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    mad815    May 25, 2012  

    Hello everybody!  I am having a small courthouse wedding in late May before a bigger wedding abroad next year.  Since we will be having two weddings with two sets of expenses I would really like to save money on the dress for the courthouse wedding.

    Unfortunately, I am in love with this dress: http://www.bhldn.com/shop_the-bride_wedding-dresses/comme-il-faut-dress.  But I just can't justify spending $800 for this dress.  Which Chinese vendors would you reccommend?  I have read good things about Jasmine's, Milly's, and Dressilyme, but I'm completely overwhelmed and not sure which to choose or if there is someone better out there?  Please help!!! 

     

    Also, I love the vintage style headpieces, gloves, and accessories they have on BHLDN but again they are just so expensive.  Can anyone recommend ways to save money on these pieces?  

     

     
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    zippylef    October 30, 2010   Norfolk, UK

    Milly's is the one I've heard the most good about. They also do custom orders so you can send them a picture of the dress and see what they say.

    As for accessories, definitely try etsy. even if you don't see something exact, you can always have a vendor do a custom piece.

     
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    mad815    May 25, 2012  

    @zippylef:  Thanks! I think I will send them an email and see what they say.  Do you have any reccommendations on etsy vendors?  There's just so many!  I'm completely overwhelmed!

     
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    zippylef    October 30, 2010   Norfolk, UK

    @mad815:  Just find one that makes something similar to the ones you like and ask them. It'll probably take some time digging through the listings on etsy, but there are so many that you'll find one.

     
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    Love_destiny2012    July 21, 2012  

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    adw2c    June 2011  

    dressilyme- i had a very postive experience

    duosheng

    jasmines bridal

    millys bridal- they make a sample dress 1st to approve and then the actual dress. 

     

     
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    adw2c    June 2011  

    dressilyme- i had a very postive experience

    duosheng

    jasmines bridal

    millys bridal- they make a sample dress 1st to approve and then the actual dress. 

     

     
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    I just took a look at your pic. You can probably have similar something made here in the US for a lot cheaper, and saves some of the anxiety and you can approve the fabric and try it on along th way. 

     

    I would just ask the tailor at my dry cleaners to do it or suggest someone who could.  dont know where you are located but here are two shops in my area:

    http://www.damecouture.com/dresses.htm

    http://www.audey.com/index.html

     
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    adw2c    June 2011  

    @SeaRhapsody:  

    I agree. It may be a nice US made dress.

     
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    adw2c    June 2011  

    @SeaRhapsody:  

    I agree. It may be a nice US made dress.

     
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    Lorelei       Southern USA

    @mad815:  

    I bought both of my MOB dresses (bought two just because of price and couldn't decide which one I liked better) from MLTailor.com and had good results with them.

    Required a little fitting when they arrived, but overall I was VERY pleased with the quality and got two dresses for about 1/2 of what I would have paid for one dress here.

     

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