When my daughter got married, I advised her to rent a wedding dress. We went to the rental shop and they had beautiful dresses and exactly the vision she wanted. We paid $400 and she had the dress for a few days. That was 8 years ago.
Wow, I mean I guess that’s a cheaper way of doing it but tbh I’d rather just buy the dress outright and then get to keep it but I guess it’s different for everyone😎❤️
That’s an amazing idea. Bravo! I understand wanting to keep a dress, but putting the money on a house or a college fund for the children is a great idea too.
It is REALLY hard to get the prices of dresses from boutiques if you aren't there in person trying it on and designers often don't share that information on their websites.
I was married almost 40 years ago. I wanted a mermaid dress. My mom said no, too expensive. It's 2024 and I am still married to the greatest guy ever and a few years back donated the dress to goodwill!
The first dress put more focus on the bride and flatters her a lot as a whole. The other dress draws the eye towards the weird detail on the bust. It’s not worth busting the budget.
The first dress is timeless. And this is an old episode. The one she’s obsessed with looks really outdated from watching this now. She looks stunning in both, my opinion personally- don’t go way over budget, it’s not necessary.
I got married in the late 80s and I loved Princess Diana's dress. I went to the wedding shop and saw a gown that was on sale for 600 and it was so close to Diana's dress. I went home, got my mom and went back to try it on. It was a little large but alterations were free. It was an amazing beautiful dress. I bought it a year before we got married and they not only stored it for me, they took it from a size 12 to an 8. I loved wearing that dress.
I got married in '89 and got a silk Jessica McClintock dress with puff sleeves like Princess Di's. It was $350 and I couldn't make up my mind that day so I went back a couple of weeks later and it was on sale for half price! I paid $175 for my wedding dress (that would be worth about $450 today). I think these dresses are insane - but I never dreamed of a big wedding.
I got married in ‘88. I left it to the consultant to tell me which dress would look best on me. They were right. My dress was 900.00 plus alterations(I’m a shorty pants) and it was stunning. I paid 300.00 for the veil. I felt more beautiful then than in my whole life.
In the moment,it seems like it's the most important thing in the world to have THAT dress. I promise you,a year from now , it's about the marriage. She is beautiful.she found the perfect guy. The wedding day will be wonderful whatever she wears.The marriage is the reason for the wedding day. (If the other ladies want to gift her the $$ ,great. ) Btw Coming up on 45 years. He is my everything,and he still has a cute little hyney! Hope she is as blessed (fortunate) as US. ❤
A year later, all the materialistic things about the wedding day don't matter at all. We haven't even hung up our wedding photos after a year and a half, and we spent so much money on the photographer!
@@jathompson37 she won't be a fashion victim. Only people obsessed with fashion would think / say that. Do you think every grandmother is a fashion victim? You shouldn't look at people that way
@ I defy you to go through an album of brides from the 80’s and not find fashion victims. You don’t want to look at your photos down the line and cringe because of a very dated look. Something simpler and classic will age better over time. The most “fashion forward” a look is - the less likely it will age well. Most younger people won’t consider this because they haven’t have to live with fashion regrets yet. 😅
@ there’s nothing extreme in that dress that would make it pop out like the 80’s fashion did. And mind you, even 80’s trends have come back. It wa the fashion back then, that’s it. If someone gets overly obsessed with how cringy they looked in theor wedding dress thats just unhealthy. It was what it was… move on
No, her consultant did not "immediately" have her try on a $4,000 dress. They DID try to gently counsel her, yet the bride-to-be did not budge so on she went. She said to afford it she was going to cut her guest list. Choice of a dress over wedding guests. Sad priorities.
@@Chris-q9m I'm not referring to the $6,700 dress, which she wanted to try on and agreed to, but the first dress she tried on which was $4,000. Right after she had told the consultant her budget was $3,000.
I thought a $3,000 budget definitely didn’t match that engagement ring! That’s not one of the regular lame halo rings trying to look larger than it is; that center stone is respectable.
I don’t know why people are so mad that she went over her budget. it’s not their money/ budget. She is paying for the dress herself unlike many brides who have their parents/ fiancé pay for it. So it’s her money and her right to go over budget if she wants.
