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Wedding dress on a budget - opinions on JJs House

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NoMoreLimbo · 09/07/2024 10:48

Hello all.
DP and I are getting married next year and we are doing it on a bit of budget.
I do not want —cannot afford— to spend a lot on the dress but would like something I love wearing. Wherever I look online JJs House keeps popping up. I have seen some very pretty ones on there.
Can I please ask for experiences and opinions of their wedding dresses???

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Mia85 · 09/07/2024 11:00

I haven't bought a wedding dress from there but I did get DD's prom dress and then a formal dress for me. They were very well made. I took the prom dress to a dressmaker for slight adjustments and they said it was very good quality. That doesn't help with the wedding dress but I would buy again.

Micro110 · 10/07/2024 10:31

I heard the quality is generally poor, so I won't consider JJs house.

Seeline · 10/07/2024 10:37

We've had two prom dresses from JJs House and have been very pleased with the quality. The sizing was exactly as specified, so much so that if using again, I would probably go for the custom made option (which can't be returned).
we too had to have the length adjusted on one of them by a professional seamstress who was very impressed by the quality.

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NoMoreLimbo · 10/07/2024 20:11

Thanks all.
I have just seen that they have a pop up store in London going for a couple of months. So I will try make my way there. Luckily three of the dresses I am interested in will be in store so I can actually gauge the quality in person. Thankfully there will be enough time to come up with a plan B if I am not happy with the quality.

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elastamum · 10/07/2024 20:15

You can get try on dresses from JJ house for £10 each. I did this and they were well made. I ended up buying my wedding dress from a preloved FB group, but it's more of a MOB dress. I got a beautiful designer dress that was perfect and had been worn once. Cost less than half what it would be new.

HollyGolightly4 · 10/07/2024 20:16

Found the quality poor.

Monsoon have gorgeous budget wedding dresses.

TemuSpecialBuy · 10/07/2024 20:17

Personally....
I'd:
go to wed2b (as in go instore)
Try on a few dresses and find the dress(es) you like
Stalk vinted and ebay and buy it 2nd hand

It'll be £100-250 maybe cheaper if you haggle a deal.on vinted

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