Off the peg wedding dresses

Monsoon sound really unhelpful! I was able to try mine on in there with no problems! BHS also do dresses but I think they're still quite traditional....

How about M&S? I know they have some online, not looked in the shop myself though!

Apparently house of Fraser bridal are really good too - no appointments you can just walk in. Also my friend found some nice ivory dresses in their eveningwear as well - quite slinky.

Am surprised you had trouble with Monsoon too as they have lovely things on their website.

AliLindsay - hello how are you? Have you had a nice weekend?

Hello SG! Not bad thanks, although I've been in work the whole time! About to leave and go home though, so my weekend starts tomorrow!

Hope you had a good one, and sorry for hijacking your thread, Fluffy!

I'm surprised at Monsoon too. I was in my local one in Glasgow the other week and they had a wee corner devoted to wedding dresses.

Fluffy - yes sorry for the hijack - where are my *virtual* manners!

Ali - bummer, have done NOTHING this weekend, v. relaxing

Thanks for replies. I've just looked at M&S bridal and they say that their range is unavailble until 2009. Pants. BHS just seem to have a few stark white skirts for about 30 quid - at least on the website anyway.

BUT I didn't know House of Fraser did Bridal!! We've just had a HUGE new one open in Bristol. I've just had a look at their website but can't see anything about Bridal. So you can just walk in? Is it just in their normal department stores not a designated shop?

Oh, it's only in London. Hrmmmmmph. Not easy this.......

I got mine in BHS, although it was 'officially' a BM dress...

How about littlewoods: order some in and try on in the comfort of your own home, then post back what you don't like!!

From what I can gather, the high street stores that do wedding dresses only seem to do them in the summer. Obviously people only buy wedding dresses for four months of the year....

It's definitely worth looking at 'proper' wedding dress shops too - many of us do ranges that are a bit less traditional, and also many of us are selling off sample dresses at the moment to make way for new stock so she may be able to buy one off the peg there and then.

You can order to home from Monsoon too and take them back to the shop too (just to p*ss them off lol) I got mine from Monsoon shop in the summer sale, but ordered my fg dresses from their sale online xx

LOL if the girl wants a high street dress, she's hardly going to be affording the latest Wang...

Now naff off with your shady adverting.,..weirdy-freak.

Well said, that is so funny! ?

Hi! Just wanted to say that Birmingham Debenhams Bridal is great - all sorts of dresses and accessories at great prices - plus there's all the other concessions like Coast (who have a real shop just off New Street) and the Monsoon is also really good with a lovely bridal section. I know Phase Eight have bridal on-line as well...I only went to Debenhams and Monsoon IRL and got my dress from Debs online the day after trying it in the shop ? Monsoon is really good for floaty un-meringue dresses which I would have considered if I wasn't going to be wearing my dress in December !! Neph xx

very sneaky advertising your wedding ring business in a link to Vera Wang dresses - not, read the rules!

My dress is an ex-sample so its worth checking the bridal shops.

I had a look at the BHS dresses and I wasn't all the keen on them, nothing special about them. Monsoon do lovely dresses and Littlewoods have a sale on just now. They've got some lovely dresses so I think its well worth a look online.

I went shopping last week for a few last minute accessories - but all the shops (BHS, Debenhams, House of Fraser etc) had packed their wedding sections away, and it appears that this years stock has gone into the sale. Looks like new stock due next year!!!

I brought mine from a bridal shop for £350 - the shop sell ex-sample dresses and buy end of range so they get it cheap and then sell on. I think the prices started at about £150. You should check if there are any shops like this near you. They did stock the big white dresses and also some more unusual styles. Bridesmaid dresses too.