Kleinfeld requires a 65% deposit on ordering a gown according to their website so she would have been required to pay $4355 that very day plus sales tax. That would have been the wake up call that maybe she should stick to her budget.
Don't get why people are so upset that she went over budget, she's paying for it so she can do what she want's it her wedding. Personally I think both dresses were beautiful and she couldn't make a wrong decision.
Yes...yet she also was saying that to afford the dress she would be cutting her guest list. A dress taking priority over people valued enough to put on guest list...but later cut them off all so she could afford a dress that she'll only wear once. Tacky and rude.
I obsessed over a dress. I went to Kleinfelds to try it on. I couldn’t afford it at the time. I waited. When the new styles came out, my gown was discontinued. At that point, salons want to get rid of those gowns at discounted prices. One day, I found the dress on eBay, but it was still too high. No one bought the dress. The next week, it was back up for auction, but at a much lower price. I bid cautiously and won it. That $2700 designer dress was mine for $227.
If the most important thing about your wedding day, is you looking hot in a dress then really you shouldn’t be getting married, especially when you can’t stick to a likely agreed budget and can’t actually afford it. How does a person get obsessed about a dress before trying it on when you haven’t even looked up the price?
Lazaro or not, I would have opted for something similiar but within the budget. There are too many designers to pay $6700.00 for a dress you only wear one day!
The problem is a similar dress would still be different from her dream dress. The consultant can’t pull the exact same dress from the same designer for half the price. You heard the consultant. She had pulled three dresses that were similar to her dream dress and the bride still wanted to try on her dream dress. I don’t think people understand that “similar” doesn’t mean an exact replica.
Exactly. And her husband-to-be better keep close eye on her spending. She might be type who "hides" her overspending... all because she couldn't pass something up. It's an "accident" waiting to happen.
She can rework the budget, cut back on something else, or invite a few less people.i know the feeling of wanting a specific dress. I was obsessed with a Lazaro dress when I was getting married. When a dress get discontinued, you can pick up it up for a steal. That’s what I did.
@marieborchardt2910 mine about 2k! Go us! I was paying for it all myself on $9.20/hr back in 2011. I didnt have a choice. But it turned out great! I had people complimenting for a long time and asking me to help with their wedding. Had to make and borrow a looooottt lol
Yes, you physically wear it once but you take pictures in that you will look at for the rest of your life. So it’s not really just one day. That being said, I personally wouldn’t spend that much money but who are you to judge her if that’s what she wants to do?
Loved the dress my mom bought me that i picked out. It was princess and at the top it had short sleeves and beautiful disigns and beading and some sparkle. It was perfect for me and was 600. Why spend like 5000 just for one day? No
How do they not have a searchable data base to tell you what they have and where? Or that you can put in what you want (and elements that you don't want) and get dresses that match the search. ??
She said that able to afford the over-budget dress by crossing some off her guest list. Well, she's stating her values and priorties. Sad revelations. As wife in the marriage, her soon-to-be husband better keep a close eye on their family budget in the years to come. Looks like his wife-to-be has high likelyhood to hide purchases, etc. It's an "accident" waiting to happen.
That is literally the same cost as the very nice used vehicle I’ve been driving around for the last 4 years. For a dress that will be worn for 12 hours. To each their own, but my goodness!!
Dress sites rarely show the price. My best friends son was getting married and his bride had a budget of $500. She fell in love with a dress on a site which my best friends son was showing me and said but we have to find the price. I looked at her and said $1100. She looked at me and I said picture it in champagne and she realized it was my daughter’s wedding dress and I knew what I paid for it
Thank goodness, all four of my daughters just wanted to get married in my living room, with a handful of 'beloveds' in attendance. A nice, off the rack, street dress, some home baked cakes, pots of coffee, and moderately priced champagne. As a result they were able to immediately put a nice down payment on a home.
I really liked this bride. So if she has to work another job to pay for the dress, so what? I did not like the dress, but she felt beautiful in it, and was willing to work for it.
The bride-to-be said to her friends that to afford the dress, she would cut back on her guest list. People who she "cared" about, yet cross them off list for once only wedding dress. Tacky.
Ok, they heard 3,000, but she showed a 4,000 dress, then found the dress she wanted, and it's twice her budget. She doesn't call her groom if they are both paying for it? Two, can we say i dont care? It's a commission.
