Thrifty Thursday: I Found My Wedding Dress!

We hit the gold mine this week while we were thrifting.

First of all I FOUND MY WEDDING DRESS!!!

Now some of you may be wondering why I would post this on Thrifty Thursday rather than Wedding Wednesday...well let me tell you why:

Because I found my wedding dress at Goodwill!

Ok I realize that some of you may be majorly judging me, because I know that going to find your wedding dress is a huge deal. You take your mom, grandmother, and bridesmaids and try on a series of overpriced gowns that you will wear for one day and one day only. Granted that that one day will be the best day of your life, but I just don't find using all that money on a single white dress worthwhile. 

One of my mom's good friends suggested that we go look at Barefoot Bride because they have a selection of dresses that have already been worn and are sold for a fraction of the price. However, that "fraction of the price" was still a few hundred dollars. 

Since thrifting is quite possibly one of my favorite pastimes, I told my mom that I wanted to have a wedding on a budget. The only thing I would splurge on would be the venue. I want to go thrifting for all the decorations, all the party supplies, and also...for my dress. 

Every time we would walk into a thrift store I would first head on over to the wedding dresses. Most of them were from my mom's time. You know...those wedding dresses with the huge puffy shoulders and go all the way up your neck like you're wearing a turtleneck? Yeah, those. Well one day we were looking through the dresses and my mom pulled out this simple, beautiful, brand name dress. (I'm not going into details because that's supposed to stay a secret till the wedding and all, that's also why there are no pictures.)

I tried it on and it fit perfectly. Like literally every part of the dress fit perfect like it was tailored for me. It is the perfect length and no adjustments will need to be made! I had a vision of what I wanted my dress to look like, and I am not even exaggerating when I say that this dress meets every single standard. It is literally my dream dress.  My mom and I just kept saying "Oh My Word...this is crazy!" 

But the thing is, it wasn't crazy. If you trust God with your money and your efforts, then He will take care of you. He will supply you with everything you need. He clothes the lillie's of the field beautifully (Matthew 6:28), how much more will He clothe you beautifully on your wedding day?!

This dress rang up at the cash register for a grand total of $14.99. That's right y'all. I am here to break the cycle of brides feeling like they have to buy $1,000 dresses. You don't have to do that! And I will walk down that aisle to my prince charming feeling guilt free & beautiful in that fifteen dollar dress. 

On a side note, we also found these awesome roller blades never used for $20 each! Needless to say we have used them just about every day since we bought them. :)

Happpppy Thrifting Y'all!

xoxo,

Lacey Beth