I thought I had gotten a great deal on my dress by buying it at Macy's online. What I didn't realize is that alterations would cot as much as the dress. (around $250 each). So remember it is not always the cost of the dress, but if you need to have the TTD altered, it can get expensive, too. I plan on wearing my real dress for the TTD, because that's the name of the game. I also knew before buying I had this intent, so chose not to spend thousands on the dress.