eek! I just made an impulse purchase!
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Topic: eek! I just made an impulse purchase!
Posted By: BellaBoo
Subject: eek! I just made an impulse purchase!
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:45am
Feeling nervous as I just bought a wedding dress on a whim. Havnt even organised a wedding yet(must get onto that)! I got this one without sleeves for $359.95! not bad a price I thought.
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Posted By: baalamb
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:48am
| WOW! It's beautiful!!! And the price isn't bad at all. My hired wedding gown cost more than that! |
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:49am
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that is beautiful Topsy! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:50am
Wow, it's gorgeous!! Great purchase  -------------  
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:51am
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thats gorgeous, im getting mine made new for only $300 over seas though so have to pay cost of sending.
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:52am
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That is such a beautiful dress! you are going to look stunning on your wedding day!
Awesome impulse buy! You did well  ------------- Single Mum to a darling wee boy of 3 years :) |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:00am
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It's beauuutiffulll!!
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:02am
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Thanks, now I feel better about buying it. I would never be able to afford a shop one as the are $1000+ ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:06am
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When are you due to get married?
We're engaged too but we haven't even organized a date yet LOL.. we got engaged in December of 2006 and planned to be married by the end of 2007 but then we fell pregnant with Keziah LOL whoops  Haven't talked about it since  -------------
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:13am
| wow that is beautiful!! You can organise a lovely wedding in only 8 days (I did...at 39 weeks preg). SO once your dress arrives, just book the family for the following week and do it....tehehehe |
Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:33am
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WOW that dress is beautiful - it is a lot like mine was :)
That is SUCH a super price well done chick! |
Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:35am
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What a lovely dress Topsy & definitely a great price - too good to pass up.
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:39am
| Gorgeous!!!!! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:44am
Its really pretty and a great price for such a detailed dress!!!
My dress was $400 then I got the veil and Im having a piece added to the back of the dress, and I got a dress bag and all up was about $720 so still a good price. Im getting married March 14th next year ------------- |
Posted By: Snickerdoodle
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:46am
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What a LOVELY dress!!
And a fantastic price! I can't wait to see pics from your big day
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 12:05pm
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Will be getting married sometime this summer. Have done no planning yet (procrastinating as I dont really want a wedding but DF insists). Should really start looking for a reception venue! They all seem so pricey though. Good luck to all those getting married soon too ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 12:10pm
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WOW....Its beautiful!! Well done!
I like the sleeves one too...its different!! Price is awesome!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 12:41pm
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That's gorgeous and such a good price. How exciting! ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 1:20pm
You'll look stuninng in that beautiful dress! Excellent impulse buying  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 1:28pm
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What a steal!! Lovely dress
Makes me feel sick about how much I paid for my wedding dress... $4000 ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Paws
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 1:33pm
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Oh wow that is just beautiful!!!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 2:29pm
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Currently having buyers remorse It is a new bridal shop and have a feeling at that price it is made at a sweat shop in Asia (or somewhere equally as dodgy). Workmanship could be dodgy too...eek! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 5:04pm
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OMG that dress is seriously gorgeous!!!!!!!
don't worry about the quality, i'm sure it will be fine. there are a few 'importers' of wedding dresses now, my friend got one off a TM store brand new for $300 and it was very well made can you return it if you don't like it or it doesn't fit? ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 7:22pm
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It is made specially for my measurements so no its not returnable. Will have to wait to find out! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 7:26pm
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Yay, Topsy, gorgeous dress and wow what a great price! I love weddings (although they make me cry, I can't even watch my own wedding DVD without bawling), you MUST show us pics of the big day ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 7:42pm
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It's gorgeous and it's a great price. (about a fifth of what i paid for mine) see what it's like when it arrives, am sure it will be fine.
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Posted By: floss
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 7:47pm
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Wow that is beautiful ------------- My beautiful big girl Sienna 15.04.06 Double the trouble double the fun Noah & Lola 10/11/07 |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 9:52pm
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it's half the price i paid for mine to be made and it's 200% nicer!! ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: BellaBoo
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 11:45am
Well it seems like I really jumped the gun as after doing a budget for a cheap wedding it seems that we cant even afford that. I will have to sell the dress as soon as I get it (after trying it on once of course! ) Looks like we will have to get married at the registry office How romantic
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Posted By: sally belly
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 12:03pm
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Oh Topsy I'm sure you can sort something out.
What about getting married at a park or on the beach with a small dinner for close family & friends at a restaurant?? There ARE ways to keep the cost right down. -------------
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 1:06pm
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You could still wear the dress at a registry office wedding... ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 1:18pm
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My mum got married in a wedding dress at a registry office then they headed to the pub.
We had a celebrant come along to our sons 1st birthday and we got married then and there. Surprised most guests
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Posted By: marielb
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 1:44pm
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Wow! Thats beautiful!!!
I reckon dresses have come down in price since I got married in 2004!!! |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 1:47pm
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Yah there are other ways of getting a low cost wedding. May be the talented people here could do stuff for you (eg cake, decor etc).
Well I could help with the decor if you know what you want. And Janine makes beautiful Cakes
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Posted By: Redbedrock
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 1:54pm
I had a beautiful registry office wedding, there wasn't a dry eye in the house, full of romance and emotion. It's what you make of the day and what you say and mean to each other that is important, not where it is. I wouldn't chose to do it any differently than the way we did, even with a bigger budget ------------- http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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Topsy wrote:Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 22 April 2008 at 9:36pm
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it's not about the budget, it's about the people. who you share the day with and most importantly, you and DF.....as emma said, you can still wear the dress at a registry office
friends of DH's got married on a river's edge and it was beautiful. they had made the isle from rocks and had wild flower arrangements everywhere. it was all very romantic ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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