Wedding Dresses for the Non-Traditional Bride on a Budget
June 13, 2007
There’s now several, economical options for brides to be. But what about the non-traditional bride? Here’s some budget friendly dress and outfit options (all for under $300).
Mature Bride
1. Sharagano 2-Piece Skirted Suit, $159.00 at Dillards.com2.One Shoulder Ivory Lace Dresses by eDressme NewYork
, $152 at eDressMe.com
3. In The Present, Embroidered Sleeveless Dress
, $59.99 at NineWest.com 
4. BR Monogram goddess dress – Sugar cookie white
, $279 at Banana Republic
5. Golden Y-Neck Dress, $168 at whitehouseblackmarket.comPregnant Bride:
1. Strapless Ruched Maternity Dress, $275.00 at Destination Maternity.com2. GapMaternity: Long ruffle dress – new silver lake
, on sale for $44.99 at Gap
3. Liz Lange for Target Strapless Sateen Maxi – White, $49.99 at TargetVegas Bride
1. Silver One Shoulder Dresses
, $97.00 at eDressMe2. Long Gold Dress, on sale for $169.00 at Spiegel.com3. Gunmetal Glam Knit Ruched Drape-Front Tube Dress
, on sale for $58.00 at Torrid.com
Beach Bride
1. Women’s Eyelet-Trim Sundresses – Bright White
, $29.50 at OldNavy.com
2. Michael Kors Sweetheart-Neckline Strapless Textured Dress” href=”http://www1.macys.com/catalog/product/index.ognc?ID=376485&PseudoCat=se-xx-xx-xx.esn_results”>MICHAEL Michael Kors Sweetheart-Neckline Strapless Textured Dress $159.50, at macys.com3. JS Boutique Beaded Crisscross Matte Jersey Gown
, $178.00 at Nordstrom.com
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The RED DRESS is to die for but then it IS my favorite color. I don’t know why I didn’t have the courage to wear red on my own wedding day. When one of my best friends did recently I really want to “re-do” my wedding day again!
I can also add an historical note here…Victorian artist Evelyn De Morgan(1955-1919) wore a rose madder (red) dress on her wedding day in 1887 but then she too was an iconoclast!
I love these alternative wedding dresses!
I believe my mom wore a white suit to her wedding. While certainly not traditional, I think it can be a classy choice, and not as easily dated as a lot of the alternatives out there. I did up ending a traditional large white dress because my husband and I did have a big fancy (although remarkably inexpensive) wedding. The dress cost about $800 from David’s Bridal, but in this case it was worth it for me since it was the only big wedding in my immediate family and I really wanted to go all out. I would have happily gotten something second-hand if I could have found something in my size, though.
Since then, I have seen a lot of other nice options. If you’re looking for wedding dresses, definitely take a good look at prom and homecoming dresses, especially right after prom and homecoming. There are a lot in white nowadays, not that you even have to stick to that color. For Easter, I actually wore a beautiful knee-length dress done all in an off-white lace. It would have made a lovely wedding dress for someone and I got it new at Ross for under $30.
I looked everywhere for an inexpensive ivory suit for my Vegas wedding four years ago—never did find it. That Isaac suit was what I was looking for! Oh well, I couldn’t be happier with the gorgeous (eBay bought) ‘40’s style dress I ended up wearing.