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    selainesa    May 8, 2010   East TN

    So, I'm on a REALLY tight budget...like a dress under $500.  I'm a plus-size bride, so all the 'sale' dresses from Davids Bridal and other salons would barely fit my big toe. :) Anyways, after a long search and a willingness to wait and not go over my budget, my time finally arrived.  A new salong opened here in my mid-size town and to make a long story short, I bought the most beautiful gown in MY size and MY price range....just $100!!! Yes, 100 bucks.  I was so happy I cried.  It's more beautiful and has more detail than other dresses I tried at Davids and other places. 

    Its a Maggie Sotterro Rosemary Leigh.  The pic shows sleeves, but they are detachable and I will take them out to make it strapless.  I couldn't find a pic of the back, but it's lace up with beading on both sides of the staps. Its my fave part. Collor is off-white. 

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    farfromordinarybride    December 31, 2010   PA

    Congratulations and that is an amazing price. No pic :(

     
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    maybride2bee    May 22, 2009   north carolina

    WOW an amazing buy for a beautiful dress. Congrats!

     
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    Aileen    7/31/2010   Seattle

    Is this it? Pretty, pretty!

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    MissAsB    June 6, 2009   Married in CO, Living in AL

    That's a beautiful dress!  Much prettier than anything at DB!

     
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    great find!

     
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    selainesa    May 8, 2010   East TN

    Oh sorry about the pic!  

    Yes, Aileen, that's it!!! Thank you so much for helping me out!

     
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    Aileen    7/31/2010   Seattle

    You're welcome :) It's gorgeous and the lace up back sounds stunning too :) Congrats on such a great find!

     
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    D.Marie    April 24, 2010   Philadelphia, PA

    Its beautiful I love it! Where can you get detachable sleeves if you want them?

     
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    I can't believe you got your dress for $100, what a ridiculously great price AND it's stunning!! Congrats!

     
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    2010bride2bee    September 2010  

    I can not believe you got this dress for $100!!!  What a steal. It's gorgeous. Congrats.

     
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    Arancia    January 7, 2010  

    What a deal!! Its beautiful too- so lucky!

     
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    honeybun    June 5, 2010   VA

    GORGEOUS! I've seent that dress on her website before and remember thinking how pretty it was. And you got it for $100? Score!!!!!!!!!!

     
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    shannon1126    August 21, 2010   Washington, Wedding in Vegas

    wow you did a fantastic job!!! thats an amazing find, CONGRATS

     
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    ashleyjane    1/16/2010   Tampa, FL

    WOW, what a find! Thats absolutely gorgeous!!

     
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    rabbit    September 3, 2010   Milwaukee, WI

    Beautiful, Amazing price, and it made you cry- the perfect dress! :D

     
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    jingle96    May 28, 2010   DW in ARUBA/livin' in VA

    WOW, that a beautiful dress and an even better price tag!!  I'm jealous!!

     
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    hugstiem    July 31, 2010  

    Omg, I can't believe the price tag. Is there a catch? Are they even making a profit? Does that mean people who pay $1000 are getting seriously gouged?

     
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    Tulip61110    June 11, 2010   Philadelphia

    Wow...excellent deal!  Congrats on finding the one!

     
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    Spring    May 15, 2010   TN

    Thanks Ladies! I still can't believe I actually HAVE a wedding dress!

    @DMarie - The dress came with the sleeves, so I'm not sure where you could by just the sleeves alone.  Try Etsy...they have everything!

    @hugstiem - nope no catch. I bought it from a salon who had been open 2 days the first day I went in.  They moved from Nashville after beeing pushed out by Davids Bridal and other big box stores.  They are super nice people and I had it narrowed down to three dresses priced between $325-$450 which I was happy with anyways and thought was a great deal.  I waited a couple weeks and the owner called me one day and said "we just marked down several dresses to $100 to make room for new lines.  ALL three of your dresses have been marked as well!"  Needless to say, I grabbed my mom and we bought it that day! lol

    I often think about price gouging in the wedding industry too.  I mean, if you attatch the word wedding to ANYthing it automatically goest up double.  It's SO aggrevating!!  Oh well, it'll be worth it in the end.  :)

     
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    Chachacha    June 2010   Minneapolis, MN

    Congrats on finding your dress and I can't believe you got it for $100, that is amazing!

     
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    Steenie    September 10, 2010   Denver, CO

    gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!!!!

     
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    MissNewYork    July 9, 2011   Rochester, NY / Owego, NY

    Congratulations! The dress is gorgeous and that amazing price is just icing on the cake!

     
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    MissManga    December 31, 2015  

    That's amazing! It's such a beautiful dress, and for 100 bucks? Yes please!

     
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    fanatic888    10/16/10   Cincinnati

    Wow that's an amazing deal. The bridal salon sounds really nice if they took the time to call you like that.  

     
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    Charm bracelet    July 24, 2010   Placentia, CA

    I am jealous you found your dress for $100. The dress is beautiful! That waist line will look really flattering, too.

     
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    reneechristine    July 24, 2010   Ohio

    What an awesome find! I'm jealous that yours has a lace-up back, they look stunning! I wanted a lace-up dress so badly, but I ended up with something different

     
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    KLP2010    October 30, 2010  

    Wow!  GREAT find!

     
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    selainesa    May 8, 2010   East TN

    Thank you girls!

    @ charm bracelet - you are so right about the waist line....that was the deciding factor for me.  I makes me look a size smaller!! LOL :-)

    The bridal salon IS wonderful.  It's locally owned which I think makes all the difference.  If you know of anyone in the East TN area looking for dresses, send them to A Bride's Storey.  Yes, StorEy.  They are also doing our photography.  The owners husband has done hundreds of weddings and his pictures are just unbelievable.  And affordable.  Check them out at bridesstorey.com

     

     
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    cola    June 12, 2010   Married in Woodside, CA, Now Living in Raleigh, NC

    Wow, congrats, that is such a pretty dress, and you can't beat that price!

     

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