wedding dress advice - quick!

[SenoraPostrophe]

I'm following a couple of ebay auctions for my wedding dress. One of them is this dress

The other one doesn't have a clear picture and I'm still waiting for her to confirm the size. But it's a bit more unusual, if less immediately stunning (IYSWIM).

The first one is £500 (unless anyone else bids in the next hour - hence I haven't linked to the actual auction! ), the second £200. Barring any red-wine accidents I suspect the first one would be easier to sell on afterwards.

I don't know whether to just pay the £500 or to wait on this other one and maybe look around some more. What do you think?

Senora - try a spanish designer house called Pronovias (website pronovias.com I think) - its where I got my dress - very different and not really that expensive. XXX

(I do like the one you have the link too though)

Twinkie - I went to the pronovias shop in Granada. The dresses I liked were upwards of 1000 euros - the nicest one was 1400 (and was fairly similar to the one I've linked to). £500 is pushing it!

Sorry Honey - I have no idea how much that is (Euros I mean!! Doh!!) - mine was £750 and that was 5 years ago and was not one of their super duper ones but everyone said how differentit was!!

Have you tried other second hand bridal websites??

SP

Can you describe the other one for us?

I do like the one you've linked to but £300 difference in price is a lot. Can you link to the other one - don't think many people here will be rushing to bid against you!!

1400 euros is about £1000.

Yes, had a look. But now my head is spinning. I did find another eally nice one, but I suspect it would be rather unflattering to my large bottom so I am loathe to buy it over the internet.

there's 2 others I like.

this one is the one I think might be unflattering, plus it would need altering to my size.

this one is a bit hard to see and I don't know the size (but I guess it could be altered)

To be honest for £500 or not much more you could go out and buy a brand new dress, I know mine (traditional ivory, beaded, train etc was £550.

It is a lovely dress though, I'm guesing it is designer and would therefore cost a lot more new.

I've just looked at what I think is the actual auction and there is a reserve on it so you may not get it for £500 even if you are the highest bidder.

Mmmmm - have to say I prefer the first one you posted.

Don't think the celtic one would make yours bum look big - looks like it would make your waiste look tiny

Have you looked at the monsoon website - there was a girl in the changing room the other day trying one on and she looked stunning!

SP. I love your taste in dresses!!

What's the £200 one like?

BR

Julie - I know, but I haven't liked any of the ones I've seen for that much. I think I'm developing expensive tastes!

try - yourdreamdressforless.co.uk

br - I posted the others below.

Have just tried this dream Dress thing Senora and its quite good and most of them look less than £500!!

You put in all the things that you want as well as the size and it shows you pictures of all of the styles it has like that!!

Senora, if you really want the dress on ebay stay with it, and with about three mins to go put on a higher bid and then about a minute or so after that put on the highest bid you are prepared to go to so your final bid appears about 45 secs before the auction ends. I have been pipped at the post on ebay by £1 before in the dying seconds so have been perfecting my bidding technique! Don't wait until someone else bids higher as by then it is probably too late.

I've decided I need more time! Hopefully if no-one buys it, she'll re-list it, but if not I'll find something.

Aloha - I missed another cheaper but similar dress the other day with that strategy (I forgot to go back and put in a last minute bid). I'll write it on my forehead next time