |
| $150 | – | 1983 | Made it herself | Sewed her own dress in 1983 for 150. |
| $150 | – | 2024 | Fast fashion | ASOS dress, tailoring still needed. |
| $150 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Online order, slow to arrive but she is happy with it |
| $150 | $350 | 2024 | Off the rack | Beaded sequined off-the-rack dress; three bridal alteration shops wanted 800+, a well-reviewed local seamstress did it for 350 |
| $150 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Never worn backup gown from a private seller, custom made with no known brand; still needs the waist taken in and a bustle added |
| $150 | – | 2023 | Secondhand online | Sister's gown found resale; bride herself was starting Azazie home try-ons |
| $150 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Suggests trying the label in store then buying the same style resale |
| $150 | – | 2024 | Online retail | From the formal line rather than bridal; custom sizing meant no alterations |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Charity bridal shop | Charity shop find; she puts the gown's retail value at 5000 to 6000 |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Fast fashion | Ordered and returned about ten gowns before keeping this one; straps shortened, hem taken up for a 5ft bride, bustle added |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Retail | Bought long ago at a small non-designer city shop; still owned and loved (year shown is the comment year, purchase was decades earlier) |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Overseas order | Copy of a couture gown with several custom additions built in; she found the maker by reverse image search and picked the only seller showing its own photos and video of the finished dress |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Made to measure online | Made to her submitted measurements with pockets added; only minor bodice alterations needed and she says it reads far more expensive than it was |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Ordered without trying on and it fitted fine |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Shipped from China with time to spare in case it was bad, and she rates the quality against what she saw in stores. |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Raw silk tea-length off-white, tailored, later dyed navy and reworn several times before being donated |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrifted gown; skipped the salon process on principle, unwilling to pay four figures for one wear |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Sister's gown, stated only as under 150 so this is a ceiling not an exact price; a bargain rather than sentimental |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Traditional-looking gown bought on sale; suggests a dramatic veil if a cheap dress feels insufficiently bridal |
| $150 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Reception dress; she looks freer in photos in it than in the heavy ceremony gown she also bought |
| $150 | – | 2004 | Off the rack | A seamstress recalls her sister's clearance-rack gown just under 150 about 21 years ago that needed no alterations at all |
| $150 | $300 | 2025 | Online retail | Amazon dress; tailoring cost twice the gown. |
| $150 | – | 2010 | Sample sale or floor model | Sample bought off the rack about fifteen years ago, marked down from an $1,800 list price |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Bridal salon, made to order | Closing-down bridal shop: dress 150, veil 120; non-designer but a unique design |
| $150 | $700 | 2026 | Online retail | Lulus dress 150 that was 85 percent right; 700 of alterations made it exactly what she wanted |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Ceremony ballgown 150 plus a 60 reception dress; drove to try on before paying |
| $150 | $200 | 2026 | Off the rack | Off-the-rack dress 150; alterations about 200; veil 90; sparkly sneakers 80; whole look about 500 |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Dress at 150 with minimal alterations needed |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Under 150; spending more felt silly against the reception and honeymoon. |
| $150 | $1,300 | 2026 | Not stated | 150 ceremony dress from Bride on a Buck needed 1300 of alterations; a 120 reception dress needed another 500. |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Online retail | 150 Lulus dress; an Amazon belt and hemming brought it to about 200 all in. |
| $150 | $600 | 2026 | Secondhand shop | New-with-tags gown (retail 2000-2500) for 150 at a local secondhand bridal boutique; alterations quoted 600 for corset waist, bust and long-train hem |
| $150 | $100 | 2025 | Online retail | 2025; 150 on AliExpress, two dresses altered in Bali at about 50 each |
