I was curious as to how much everyone was paying for their Wedding Ao Dai?
I paid $95 for my ao dai at Ao Dai Vinh and I absolutely love the style. It's not your traditional Dragon and Phoenix (which has a lot of symbolism in Vietnamese weddings).
It's really nice! I was thinking of ordering through them too, but my mom didn't trust the material. She was scared that the material would be too stiff and not breathable so we went to a fabric shop and picked out fabric. WAY MORE expensive let me tell ya! I cannot believe how much it cost. My profit margins are gone now!! Sigh. Just for fabric too. I haven't gotten it made yet!
pikachu2818: I was pretty lucky because I had already planned a trip to VN and was able to pick mine up! The material is a sheer organza on the outside "jacket" and the actual ao dai is a halter top ao dai. I live in TX and it's super hot. Are you going to have the khan dong also? I also had all the bridesmaids' ao dai made for $25 bucks each (but not from aodaivinh)!!!
oh , that is very pretty! it's similar to mine except that i'm paying $600! and i'm so jealous your girls' ao dai's are only $25 each. mine are $150 each.
ours are pink too! wish i had a chance to go to vietnam before the wedding!!
the site is great for inspiration though. i remember going through the site for dresses and i saved the one you chose too. didn't know it was a halter style, but i can see why it would be with the sheer sleeves. it's a super cute style! :) GREAT deal!
miss sophie-- any idea on how much their shipping costs are? i don't want to spend too much on my ao dai, especially since i won't be wearing it for more than a couple of hours!
LUCKY!! I can't afford bridesmaids ao dai at this rate. they're just wearing their BM dresses all day. I'm getting an ao dai, jacket, and hat too. My hat is already done. I'll get fitted in august or something for the ao dai. TX in the house!! i'm getting mine made in Houston and wedding in dallas!
briannie: the shipping costs depends on destination and weight. For the US I would add about $60.00. If you live in CA, I think there are places for a cheaper Ao Dai. Maybe you can email them for a quote?
Wow I was totally gonna buy that ao dai too. Nice to know that its a halter. I couldn't tell from the picture on their website. I ended up getting my ao dai fabric from this indian store. Get this... 7 yards for 65 bucks. its like a light pink that fades into a darker! exactly what I was going for. The vietnamese fabric store that I went to the the purchase of the ao dai pants told me I can literally make 2-3 ao dais with that amount of fabric and I'd still have enuff to make a hat out of it! If you guys are from southern cali lemme know I can give you guys directions to "little india" in Cerritos or the Viet Fabric store on Bolsa, Wesminter. My parents are gonna go back to Vietnam in September so I'm giving my mom the fabric. They know a lady back there that makes pretty ao dais. Might cost like 10-20 bucks. AWESUM price.
Hi I have a wedding coming up in June of 2009. I'm planning waaay ahead b/c i'll be relocating within this year. Anyway, I'm looking for some gold color wedding ao dai. I looked at ao dai vinh.com website and aodaiminhthu.com (this one is not working). Any other suggestions? Or even pictures of really nice wedding ao dai? Thanks!
I was curious as to how much everyone was paying for their Wedding Ao Dai?
I paid $95 for my ao dai at Ao Dai Vinh and I absolutely love the style. It's not your traditional Dragon and Phoenix (which has a lot of symbolism in Vietnamese weddings).
- Picture of Ao Dai
- Close up of Detail
posted by MissSophie 20 posts 6 months agoIt's really nice! I was thinking of ordering through them too, but my mom didn't trust the material. She was scared that the material would be too stiff and not breathable so we went to a fabric shop and picked out fabric. WAY MORE expensive let me tell ya! I cannot believe how much it cost. My profit margins are gone now!! Sigh. Just for fabric too. I haven't gotten it made yet!
posted by pikachu2818 5 posts 6 months agopikachu2818: I was pretty lucky because I had already planned a trip to VN and was able to pick mine up! The material is a sheer organza on the outside "jacket" and the actual ao dai is a halter top ao dai. I live in TX and it's super hot. Are you going to have the khan dong also? I also had all the bridesmaids' ao dai made for $25 bucks each (but not from aodaivinh)!!!
posted by MissSophie 20 posts 6 months agooh , that is very pretty! it's similar to mine except that i'm paying $600!
and i'm so jealous your girls' ao dai's are only $25 each. mine are $150 each. 
ours are pink too! wish i had a chance to go to vietnam before the wedding!!
the site is great for inspiration though. i remember going through the site for dresses and i saved the one you chose too. didn't know it was a halter style, but i can see why it would be with the sheer sleeves. it's a super cute style! :) GREAT deal!
posted by bride 168 posts 6 months agobride: they ship to the US. The majority of their customers are international. wow... $600! I bet it's super pretty!!!!!
posted by MissSophie 20 posts 6 months agomiss sophie-- any idea on how much their shipping costs are? i don't want to spend too much on my ao dai, especially since i won't be wearing it for more than a couple of hours!
posted by briannie 183 posts 5 months agoLUCKY!! I can't afford bridesmaids ao dai at this rate. they're just wearing their BM dresses all day. I'm getting an ao dai, jacket, and hat too. My hat is already done. I'll get fitted in august or something for the ao dai. TX in the house!! i'm getting mine made in Houston and wedding in dallas!
posted by pikachu2818 5 posts 5 months agobriannie: the shipping costs depends on destination and weight. For the US I would add about $60.00. If you live in CA, I think there are places for a cheaper Ao Dai. Maybe you can email them for a quote?
pikachu2818: WoOOT WoOOT! Helllllllllllooo fellow Texan!
posted by MissSophie 20 posts 5 months agoWow I was totally gonna buy that ao dai too. Nice to know that its a halter. I couldn't tell from the picture on their website. I ended up getting my ao dai fabric from this indian store. Get this... 7 yards for 65 bucks. its like a light pink that fades into a darker! exactly what I was going for. The vietnamese fabric store that I went to the the purchase of the ao dai pants told me I can literally make 2-3 ao dais with that amount of fabric and I'd still have enuff to make a hat out of it! If you guys are from southern cali lemme know I can give you guys directions to "little india" in Cerritos or the Viet Fabric store on Bolsa, Wesminter. My parents are gonna go back to Vietnam in September so I'm giving my mom the fabric. They know a lady back there that makes pretty ao dais. Might cost like 10-20 bucks. AWESUM price.
posted by justjules 20 posts 3 months agoyeah my bridesmaids ao dai were that much!!! $10 labor. I will post those when i get a chance!
posted by MissSophie 20 posts 3 months agoHi I have a wedding coming up in June of 2009. I'm planning waaay ahead b/c i'll be relocating within this year. Anyway, I'm looking for some gold color wedding ao dai. I looked at ao dai vinh.com website and aodaiminhthu.com (this one is not working). Any other suggestions? Or even pictures of really nice wedding ao dai? Thanks!
posted by emilynt 1 posts 2 months ago