by Aline Neal

Created on: June 02, 2009   Last Updated: June 05, 2009

THE DRESS OF YOUR DREAMS

So Prince Charming has finally come around and has asked for your hand in marriage. Your thrilled, and excited and so intensely happy, in which you feel like everything is just going to fall into place, that is, until you realize that this is going to be MUCH MORE work then you anticipated.

The hall and the venue and all the little extras that come along and then your bombarded, not to mention frustrated. Most couples generally have an idea about where they want to be married and where they want their reception, right off the bat. But for the Bride finding "THE DRESS" is the most time consuming and most stressful part of the whole Wedding and planning time.

Most Brides have some idea in mind however when they actually go to search for "THE DRESS OF THEIR DREAMS" it can be disappointing and upsetting especially if it doesn't fit right and OR if its too expensive. Most Brides are on a budget and looking to get the best possible deal, its not surprising that most couples are now paying for most of their own wedding day. This is where most Brides start getting very discouraged, as it is their day, and they want it to be absolutely perfect, the sad part is that the money may not be there.

Being a Bride myself, almost two years ago, I totally understand it. We get this vision in our head and have a hard time fulfilling it. When we do find the perfect dress, we get excited and happy and feel absolutely enamored with what we see, UNTIL we see that awful price tag. It doesn't quite seem fair, does it?

Thankfully I was given a book of Bridal Bargains and had found my dress on E-bay. I was in no way prepared to pay $1650 for a Wedding dress even if it was beautiful. So I searched and searched E-bay until I came across a gorgeous Wedding dress that was $400 with shipping. I was scared and nervous and thought that maybe I had done the wrong thing but I remember when I first slipped "THE DRESS" on, I stared at myself in the mirror and thought EVERY woman should be able to do this too, I actually cried from the relief. I was so ECSTATIC and HAPPY, it could have went very wrong but it didn't, so I decided to check out websites and E-bay for everything I needed for our Wedding day, we saved so much money it was unbelievable.

I remember my cousin getting married 3 weeks before me and bragging that he'd spent $8,000 on his wedding day. I remember actually feeling sorry for him because it certainly didn't look like he had put

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