| $150 | $400 | 2026 | Online retail | Amazon dress with alterations costing nearly three times the gown; dream dress would have been about 2500. |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Amazon dress, loves it |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Online retail | 150 from JJ's House, fit with no alterations |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Wore a 150 gown for her own wedding |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Same gown was an $850 sample in the shop, about half retail; bought it online instead, doubted it twice, loved it again at each try-on |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Gown with a 400 list price bought used for 150 and it fits perfectly |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Not stated | Bought online for 150; says reselling is hard because the buyer has to be an exact match |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Online retail | One of two dresses she bought to compare, on a $5,000 total wedding budget; she did not say which of the two is the strapless one |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Retail | About 150, Mizrahi for Target |
| $150 | $30 | 2026 | Overseas order | Custom dress with pockets from China for 150 plus 30 hem; looked like a designer dress at a twentieth of the price |
| $150 | – | 2026 | Non-bridal | Linen street dress bought on sale and worn as the gown: no tailoring needed and it has pockets. |
| $150 | – | 2016 | Secondhand online | Retail was 499; bought from a bride who got pregnant and never wore it. She credits a very specific saved eBay search with alerts plus patience. |
| $150 | – | 2024 | Charity bridal shop | 150 in 2024 at a nonprofit chain reselling donated samples (sample price 500, retail 1000); expects 200-300 alterations, total under 500 (upper bound) |
| $150 | – | 2018 | Custom made | 150 custom-made dress that fit; hemmed it and added straps herself |
| $150 | – | 2020 | Not stated | Bride marrying in 2021 who found a 150 gown she loves but fears friends and family will mock the price |
| $150 | – | 2021 | Not stated | Bought a size 12 when she needed a size 22 because she could not pass up the price; says it fits beautifully now |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Overseas order | Seller custom-made it from photos of styles tried locally |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Online fashion label; many compliments |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Retail | Damaged DB gown with a tear; repaired and altered it herself |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Non-bridal | Sequin dress from Marshalls online, unaltered, plus a 100 Amazon ostrich-feather shrug for a desert Vegas wedding |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Online retail | 150 with shipping |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Made it herself | Mother sewing it for ~150 in materials, 70 less than the inspiration dress online |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Amazon dress 150 needing minimal alterations; chosen by studying reviews with candid photos and videos |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Secondhand shop | Handmade vintage-shop dress 150 after a couple of hours of hunting; plans about 50 on shapewear |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Non-bridal | 150 dress from ModCloth (named in reply) |
| $150 | $413 | 2022 | Thrift or charity rack | Thrift find; 413 covered taking in the chest, front hem, steaming and cleaning |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Non-bridal | Non-white dress, no bridal markup |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Not stated | Her bridesmaids chose their own light purple chiffon dresses; some thrifted, the rest spent up to 150 |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Retail | Cheap David's Bridal dress altered by the bride herself; bridesmaid dresses will cost more |
| $150 | $300 | 2022 | Not stated | Alterations double the dress price, mostly hemming for a very short bride |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Made it herself | Sewing her own dress for about 150 in fabric and supplies; matching suit jacket for the groom another 75 |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Lulus dress; accessories and fit alterations still to buy; considering a second reception dress |
| $150 | – | 2022 | Not stated | 150 dress; skipped alterations though a hem would have helped |
| $150 | $300 | 2022 | Non-bridal | Prom dress with no train; Etsy veil converted to a cape; alterations covered hem, bodice, cape conversion and buttons |
| $150 | $275 | 2022 | Online retail | Lulu's dress altered at David's Bridal for about $275, $125 more than the dress; liner sewn in, slit and sleeves shortened; regrets the sleeves. |
| $158 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Truvelle Annie (retails a couple thousand) won on the Goodwill auction site; still needs train removed; same dress listed on Poshmark for 900-plus so resale felt safe |
| $159 | – | 2023 | sample-sale | second marriage; marina wedding; no alterations |
| $160 | – | 2025 | Not stated | 2025 |
| $160 | – | 2023 | Retail | Planned 500; sale dress with empire waist and puff sleeves; no alterations beyond a 5 ribbon fix she is doing herself |