Oh my goodness breath taking I LOVE THE DRESS. I say GO FOR IT! She was STUNNING in that dress. The first dress was just blah. GREAT choice!!!!!! I would not agree to going over budget if someone else was paying for the dress- her money her choice- her happiness. Love love love that dress
When my daughter got married, I advised her to rent a wedding dress. We went to the rental shop and they had beautiful dresses and exactly the vision she wanted. We paid $400 and she had the dress for a few days. That was 8 years ago.
Wow, I mean I guess that’s a cheaper way of doing it but tbh I’d rather just buy the dress outright and then get to keep it but I guess it’s different for everyone😎❤️
@@tamaraleausa2964 smart move!!! 😎
Some people want to keep it
That’s an amazing idea. Bravo! I understand wanting to keep a dress, but putting the money on a house or a college fund for the children is a great idea too.
Smart
That first dress was way better than the one she loved so much.
No contest! Number 1 was perfection!! The material growing out of her chest looked ridiculous 😮
It’s her wedding. Not yours. Get over yourself and mind your own business 😮
I had seen the first dress on the Atlanta program. It was a former Miss America and she was breathtaking
Don’t agree. Number one was pretty, but meh. Second dress, stunning.
I agree, was a bit surprised by tulle fabric on chest area
Be kind, the brides could read that, have a heart
How can you be fixated on one dress for months and NOT know the price? The price is the first thing most people find out!
She knew what she wanted
To be fair, many bridal sites don't list prices unless you are in store. But 100% agreed.
It is REALLY hard to get the prices of dresses from boutiques if you aren't there in person trying it on and designers often don't share that information on their websites.
Because.
It's all about the drama of say yes to the dress............
And also to make sure that the shop had it in stock and already pulled/waiting for her.
Unless you as a bridesmaid are willing to get out your check book you DO NOT ENCOURAGE the bride to go over budget!!!
None of them even blinked when the Lazaro was 4K so clearly the 3K budget was not really a ceiling.
I liked the first dress a lot better.
第一件禮服跟她的氣質很搭，真的很漂亮
Me too
Yep. It was much better n
I was married almost 40 years ago. I wanted a mermaid dress. My mom said no, too expensive. It's 2024 and I am still married to the greatest guy ever and a few years back donated the dress to goodwill!
The 1st dress is stunning!!!
The first dress put more focus on the bride and flatters her a lot as a whole.
The other dress draws the eye towards the weird detail on the bust. It’s not worth busting the budget.
haha i see what u did there "busting" the budget
@ I wasn’t even thinking about that but it really is funny now that you point it out 😆
The first dress was SO much prettier and so much more flattering.
@ it really was
The first dress is timeless. And this is an old episode. The one she’s obsessed with looks really outdated from watching this now. She looks stunning in both, my opinion personally- don’t go way over budget, it’s not necessary.
I got married in the late 80s and I loved Princess Diana's dress. I went to the wedding shop and saw a gown that was on sale for 600 and it was so close to Diana's dress. I went home, got my mom and went back to try it on. It was a little large but alterations were free. It was an amazing beautiful dress. I bought it a year before we got married and they not only stored it for me, they took it from a size 12 to an 8. I loved wearing that dress.
Me too ! I even had her same bouquet.
Mine was similar to her's also and we also paid about that price back in the 80's! :)
I got married in '89 and got a silk Jessica McClintock dress with puff sleeves like Princess Di's. It was $350 and I couldn't make up my mind that day so I went back a couple of weeks later and it was on sale for half price! I paid $175 for my wedding dress (that would be worth about $450 today). I think these dresses are insane - but I never dreamed of a big wedding.
Sorry, but the Lazaro dress looked so much better, it looked perfect on her.
I got married in ‘88. I left it to the consultant to tell me which dress would look best on me. They were right. My dress was 900.00 plus alterations(I’m a shorty pants) and it was stunning. I paid 300.00 for the veil. I felt more beautiful then than in my whole life.
I love how the staff quickly raced through the endless sea of dresses to find the one.
