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wedding dresses

  • 12-05-2010 7:50pm
    #1
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭


    hello all, i'm new to boards.ie, i'm hoping i can get some help from all you girls out there. I am hoping to start my own business and need to do some market research.

    I would like to get an idea of how much money women are spending on wedding dresses.

    I hope you can all enlighten me!!

    thanks:)


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  • #2
    princess-lala
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30,731 ✭✭✭✭princess-lala


    My sister-in-law spent €1400 on hers last August, shoes and veil were all separate and quite expensive too.

    She paid the same person who owned the dress shop €150 for alterations for her dress.


  • #3
    OldGoat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,637 ✭✭✭✭OldGoat


    I like the story of the bride who bought her dress on ebay for €600, then re-sold it on ebay later for €800. The €200 profit paid for the alterations. Now THATS smart.

    Mrs.Goat bought a linen skirt & jacket from a Laura Ashley sale rail for about £40.00.

    I'm older than Minecraft goats.



  • #4
    ncmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,852 ✭✭✭ncmc


    Well when I got married 7 years ago, I paid the princely sum of €715. My sis is getting married later this year and she has spent €950 on hers.

    I think the mantra of 'pay what you can afford' really applies here. I've never understood people paying thousands that they can't afford for a dress they wear once.

    I also think the trend is to spend less on the dress these days. My sisters budget was €1000 and she was spoiled for choice in that price bracket.


  • #5
    SueWho
    Closed Accounts Posts: 190 ✭✭SueWho


    ainemarie21 wrote: »
    hello all, i'm new to boards.ie, i'm hoping i can get some help from all you girls out there. I am hoping to start my own business and need to do some market research.

    www.weddingsonline.ie gets lots of brides (past and future) You should check it out- there's a forum called Old Faithful and you could post a proper poll/ survery asking people what they've paid or will pay for their wedding dress.


  • #6
    MJOR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,796 ✭✭✭MJOR


    €800 for dress last year and €300 for alterations. Shoes €39 from next, €200 on veil


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  • #7
    emma82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 125 ✭✭emma82


    €1500- not incl shoes, or veil or alterations or any accessories. This is really expensive I know & I am normally a cautious shopper but I'd rather spend €1500 in shop than chance it for €800 on ebay- there are some horror stories out there. My mate got a complete dud & had to spend the cost price of the dress again on alterations & changes as the quality was so poor. They are not all like this & please don't me get wrong- I love Ebay & regularly shop there but not for a wedding dress.

    I shopped around & got it for €450 cheaper than where I tried it on. Its still a huge amount of money though... It is my wedding dress though & I'm never going to wear anything as beautiful or expensive (& made to measure to 'me') in my life again so?? Getting married in March so have just bought it.


  • #8
    miss5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,319 ✭✭✭miss5


    My cousin spent 2,000 excluding veil and shoes, She bought it in
    a bridal shop, It was beautiful though.


  • #9
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    emma82 wrote: »
    €1500- not incl shoes, or veil or alterations or any accessories. This is really expensive I know & I am normally a cautious shopper but I'd rather spend €1500 in shop than chance it for €800 on ebay- there are some horror stories out there. My mate got a complete dud & had to spend the cost price of the dress again on alterations & changes as the quality was so poor. They are not all like this & please d
    on't me get wrong- I love Ebay & regularly shop there but not for a wedding dress.

    I shopped around & got it for €450 cheaper than where I tried it on. Its still a huge amount of money though... It is my wedding dress though & I'm never going to wear anything as beautiful or expensive (& made to measure to 'me') in my life again so?? Getting married in March so have just bought it.


    Best of luck on your big day...thanks so much for the info. I'm sure you'll look beautiful.


  • #10
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    princess-lala wrote: »
    My sister-in-law spent €1400 on hers last August, shoes and veil were all separate and quite expensive too.

    She paid the same person who owned the dress shop €150 for alterations for her dress.



    thanks a million for the information, if you hear of any other prcies be sure to let me know!!!!


  • #11
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    miss5 wrote: »
    My cousin spent 2,000 excluding veil and shoes, She bought it in
    a bridal shop, It was beautiful though.