| $160 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | The same dress was $300 new at Free People |
| $160 | – | 2026 | Non-bridal | 160 Nordstrom dress plus a 200 lace bolero from Etsy (logged as accessory); no alterations needed |
| $160 | – | 2026 | Bridesmaid style in white | About 160 for an Azazie bridesmaid dress ordered in white; open back and lace, nobody guessed |
| $160 | – | 2017 | Made to measure online | Tea-length dress with sleeves ordered from Dressilyme with custom measurements; may skip alterations |
| $160 | $300 | 2018 | Retail | 160 at David's Bridal plus 300 alterations; mother had 1000-plus set aside but she would not enjoy an expensive dress |
| $160 | – | 2021 | Online retail | Bought a near-identical lace gown on Amazon; the lace impressed her but the inner layer felt stiff and the top fit oddly, so she did not use it |
| $160 | $150 | 2024 | Not stated | Cheap dress; 150 covered hemming and steaming, nearly matching the dress price |
| $165 | – | 2013 | Secondhand shop | Secondhand shop find ten years before the discussion |
| $165 | – | 2025 | Bridesmaid style in white | Azazie bridesmaid gown in alabaster white, her favourite of three; free custom sizing to her measurements, few hundred set aside for a local seamstress |
| $167 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | Brand-new gown on Mercari for 167 with shipping, retail 2500-2800 |
| $168 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Self-funded wedding; needs a hem later. |
| $169 | – | 2024 | Off the rack | Very simple gown plus a separately bought belt |
| $170 | – | 2023 | Bridesmaid style in white | Married in a bridesmaid style her shop also stocked in white |
| $170 | $35 | 2026 | Non-bridal | Vintage-style white summer dress with a rose print bought without thinking of it as bridal; $30-40 of alterations and the right accessories made it read as a wedding dress |
| $170 | – | 2016 | Online retail | Ballgown customized to her measurements at no charge; tried 99-2000 dresses in shops first; budget 700 |
| $170 | $170 | 2020 | Sample sale or floor model | One of a kind raw silk crepe sample gown from an Australian maker that produces samples for large bridal labels; flower cape veil bought separately on Etsy for the same amount |
| $170 | – | 2022 | Bridesmaid style in white | Chose a David's Bridal bridesmaid dress over a gown: lighter, cheaper, more comfortable |
| $175 | $500 | 2024 | Not stated | A little over 500 in alterations because hemming a ballgown means many layers. |
| $175 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Bridal-collection sale; sold as a mini but sat near tea length bustled all night |
| $175 | – | 2025 | Retail | Simple lace dress 175 at David's Bridal; agrees ball gowns like the asking bride's cost more |
| $175 | – | 2025 | Off the rack | 175 from the David's Bridal clearance rack; fit perfectly in length and curves, no bra needed. |
| $175 | – | 2013 | Not stated | Single figure given with no further detail |
| $175 | – | 2026 | Secondhand online | Unworn with tags from The RealReal for a Marriage Bureau wedding |
| $175 | – | 2016 | Sample sale or floor model | Online sample from David's Bridal with an extra 30% off; budget was effectively unlimited |
| $175 | – | 2022 | Custom made | 175 Catholic ceremony dress plus ~250 Indian reception dress, both custom-sized |
| $175 | – | 2022 | Secondhand online | Facebook Marketplace, needed no alterations |
| $175 | – | 2022 | Secondhand online | New-with-tags Jenny Yoo found on Stillwhite for 175 by checking the site repeatedly |
| $179 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Gown only. |
| $179 | – | 2024 | Not stated | Budget bride aiming at 170 guests under $8k using friends as DJ, florist and videographer; dress was one of the smaller line items |
| $180 | – | 2025 | Secondhand online | 2025; listed new at 1400 |
| $180 | $500 | 2023 | Online retail | Budget 1000; cheap online dress plus 500 of customization and extra material |
| $180 | – | 2023 | Secondhand online | 180 secondhand on Poshmark, but ended up eloping in a knee-length sequin ASOS dress |
| $180 | $250 | 2024 | Not stated | Sparkly veil for 75. |
| $180 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Ivory gown dip-dyed by an Austrian boutique that is closing; 180 covered the dress, the dye work and shipping, alterations still to come |
| $180 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Lookalike of a $3000 dream dress, price after shipping; $230 all in once she added the undergarment that made it sit right, and she plans to keep it |
| $180 | – | 2024 | Secondhand online | Price covered tax and shipping |
| $180 | $400 | 2025 | Custom made | Bought three fast-fashion dresses at about 60 each and had a seamstress build one gown from the pieces; she was quoted 200 and insisted on paying 400 |
| $180 | – | 2025 | Fast fashion | HCOL area with no local seamstress option; not the dress she pictured but she plans to sew on 3D flowers |
