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Corin, I still haven't found one either. I just checked Davids Bridal's website and it says you need an appointment. This is where Kara got her dress http://www.bestbridalprices.com/brid...sses-c-24.html or do a search for Jordan Courure. Her style is 1502 but she got it in a different color. You don't have to go with white. I don't know what I am getting yet but probably a silver or maybe even a light goldish/brown from what I have already looked at. I have seen some really pretty darker colors I have liked too :). You can go wtih off white also. There are a couple of stores at our mall that has some really nice dresses that are fairly reasonable too that I need to get back too before the proms are over. Don't just search for wedding gowns, the prom dresses will have some styles too or do a search for ball gowns and you will find a ton. Ebay has some selections too. I have been doing a lot of searching can you tell? LOL
Good luck!
hugs
Tara
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Corin,
After my posting my other msg, all of a sudden a whole new page popped up (before it only showed my last response) - Strange!
Anyhow, I'm going to David's Bridal today. Their $99 sale ends Monday. It's a little out of the way for me, but on the way home. And it's about 35 miles from home. Not bad time-wise, considering how much traveling I used to do going to and from work every day - 26 miles could take anywhere from an hour to 3 hours to get to work or get home, even after rush hour in the evening! 13 years of doing that, let alone going anywhere else in this DC Metro area, got me used to spending time in the car.
Anyhow, even if you don't get a dress from David's Bridal, you can at least get your measurements and they have some really beautiful dresses on sale on-line. But their measurements are so strange that you really do need to be measured by at least their store if you're going to get a dress from them on-line.
Also, do you have a Ross store around you? That's where I found my original outfit I was going to wear for $34.95!
Geez, all this stress over one blasted dress!!!!!!! I'm so happy for those of you that found yours already!
Now to start worrying and stressing over the shoes and accessories like handbags, jewelry, etc.! LOL
Good Luck Corin and everyone in finding a dress! I know we'll ALL eventually find that "right" dress and we'll ALL look absolutely stunning in white and like the Angels that we all are! xxoo Moi
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Judi, can you take a picture of your dress and post it, maybe someone will want to buy it from you if you are willing to sell it? Just a thought. Also call David's before you go, they require appointments.
Tara
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Umm, no, I didn't get my dress from that website. I just used that website to show you guys a picture of my dress. I went to a local shop to get mine.
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Check the JCPenney website! Here is one that they have for $100.
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=50434&CatID=51367&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID =1380b26&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CmCatId=50434|50444| 51367
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=50434&CatID=51367&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID =12a5cb1&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CmCatId=50434|50444| 51367
http://www5.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6.aspx?DeptID=50434&CatID=51367&GrpTyp=PRD&ItemID =13d1db6&attrtype=&attrvalue=&CmCatId=50434|50444| 51367
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ok here is a pic of the dress I got.....not as fancy as all of yours
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e1...ZE19/dress.jpg
dang I shoulda thought about the long dress thing so that i could wear sandals (thongs!! LOVE it)! LOL
Holy smokes the last time I tried moonshine was at the campground a few years ago......bad, bad!! I helped open this campground and I worked there plus built and managed the website.....well they had a biker group that rented the whole place for a retreat. The main guy that rented it only wanted me and the grounds guy there for the weekend. These people were soooo very nice! great group of people!! As soon as they all started pulling in on Friday they were passing drinks out to me and Mike (the ground guy) and I am not a drinker!! So at the end of the weekend and my experience with moonshine and a AWESOME drink called apple pie I came home with a bumble bee tattooed on my leg......yikes!! LOL So yeah no more moonshine for me.....not sure what else I would do!
Judi.....MINIparties completely describes the 2000 conference! There are a few pics of these in Dawns video (Stand) also!! Take a look!! We had sooooo much fun!! I am looking fwd to having more of these!!
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OMG! I totally forgot about a handbag!! YIKES!! I was just looking at them on EBAY and they have a few pages of them....and they r priced good and cute!!
