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I have been looking at dresses online and picking out what styles I like and don't. I don't really know how much they cost - I could guess that Maggies run 1000 or more but the other designers I don't know. Did you try on dresses, regardless of their cost, or did the price tag dictate what you tried on. My fear is I will find "the one" and then not be able to afford it.
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Most dresses are about $1000 (where I looked anyways) so if you budget for that, you should be okay. I found that the Maggie's I tried on (and ended up buying) were the most expensive. Alfred Angelo and those types I found to be less pricey. There are usually sales going on so that helps. If you book an appointment, the bridal consultant will be able to work within your budget. Bridal and Beyond in the Toronto area was fantastic, and had some great deals. Their alterations are reasonable as well, they have a cap (around $200) for alterations so that helps out! Plus you pay only 1/2 at first and the rest when it arrives.
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I definitely went in with a budget in mind but when I found the one, I didn't care how much it cost. By the way....it was well below budget!! So happy!
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I wasn't sure of the prices either of dresses that I was looking at online so I was really nervous about going shopping for the first time. My advice to you is if you are on a budget look at price first, you really don't want to try anything on you can't afford because of the whole loving it thing. My alfred Angelo was 699 without the train if I want(ed) the train it will 899 us. From what I saw in the bridal shop that designer's prices were from about 399us to 899 us but I'm sure there was higher end dress from him.The bridal people are very helpful, just tell the person what price range you are thinking about and you'll be shown only those dresses.
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| I didn't look at price till after i liked the dress or not most of the time. BUT I also live in the Maritimes and most of the dresses were around $1200 and under.. I didn't want to go over $1000. I'm sure in much larger centers you'll get much higher priced dresses so you might want to keep an eye on that. There is no where around here to buy Pronovias for example which i loved from pics in magazines... but prob a good thing LOL. If you talk with the shop and tell them your price point most of them will show you dresses in that range (from my own personal experience anyways)
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My mom was paying for my dress....so she allotted x-amount(same amount she spent on my sisters dress) and she said if i spent less...she would give me the difference to spend in cash...since we wanted to save as much as we could...i definitely looked at the price at first..and was looking at dresses around the 1000 mark....but....then i took my mom shopping with me..hahahaha...she was a "this is your one shot..do what you want...you know how much you can spend...and if its a little more...who cares..." so i ended up NOT looking at price and DID find my dream dress...but i did look at the price tag secretly before i put anything in the change room to make it wasnt a crazy price...even thought she was paying...i didnt want to take advantage....anways...i did find the one and it cost less than my allotted amount so...i did get to save AND find my dream dress all at the same time! 
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| My suggestion and it worked for me was to figure out what your price range is and look at dresses online in those price ranges. I found THE DRESS under my price range. I also suggest looking at the stores on the american side if you can. The dress chose was $895plus tax here and on the american side I got it for $603 taxes in. Shop around try on your dresses and then compare online and find where you can get it cheaper. You can almost always find it cheaper then the original place that you saw it. Just an idea that worked for me.
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