Save money with a cheap wedding dress and still look stunning

A cheap wedding dress does not mean that it has to look cheap. The only person who knows how much you paid will be you,oh yes and maybe your bank manager.

There are great ways to look good without spending a fortune, especially as wedding dresses can now be any colour or style you want.

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Get inspiration from looking at wedding magazines, cheap wedding dress online pictures, designer wedding dresses, you may even know what style of dress you want. Then, take your dress ideas and pictures to a dressmaker, or clever relative/ friend and with lots of charm you should manage to get a great deal. And a great deal of grovelling too!

One friend, who is getting married soon managed to halve the cost of her dress by having it made when she visited Abu Dhabi. I am not saying that buying a ticket to Abu Dhabi is going to keep the costs down, but if you are lucky enough to be travelling for work or have contacts make sure you use them!

Wearing a vintage wedding dress adds a unique touch to your wedding day, there are great vintage dress shops to look at and could mean a great and cheap designer wedding dress.

Have you asked your mum or grandmother if they stil have their wedding dress? My sister-in-law looked stunning in her mum's wedding dress and what a lovely story in your family history, as well as a very cheap wedding dress!

Online stores are also good places to find an affordable wedding dress,(possibly already worn) and lots of other wedding accessories too. Tips on how to buy your wedding dress online are worth looking at so you can avoid the potential pitfalls.

Tips on how to grab yourself a cheap designer wedding dress are here and a great way to grab a bargain is to follow our tips on wedding shows. Look out for the sales!Nearly all wedding shops that I have seen have at some point a sale, if you have long enough to organise your day keep looking.This could be a chance to pick up a cheap discounted wedding dress and even your bridesmaid dresses.

Renting your cheap wedding dress is a good option and obviously works out cheaper than buying, you could then spend more on accessories if your wedding budget allows.

A brilliant way to buy a cheap informal wedding dress is don't stick to just wedding shops. I would say this as my beautiful lace wedding dress was really a summer dress bought at Dickens & Jones department store in London.

However you choose your wedding dress make sure you are completely happy with your choice, and don't forget you will be in the dress all day so make sure you can dance in it!

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