We already have our first suggestion for the bewildered bride in! Gently worn wedding gowns on OnceWed.com
I like this one quite a lot (I’m certainly going to tell Britt’s fiancee Allie about it!) The only ish I take with this site is that I think they shouldn’t call the dresses “used” but instead “once loved.”
I mean, let’s be honest here: what girl wants a (quote-unquote) USED wedding gown?! That said, in a different context - like a relative or a loved one - that would be sweet or even sentimental. (I would wear my momma’s dress in a heartbeat.)
I realize that a stranger and my Mom are very different, but so much of weddings is (obviously) emotional and symbolic. So, for example, if I knew that the wedding of the woman whose dress I wore was joyous (as was her marriage), I could be convinced. I hate to be superstitious, but I just couldn’t wear a gown from a marriage that had already failed, or even an engagement which was called off. I’m sorry if that offends anyone, but … it just wouldn’t feel right to me.
Enough of that. Look at the STUNNING gown above - at $4k under the market price! Would that I were lucky enough to one day wear a “once loved” gown like that. :)
From: Katie Lewis
Date: September 29, 2009 2:29:03 AM EDT
To: Julia Allison <julia@nonsociety.com>
Subject: Shana
Hey Julia,
She should maybe check out the used wedding dress section of oncewed.com, Not only is the blog itself a great resource for wedding ideas, but the section of used wedding dresses keeps the cost of a dress low and has a HUGE variety of dresses. I was just going through it really quickly and they had huge gowns and simple sheaths, short dresses and vintage dresses. From Oscar de la Renta and Betsey Johnson to J Crew and Mori Lee, there are dresses at every price point and style.
Hope that helps!
Katie
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