Dress Antique

Dress Antique

Second Hand Wedding Dresses - Best Places to Get Cheap, Gorgeous Gowns

When planning a dream wedding on a budget, you can't be spending thousands of dollars on any SINGULAR aspect of the wedding. This includes, unfortunately, the wedding dress. In light of that fact, you will need to seriously consider the cheaper, budget friendly alternative -- second hand wedding dresses.

Great Locations For Second Hand Wedding Dresses...

Thrift Shops. Don't laugh, snicker, or scoff at the idea. You're on a budget so you need to consider every possible avenue, which includes thrift stores. Check out thrift shops in the local area and look for anything that even resembles a wedding dress. Chances are good that you'll be able to find something worthwhile. Remember: Know one has to know where you got the wedding dress.

Antique Shops. It might be a stretch, but it's another location to check out nonetheless. Second hand wedding dresses from antique shops will not only be traditional, they will be incredibly inexpensive.

Call Your Mom. Believe it or not, your mother and/or grandmother is probably the best choice for getting ahold of beautiful second hand wedding dresses. Either of these ladies is bound to have some form of wedding dress or wedding gown. If they do, politely ask if you could have the great honor of wearing the gown for your wedding -- unless she is cold-hearted, you won't be turned down.

Check the Closet. Did you know that you could forget about the traditional white wedding dress and go with a modern touch? It's true, you could just as easily wear a white slip dress, a tea-length gown, or any type of dress that looks beautiful on you. There's no rule that your wedding gown has to be an actual "wedding gown". That said, wear what you want to wear on your wedding day and to hell with anyone else's opinion.

Important Note: Don't worry about size and style when looking for second hand wedding dresses to wear. Why not? Because a good seamstress can tailor any dress to match your style and size quite easily!

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Antique Dolls in Dutch Costume Dress?

I have 3 really old dolls, 1 girl and 2 boys which appear to be from Holland as their clothes appear to be Dutch and they are all wearing wooden cloggs. Each doll has a pot type face, stuffed bodies with clothes attached. Does anyone know of somewhere i could get these dolls valued. They are a little grubby, otherwise almost perfect condition. Thank you in advance to any replies

The website below has great advice on antique appraisals and they have a section on dolls, too. Good luck!! : P

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