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Dee1226
Wedding Newbie
Member since 11/03 6 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/13/2005
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Good place to buy a wedding dress
Hello I am newbie. Anyone know of an affordable place to buy a wedding dress??
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Posted 11/21/03 10:06 AM 
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jannshari
Insert Witty Title Here
Member since 8/03 2781 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/15/2004 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Garden City Hotel
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
The most affordable place will be David's Bridal. If you are not fond of the idea, you should shop around at the salons and maybe see if you can get the gown you like cheaper on bridesave.net or netbride.com.
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Posted 11/21/03 10:26 AM
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Sassyz75
My Chihuahua!!!!!
Member since 11/02 4848 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/31/2003 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Carlyle on The Green
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I found Adrienne's in Islip to have rather affordable dresses.
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Posted 11/21/03 10:26 AM
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nylisa
Many More Years To Come
Member since 7/02 11375 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/18/2004 2:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Manor East
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I love Valentina's. They are in Brooklyn but they give great discounts and they are wonderful people to deal with.
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Posted 11/21/03 10:45 AM
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July2004Bride
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 8/03 2861 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/1/2012 2:00 PM
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I second Valentina's! 
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Posted 11/21/03 12:06 PM
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Nora101004
I love my dress & my BMs dress
Member since 8/03 2854 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/10/2004 2:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Sunset Harbour
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
Posted by jannshari
The most affordable place will be David's Bridal.
Davids is very affordable, but there have been A LOT, I MEAN A LOT of people who have had bad, very bad experiences there, including my sister. If you LOVE a dress from Davids, I would have it altered somewhere else. Davids doesn't store the dress for you so you have to take it home when it comes in.
I got my dress at Centereach Bridal Suite. I had great service when ordering my dress and my BM dresses. They didn't come in yet so I can't give feedback about the alterations department.
I would do a lot of research about where you get your dress before you buy it.
Message edited 11/21/2003 1:22:15 PM.
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Posted 11/21/03 1:21 PM
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Kelly9904
Mom, forever in my Heart!
Member since 8/03 2545 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/26/2004 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Meadow Club - Port JeffersonA +++++
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I got my dress at Lillettes in Baldwin, its a bit of a hike but they are so amazingly nice and helpful! Paradise Bridal in Patchogue is good. ALot of gals on here went to Lidias in Copaigue and have good things to say!
My SIL got a BM dress from Cathy's on Sunrise Hwy in Lindy and she said she had no problems there I dont know how their selection is though!
Personally, I had a bad experience at Adriennes in Islip!
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Posted 11/21/03 1:43 PM
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Robeymuse
happily married :-)
Member since 1/03 3000 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/16/2004 4:00 PM
Wed. Location:
North Ritz Club
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I love Lillette's! The most expensive dresses they have go up to $2500, and they have a selection of dresses under $1000.
They are just great to work with!
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Posted 11/21/03 2:07 PM
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Irishbride
"I'm Addicted"
Member since 2/03 2170 total posts
Wedding Date:
6/11/2004 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
The Beach Club Estate on Lake Ronkonkoma
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
Angel Bridals in Islip. They are soooo nice there.
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Posted 11/21/03 2:11 PM
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jvs77
Happily Married
Member since 6/03 2838 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/23/2004 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Riviera Waterfront Caterers
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
Hi and welcome!
I got my dress at a sample sale at Kleinfeld for 1/2 price! Sample sales are a great way to save money on your dress. Also, if you order a dress at a trunk show, you will save around 10%-15%.
Happy shopping!
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Posted 11/21/03 2:43 PM
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monters
MARRIED AT LAST!
Member since 9/03 1278 total posts
Wedding Date:
9/12/2004 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
West Sayville Country Club
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I had a good experience with Paradise Bridal in patchogue so far...and they seem to have a large selection too
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Posted 11/21/03 3:47 PM
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Xelindrya
Goodbye Sparky-love you
Member since 7/03 7862 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/23/2004 11:30 AM
Wed. Location:
Stewart Manor Ctry Club
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I went to Macy's in Manhasset because they had dress I wanted... but i shopped at four other stores to FIND the dress I wanted first.
Macy's price competes so I was able to haggle the price down by proving I could get it at a better price.