In the moment,it seems like it's the most important thing in the world to have THAT dress. I promise you,a year from now , it's about the marriage. She is beautiful.she found the perfect guy. The wedding day will be wonderful whatever she wears.The marriage is the reason for the wedding day. (If the other ladies want to gift her the $$ ,great. ) Btw Coming up on 45 years. He is my everything,and he still has a cute little hyney! Hope she is as blessed (fortunate) as US. ❤
A year later, all the materialistic things about the wedding day don't matter at all. We haven't even hung up our wedding photos after a year and a half, and we spent so much money on the photographer!
It’s easy to say that but it’s difficult to do.
Glad I’m not the only one who felt the first one was it!
that dress + glamping? Can't see match.
Me either!
I did not like the Austin Scarlet dress. The Lazaro was much better!
I loved the first dress. Beautiful neckline and back
I liked the Lazaro better.
People need to think about how a dress will age in photos. The Lazaro is much more timeless.
and why would it matter how a dress will age?
@ So the bride doesn’t look like a fashion victim when people look back at photos.
@@jathompson37 she won't be a fashion victim. Only people obsessed with fashion would think / say that. Do you think every grandmother is a fashion victim? You shouldn't look at people that way
@ I defy you to go through an album of brides from the 80’s and not find fashion victims. You don’t want to look at your photos down the line and cringe because of a very dated look. Something simpler and classic will age better over time. The most “fashion forward” a look is - the less likely it will age well.
Most younger people won’t consider this because they haven’t have to live with fashion regrets yet. 😅
@ there’s nothing extreme in that dress that would make it pop out like the 80’s fashion did. And mind you, even 80’s trends have come back. It wa the fashion back then, that’s it. If someone gets overly obsessed with how cringy they looked in theor wedding dress thats just unhealthy. It was what it was… move on
The can-can dancing followed by the “What?!” is fantastic.
The Lezaro dress won hands down.
First dress was so much nicer.
I'm confused. She said her budget was $3,000 but immediately the consultant has her try on a $4,000 dress?
No, her consultant did not "immediately" have her try on a $4,000 dress. They DID try to gently counsel her, yet the bride-to-be did not budge so on she went. She said to afford it she was going to cut her guest list. Choice of a dress over wedding guests. Sad priorities.
Dont blame the consultant. Not always their fault.
@@Chris-q9m I'm not referring to the $6,700 dress, which she wanted to try on and agreed to, but the first dress she tried on which was $4,000. Right after she had told the consultant her budget was $3,000.
They do that all the time. But after the $6700 dress, $4000 sounds like a big bargain. LOL
@@joralemonvirgincrecheI 100% agree with you..
With the size of that engagement ring?? She can afford it lol that is her dress. Love her long torso silhouette. She's absolutely beautiful
Literally as she had her hands on her face I literally said on my head “w the size of that ring she’ll be fine”😂😂😂
There’s plenty of people that would go into debt just they can “impress” people , I know plenty of those kind of people
I thought a $3,000 budget definitely didn’t match that engagement ring! That’s not one of the regular lame halo rings trying to look larger than it is; that center stone is respectable.
Exactly what I said 😂
I don’t know why people are so mad that she went over her budget. it’s not their money/ budget. She is paying for the dress herself unlike many brides who have their parents/ fiancé pay for it. So it’s her money and her right to go over budget if she wants.
I like the first dress a lot better
At least she was willing to pay for it herself and not pressure her parents to do so.
Kleinfeld requires a 65% deposit on ordering a gown according to their website so she would have been required to pay $4355 that very day plus sales tax. That would have been the wake up call that maybe she should stick to her budget.
My dress in 1980 was $350 and more beautiful than most dresses I’ve seen from these designers.
Price doesn’t equate to beauty.
Thats around $1420 today. Stil a lot less!
lol I get it! In 1982 I got a knock off Princess Diana wedding dress from JCPenny for $325. I LOVED that dress! I even copied her bouquet 😊
The dress she tried on right before this was very nice too.
Don't get why people are so upset that she went over budget, she's paying for it so she can do what she want's it her wedding. Personally I think both dresses were beautiful and she couldn't make a wrong decision.
Yes...yet she also was saying that to afford the dress she would be cutting her guest list. A dress taking priority over people valued enough to put on guest list...but later cut them off all so she could afford a dress that she'll only wear once. Tacky and rude.
