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Quote: Originally Posted by CarrieRN That dress is gorgeous. I'm your "skinny ass biotches" will look fabulous in them! You should take the $173 price to the dress store you originally went to and see if she will match it. Then you won't have to worry about shipping. i think you save tax with the online order though so it's about the same. if you can get free shipping for combining orders you are really doing good. I've had bridal salons charge me shipping because the dress wasnt in stock.

We have a bunch of pictures together, but usually we are not spruced up. So I was excited to take some pictures where we looked a little fancier. We just went around Duke campus & gardens with a friend who took the pictures. They aren't pro or anything. He just used my little digital camera. But, I have enjoyed having the pictures. I used them for our STDs & other things.

Quote: Originally Posted by carly You also get free shipping, when your order is over $400, so if you can order all 3 at the same time, you save there too. Quote: Originally Posted by Morgan Couldn't find it any cheaper. Shipping is about $20. Don't forget to consider that too. that's great

Couldn't find it any cheaper. Shipping is about $20. Don't forget to consider that too.

It is really pretty. I'll see if I can also find it for less. Don't forget about alterations when considering their budgets. Hemming is usually about $35-$40. Other alterations can be more.

Quote: Originally Posted by adrianna28 I think they should've spoken up before. If you have time to return them then go for it. If YOU like them, then too bad for them. If you want to find some affordable cute dresses, go to forever21.com I really don't think that is fair when the girls are paying $135 for the dresses. No one should want their BMs to feel uncomfortable standing in front of everyone. It's really hard to tell how a dress will look, especially in a VS catalog. They put the dresses on perfect women & then airbrush them. I've gotten some stuff from there that didn't even resemble the outfit in the catalog. It's expensive & time consuming to be a BM so they deserve some nice pictures too. Sometimes the girls are just being ridiculous & complaining about every little thing. But, if they truely don't feel comfortable in it then might as well let them return it. In my 9 times of being a BM, only 1 of the dresses was something I would actually pick out myself. The rest were fine, but I didn't love them. But, I didn't feel like I looked terrible in them. I don't think BMs shouldn't expect to get a dress the love, but they shouldn't have to wear one they hate.

Quote: Originally Posted by Myda77 Hi Morgan, have you had any luck making your own hankies? I wanted to get them as favors for the ladies, but the prices are a little crazy. I was going to try and embroider them myself. Any tips? I haven't started yet. I have all the supplies though. I bought a 10 pack of hankys at Kmart. Maybe I'll work on it by the pool this weekend. The supplies were cheap. The hankys were about $6 for 10 (in the mens department). The embroidery stuff was only a few dollars. I've been told cross stiching is easy. I plan to look for a guide online. I'll let y'all know how it goes once I get a chance to get started.

I'm just keeping my ering. I love the simplicity of it so I don't want to add a band to it. I'll just give him back the ering after we take our pictures before the wedding. Then he will put it back on me. if I ever feel like I need a band some day, it will be an anniversary gift. But for now, I want to keep it how it is.

can you get a dress from davids in less than a month though? I've noticed a lot of VS clothes can be really unforgiving. the whole point of that dress is that it is something that can be worn again & again. If they don't like it, it's really not worth it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maura how cute kat! thanks for posting that haha. i bet morgan will have fun with those :-P I'm a sucker for superimposed heads They turned out really cute. i like the wording too.

Quote: Originally Posted by Denise40 Thanks again ladies. I have been searching for a "Y" necklace but really havn't found anything. I really appreciate the nice comments. It makes me feel better. even if you dont find a nice y shaped necklace, just something longer will be flattering. You will look great! glad we didn't confuse you too much by saying to stand like an S & wear a y necklace. You might get nervous the day of & stand like a Y.

Congrats!!!

Oh my! That sounds like a PITA!

I would normally say less time & a great photographer, but I consider claudia to be great. I really think it depends on the couple & what you have planned for after the wedding. We don't have a reception planned so the most important thing to me are the lovey pictures we will take before & after the wedding.

