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DOTW: Dress Of The Week – each week we feature a designer gown that you can find for under $500.

I know I haven’t been very good about posting a new dress of the week each week but I’ll keep trying:) This week I picked this gown from Jacquelin Exclusive. It retails for $840 but House of Brides carries it for $429 which puts it under our $500 limit.

This dress offers a lot of style for a great price including lace detailing and a touch of color. I know a lot of our readers are going to love the fact that it’s NOT sleeveless as well!

You can find this dress and other Jacquelin Exclusive styles at budget friendly prices at House of Brides.

I really like the simple but elegant design of this Eden wedding dress. The gown features a fit and flare style with a unique asymetrical line that gives it a very trendy look. I love the bow detailing with a little bit of bling as well. Definitely a lot of style for a $381 dress.

ED-1378 Eden Wedding Gown – $ 381.00
From: RomanticGowns.com

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Budget Dress of the Week is a weekly feature highlighting stylish wedding gowns for under $500. If you’re planning a wedding on a budget, check back each week for more great finds:)

This week’s dress is a beautiful, simply style with a punch of style added at the waist. We love the colored bow/sash and the hand-made flowers on the drop waist. The dress is available in white or ivory and you can choose from a variety of colors for the sash (or white if you don’t want color). And – these dress is only $403 from Romantic Gowns!

ED-5069 Eden Wedding Gown From: RomanticGowns.com

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What We Love About Romantic Bridal:

1. This online shopping site is backed by a company that operates the site also owns a 23,000 square foot brick and mortar salon in Dayton, Ohio and they carry over 6,000 gowns in stock so you know you’re going to find quality, great selection and of course, great prices.
2. Romantic Bridal offers a great selection of gowns under their own label with prices starting as low as $199 or less and they also offer great prices on designer styles from Alfred Sung, Bonny, Eden Bridals, Ella Rose, Private Label by G, Faviani, Julie France, Mia Solano, Victoria’s Bridal and more.
3. Romantic Bridal also offers a great selection of bridesmaids gowns, flower girl gowns, veils, hair accessories and other items at great, budget friendly prices.

Eye Candy:)

If you’re looking for a wedding gown, check out these gowns from the Romantic Bridal Collection all priced between $250 – $500.  I’ll give you some great discount offers at the bottom of this post so you can save even more – so keep reading after the eye candy:)

Some Great Deals

As I promised – deals for you – our readers.

$25 off gowns $299 or more at RomanticGowns.com!
$50 off gowns $399 or more at RomanticGowns.com!
$75 off gowns $499 or more at RomanticGowns.com!
$100 off gowns $599 or more at RomanticGowns.com!
50% OFF Wedding Accessories at RomanticGowns.com!

Happy Dress Shopping:)

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Why is it that every day I come across some wedding related beauty that I can not live without? As I was perusing Weddingbee today I found Miss Button’s blog and subsequently fell in love with THIS idea by Etsy seller Megan Hamilton…

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Custom sketches of your wedding dress? Hel-lo, explain to me HOW I can live without one!! What a beautiful and significant heirloom. A custom piece of art to remember your special day. I’m SOLD.

Unfortunately my dress is having some custom nips and tucks done to it so I can’t submit mine until mid April. And while I’m on it… MID APRIL!!! That feels so far away. Yes, I am a member of the microwave-give-it-to-me-now culture, patience schmatience and I want to see my dress NOW! haha!

As I wait I have reoccurring dreams that my dress somehow ends up as a train wreck. Like blue sequins COVERING IT. Yes. Blue. Sequins. “I’m sorry, Miss Aluminum Bride, there’s nothing we can do about it, you should have specified what color beads you wanted… how were WE supposed to know that blue beads wouldn’t work with your theme?”. I woke up sweating.

Or how about this one. The dress comes in 7 inches too short. Yes, I saw that happen to a girl on Say Yes to the Dress, and as J always reminds me, I ALWAYS dream what I see on TV. Weird. I know. What would I do? As I said the dress is having custom nips and tucks. In my dream I squat down and walk like a sumo wrestler down the aisle.

Sigh. I know everything will work out. But until then I will worry.

Last week I got a new pair of flats from CutesyGirl and I wore them out to an event this weekend. I ran into a bride who begged to know where I got them from – she said they are exactly what she is looking for. In retrospect – she’s right – they are perfect!

They are super cute and glittery making them perfect for a formal occasion. They are flats so you can dance the night away without worry. AND – they are $15. Oh – and they come in a bunch of colors including red, purple, teal, brown and black so you can match your wedding and/or personal style.

To get yourself a pair search for Bamboo Scoot08 on CutesyGirl.

I have been falling in love with Etsy for ages and yet we’ve never had an Etsy dress of the week! So – this week I thought I would share a few.  These gorgeous gowns are custom made by 4YourWedding on Etsy and they are unbelievable well priced ranging from $198 to $598. Seriously.   Check it out:

I love thrift stores. I really do. I don’t mind digging through a pile of ugly 1980’s sweaters with ginornous shoulder pads to find one cashmere v-neck from Ann Taylor… for $3! I know people get freaked out by wearing someone else’s clothes, but after you wash it or dry clean it, it’s like new! Plus, how many people have tried on those brand new jeans that you’re trying on at Banana Republic??? Anyway, it’s like a treasure hunt. Its almost cathartic for me to find the name brand clothes for less than I’d spend for lunch.

Last time I was home, my mom and I went to Good Will in search of clear glass vases/candle holders to make some mock up centerpieces from. They didn’t have anything, which was a giant surprise, but they did have THIS…

Photo Courtesy: Wedding Gowns Galore

A Pronovias, mermaid, lace gown covered in crystals. It was beautiful. 100% not what I want, but some very lucky girl is going to get a stunning gown for… get this… $50! Of course, it was in desperate need of cleaning, and likely some major alterations. But still. The fabric alone would cost WAYYYYYYYY more than $50! I was tempted to buy it and make a knee length dress out of it, maybe for the rehearsal? Maybe resell it?

But I didn’t get it. I left if for some girl that’s dying for a Pronovias, mermaid, lace gown covered in crystals but thinks it’s out of reach. And I sincerely hope she finds it!

I feel sorry for the girls that don’t think they can afford a beautiful gown. All they have to do is look in the right places, have a bit of luck… and have the patience to dig through the puffy sleeved monstrosities.