15 Spectacular Wedding Dresses for Under $500
Tue, Nov 17, 2009
Last year I made a list of 10 vintage inspired wedding dresses for under $500 and I couldn’t help but look around to see what I could find this year, and surprise – the post is humongous!
“Prioritize” seems to be the it verb for weddings on a small budget lately, and for some brides, dresses may not be on the top of their list. Or maybe it is, but you just can’t justify dropping 8k on a dress you will wear for a few hours. More and more engaged couples are becoming more conscious about their wedding spending, and down to earth as far as what really matters to them. Some may want to get that wedding photographer whose work they swoon over, while others prefer having a seated dinner and an open bar all night. Whatever the case may be, I started compiling a list of 10 wedding dresses for under $500 but I found a few extra that caught my eye so I decided to extend it to 15.
There is a wedding dress for virtually any bride…
Classic:
The back of this dress! The bodice of this A line wedding dress has a beaded detail around the waist and the open back has a sweet bow. Simple and so chic! This halter neckline made me change my mind about halter dresses. Mon Cheri wedding dress style 29127, $378
City Chic:
ABS by Allen Schwartz “Kate” strapless gown with black velvet sash, $245
Modern sophistication:
White as Snow Dress by Sarah Seven, $455
Short and sweet, 50’s inspired:
The Darling Dress, $140. Handmade by Cherry Pie Vintage.
Bohemian:
This is my personal favorite. Photos certainly do not do justice to this dress! 3 Tiered Lace wedding dress ($275) by Julia Lovan Dresses. This dress with a braided do and a hair flower would look so ethereal!
Romantic wedding dresses.
Left: English netting skirt wish sweep train, by Rohm ($325). The top is sold separately, but hey, you can wear it again with a black skirt! Center: empire waist wedding dress in silk shantung. The bodice has a hand beaded detail on the bodice. By Dessy style 1022, $399. Right: Lace mermaid dress and bolero by Jessica McClintock Style 54229 Katherine. $336
Whimsical short wedding dress. The layers of tulle on these dresses are so delicious!
Fancy Formal ($460) and A Whimsical Spring ($230), both by Ouma.
Vintage Glam wedding dresses, for Old Hollywood Inspired brides:
Left, silk shantung wedding dress with trumpet skirt by Dessy style 1023, $429. Center: 1930’s style satin wedding dress “Queen of Hearts” by Unique Vintage, $160. Right: one shoulder wedding dress Bari Jay style 2007, $190
Beach Keen:
Left: the good ol’ J Crew. Gracie gown, $450. Right: white cotton wedding gown by Amanda Archer, $500
Coming soon, vintage wedding dress roundup!
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Tags: 50's, handmade, vintage, vintage glam, wedding dresses
this is an amazing post! those ouma dresses would be perfect for my reception costume change!
The back of that first one is sooo pretty. I love, love, love low-back dresses! So sexy and sophisticated.
The short dress, White as Snow Dress by Sarah Seven, is definitely my favorite!
love the fancy formal!
This is such a great post, thank you! I hope you don’t mind that I linked to it from my wedding blog…such beautiful dresses @ great prices!
OMG OMG OMG thank you so much. I have been having the hardest time finding an awesome, cheap dress. I think you found my dress.
This one is at the top of my search so far: http://www.casuallivingusa.com/catalog/product.jsp?TLCode=17490&productId=62789&cm_vc=10585&cm_mmc=ShoppingEngine-_-NexTag-_-Product-_-none#tabs
And these two are runners up:
http://www.zappos.com/calvin-klein-wm-wovc-daytime-c05-white
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/3007604/0~2376776~2374327~2374331~6014155?mediumthumbnail=Y&origin=category&searchtype=&pbo=6014155&P=2
all under $150!
Such a great post! This is my dress:
http://houseofbrides.com/product.php?productid=33736&cat=446&page=7
I was looking for something tea-length in plus-sizes, with a bit of a 1950s flair. Can’t believe my luck! It’s made a strong, heavy-weight satin, lots of dress for the money. Thanks for putting it out there that you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars to look gorgeous.
Great tips. We have several of these wedding dresses & they’re gorgeous & you can’t beat the prices! I agree with Lara, these would also be great reception (or rehearsal dinner dresses)if you wanted a more formal wedding dress! love it!
The Darling Dress is adorable! It makes me think of Madmen
I love these– they offer so much personality and style. Gorgeous.
Great dresses. I had mine designed just for me. Here it is http://www.mybigfatbeautifulwedding.com/irena.htm it’s a gorgeous lace dress and it fits my personality like a dream. I really like that Rohm 2 piece dress what a good idea to wear the bodice again maybe over a black velvet skirt?
HI! Thanks for featuring my Darling Dress! Give me a heads up next time you post another one of my dresses, as I like to brag!
Jill cherrypievintage.etsy.com