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Old 15th January 2009, 02:39 AM   #8
Ageing Grace
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Re: Renewing our wedding vows

For what it's worth - I made my wedding dress. I refused to pay hundreds for a one-day frock! It cost me £80 in utterly swanky material, and people still ask me now for my dressmaker
I sold it for a fiver on ebay.

It is just a dress for one day, Dawn.

Far more important to feel good in yourself.

If I had, say £100 budget, I'd spend £20 on a 'recycle' dress and £80 on a fabulous facial.

It's not the dress that counts, it's who's inside it!!
xx

Added: In case you were wondering, the cost of my dress would have to come out of our holiday budget, as we were paying for our wedding ourselves. So I wanted to be lovely, but not spend much.
What I did spend:-
3.5m Silk satin + 1.5m lace (bought online from Indonesia) - £80
Facial: £40
Body massage: £60
Flowers: £30 (my sisters-in-law did my hair & made the bouquet)
Total: £210.
It was a beautiful wedding. Really, you don't have to spend a fortune! All that matters is you two ... and feeling good about it

Last edited by Ageing Grace; 15th January 2009 at 03:04 AM. Reason: addition
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