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Alright, so I went shopping yesterday and had a very interesting day. We started out by going to this little wedding boutique shop that my friend had bought her wedding dress at. They have a small clearance rack where you can find dresses for $50-100. Well, apparently someone had mixed the dresses up and pulled off all the price tags! So we couldn't tell which was which and the lady had NO IDEA! We found one that she THOUGHT might be on clearance b/c its zipper was slightly broken, and it fit perfectly and looked nice. But she couldn't guarantee that it was clearance so she couldn't sell it to me! She couldn't sell anything! She wanted to call me when she figured it all out... ummm bad business if you ask me.
So we moved on and decided to give in and try Davids Bridal (I had a VERY bad experience with my wedding with them). We got in there and I remembered why I was boycotting them. The woman kept trying to get me to buy dresses I hated and wouldn't take no for an answer. At one point she tried to sell me a dress that had makeup all over the front and was way too big!! I went to try and look at the prom and bridesmaids section and she kept following me telling me to reconsider the wedding dresses that she had picked out. I ended up telling her to go grab the dress for me to try on and running out the door while she was in the back. I felt bad doing it but she just wouldn't take no for an answer!
My next stop was Macy's and after looking through some racks of prom dresses I found it. It was so perfect. It was a white dress with gold embroidery.... I really fell in love with it, except that the biggest size they carried was just barely too small for me. So now I am debating on going back and buying it anyway and putting myself on a strict diet....
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I didn't mean that you got your dress from that site Kara but is that the right dress? I did a search for the designer and liked what he had. I hadn't thought of JC P's although I have looked IN the stores we have here and didn't have anything. I am going to check out the sites you posted now though. Thanks!
Corin, sorry you had such a bad experience again. If you think you can do it I say go back and get the dress but you don't want to stress yourself out.
Tara
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Tara-I think I'm going to go back tomorrow and get it. I need an incentive to loose a little more weight anyway :) I have been loosing weight and this week I lost 3 lbs, so I know I can do it if I stop eating fast food.... no more McDonalds breakfast sandwiches.
Barb-the dress looks great!
Judi-I got your message about finding a dress. So glad you found one!
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Way to go on the 3 lbs! We are bad here with the fast foods too. So get the dress, hang it up where you can see it every morning and keep up the good work!
Judi, I got your msg too, sorry I couldn't talk, wouldn't have been able to hear you from the party.
Hugs
Tara
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Yes, Jordan Couture 1502 is my dress!
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I thought so. That one is beautiful and I can't wait to see if on you. Now if only I could find one :)
Tara
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Corin, did you go get the dress? I hear ya on the non-white dresses... totally kicking myself on this all white thing. I have 5 perfectly beautiful ballgowns / evening dresses in my closet I could wear if this wasn't a white ball.
I found mine yesterday. I decided to look in the local paper and found one that had never been worn (she decided to elope instead). It's a halter top style on top with sequins, tulle at the bottom... kind of a ballerina look to it. Will probably get some ballet shoes to wear with it rather than uncomfortable heals. Detachable train that won't be attached at the Angel Ball. I got it for a steal (tag on it is $1500, I paid $50). She didn't want it to go to waste sitting a closet and was excited when I told her it was going to be worn to a charity ball (I snagged it before she decided to come to the ball and wear it herself! lol). I really love it, am very happy with it, need to lose 5 or 10 lbs though for it to fit better.
Some of you know I've been putting off shopping because I'm neither married or engaged but have been dating Craig for over a year now and there's an old wives tale that trying on wedding dresses when you're not married or engaged is bad luck. So I've decided... this is *not* a wedding dress but a ballgown! lol. If Craig and I get married, I'll get a different dress and just pass this one to someone next year. Sounds like a good anti-wives tale plan, right? Besides, when I was married before I followed all the wives tales and look where that got me! lol
Some ideas on finding cheap white dresses....