    Am sure its stunning. Thanks for info:D


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  • #12
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    MJOR wrote: »
    €800 for dress last year and €300 for alterations. Shoes €39 from next, €200 on veil


    cheers for the info....it does seem that alterations are very expensive!! :)


  • #13
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    SueWho wrote: »
    www.weddingsonline.ie gets lots of brides (past and future) You should check it out- there's a forum called Old Faithful and you could post a proper poll/ survery asking people what they've paid or will pay for their wedding dress.



    Thanks Sue...i did join weddingsonline....however I didnt see the fourm Old Faithful.....again many thanks I hope I can get lots of replies!!!


  • #14
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    ncmc wrote: »
    Well when I got married 7 years ago, I paid the princely sum of €715. My sis is getting married later this year and she has spent €950 on hers.

    I think the mantra of 'pay what you can afford' really applies here. I've never understood people paying thousands that they can't afford for a dress they wear once.

    I also think the trend is to spend less on the dress these days. My sisters budget was €1000 and she was spoiled for choice in that price bracket.


    HI I agree with that mantra, and thanks for the info re the 1000 euro bracket.


  • #15
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    princess-lala wrote: »
    My sister-in-law spent €1400 on hers last August, shoes and veil were all separate and quite expensive too.

    She paid the same person who owned the dress shop €150 for alterations for her dress.


    I'm loving your user name!! thanks for the reply if you know of any other prices be sure to let me know.


  • #16
    rantyface
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭rantyface


    Most women spend under a thousand on the dress according to the guy off dragon's den.


  • #17
    tfak85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭tfak85


    i'm looking for a vintage or vintage style dress and would not like to spend more than €1000 euro for everything...
    not exclusively looking online either, will buy anywhere that i find "the one".


  • #18
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    rantyface wrote: »
    Most women spend under a thousand on the dress according to the guy off dragon's den.


    thanks for that I dont suppose you remember where they said they got that spend figure from??

    who said it one of the dragons or some from the public!!! cheers


  • #19
    rantyface
    Registered Users Posts: 496 ✭✭rantyface


    ainemarie21 wrote: »
    thanks for that I dont suppose you remember where they said they got that spend figure from??

    who said it one of the dragons or some from the public!!! cheers

    Hi, the bald blue-eyed dragon who owns black tie said it. He wouldn't get involved in an expensive wedding carpet business, saying that people don't spend nearly as much on weddings as the media would have you believe. He said most women spend in the hundreds on a dress, and rarely in the thousands.


  • #20
    ainemarie21
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭ainemarie21


    HI everyone. I am doing research for a project, I'm trying to ascertain how much brides are spending or have spent on their wedding dresses.This is my second posting, I had great response first time round. Thanks ladies, :)


  • #21
    dudara
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,518 ✭✭✭✭dudara


    Threads merged.

    ainemarie21, there is no need to create a new thread. Please continue to post in the old thread.

    dudara


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  • #22
    princess-lala
    Closed Accounts Posts: 30,731 ✭✭✭✭princess-lala


    ainemarie21 wrote: »
    I'm loving your user name!! thanks for the reply if you know of any other prices be sure to let me know.

    :o

    I will tell you to be very careful buying bridesmaids dresses from a bridal shop - the sizes are so funny :eek:


  • #23
    mardi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭mardi


    Hi Aine Marie, just over 3 years ago I spent €1350 on my wedding dress, can't remember how much alterations were, think under €100, veil was €280, tiara around €150, shoes were only €30 - €40 in Next. :)


  • #24
    cocker5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,274 ✭✭✭cocker5


    ainemarie21 wrote: »
    hello all, i'm new to boards.ie, i'm hoping i can get some help from all you girls out there. I am hoping to start my own business and need to do some market research.

    I would like to get an idea of how much money women are spending on wedding dresses.

    I hope you can all enlighten me!!

    thanks:)

    I think it depends really mine csot €2,500 in Dec 2008, (Bronte bridal, "Grace" Dress) €150 for alterations, my shoes were €160
    (Benjemin Adams).... Best of Luck :D


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