I really had a GREAT exprience there.. But I can't say the prices are cheap but they aren't overly expensive.
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Posted 11/21/03 4:08 PM
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molly25
Board Fanatic
Member since 7/03 748 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/31/2004 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Sirico's (Brooklyn)
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I GOT MY DRESS AT RK BRIDAL IN MANHATTAN. THEY WERE VERY NICE AND HAD A GRETA SELECTION. VERY AFFORDABLE TOO.
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Posted 11/23/03 1:59 PM
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Jen_n_Dale
My niece, my love
Member since 8/02 4801 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/2/2004 6:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Villa Lombardi's
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
Lidia's in Copaigue. I got my dress for $600. She has all price ranges and is great to work with.
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Posted 11/23/03 5:00 PM
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RedHead
6 people and counting :*
Member since 10/03 18761 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/2/2004 12:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Fox Hollow :)
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
Commack Wedding Center. I went there for bridal and it was nice. But i hated the brides maids dresses area.
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Posted 11/23/03 6:16 PM
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gertyrae
aahhh...the dog days of summer
Member since 4/03 2057 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/24/2004 3:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Vineyard Caterers
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I got both my dress and the BM's dresses at Flowerama in Franklin Square, so far they have been awesome...but we aren't finished yet!!
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Posted 11/23/03 6:44 PM
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oakslady
Ajax my poofy baby :)
Member since 11/03 2433 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/30/2004 1:00 AM
Wed. Location:
Miller Place Inn
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
i am agreeing with centerreach bridal suite - they are really nice there and helped me find a really nice dress in my budget
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Posted 11/23/03 7:28 PM
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jannshari
Insert Witty Title Here
Member since 8/03 2781 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/15/2004 12:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Garden City Hotel
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
Posted by Nora101004
Posted by jannshari
The most affordable place will be David's Bridal.
Davids is very affordable, but there have been A LOT, I MEAN A LOT of people who have had bad, very bad experiences there, including my sister. If you LOVE a dress from Davids, I would have it altered somewhere else. Davids doesn't store the dress for you so you have to take it home when it comes in.
I got my dress at Centereach Bridal Suite. I had great service when ordering my dress and my BM dresses. They didn't come in yet so I can't give feedback about the alterations department.
I would do a lot of research about where you get your dress before you buy it.
This is true, if you're talking specifically about the Carle Place store. I had a great experience at the David's where I found my dress in San Antonio, and I ordered my dress from David's in NJ (spent a total of 5 minutes there, so I can't tell you about the service yet, but I did benefit by not paying any sales tax, so already it's been a plus). I would suggest avoiding the Carle Place store since I've heard only bad things about it, but I wouldn't write off the entire chain because of it. They do happen to make some beautiful and inexpensive dresses.
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Posted 11/23/03 7:35 PM
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HearzBellz
Always a bridesmaid 3x over
Member since 4/03 10389 total posts
Wedding Date:
1/9/2004 1:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Harbor Club
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
If you are OK with ordering over the internet, go to www.bridecouture.com They have amazing prices on real designer dresses AND the dresses are in gorgeous condition.
The only downside is that they only have mostly size 10, a few 8 and a few 12. It is worth looking though.
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Posted 11/24/03 9:38 AM
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kimmylyn
Board Fanatic
Member since 11/03 397 total posts
Wedding Date:
3/27/2004 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Sunset Harbour
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I just bought my dress at Cathy Bridal in Lindenhurst. The girl Jackie that was there was sooo amazing and helpful. I hated everything on the rack when I walked in and she walked around with me, asked me a ton of questions on my taste and then grab some dresses and off we went. The first dress I tried on the one I bought after trying on a billion other dresses. Their prices were great.. they even had some sample close out dresses for a STEAL... Alterations were $50.00 for everything.
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Posted 11/24/03 8:58 PM
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soon2bmrs2004
We are building a house!
Member since 4/03 3388 total posts
Wedding Date:
11/5/2004 6:30 PM
Wed. Location:
Windows on The Lake
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Re: Good place to buy a wedding dress
I also aggree with centreach bridal suite! the service was great! Haven't gotten my dresses in yet so I can't comment on much else other then how they have treated me thus far.
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Posted 11/24/03 10:19 PM
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