| $180 | $200 | 2025 | Online retail | Kept the $180 try-on dress at a discount, then spent about $200 on alterations in five weeks; free made-to-measure would have avoided that |
| $180 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Daughter's gown bought secondhand (source not stated); same style listed new at 1300 and had dropped to 500 in a clearance event. |
| $180 | $200 | 2025 | Not stated | Off-the-shoulder champagne gold gown bought on sale after falling for a $2,400 Gemy Maalouf; guests audibly reacted when she walked in |
| $180 | – | 2026 | Not stated | About 180, no detail |
| $180 | – | 2026 | Bridal salon, made to order | Calls her $180 David's Bridal dress beautiful. |
| $180 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Her tailor rated the fabric and construction well for the price; clean simple silhouette. |
| $180 | – | 2016 | Not stated | Midpoint of her own range across several weddings: as little as 60, as much as 300 plus once alterations counted |
| $180 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Only a hem needed |
| $180 | – | 2022 | Non-bridal | 180 ASOS dress for a backyard wedding, no alterations needed. First bought a 300 BHLDN gown she loved but the size 18 did not fit. |
| $185 | – | 2023 | Not stated | happy she did not spend a dollar more |
| $185 | – | 2023 | Retail | Googled white dress plus design details instead of wedding dress and found it at a small boutique chain; still needs hemming |
| $185 | – | 2023 | Not stated | 185 against a 1000 budget; one month after the wedding it already sits unused, so glad she spent little |
| $185 | – | 2024 | Online retail | Ordered ten gowns on pay-later and tried them on at home with her sister and best friend; the beaded one shed a few beads while dancing |
| $185 | – | 2023 | Etsy maker | Short bridal dress with pale green detailing from an Etsy maker, bought about a year before the post and worn to elope |
| $185 | – | 2025 | Bridal salon, made to order | Full length and plain, no lace or beading, bought to rebut the claim that this budget forces you secondhand. |
| $185 | $500 | 2026 | Secondhand shop | 185 after tax at a secondhand formalwear boutique; alterations expected around 500 |
| $185 | – | 2022 | Retail | Monsoon bridal line on sale; only ivory/white offered but heavy markdowns and good quality |
| $190 | – | 2025 | Not stated | Loves it and is counting down to wearing it; offered as proof the ready-to-wear route works on a short timeline |
| $190 | – | 2025 | Non-bridal | Abercrombie dress for a courthouse wedding; sister paid 600 off the rack at a traditional bridal shop. |
| $190 | – | 2022 | Secondhand online | Impeccable sample, 190 plus shipping |
| $190 | – | 2022 | Online retail | Lulus dress; growing self-conscious about it being cheap but committed |
| $195 | $185 | 2022 | Retail | Clearance price included shipping and tax; about 400 all in |
| $198 | – | 2024 | Retail | Sale price on a gown listed near $1,000; had not arrived yet when she wrote |
| $198 | $50 | 2026 | Retail | Dress the Population Iris slit gown in off-white from Anthropologie for 198; about 50 to shorten straps |
| $198 | – | 2026 | Thrift or charity rack | Vintage gown found while thrifting for decor, handed over in a bin bag; at least 3 sizes too big and not pristine, bought after she already owned a gown |
| $198 | $114 | 2022 | Online retail | $198 Lulu's dress: liner hemmed, tulle cut, hips let out and beading repaired for $114 at an independent shop. |
| $199 | – | 2023 | Sample sale or floor model | Sample-sale gown bought while still a sample size; aunt is a seamstress and did the alterations free as a wedding gift |
| $199 | – | 2025 | Bridal salon, made to order | Off the David's Bridal racks |
| $199 | $75 | 2025 | Off the rack | David's Bridal sale rack; alterations were a hem and letting out the sides. |
| $199 | – | 2025 | Online retail | Marked down 60% from about $500; her pick was not offered in the at-home try-on programme so she gambled on it, sized up and plans local tailoring |
| $199 | – | 2026 | Online retail | Bought on clearance and she loves it. |
Questions about this price range
Can you get a good wedding dress for under $200?
628 brides in this dataset did, which is 14% of all the prices here. The route matters more than the number: the commonest route brides named at this price is online retail, and the median inside the band is $100. Of the brides at this price who gave a verdict, 87% say they have no regret.
What do alterations cost on a under $200 dress?
In this band the tailoring runs a median $182 across 110 bills, against $500 across every price level. Across the ten bands the tailoring median climbs with the gown, because dearer dresses carry more layers, more boning and more beading, and each of those is hours of hand work. What does not climb is the proportion: at the cheap end the fitting can approach the price of the dress it is fitting.
Where do brides find dresses at under $200?
The channel table above is the honest answer, and it is ranked by how many brides used each route rather than by what shops advertise. Routes that dominate one band barely appear in the next one.