@Chris-q9m Is it your wedding? NO?! Shut up and mind your own business!
And at least for once it wasn't an overpriced Pnina that the bride went over budget for ;)
Pretty sure she was joking...
For anyone wondering: they are still married and just had their second baby, per their IG
If she can pull off the $7,000.00+, it is her choice. She looked great and fulfilled her dream. 💖
Well… the guests will just have to eat rice and beans, then😂
I obsessed over a dress. I went to Kleinfelds to try it on. I couldn’t afford it at the time. I waited. When the new styles came out, my gown was discontinued. At that point, salons want to get rid of those gowns at discounted prices. One day, I found the dress on eBay, but it was still too high. No one bought the dress. The next week, it was back up for auction, but at a much lower price. I bid cautiously and won it. That $2700 designer dress was mine for $227.
If the most important thing about your wedding day, is you looking hot in a dress then really you shouldn’t be getting married, especially when you can’t stick to a likely agreed budget and can’t actually afford it. How does a person get obsessed about a dress before trying it on when you haven’t even looked up the price?
Her wedding and she’s paying for it herself so how about you mind your own business and focus on your own miserable life?
The Austin Scarlett was stunning.
Dress #1 was waaaaay better. I couldn't justify 6700.00 for a wedding dress
Alexsis is gorgeous, anything would look great on her
I love the first dress. So was stunning in it. The front of the one she was looking for is wonky.
Seriously?? 😮 1st dress was amazing!! Her choice? Hideous!! AND Double her budget!! Smh
You are pretty rude. Be kinder.
I think the dress she chose is beautiful on her. It just melted in, she looked so chic, timeless and classy.
That first one was so much nicer
Lovely dress. Hope she works it out.
Sure... she said she would "work it out" in buying the dress by crossing some "dear" people off her guest list. She's revealing her priorities.
The first bride who said "I take a second job to pay for it"...❤
Lazaro or not, I would have opted for something similiar but within the budget. There are too many designers to pay $6700.00 for a dress you only wear one day!
The problem is a similar dress would still be different from her dream dress. The consultant can’t pull the exact same dress from the same designer for half the price. You heard the consultant. She had pulled three dresses that were similar to her dream dress and the bride still wanted to try on her dream dress. I don’t think people understand that “similar” doesn’t mean an exact replica.
The Lazaro was the first dress, at $4000. The pink/white dresses were $6800, by a different designer
6700? insane! you wear it once!
Exactly. And her husband-to-be better keep close eye on her spending. She might be type who "hides" her overspending... all because she couldn't pass something up. It's an "accident" waiting to happen.
Hahaha, my whole wedding cost $4,000.00.
She can rework the budget, cut back on something else, or invite a few less people.i know the feeling of wanting a specific dress. I was obsessed with a Lazaro dress when I was getting married. When a dress get discontinued, you can pick up it up for a steal. That’s what I did.
@marieborchardt2910 mine about 2k! Go us!
I was paying for it all myself on $9.20/hr back in 2011. I didnt have a choice. But it turned out great! I had people complimenting for a long time and asking me to help with their wedding.
Had to make and borrow a looooottt lol
Yes, you physically wear it once but you take pictures in that you will look at for the rest of your life. So it’s not really just one day. That being said, I personally wouldn’t spend that much money but who are you to judge her if that’s what she wants to do?
Never try on something you can’t afford, it only brings disappointment. Try on something similar in yourprice range
This is the one time I agree that the bride should go way over budget. That dress is gorgeous on her, perfection.
Loved the dress my mom bought me that i picked out. It was princess and at the top it had short sleeves and beautiful disigns and beading and some sparkle. It was perfect for me and was 600. Why spend like 5000 just for one day? No
I'm surprised her dress budget is $3k. Earrings and engagement ring makes me think she can afford much more??
She looked beautiful in both.
The dress she chose is gorgeous
The first dress was the real winner
She would have looked amazing in almost any style and priced dress.
You complained the ENTIRE TIME about a dress you didn’t afford and demanded they find it. But you never told your friends it was over budgets
I’d be SO mad if they were my spouse. Could you imagine? First a DAY? And she didn’t even call and ask her partner how he felt?