Quote: Originally Posted by morenaindc Thanks Morgan! This is EXACTLY the type of feedback I was looking for! I am purchasing by BM's dresses (6 of them) and I am looking for ways to cut back costs. Interestingly, Ihave my eye on Bill Levkoff as well. I also thought that the dresses on these might have been "knock offs" so your response is VERY helpful. definitly not knockoffs. I think they keep costs down because they don't have the overhead a bridal salon would. usually a bridal salon is in a nice building with sales people that make commission. I felt guilty going into a salon to try on the dresses. But, they were so rude to me that I was happy I wasn't going to give them any money. I couldn't understand why they were so rude to me at first. Then I realized it's because I was looking at BM dresses not wedding gowns. If they are working on commission, they'd prefer to help a bride. When i asked for help they asked if the bride was coming too. She lives in a different state. They wouldn't even measure me.

i got some from fat wallet yesterday. free shipping & returns & a tiered discount. oh, & a free beach bag.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jenn3878 Thanks Morgan for posting this! I love that dress, I gotta check it out for my BM's! i really love it. its so flattering. i feel great in it & know ill wear it a lot after my brothers wedding.

Quote: Originally Posted by Elizabeth Medina I really hope that no one minds me sharing photographs once again, but I have had a few emails lately asking to see new slideshows so they will be my justification for posting although you are all probably sick of me. :-) I thought I would share this wedding because it was such an intimate and pretty beach wedding and the Iberostar is a really great resort that I don't hear mentioned as often as a few others. Too many pictures for BDW? Don't be silly! They were beautiful. I loved the pre ceremony pics. I'm so excited we are doing this...and in a couple of months!!!

Standing with one foot in front of the other is slimming too. I have a friend who always does that when we pose for pictures. In the words of Tyra Banks "elongate your neck." I always have to remember that for pictures or I have a double chin. Also, I think a longer necklace will be flattering. maybe something in a Y shape.

Quote: Originally Posted by MelissaH Are you being facetious? He has shot weddings with Leigh. But maybe he has a bad memory

Cute! I need to make a trip to Old Navy this weekend.

Great news!

I just received a BM dress from TJ formal yesterday. It came in a little earlier than estimated. It fits perfect & I saved over $100. If you google "TJ formal coupon" you can find a 10% off coupon.

Quote: Originally Posted by foxytv I have a friend who ordered from HOB.com for a previous BM dress and everything went fine. My BM's ordered from 2008 Prom Dresses & Cheap 2007 Prom Dresses, Wedding Dresses & More at TJ Formal-Designer Dresses & Accessories and it's free shipping and a 10% discount, so it was considerably cheaper than in a bridal store or any of the other websites I found. Process was easy but orders were just placed so it will be January before the dresses arrive... I just received a BM dress from TJ formal yesterday. It took about 9 weeks to get it, but they estimated 11. It was Bill Levkoff. So I looked up on his website how the measurements work. From that it said I needed an 8. I went to a bridal store & tried on some Bill Levkoff dresses in 6, 8 & 10. The 8s fit. So I felt comfortable orderering the dress. There wasn't a place in town that had my same dress for me to try that on. It fits perfect. I also saved over $100. If you google TJ formal coupon you can find a 10% off coupon.

Quote: Originally Posted by morenaindc Has anyone out there used any of these sites (ie RK Bridal.com, Best Bridal Prices.com etc.)to purchase their bridesmaid dresses? Do you just place an order based on size or do you send in measurements? Did the dresses end up being the same as what is found in boutiques? Am I silly/naive to consider trying one of these places? I just received a BM dress from TJ formal yesterday. It took about 9 weeks to get it, but they estimated 11. It was Bill Levkoff. So I looked up on his website how the measurements work. From that it said I needed an 8. I went to a bridal store & tried on some Bill Levkoff dresses in 6, 8 & 10. The 8s fit. So I felt comfortable orderering the dress. There wasn't a place in town that had my same dress for me to try that on. It fits perfect. I also saved over $100. If you google TJ formal coupon you can find a 10% off coupon.