There was just something about this in the newspaper - the 2 girls they interviewed were very happy with the dresses they ordered online. If it is ebay, make sure to read all the feedback comments - don't buy from someone who doesn't have plenty of good ones.
There was an article in my Sunday paper last week about this - the girl in question got a lovely dress for $18! She was very happy with it. BUT I've also seen a horror story where a girl got a dress that was awful, no where near the right size, etc. I think if you are only paying small amounts of money, then it's not something too concerning if it's horrible - if your paying hundreds to thousands, that's a different story.
Oh man its so hard to decide... Thanks everyone for your replies..... i've been reading up really great experiences and then the horror ones .. I'm not sure if it'll be worth it for me in the end.... because of course i want it to be perfect ... and i think ill only be saying around $400??? If i get it made here... so im thinking the extra money could be worth spending...
Congratulations Nikki! I too am engaged and will be getting married this November (I'll be 28 weeks pregnant for the wedding). I've just had a similar experience to Manhattan's SIL. I found a gorgeous designer maternity wedding gown online but baulked at the price of it.... I thought I'd struck gold when I later found the exact same dress (same picture/ model etc as on the designer site) on another site, claiming to manufacturer made-to-order wedding dresses for a fraction of the price. I went ahead and ordered and my dress arrived this week. To my horror it was totally different to the one they pictured. The fit is awful, the fabric is cheap and it looks nothing like the picture. Now I need to start my search again... I'm only glad I ordered it in enough time to still have 3 months to look for another dress. In hindsight I wish I'd put the wasted $200 (that was the cost of the dress and international delivery) towards the designer gown. I've heard of others who have had better experiences than mine buying online so I don't want to turn you off entirely but certainly my experience has been really disappointing.
Well, the one thing you prepare yourself for with the online one - its not going to look exactly like the photos unless you go to heiphy whose images are the dresses they make, not dresses they impersonate.
I was going to get their strapless corset dress - utterly gorgeous - but ended up buying a replica from another seller. Not much like the photo but still beautiful and it was delustered satin so I stumbled onto a decent seller at least. Problem is trying to pick one who is. Definitely check the feedback.
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.. I'm not sure if it'll be worth it for me in the end.... because of course i want it to be perfect
... and i think ill only be saying around $400??? If i get it made here... so im thinking the extra money could be worth spending...
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