Let’s Talk About It…
How much did you (would you) spend on your wedding dress?
I spent zero. A very generous family member offered to pay for my dress as a wedding gift. (So of course, I picked the most expensive dress I could find!)
Okay, it wasn’t THE most expensive dress I could find. (I do have some sort of moral compass.) But I did choose a pretty pricey dress, a two thousand dollar pricey dress. I picked out this huge, fluffy, Disney Princess contraption of a wedding gown from Macy’s. It was beautiful but carrying around all that extra fabric left me tired and cranky by the end of the day.
Back then, if I had to pay for the dress myself, I would’ve spent the same amount or more. Weddings are special and we want them to be unforgettable.
However my 2014, thirty-five-year-old-with-two-small-children-and-a-budget self balks at spending that kind of money on a wedding dress. That kind of cash could be used on a couple of months of groceries and gas!
When the reality of day-to-day living sets in (especially for young moms who are in a constant care giving mode), it’s easy to forget there was once a time when spending thousands of dollars on this one day event was an investment well spent. After all, you are marrying the man you love.
So every so often, I’ll “splurge” by buying a cute outfit at Kohl’s or Target…from the sale rack…and marked down at least 50 percent.
It’s not very extravagant or dreamy, but it’s extravagant and dreamy enough for this thirty-five-year-old-with-two-small-children-and-a-budget.
Let’s talk about it: How much did you (would you) spend on your wedding dress?
Hi Preslaysa!
I’m afraid I’ve always had that mindset. I spent $350.00 on mine.
I don’t know why it included my last blog post–sorry.
That’s my Comment Luv plugin, Piper. It always includes the latest blog post for commenters. Helps you spread the word for your blog!!
I always dreamed I would be married in an enormous wedding gown with the cathedral length veil! …kinda like the church and dress from the Sound of Music 🙂 BUT, I ended up getting hitched on the beach in a very simple, and very inexpensive wedding gown! All along I planned on having my Sound of Music wedding once my man returned from Iraq but that never happened! It came down to money– did I want to go broke on a wedding or purchase a house? Even though I’m so thankful we chose a home, I still went through a grieving process of expectations I had built up for a lifetime! –grieved the dress, church, music, bridesmaids, etc. But now – looking back,… my simple and intimate beach wedding is exactly what I would choose again today!