Wedding dress help

[hopetobeabride]

Hi!

Help a woman out pleeeease!

I'm due to get married in a few months Covid dependant and I really need a dress. I have a £500 budget, it's going to be quite a relaxed and intimate affair but I'd still like to look like a bride.

Can the stylish people in my phone give me some ideas, places to shop. I'm quite tall and lean, doesn't have to be a bridal dress but something light in colour with a sense of occasion!

Thank you

[sneeuw]

Phase 8 bridal? Can get them delivered to try on which would also be helpful now.

I reckon there should be some good deals around too - if not now, then soon!

[sneeuw]

In fact there's 25% off at P8 now!

[Thinkle]

If you filter John Lewis dresses by white and maxi it has loads of wedding dresses including phase eight and whistles but also.. Ghost... these in particular look stunning and I imagine if you are tall and lean you will look like a super model in one

[acatcalledjohn]

Dorothy Perkins also have a wedding dress collection. Not as nice as Phase Eight IMHO but still, budget friendly and perfectly nice dresses for something off the rack.

[acatcalledjohn]

Just looked at Monsoon and they have done nice ones too!

[PerditaProvokesEnmity]

Needle and Thread has some lovely things. Their non-bridal dresses are noticeably cheaper and just as pretty as the wedding dresses.

[hopetobeabride]

Thank you all! I'll have a good look this evening

[Swiftier]

Have you looked at Whistles?

www.whistles.com/product/rose-wedding-dress-29536.html

www.whistles.com/product/maria-halter-wedding-dress-31408.html

www.whistles.com/product/ariane-lace-wedding-co-ord-29467.html

www.whistles.com/product/juliet-wedding-dress-24739.html

www.whistles.com/product/melba-bardot-wedding-dress-31409.html

www.whistles.com/product/guinevere-wedding-dress-24741.html

I also love Sezane:

m.sezane.com/en/product/collection-printemps-all/agnes-dress?cou_Id=681

m.sezane.com/en/product/collection-printemps-all/megan-dress?cou_Id=2324

m.sezane.com/en/product/collection-printemps-all/19000annalisa-dress?cou_Id=2324

[PaulinePetrovaPosey]

Needle and Thread! I had one of their non-wedding dresses for a wedding dress, and they're great if you're tall and skinny.

This is gorgeous

www.needleandthread.com/collections/exclusives/products/whitethorn-bodice-maxi-dress-pearl-rose-champagne

Or I'd love to be brave enough for this www.needleandthread.com/collections/exclusives/products/chakra-sequin-short-sleeve-gown-champagne

[acatcalledjohn]

@Swiftier thank you for the Sezane link. That is going in my favourites. They look fab!

[Ikeameatballs]

Have you looked at Wed2be? A lot of their dresses are around £500.

[nanbread]

Monsoon is a bit hit and miss, worth a look through.

Jenny Packham at Debenhams has a few styles, if you like sequins - like this www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_008020660497_-1

BHLDN (Beholden) is a USA brand but has some gorgeous affordable dresses. Not sure about cost of shipping etc.

www.bhldn.com/categories/shop-the-bride-wedding-dresses?utf8=%E2%9C%93&sort=price_asc&authenticity_token=mAtpJKbQHehoD5j%2B%2BjWVNh5S9CD%2Fb5KYFetjMHxA0BcWodVxN7I9yTuIbhCmKmc4wsgOyggwtVdREbwhH8Nmaw%3D%3D

[Isolatedbunny]

Check out the website "Still White". It's a used wedding dress site. Also try "Preowned Wedding Dresses".

[nanbread]

Also check out H&M who have a few, French Connection, and if you like something edgier, Self Portrait. www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/self-portrait-embellished-lace-and-crepe-maxi-dress_234-3003847-RS20118/?previewAttribute=IVORY&previewSize=8&cm_mmc=PLA--Google--WOMENS-_-SELF-PORTRAIT&POR=Y&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=na_na_pla-b_na_na_na_DOM_PLA-WOMENSWEAR-CLOTHING-SHOPTAIL-CSSTEST-W2&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjwkPX0BRBKEiwA7THxiNTDajZtmdB38GqDllyei2uxlLNAR6zGVBjoySyRJm1RNyO4sZJGZhoCvj0QAvD_BwE

[Vicki81]

@hopetobeabride EBay has some amazing bargains! You just need to check the height of the previous bride. Wed2be is also very cheap.

[dreadpiratered]

@nanbread oh how I adore bhldn! I need to get married again !

[hopetobeabride]

Oh these suggestions really are amazing. I'm going to wrangle a small child into bed and lose myself online shopping!

[hopetobeabride]

Oh these suggestions really are amazing. I'm going to wrangle a small child into bed and lose myself online shopping!

[hopetobeabride]

@ikeameatballs is wed2be a reputable site? I'd seen a couple on there that looked too good to be true

[Ikeameatballs]

Yes, they also have shops.

[4amWitchingHour]

I looked at a lot of the second hand bridal sites, loads of great ones on StillWhite, but ended up at wed2be - I also had a £500 budget (ended up spending £550, so pretty close!)

[hopetobeabride]

Thank you all so much for your replies! I've found a dress, it's from Monsoon, I've found lots of dresses that I'd love to wear in the future and a couple of brands I'd never heard of.