Affordable Ball Gown designers

My dress is by Rebecca Ingram and was around like 1000

The Vera Wang gowns I saw on the David's Bridal website are almost all under $2,000

If you’re in New England we have Vows which had a ton of ball gowns in that budget

Martina Liana has many ball gowns between $1,500-$3,000.

This is mine. Martina Liana Style 885. It was under $3,000 from a local bridal shop.

If your budget is $4,000 you will have a ton of options! Do you have pictures of the styles you like? Do you like a lot of bling or lace or tulle?

I had a huge one by maggie sottero and it was ~1000

Mine is Morilee, I want to say it was a little over $2k plus another 1k for alterations.

Maggie Soterro, Sottero and Midgley, Stella York (maybe), Rebecca Ingram, Kitty Chen...

A thought: what about a dress with a detachable ballgown skirt OR a 2 piece that you can change the bottom on? Might save $$.

For a $4K budget you have a lot of options!

For $2K or less, try Morilee, Allure, Moonlight Bridal. For under $4K try Demetrios, Justin Alexander, Essence of Australia/Martina Liana. All great designers.

David's Bridal has lots of ballgowns under that price!

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Wow, your dress is so gorgeous!

I would say Morilee by Madeline Gardner is your best bet! So many beautiful ball gowns by her. Otherwise Sophia Tolli is another great option!

I got my ball gown from David's Bridal for $862, there are a ton of options for your price point. even some of the higher end stores have ball gowns for under $4,000

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I got my ballgown for 850 which is made by Casablanca bridal!

I orded my dress in August and it wont be here till January then it wont have the finalfit till july. A year is when they would like to see you so you arent on a time crunch

I'm not super knowledgeable about designers, but you'll definitely have a ton of options with that budget!

Not sure if you've been to any bridal shops yet or have tried different silhouettes on, but I'd recommend doing so--you might be surprised at what you like.

I personally ended up with something similar, but different enough, to what I originally had in mind, and I'm so glad I went in with an open mind.

Even though I didn't want a ballgown, I tried one on and found it to be quite light, which was unexpected! It was also really soft and sparkly. I can definitely see the appeal and hope you find one you love!

While I ended up with a sample sale dress, at the shop I went to, they said new dresses custom ordered to your measurements would take 4-8 months to come in. Alterations and fittings begin 3-4 months out from the wedding.

Good luck!

Mine was Demetrios & it was 3000