Most brides dream of walking down the aisle in a glorious creation that has the guests gasping in awe at the beauty of the bride and her gown. While off the rack wedding dresses can be quite lovely, there is just something about designer wedding dresses that captures a bride’s imagination. Unfortunately, there is also something about the price tag on designer wedding dresses that can drain your bank account.

Stars and celebrities model fabulous designer wedding dresses on their big days and often wear not one, but two designer wedding dresses. Usually, a bride will wear one fabulous dress when she walks down the aisle and change into a different dress for her reception. This is often the case when the dress the bride wears down the aisle has a long train that is not removable and the brides wants a gown with more movement for dancing at the reception.

So, how much do designer wedding dresses run these days? Well, of course, it all depends on exactly how the dress is constructed, who designed it and in some cases, who the bride happens to be. It is reputed that the dress Donald Trump’s bride walked down the aisle in during their recent nuptials cost anywhere in the neighborhood of $100,000 to $2000,000; a mere pittance to the groom. The dress was a strapless Christian Dior concoction featuring a 13 foot train and the bride, a former model, showed off the stunning gown on the cover of Vogue magazine. The gown contained more than 300 feet of fabric and reportedly weighed some 50 pounds. The second gown worn by the bride was designed by Vera Wang and was a much slimmer design, created from tulle. Vera Wang, of course, has earned a well known reputation in her creation of designer wedding dresses. She has designed wedding dresses, as well as special occasion dresses, for some of the most well known stars and celebrities.

Vera Wang’s designer wedding dresses are some of the most beautiful out there. A simple and elegant Vera Wang dress with a petal or mermaid skirt will cost about $3,200 to $3,700. Vera Wang designer wedding dresses with more detail and fuller skirts will, of course, come with a higher price tag. A sculpted Vera Wang ball gown style wedding dress comes with a price tag of $5,700. Carolina Herrera is also well known for her bridal collection. Carolina Herrera wedding dresses, at retail, typically cost between $4,600 to $5,800.

A great way to find out what is happening in the fashion world of designer wedding dresses is to browse through any bridal magazine or book yourself a seat at a bridal fashion show. While designer wedding dresses typically do cost well into the thousands, and sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars if they are custom made; some retail chains do offer deeply discounted designer wedding dresses. Online auctions and consignment shops may also be a great way to obtain designer wedding dresses at a fraction of the original cost.

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Depending on the situation and the wishes of the bride and groom it is sometimes necessary to utilize create wording for wedding invitations. On some occasions this is because there is a unique situation that is generally not covered in most wedding guide planning books or simply because the couple wants to deviate from the standard wedding invitation wording. Take a look at the following examples to give you ideas on some on creating wording for wedding invitations:

The pleasure of your company is requested

At the marriage of

Elizabeth Anne Murray

And

Timothy Jacob Garrett

On Saturday, January 7 th

Two Thousand and Six

At Six O’clock in the Evening

At St. Anthony’s Cathedral

1245 Main Street

Fort Lauderdale , Florida

Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Tracy

Would be delighted to have you join them

In celebrating the marriage of their daughter (son)

Michaela Rose

To

Mr. Joel Hamilton

On Saturday, June Third

Two Thousand and Six

At Two O’clock in the Afternoon

At St. Mark’s Cathedral

1452 Main Street

Santa Barbara , California

Nora Alcott and Ephraim Golden

Invite you to join them in the celebration of their marriage

Bethany Bradley and Stuart Gordon

Take great pleasure in inviting you to attend their marriage

On Saturday, the Third of December

Two Thousand and Six

At Six O’clock in the Evening

At First Baptist Church

2365 Main Street

Denver , Colorado

The pleasure of your company is requested

At the marriage of

Susan Marie

Daughter of Corbin Patrick and the late Fiona Patrick

On Saturday, May 26th

Two Thousand and Six

At Seven O’clock in the Evening

At First Episcopal Church

6786 Main Street

Topeka , Kansas

Together with their parents

Lorelei Sanders

And

Kyle Taylor

Request the honor of your presence

As they exchange marriage vows

On Saturday, January 7 th

Two Thousand and Six

At Six O’clock in the

First Methodist Church

5656 Main Street

Wilmington , Deleware

We wish for you, our friends,

To share with us the tender moment of joy,

As we

Samantha Hannah

And

Roy William

Exchange marriage vows

On Saturday, July 15th

Two Thousand and Six

At Three O’clock in the afternoon

Grace Community Church

4562 Main Street

Newark , New Jersey

With joy in our hearts

We ask you to be present as we

Nicole Elise

And

Jonathon Phillip

Exchange marriage vows

On Saturday, June 17th

Two Thousand and Six

At Seven O’clock in the Evening

At the home of Marjorie Smith

4698 Lilac Boulevard

Ruston , Louisiana

Our joy will be more complete

If you can share in the marriage of our daughter

Margaret Anne

To

Mr. Anthony Robert Simmons

On Saturday, February 18th

Two Thousand and Six

At Five O’clock in the Evening

At The Clarendon

The Versailles Ballroom

4569 Main Street

Miami , Florida

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Howard

Request the pleasure of your presence

At the marriage of their daughters

Trisha Ann

And

Patsy Diane

To

Mr. Jordan King

And

Mr. Elias Nolan

On Saturday, January 7 th

Two Thousand and Six

At Six O’clock in the Evening

At St. Anthony’s Cathedral

1245 Main Street

Fort Lauderdale , Florida

In a double wedding situation it is generally accepted that the older bride is listed first; however if the brides are twins or if you simply prefer to do it a little differently it is also acceptable to list the brides alphabetically according to their first name.

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