- Local newspaper ads (lots of women sell their dresses now rather than keep them)
- Thrift stores (Salvation Army, Goodwill, local thrift stores)
- Yard sales (they will usually say there is a wedding dress in the newspaper ads)
- Craigslist
- Ebay
- Dry cleaners (sometimes women drop them off and never pick them back up and the dry cleaner sells them for the cost of the cleaning)
- Bridal shops (ask to see the ones from last season that were the display dresses... they might be a bit dirty from being tried on but drycleaning usually fixes that)
- Remember those dresses from the 80's and 90's with big, puffy sleeves and lace and sequins everywhere (I have 2 stored at my parents house... long story but passing those on to 2 of my nieces)? Well, they are *cheap* now because they are out of style but a little seamstress work on removing the sleeves and some of the lace and they can be very pretty!
Now I'm breathing easier about this... no more nightmares about finding a dress at the last minute!
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Forgot to post this.... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...Category=63851 Gorgeous dress on Ebay for $30. Been looking around for my mom and sisters too and finding great dresses on Ebay and Craigslist near them. This dress isn't their style but I happen to think it's beautiful so Corin, Tara and anyone else without a dress, go take a look.
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GREAT news Dawn on finding your dress finally! :D i know what a burden that is to finally find one - and don't worry, I'm sure that it'll be easy for YOU to lose 5 lbs! What a bargain also! Hopefully the lady you bought it from was interested enough in the Ball to purchase a ticket and another dress for herself! LOL
I, too, believe in that old wive's tale about trying on wedding dresses before getting married. I did that at Potomac Mills at Penney's when I first started getting serious with Mike and look at me now - an old maid! And where do I get my 2nd dress from but David's Bridal and is actually a wedding dress! URGH!!!!!!! But I went in there stating I'm NOT a bride, just looking for an Angel Ball Gown! So that should break that stupid old wives tale for us!
I'm getting scared now too since I get to start taking Lyrica on Tuesday and I did a WebMD search on it (while looking at meds for Mom) and looked at the first 25 reviews that were written on it. Most of the people put on a significant amount of weight within a couple of weeks on the med. I certainly can't afford for THAT to happen to me! I'm already in the largest dress size they carry! I did go on-line and ordered 4 other dresses (they can be returned & refunded) just in case I have to have a back up dress!
I was having a problem finding a halter bra for my gown in my size - I'm a 44C now and you can barely find any of those sized bras in the first place, let alone a halter or strapless bra. But I found a great website for those of you that are full-figured that have a different selections of nice bras and also several that are either strapless or halter or different type backings. It's at the Just My Size site - www.jms.com. I actually ended up ordering 4 bras since they are having a clearance sale (some as cheap as $11.99) and also got a halter top bra for less than $30. I know that none of my bras are as nice & supportive as the ones on the website. They aslo carry Platex, Bali and several different brands that you normally won't find in full-sized sizes at a cheaper rate than in the stores. I was really surprised! And they have a no questions asked return policy in case it doesn't fit - all you have to do is make sure it's clean.
Dawn, you had some great suggestions for where to look for dresses in unconventional places! And to top it off, retro is back in style too if you happen to come across an older gown at a thrift store, etc.
Ok - novel again and still haven't done a danged thing I set my mind on doing today. And I've GOT to eat something too! Been stuck on my puter for Mom, on the phone with Sprint w/billing problems for 1-1/2 hours, so much for my even making lunch or even being invited to a picnic with this place loaded to the gill & on overflow even with regular campers! Hope they don't party as loud & long as they did last night. I think someone called the MPs on whoever it was after 1025. I was going to give it til 1030 before I called the MPs - 1000 is quiet hour on the campground as far as roaring music!
Hope everyone is having a nice, quiet & safe Holiday weekend! xxoo Moi
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This weekend I found my Angel Ball dress for 15 bucks at Deb's. Another CDH mom helped me find the great bargain!! I am getting really excited.
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Ugh, I am starting to think I won't have a dress. I really didn't believe it would be this difficult. I went back to get the dress, and it was torn, so I guess it wasn't meant to be my dress. I've been shopping two more times and found nothing. I am so afraid of ordering a dress w/o trying it on, since sizes vary from designers, I can be anywhere from a 12 to a 16! It's frustrating.
Dawn-glad you found your dress! :) I will have to check out the newspaper and see what I can find!
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You'll get there, Corin. Some of my best shopping is done at the last minute.
