Can anyone help me find a wedding dress?

[opalescent]

I am a petite (5ft) size 8-10. I love dresses with lace, and definitely want to have my shoulders covered and a high neckline.

My dream dress is the Jenny packham mimosa (pictures) but it's £1800 second hand 😩.

My budget is more like £500.

I have trawled the internet for weeks, but am really struggling.
I have been to two bridal shops, but felt awful in everything I tried as all the samples drowned me!

Can anyone help me find something lovely? I'm totally happy to buy second hand, and totally happy to go high street!

Thanks in advance.

Pictures!

Could you have it made by a local seamstress or a handy family member? It's not easy to find anything in the £500 price range because the cost of fabric for bridal gowns can often cost more than that. I'm not trying to make you feel bad by the way, it's a sad reality for those on a tight budget :( Can you up the budget and cut back elsewhere?

I've pm'd you opalescent

I bought the Ronald Joyce Hayden for £150, supposed to be £1800 but found a sample sale - it was 2 sizes too big and paid another £150 to a seamstress to alter it!

Might be worth looking here?
www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/bridal/wedding-dresses/bnwt-miamia-size-10-ivory-silk-organza-a-line-wedding-dress-with-cathedral-train-hd_101553005

Have you tried oxfam, they sell them in larger branches. Alternatively there's factory outlets (we went to one near burton) and pay a seamstress to alter the length

Or here for instance?
bridalreloved.co.uk/dresses/ella-rose-wedding-dress-fit-to-flare-y43e/

Have you tried preloved and still white? I got my Jenny Packham Vivienne from preloved for £500. It was a sample and the shop was closing down.

Have you had a look at wed2b.co.uk?
They have some beautiful lace dresses on there, it's definitely where I'll be going. They have lots of stores throughout the UK, most dresses are £599.

Should have named a few of the dresses rather than you trawling the site, "Camilla" "Sophia" "Leah" are just a few I can remember off the top of my head

Have you looked at Phase Eight? Quite a few in that sort of style when I was in store recently...

Just had a look online and this one is not 100 miles away from yours. Lots in that 1920’s Pakham style

www.phase-eight.com/fcp/product/phase-eight/wedding-dresses/louise-beaded-wedding-dress/205021552

That Phase Eight dress is gorgeous!

Which part of the country are you in?

www.facebook.com/rebeccalombardearl/

This is north of England - well worth a look and she will make bespoke alterations, and prices for new start at c.£300.

Hi where in the country are you?

Also not sure if you have looked at ChiChi clothing
https://www.chichiclothing.com/search.php?search_query=Bridal&x=0&y=0

Phase eight, Next, ASOS

This link is better
https://www.chichiclothing.com/wedding-dresses/

£499 and 25% til Sunday
uk.monsoon.co.uk/view/product/uk_catalog/mon_40,mon_40.1/6401274620

Try Wed2b great dresses and shops in most cities. Very well organised helpful staff. Lots of choice from £99 to £600

Web2b a must for wedding dresses

Wow! Such fab responses, thank you so much everyone! I live in Cheltenham, for those who asked, will start clicking links and having a look now.

Really appreciate all your help

Try Facebook marketplace and eBay I got my beautiful dress there for £200 it was close to £2000 full price.

If you do want to visit somewhere try here
Ashley is so lovely and I know of her through my husband
We went to their wedding and she launched her business not long after I think
She's petite and looked stunning

http://www.whiterosebridalroom.co.uk/contact/
Think it's probably only a hour from you

Do any of these float your boat OP?

Dress 1 - www.wed2b.co.uk/thalia

Dress 2 - www.wed2b.co.uk/mackenzie

Dress 3 - www.wed2b.co.uk/kate

Dress 4 - www.wed2b.co.uk/adalia

Dress 5 - www.wed2b.co.uk/sicily

Dress 6 - www.wed2b.co.uk/millicent