Tips for Buying and Selling a Preowned Wedding Dress

In today’s tough economic times everyone is looking to cut corners a little bit and save a dollar here or there, even modern brides. Using or selling a preowned wedding dress is now considered in style because it can literally save a bride hundreds of dollars and even earn her a little extra after her big day. Here are the many options for wedding dresses previously owned.

Some brides feel better and want to wear a brand new dress to walk down the aisle in. There is nothing wrong with this. While a new dress will cost anywhere from seven hundred dollars to ten thousand dollars and once the dress is worn it can be sold as a preowned wedding dress, that way some money will be earned back from the dress. Good places to sell a wedding dress that has been worn include listing the dress in local classifieds advertisements or selling the dress through an online wedding shop. Both options are great, however, with an online wedding shop you list your dress and they do all the work to advertise it for you in order to get you the best deal. In local classified listings you actually have to do the work to get potential buyers to look at or purchase your dress. Either way is a good option to make a little back on your dress.

You can also sell your dress to a local consignment store. This won’t earn you a lot of money, but it is a small step up from flat out donating your dress. This method is faster than listing your dress online or through a classified, but again probably won’t earn you as much.

If you are a bride that doesn’t mind wearing a preowned dress to tie the knot then you can save a lot of money. Previously owned wedding dresses can be purchased for as little as one hundred to five hundred dollars, a large savings compared to the price of a new dress. Like new wedding dresses, make sure to budget in alteration costs as chances are they will be necessary since no two people have the exact same body shape. Unlike a new wedding dress, you may also want to budget in dry cleaning costs. Don’t be alarmed if the previously owned wedding dress that catches your eye has a few stains, a good dry cleaning should be able to fix most stains. Even with the costs of alterations and dry cleaning factored in, you will still be able to save a pretty penny buying a preowned wedding dress as opposed to buying a new wedding dress where you will still incur some of these costs on top of an already very large price tag.

When looking for a preowned dress, look many places and give yourself plenty of time. It is naturally harder to find the perfect previously owned wedding dress as they won’t come in various sizes. Good places to look include your local consignment stores, local classifieds and online wedding stores. Online wedding stores are great because you can search by location, size, style, designer and more. You can also search for bridesmaid dresses on websites such as this. Also, try asking family and friends, you may be surprised, someone might have something you can wear or know someone who has a preowned wedding dress that would be perfect for you.