Posted by Allison O'Grady on April 13, 2010 12:12 p.m.
With the “budget bride” becoming the new big thing, lots of new wedding resources are sprouting up to handle the need of this new kind of bride. But there is one thing taking popularity faster than the rest – recycled wedding dresses. Bring it on! The days of spending money to preserve and box your gown so you can add it to the stuff already in your closet are over.
There are a lot of good reasons to sell your wedding gown and there are equally as many good reasons to purchase a recycled wedding gown. Now, let’s say you were married last year – your dress has sat in your closet this entire time, and your anniversary is coming up. Sell your dress on smartbride.net for absolutely no cost. Then, take that money and give yourselves a nice little anniversary vacation.
On the flip-side, say you are a bride-to-be and your wedding is just around the corner. Not only are you making wedding plans, you are starting to make honeymoon plans with much excitement. By this time, brides tend to realize that budget limits are being pushed and there is just no room to go over-budget. If you are like me, you have your favorite bridal designer (mine being Vera Wang), and you can’t think of walking down the aisle in anything else. Buying a recycled wedding gown is the right answer because you will save so much (in my case, thousands!) and still get the dress you want in great condition. Then, you won’t have to compromise your honeymoon plans for your Vera Wang!
The absolute best part of smartbride.net is the search feature. I can’t tell you how excited I was about this feature of the site! Not only can you search by bodice, sleeve, and length, you can also search by location, budget, and designer! Each section of the 12-step search offers pictures, so just select the picture that fits your style instead of worrying about the technical names of dress parts. Figure out what you want and drastically simplify your search results to only styles you want and nothing more. Keep that wedding budget in tact while strutting your stuff down the aisle in Oscar de la Renta. Incredible!
Smartbride.net also has a blog which constantly features new internet sales (shoes, bridesmaid dresses, and so much more great stuff), DIY ideas, money saving tips, and a lot of the top-picked dresses currently selling on smartbride.net.
So go ahead, be a Smart Bride!