say yes to the forty dollar dress.
For as long as I’ve been dreaming of weddings, I always knew that I didn’t want to invest a ton of money in a dress I would only wear once in my life. Of course I wanted it to be something I would feel good in and would love seeing photos of for years to come, but never something I’d blow the whole budget on. (Photography + decor, on the other hand…all bets are off!)
With that said, when I found my dress last weekend at Anthropologie, I had no idea what kind of savings I was in for!
As the story goes, a local customer had ordered the dress online and then returned it to the store, so it was a rare opportunity for Anthro to actually have it in stock. It’s a beautiful layered + flowy dress in a light pink hue; not something I ever would have imagined choosing, but somehow so perfect. My future sister-in-law Jamie spotted it in the clearance section and convinced me to try it on. Once I did, all the salesgirls had to come see the BHLDN masterpiece for themselves…it turned into quite a party in the dressing room! And as if that wasn’t exciting enough, when I went to purchase it for the $80 clearance price listed on the tag, it rang up as FORTY DOLLARS. As in over $700 off the original price…! To say I was thrilled would be the understatement of the century.
To top it off, I scored the sequined gold flats and the cream jacket for a song, all in the same weekend. I don’t know what I did to deserve such a lucky fashion break (maybe it was all those days spent in my workout clothes / pajamas last summer?), but I am SO grateful!
Now if we could just find a venue at 95% off, I’ll be over the moon! (;
xoxo
20 Responses to “say yes to the forty dollar dress.”
The dress is absolutely gorgeous, so pretty and flowing. A what a bargain! I bet you still look at it and think, wow $40, you wouldn’t read about it! Well I just did, haha! Good luck with the venue search!
WOW that dress is beautiful! I call it a HUGE blessing!!!!
that is AMAZING. what a fun story! and yes, spending tons of money on a wedding dress is overrated anyway.
Wow!!!! Love that.
no doubt you will look gorgeous in it! congrats on your amazing deal! (i was married in a light pink dress, too…8 years ago!)
crazy story! but awesome!! congrats!
So pretty! I love that dress! What a great steal! I love it when things like that seem to just easily happen…..it was meant to be!
It was meant to be yours!
dang, thats awesome!! I want to see the whole thing!
That is amazing! Makes a great story, too!
Can’t wait to see your pics of the actual day in your actual dress. $40 or $4000, you will be a beautiful bride! 
OMG, that is a serious shopping coup. It was clearly meant to be. Congratulations!
Congrats!!! On your engagement and find of the century. Look forward to reading all about your plans.
Oh wow, that’s amazing!
amazing!! and so very beautiful.
I know the feeling… First congrats to you and I too found my dress for my June wedding… It’s a great feeling especially when you find it for a great price!
i love this!! what a steal.
ohhhh i’m getting married in april and have been on the hunt for the perfect dress and am crossing fingers and toes i find something as pretty as yours
can’t beat the price either!
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some things are totally meant to be…. and TOTALLY AWESOME!! that is so great!
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