Is it normal to regret your wedding dress right after buying it?
Several brides report the same thing unprompted: one felt it within a couple of days of ordering and went back to the boutique, one still regrets her choice five years later, and regulars say regret posts appear multiple times a day in this sub. It is very common here: several said they panicked after ordering and then fell back in love with the gown, while two rebought, including one who replaced a $2,700 dress with a $400 one.
Should I try on wedding dresses above my budget?
Repeatedly called the cardinal rule of dress shopping: do not. The brides only put this one on to look at the back and ended up in tears in the mirror, which some brides read as the shop steering her toward a bigger sale. No. Brides repeatedly warn that stylists pull above-budget gowns and you fall for them; state a hard limit up front. One bride who gave a 1,200 budget was shown only gowns under it and paid 950.
does wedding dress regret go away
For the brides answering here it did. One had major regret a week out and now loves her photos; another wound up with something quite different from her vision and reports zero regret. the bride who asked later confirmed she was happy at pickup. For this bride it did completely. She wrote in a panic months before the wedding, wore the same dress, and came back afterwards saying she felt like a princess in it and was glad she had been talked off the ledge.
can you negotiate the price of a wedding dress at a bridal shop
brides say to ask the shop to meet you halfway or to sell it at your stated budget, and to ring other shops that carry the same gown to compare. The worst outcome is a no. Some brides did: one always asks for 10% off by citing another shop, one haggled a consignment gown to 500, and a shop honored a written misquote so a 10,000-plus gown sold for 6,000; a discontinued floor sample went for 50% off.
should I buy a second wedding dress if I regret the first
Everyone here who did says it was worth it, and the one bride who stuck with her regret dress still feels bummed looking at her photos. The caveat brides add is to pay for it outside the wedding fund rather than eating into other vendors. This bride did: she bought a $300 replacement, compared the two side by side and went with the new one for her barn wedding.
Do brides regret spending a lot on a wedding dress?
The 6,000 bride is torn (worth it on the day, second thoughts when the credit card bills came), the 4,500 bride thinks she could have found cheaper, while those at 1,200-2,500 and the 20-600 bargain hunters report no regret at all. One bride who paid 2,500 before extensive alterations loves the gown but calls the price excessive in hindsight; a relative who paid 1,500 for a niece's gown and a 2005 bride at 650 said it was worth it.
Sources
Price reports on this page come from 157 public discussions where brides answered in their own words. Each comment that stated an amount became one row; notes are paraphrased, never quoted.
Discussions used on this page (157)
- 2023-09: What did you budget for your dress and what did you actually end up spending? (405 comments)
- 2022-03: How much have you spent or are you planning to spend on your wedding dress? (397 comments)
- 2026-01: How much did your wedding dress cost? (369 comments)
- 2026-01: Is under $2,000 dress budget unrealistic? (367 comments)
- 2025-04: Wore this shein dress as my non traditional wedding gown 😍 $60. Veil was $5 (342 comments)
- 2026-05: ($200) feel cheated on my dress.. (317 comments)
- 2026-03: How much did you spend on your wedding dress? From 2023 and on (316 comments)
- 2022-01: Is $500 an unreasonably cheap budget for a wedding dress? (270 comments)
- 2026-05: Experience with Lulus wedding dresses? My budget is about $2k and this was only around $300. I’m debating if it’s giving wedding or more event? My wedding is about 130 ppl. (266 comments)
- 2023-01: I’m so nervous.. I’ve had less than $1000 for my wedding (including my dress, venue etc) and I don’t want to look stupid… (261 comments)
- 2023-11: How much did you spend on your dress? (257 comments)
- 2024-02: How much did you spend on your wedding dress all together? (249 comments)
- 2024-11: Does anyone regret starting out at David’s Bridal? (241 comments)
