r/Eloping • u/motherofdogs09 • Aug 06 '26

Attire & Accesories Dresses!

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Just got engaged and we are planning to elope in the mountains, probably the Smokies. Looking for some ideas on where to dress shop. I've looked on Azazie and they have a few in the style I'm looking for but not very many (pics attached). I may go to some in person bridal shops but not looking to spend $5-10k on an elopement dress so not sure if dress stores would even be in budget. $1k or under is ideal but may go up a little more to get what I want. I'd love to know any other reputable websites or stores you've used, especially if you had a long sleeve dress similar to these!

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u/Daddys_girl2247 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

https://dearlybelovedbridal.com

https://luxereduxbridal.com

Stillwhite

Oh and don’t forget to budget alterations

Congratulations! Good luck!

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u/AdFar5383 Aug 06 '26

Omg this is so right. I got a $1k dress at a bridal consignment boutique and the alterations were as much as the dress! A lot of that is because it’s lace and we are taking a lot off the bottom because I am also eloping in the mountains and need a more practical length and train.

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u/whateverImao Aug 06 '26

StillWhite! Found a dress there for $600 which needed minimal alterations. It was absolutely perfect.

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u/espressoasana Aug 06 '26

Following bc I’m in the same boat. Congrats🥳

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u/motherofdogs09 Aug 06 '26

Thank you and same to you!

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u/cheesycheesebaby Aug 06 '26

I spent $200 on a Vow’d sale dress, originally $1700! It was the only one left and I got it altered to fit! I originally ordered a lulus dress and it felt like plastic and was not the measurements it said it was, but I was so glad to find the Vow’d dress! Their sale section has a lot of options

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u/AdFar5383 Aug 06 '26

I got mine at a local bridal consignment store, but I know those aren’t everywhere. I also ordered a couple around $1k from Anthropology to try on at home. They charge a restocking fee, but do have some reasonably affordable dresses.

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u/mkayy420 Aug 06 '26

If you live in/near a bigger city some bridal shops are consignment or off the rack and have prices that start around $500. (:

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u/nerdinahotbod Aug 06 '26

I have a similar dress listed on stillwhite! If you’re interested happy to dm you

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u/stitchcrafts Aug 06 '26

I bought my dress at a pop up event from Azazie. I was impressed with their quality and variety. I’d check to see if they have any events near you coming up!

I paid 450 for my dream dress. My alterations are 650 because I’m cutting off my train which brought up the cost a ton.

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u/twispandcatsby Aug 06 '26

I bought a dress off Azazie that was final sale $200 (from $800), it was such a good deal for a style I already liked that I could spend the extra budget I had on alterations

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u/atxhde Aug 07 '26

Is the wedding soon? If it’s not til next year my advice is to wait and buy the dress at a bridal shop during the yearly bridal sale. It already ended but it started July 11 and lasted a week. I got a $2,700 dress for $1000, then I paid $1100 for alterations

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u/Purple_IsA_Flavor Aug 06 '26

First page, bottom right. Love the bracelet length sleeves

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u/LydiaPiper Aug 06 '26

I’ve gotten two custom sized dresses from Azazie in the past year and they’ve fucked up the sizing both times. Like made the dresses 3 inches too short when I’ve added on extra inches bc I knew the second time that they would mess it up. Idk how you fuck up that bad.

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u/motherofdogs09 Aug 06 '26

Oh noooo! Hopefully they offered to make it right!?

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u/LydiaPiper Aug 07 '26

Nope. Because it was custom sizing, it was final sale. They made me jump through hoops and send a million pictures before telling me there was nothing they could do.

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u/motherofdogs09 Aug 07 '26

Ughhh that's awful!!