It’s the Lazaro for me. Oh that second one in ivory is too much.
How do they not have a searchable data base to tell you what they have and where? Or that you can put in what you want (and elements that you don't want) and get dresses that match the search. ??
THIS! 100%
Dumb move. For one day? I won’t believe that there isn’t a comparable dress out there that makes your heart sing. Take a little longer to find it.
She said that able to afford the over-budget dress by crossing some off her guest list. Well, she's stating her values and priorties. Sad revelations. As wife in the marriage, her soon-to-be husband better keep a close eye on their family budget in the years to come. Looks like his wife-to-be has high likelyhood to hide purchases, etc. It's an "accident" waiting to happen.
The bride is beautiful and has an amazing figure.
The dress she chose overpowered her and her budget.
Why is the location of the dresses always such a mystery on this show? Do they not have a computer?
I have to disagree! I love the dress she chose the BEST! I would not have tried a dress on that was over my budget but she did and she’s happy.
That is literally the same cost as the very nice used vehicle I’ve been driving around for the last 4 years. For a dress that will be worn for 12 hours. To each their own, but my goodness!!
It’s not your money or your problem! Sit down and shut up!
@@MicheleJones-z3d
To each their own!
Yep, she knew what was right for her. It was perfect.
To each her own! I wonder if she is still married.
Waiiiiit omg she was on Survivor season 16! My favorite season I’ve watched it like 700 times haha no way
What is the junk sewn onto the front of the bodice? High fashion? 😢😢😅😅😅😅
She is stunning omg
The bride in this is so pretty
Preferred the 1st dress
some people are just spoilt, are her friends going to pay towards it No dont think so
It sounds like her and her fiance are paying for the dress so spoiled isn’t the right word here.
never try on clothing nor a dress you cannot afford.
Dress sites rarely show the price. My best friends son was getting married and his bride had a budget of $500. She fell in love with a dress on a site which my best friends son was showing me and said but we have to find the price. I looked at her and said $1100. She looked at me and I said picture it in champagne and she realized it was my daughter’s wedding dress and I knew what I paid for it
I love the dress! I guess she and I both have expensive taste 😂😂😂
I liked the first one better.
The first one is better
I loved the first dress
If she has been wanting that dress for so long, why didn't she know how much it cost?
I thought it was her! Just couldn't place this gorgeous bride to be.
Do we know if she went through with the purchase as they have to pay around half of the cost that day to order it?😢
Thank goodness, all four of my daughters just wanted to get married in my living room, with a handful of 'beloveds' in attendance. A nice, off the rack, street dress, some home baked cakes, pots of coffee, and moderately priced champagne. As a result they were able to immediately put a nice down payment on a home.
Get over it. its one day, not a a theatrical production. the focus should be your marriage, not dressing up like a Barbie doll.
It wasn’t as flattering as the first dress and not worth doubling the budget.
First dress all the way!
I loved the dress she chose but twice+ her budget is crazy. Seems like they could have tried harder to find something similar
If you won't stay in your budget for your wedding, you won't do it when you're married.
I really liked this bride. So if she has to work another job to pay for the dress, so what? I did not like the dress, but she felt beautiful in it, and was willing to work for it.
The bride-to-be said to her friends that to afford the dress, she would cut back on her guest list. People who she "cared" about, yet cross them off list for once only wedding dress. Tacky.
1st dress was better.
1st lace dress❤❤❤❤❤
Ok, they heard 3,000, but she showed a 4,000 dress, then found the dress she wanted, and it's twice her budget. She doesn't call her groom if they are both paying for it? Two, can we say i dont care? It's a commission.
The first one was much prettier.
Oh my goodness breath taking I LOVE THE DRESS. I say GO FOR IT! She was STUNNING in that dress. The first dress was just blah. GREAT choice!!!!!! I would not agree to going over budget if someone else was paying for the dress- her money her choice- her happiness. Love love love that dress
The Lazaro was much more flattering
If she’d been ‘chasing’ the dress for some time, there’s no doubt she would have known the approximate price so why so shocked?!
The first dress was alot prettier.
Who wants to keep a wedding dress when you can rent one and return it.
But the first dress was still over budget 😢
She reminds me of Carrie Bradshaw with personality and somewhat looks!