- 2023-12: How much did you spend on your wedding dress? Did you regret it? (210 comments)
- 2025-09: Where are y’all finding low cost dresses? Budget <$2k (196 comments)
- 2016-01: Can we get down and dirty about dress prices? (189 comments)
- 2022-01: I am a May 2022 bride who said yes to her dream dress but does not want to spend $600 on a veil. Can someone lead me towards a stunning, affordable, and stylish veil? (188 comments)
- 2021-10: I’m super into wedding jumpsuits and digging this half dress/cape situation! I’m looking for some feedback. I promised my mom I’d keep an open mind and still go dress shopping, but I keep coming back to this. Also considering an outfit change if the price is right on a dress. *Not me in the video* (187 comments)
- 2026-06: Major Dress Regret (184 comments)
- 2026-02: Buyers remorse wedding dress $1800 (182 comments)
- 2026-03: Wedding Dress Regret? Feel stupid (175 comments)
- 2024-10: Got my dream wedding dress for $150! (173 comments)
- 2026-06: How much did you spend on your wedding dress? (171 comments)
- 2025-10: Wedding dress prices (171 comments)
- 2026-06: $12.50 Dress (161 comments)
- 2025-10: Is this free wedding dress worth the alterations needed? Is the style old, for my age? (160 comments)
- 2025-03: Is this really how much dresses cost? Feeling sticker shock (142 comments)
- 2026-06: Dress Regrets (132 comments)
- 2022-03: How realistic is it to plan on spending $500 or less for a wedding dress? (132 comments)
- 2024-12: I wanna see your budget dresses!! (130 comments)
- 2023-03: Where to buy a cheap/affordable yet pretty wedding dresses? (129 comments)
- 2026-06: Part 2. Major Wedding Dress Regret (127 comments)
- 2025-08: Do you regret getting an expensive wedding dress? (123 comments)
- 2022-09: How much was your dress? Do you regret it? (121 comments)
- 2025-11: Brand new dress with tags at Goodwill for $70 (119 comments)
- 2026-03: How much is too much for a wedding dress? In your personal opinion. (117 comments)
- 2019-10: I found a dress I’m absolutely in love with, but it’s a little bit over my budget and I’m struggling to justify that much amount of money for a dress I’ll be wearing less than 24 hours. Has anyone else struggled with that feeling and what did you end up doing? (115 comments)
- 2017-04: How much did you spend on your dress? (114 comments)
- 2021-08: I bought my own wedding dress for £120 and love it! However, friends and family think I should do the traditional thing of going to dress shops and make a big deal of trying lots of styles on. Has anyone else gone for a super budget dress/outfit for their wedding? Did you regret it? (112 comments)
- 2025-11: Budget Bride needing help on dress choice (111 comments)
- 2022-02: How much did you all spend or intend to spend on your wedding dress? (111 comments)
- 2024-01: Wedding dresses under $500 (107 comments)
- 2025-11: ($15-20k) Wedding Dress Regrets (100 comments)
- 2022-07: How much did you spend on your wedding dress? (99 comments)
- 2025-10: (7k) Under $150 dress regrets? (98 comments)
- 2026-05: ($10k) how much did you spend on a dress? (98 comments)
- 2019-07: Your dress budget: goal vs reality (98 comments)
- 2025-04: A reminder that your wedding dress does not have to cost your soul! 💚 (96 comments)
- 2025-07: ($3k) dress help. (96 comments)
- 2025-11: ($16k) Lulus Dress Try On (94 comments)
- 2024-11: I purchased my ceremony & reception dresses secondhand for $205. (93 comments)
- 2022-11: How much did your alterations cost? (93 comments)
- 2026-02: [$100]Rehearsal dinner is at fancy steakhouse and I need a dress under $100 that doesn't look cheap but also won't upstage the bride (88 comments)
- 2025-03: Is $600+ normal for alternations? (84 comments)
- 2025-11: How to Handle Expensive Flower Girl Dresses for My Nieces at My Cousin’s Wedding? (83 comments)
- 2026-03: Under $1k dress, but does this look cheap? (79 comments)
- 2022-04: How much did you pay or budget for your wedding dress? (79 comments)
- 2025-01: Affordable dresses other than David's bridal? (77 comments)
- 2023-08: Overwhelmed by wedding dress shopping! Should I increase my budget? (76 comments)
- 2025-08: Can’t fathom paying over $1k for a dress (76 comments)
- 2025-09: How much do wedding dresses cost? (76 comments)