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Dawn and Amy--What great news you both found a dress for the Angel Ball!!!!
How exciting!!!!!
No pressure anymore!
Corin--you will get there! Kara is right---sometimes when you shop last minute--it is the best shopping!
Positive vibes being sent to you Corin and I KNOW you will find a dress SOON!!
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We still have Corin and Tara and who else???? Penny, we'd love to see you there! Friday and Saturday morning... all about CHERUBS and medical stuff and learning and talking at the conference.... support group stuff. Saturday night is about CHERUBS too but it will be about all of us able to hang out and have fun as friends too! :)
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Now that things are a bit settled here I need to shop in earnest so hopefully when we get back from PA this weekend. Maybe I will find one there :)
Tara
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I bought my shoes for the ball last night and we picked out and ordered Chuck's tux. Went to MW Tuxedo (Men's Wearhouse). Went with a black tux with white shirt and Ivory vest and neck tie.
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That's great Kara!!!!!
I found shoes--but Shane does not like them!!!! Who cares---I am going to go get them anyways.
That's good you have Chuck's tux on order.
When will you pick it up?
I better get Shane to go to the store in town and get his ordered.
Thanks for the reminder.
You and Chuck will match nicely!!!!!
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Ya'll I just cant do it !
I just cant dress , I know I'm awful !!!
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Yes you can! Do it for Cole!
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I'll let you wear flip flops under that dress, Penny : )
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LOL thank you Kara !!!!!!!!!!!
I cant wait to meet you, you are a hoot !
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I found a silver dress i like but once again with this blonde hair and fat @$$ i will run the risk of looking like a baked potato
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That's a great analogy. I'll have to remember that one.
Penny, there ought to be an informal white gown out there that'll work for you.
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I had my first alterations meeting with the seamstress last night. I didn't have anyone with me except Adam to take my picture so please excuse the goofiness of this picture. I tried to take it myself. Also, the dress looks a little goofy on me cause I took it with all the pins and needles stuck in it. Anyway, here it is.
http://i29.tinypic.com/162a6c3.jpg
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:whistle: WORK IT GIRL! Can't wait to see you all the ball!
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You look great! I love the dress!
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look at YOU ... you are 1 hot MOMMA !
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Looks beautiful, Kara!!!
I've got to get my dress taken in... losing weight and now it's lose. And too long.... maybe I'm shrinking. Since May. Ok, doubtful, but now I have to find someone who will alter it without paying more for the altering than I paid for the dress.
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Penny, you can do it!!! You come down here on a Saturday or Sunday and we'll go shopping together! There's a great discount shop in Hillsboro - dresses under $100. Once we find you a dress, then you'll be excited to wear it! Or wear a fancy white pantsuit if you want. Day of the Angel Ball, we'll all get ready at the hotel together and it will be a blast.
Speaking of all that - looking for hairdressers who will come. What do you all think if I get students? They need to practice as part of their class and they don't charge much at all. If they aren't doing any cutting or dying... they can't mess us up! We can always wash it and do it over. I've gone to the local college and had my hair dyed, bleached and frosted more than once and they always do much better than the expensive salons and for a tenth of the cost. I went to expensive salons 3 times this year - wasn't happy with 2 of them and the one I liked went out of business. Tried the college and am happy every time I go there. They try harder to make you happy. And manicures for $2 and pedicures for $3... love that! Anyway, so I was going to see if we could get a couple of the girls from the school to come up to Raleigh for us.
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Dawn you don't have to rub it in! Stopped by David's Bridal yesterday Saturday and1 you'd think they were giving 'em away! TOO busy! Gonna order on line I swanny!
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David's Bridal is a zoo... and totally non-helpful with the event so I won't shop there again. I found mine in the newspaper at a fraction of the cost. But... now I have to alter it, which I maybe could've avoided if I bought it at a store and found a size smaller and shorter to begin with. I'm 5'9"... I've never in my life had to alter anything because it was too long. Always had to deal with everything too short and looking like I'm walking around avoiding floods. lol.
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Dawn you are right students always do a nice job!