These events are huge! Hosted by Filene's Basement, these events are a great way for brides to get their wedding dress at extremely discounted prices, as in all dresses are $249-$699! (they retail for anywhere from $1000 - $9000) They bring in over 1500-3000 brand name & designer wedding gowns.
Doors opened at 8:00am. I got there at around 7:00am & the line was going around 3 blocks - sooo many people. Some brides brought 4-8 girls with them. I brought my 2 sisters - we had no chance - LOL.
We got up there at 8:02am and all the racks were empty!!! We had to start looking around for people leaving dresses around, get w/e other people didn't want, trade with people - crazy experience!
All-in-all, I got a dress!! I can't post it 'cause Kenny will flip out if he sees my dress - lol - he doesn't want to see it :)
TIPS:
- Bring at least 3 people with you
- Get there early - so you can get the closest you can to the front door
- Bring Signs
- Dress in the same colors or theme
- KEEP the dresses you don't like or don't fit; later on people will only trade with you - so keep the dresses 'cause in like 30mins it will start to die down & people will only trade with you if you have a dress to give them - they will not give you a dress that they don't like or doesn't fit for free!
- Bring a mirror
- Bring a camera
- Dress in a sports bra/tank top & leggings/bike shorts, cause you will have to change right there in the middle of the store in front of people if the changing rooms are filled - which they fill in 2.5secs!
- Don't stress - people start to leave dresses & start putting them back on the racks after 2-3 hours - lol
Here are some pics...
General Pics
http://gonyc.about.com/od/winterinnewyorkcity/ig/Running-of-the-Brides/Line-of-Brides.htm
My Pics... (MY dress is not posted :) )
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v375/PrinSa121/Running%20of%20the%20Brides/?albumview=grid
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A wedding dress should be chosen as per wedding theme or vice versa. If you are getting married at a muddy venue like beachside then a short dress is perfect as long one can get dirty. I bought a lace knee length gown for my wedding at seaside Malibu wedding venues in March next year.
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