- 2017-04: I made my own (non-traditional) dress! It may be simple, and it may be cheap, but I love it. (76 comments)
- 2026-07: Cheap Wedding Dress Anxiety? (73 comments)
- 2025-08: (10k budget) Are ready to wear dresses that bad? (73 comments)
- 2021-10: Is an expensive dress worth it? (73 comments)
- 2016-07: Bridesmaid Dresses how much $$ is too much (72 comments)
- 2018-05: how much is too much for a wedding dress? (71 comments)
- 2025-10: Wedding dresses that are under $1K? (70 comments)
- 2020-03: Dress was $170 on Etsy, cape veil was $170 on Etsy, alterations were $170! Very excited for our small Airbnb wedding (hopefully it won't get cancelled) (70 comments)
- 2026-02: Where did you guys find affordable wedding dresses? (70 comments)
- 2026-06: (8-10K) Thoughts on buying secondhand dress and counting on reselling it after the wedding? (69 comments)
- 2026-03: ($2k) I am absolutely paralyzed on how to make a wedding dress actually physically materialize (68 comments)
- 2022-08: How much are you/did you spend on your wedding dress? (67 comments)
- 2023-08: So thankful bridesmaids dresses come in ivory. My $240 budget dress! (67 comments)
- 2026-02: How much did you spend on your wedding dress? (64 comments)
- 2021-08: How much did your wedding dress alterations cost? (63 comments)
- 2023-04: Don't be too shy to try online. This $150 dress fit as beautifully as a $1,000 dress from David's Bridal. We got away with our entire backyard wedding for $2,800 (63 comments)
- 2023-06: Cost of dress alterations? Gut check (62 comments)
- 2025-12: Bought new wedding dress for $100 in Vietnam (61 comments)
- 2026-01: ($3K) Where are people finding actually affordable wedding dresses that still feel bridal? (60 comments)
- 2026-07: Good options for inexpensive ($500 or less) wedding dresses online (e.g. Baltic Born, JessaKae)? (59 comments)
- 2022-05: please help. i'm having some awful wedding dress regret after having purchased a sample dress. wedding is in a forest chapel and the dress is much more delicate than i remembered. i'm worried i should have gone with something more simple. i thought i loved it, but then it arrived and... yeah. (59 comments)
- 2018-07: While I may not be 100% sold on this being my dress yet, this $70 Amazon dress is really great! Any budget brides out there (holla), do not fear this dress! (59 comments)
- 2024-11: How much did you spend for your wedding dress alterations? (57 comments)
- 2026-08: ($260) Where can I find a (nice) cheap wedding dress these days? (55 comments)
- 2020-04: How much did you spend on your dress? How much of your budget went to your dress? (55 comments)
- 2024-01: Cheap Wedding Dresses are also called… (54 comments)
- 2024-02: $17 thrifted Dress = Good News for Wedding Budget (54 comments)
- 2026-08: (<$10k) Pretty Princess on a Budget: how to get a dress? (54 comments)
- 2021-02: After dress regret and purchasing a 2nd, I finally made my decision and went with the new one! $300 dress, perfect for our barn wedding! (54 comments)
- 2025-02: Buying a dress off of a suuuper cheap site: AliExpress, Shein, etc. (54 comments)
- 2022-03: How much did your wedding dress cost? (54 comments)
- 2025-11: Why not get a cheaper dress? (53 comments)
- 2017-05: Any other places like BHLDN that offer beautiful but affordable wedding dresses? (52 comments)
- 2018-09: How much did you spend total on your wedding dress after alterations and was it worth it? (52 comments)
- 2025-01: $75 vintage wedding dress from Etsy (50 comments)
- 2023-10: Help! Where can I find plus size formal dresses on a budget? (48 comments)
- 2026-09: Reasonably priced bridesmaid’s dresses? (48 comments)
- 2026-02: Will I regret not buying a traditional wedding dress? (47 comments)
- 2025-09: ($20k) Wedding dress shopping was surprisingly easy... is that normal? (47 comments)
- 2021-04: I couldn’t pass up a sample sale. But I committed the cardinal sin of buying a dress that doesn’t fit right now. I’m working on some weight loss, and I actually love a corset back so that’s okay if needed. I’m so in love with it! (47 comments)
- 2025-07: Should I try on out-of-budget dresses? (47 comments)
- 2026-04: Are affordable wedding dresses even a thing or am I dreaming? (47 comments)
- 2025-06: Bride approves of the dress, but does it look cheap? (46 comments)
