Wedding gown for Kallah

amother

Cyan ↓

Sun, Mar 31 2024, 7:36 pm

How early can/should one starting looking for a gown? My DD just got engaged and we're overwhelmed trying to figure out what to start with first.

yachnabobba

Sun, Mar 31 2024, 8:03 pm

I have a very different view on wedding gowns. My parents, who are not people of means got me a magnificent and expensive we’d gown. I am already a grandmother multiple times over and the gown still gives me pleasure, and I still thank my mother on a regular basis for giving me one night to feel magical.

amother

Orange

Sun, Mar 31 2024, 8:57 pm

my daughter got her dress from ehernfeld gemach. Between rental, alterations, cleaning, and Ubers from a different part of Brooklyn, the gown cost total was about $750/850.
I probably should have looked at other options…
For $1000 I could have rented for her and included all that in the price.
I also came from out of town to help her, and that felt like another expense.

cnc ↓

Sun, Mar 31 2024, 9:00 pm

amother Orange wrote:

Where can you rent a wedding gown for that price?

amother

Winterberry

Sun, Mar 31 2024, 9:14 pm

I used ohr nava gmach in Brooklyn. My gown was beautiful and I am glad I just rented it-great price and most of it goes to tzedaka

amother

↑ OP

Sun, Mar 31 2024, 9:18 pm

Thank you to all the posters for responding!

amother

↑ Cyan

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 7:11 am

What's the timeline involved? Some gemachs aren't open till after Pesach now. How much time do we need to find, alter, etc? I'd like to at least try a gemach first, but can we wait till after Pesach to start? Wedding is in Sivan

↑ mfb

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:13 am

I know people that were happy in the satmar gemach in Boro park

amother

Salmon

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:25 am

I got a beautiful gown from a gemach in Far Rockaway about 5 years ago. It think it was $100 plus dry cleaning. I think the bustle was ripped so I paid to get that repaired too. The selection was pretty limited there, but I happened to find exactly what I was looking for in exactly my size, so that worked out.

amother

Lawngreen

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:30 am

cnc wrote:

Where can you rent a wedding gown for that price?

From the Satmar gemach in Boro Park. I spent $650 including alterations. They include a veil and headpiece.

↑ cnc

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:42 am

amother Lawngreen wrote:

From the Satmar gemach in Boro Park. I spent $650 including alterations. They include a veil and headpiece.

That's a gemach- not a rental.

amother

Hyssop

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:43 am

I got mine from Augenbraun. Last year the prices were 1800 for new, 1450 for worn once (which is what I got) and 1200 for worn 3+ times. (I think they rotate their stock pretty often so once a gown has been worn like 4-5 times they will sell/donate it.)
Loved the service, they did whatever I wanted to the gown. For instance I am pretty short and I did not want them to hem the gown, I wanted a clean cut bottom. They did it happily.

amother

Vermilion

Mon, Apr 01 2024, 8:50 am

My friend recently got a gown from a gemach in Teaneck. It's a relatively new gemach but had some really nice pieces .