Activity for Jessica

I'm going to start shopping for a dress soon. I really don't want to spend a lot but I also don't want a cheap looking dress. Where do I start, with these things in mind??

I would like some advice on allocating funds to parts of a budget--if there was one (or more) thing(s) you wish you'd either not bothered with or regret putting so much money into, what was it? Also, in retrospect, what were the most important...