- 2019-06: My $70 Amazon dress got $54 in alterations and now she’s all set to go! I am so in love, and so is my budget! (46 comments)
- 2024-08: How hard is it to sell a wedding dress? (45 comments)
- 2022-08: Brides: what alterations did you get and what did they cost? (45 comments)
- 2026-04: Wedding dress normal cost? (45 comments)
- 2020-09: Fellow Jenny Yoo Sample Sale purchaser!! I am so excited about this dress- it fits perfectly (44 comments)
- 2016-12: Show me your under $500 wedding dress! (44 comments)
- 2018-05: How much did you spend on your wedding dress before and after alterations? (44 comments)
- 2023-11: Plus size budget friendly eloping dress (43 comments)
- 2024-10: Low Budget Dress (43 comments)
- 2023-05: Any suggestions for not paying full price for a wedding dress? (43 comments)
- 2026-02: Expensive Dream Dress or Budget Friendly Dress (42 comments)
- 2024-07: Alterations Cost More Than Dress - What?! (41 comments)
- 2025-07: ($14k) My $30 wedding dress from FB Marketplace (41 comments)
- 2026-03: Civil ceremony dress under $300 online and NYC (41 comments)
- 2018-04: Picked my dress for my intimate beach wedding! Lulu’s -$80! (40 comments)
- 2025-07: Serious dress regret, has anyone here started over with a new dress? (39 comments)
- 2026-06: ($5k) need others opinions on my dress options (39 comments)
- 2019-06: Did you get your wedding dress online for $200 or under? Please share! (39 comments)
- 2024-09: Wedding Dress Dupe (38 comments)
- 2024-05: Lower priced dress shops? (37 comments)
- 2026-01: Save or splurge on the dress??!! What is your opinion? (37 comments)
- 2024-03: Wedding dresses? 100-600$ ?!? Or less ? lol (36 comments)
- 2020-02: LOVE this Lulus dress. Fits like a glove, under $100, perfect, simple dress. But... is this too much cleavage? (36 comments)
- 2019-05: Bought my future wedding dress from Lulu's! Total was $78, including free shipping and a 15% student discount! (34 comments)
- 2021-06: Happy with my online dress (paid a quarter of the price I would have bought at a local boutique otherwise)! (34 comments)
- 2021-07: Your Go To Affordable Wedding Dress Places (34 comments)
- 2021-03: My wedding dress is actually a prom dress. Got it for 1/3 the price of a similar wedding dress I almost bought [O.C.] @sel_s. (34 comments)
- 2025-07: $1000 dress budget (33 comments)
- 2026-02: Any online store recs for wedding dress below $1k? (33 comments)
- 2025-01: Experience at Anthropologie Weddings Bridal Sample Sale (NYC) (33 comments)
- 2024-02: Dip dyed Lillian West dress - just ordered online for an absolute STEAL of a price (33 comments)
- 2024-08: WIBTA to Let My Future MIL Pay for My Wedding Dress? (33 comments)
- 2024-11: My $185 wedding dress from Etsy (33 comments)
- 2026-04: ($20k wedding budget) Dresses from Non-traditional stores (31 comments)
- 2023-10: My $99 Lulu's Dress (31 comments)
- 2025-03: Where to resell big budget wedding dress (30 comments)
- 2020-08: NEED HELP: Cheap Wedding Dress? Shame? (30 comments)
- 2025-11: How/where are we finding dresses? I'm on a budget and I don't want the boutique experience. (30 comments)
- 2025-11: (10k) I have found my dream dress but I think it’s too expensive. (29 comments)
- 2025-03: I bought a wedding dress for $100 today 🥰 (29 comments)
- 2024-08: Any recommendations on where to buy beautiful ball gown wedding dresses for cheap? (28 comments)
- 2026-07: Bridesmaids dresses on a budget (28 comments)
- 2020-09: How much did you spend on your wedding dress? (USD$) (27 comments)
- 2023-01: Not started looking yet but do wedding dress shops sell just skirts or will I have better luck somewhere else? (26 comments)
- 2013-08: Let's take a poll: How much did you spend on your wedding dress? (26 comments)
- 2023-09: Dress prices (25 comments)
- 2021-11: Dress Question - Budgeting (24 comments)
- 2022-06: Bridesmaid Dress: what's a good price point? (22 comments)
- 2022-09: How much did you spend on your wedding dress? (22 comments)
- 2026-01: ($7-10k) Dress and Alterations Cost (18 comments)
- 2025-07: Budget wedding dress recs? (16 comments)
- 2023-02: Dress Regret and Tailoring (15 comments)
- 2017-10: How much did you spend on your dress and how did you acquire it? (Poll links in text) (15 comments)