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I was stunned when I found my dream wedding dress for £31 in a charity shop then discovered how much it costs to buy new
FOR many brides, forking out for a wedding dress can be one of the most pricey parts of the day.
However, one woman was left stunned after finding her dream gown in a charity shop for £31.
tiktok/@neiduuuhA woman was amazed after finding this Justin Alexander wedding dress in a charity shop[/caption]
tiktok/@neiduuuhPeople hailed her £31 dress as the ‘find of a lifetime’[/caption]
TikTok user @neiduuuh revealed how she spotted the satin ball gown with its beaded sweetheart neckline on the rack.
Calling it “a steal”, she wrote: “POV you find the prettiest wedding dress at the thrift store.”
The woman bought it straight away and took it home to try on and loved how it had beaded buttons extending right to the end of the chapel-length train.
What was even more exciting was when she looked up the designer and discovered the staggering cost.
The gown was by Justin Alexander, and retails for around £3,750.
The woman gushed over her purchase saying: “She is beautiful. She is super clean.
“There are literally no stains, no tears.
“This is the back of the dress.
“She has buttons all the way down but she is missing the waist belt.
Sadly it didn’t fit her fully but people said she could get it altered so it would fit her like a glove.
Many people were quick to compliment her find, with one saying: “This was made for you.”
Another added: “Find of a lifetime.”
A third commented: “Wow so gorgeous.”
The woman certainly had a bargain find, considering the average wedding dress cost is £1,350 in the UK.
suppliedThe gown was by Justin Alexander, and retails for around £3,750[/caption]
Oxfam wedding shops
We previously revealed how a bride was left amazed after discovering that Oxfam has some bridal shops for secondhand gowns.
TikTok user @bridalantics visited Oxfam in Kingston where there is a secret wedding dress floor upstairs, and told people to “RUN DON’T WALK” when she made some incredible discoveries.
She shared: “I called Oxfam Kingston and made an appointment for their secret bridal store upstairs.
TikTok/@bridalanticsA bride went shopping in Oxfam and checked out their secret bridal floor in Kingston[/caption]
TikTok/@bridalanticsShe picked up five dresses for £220, working out an an average of £44 each[/caption]
“I had the whole floor to myself for one hour before one other person joined.
“I cannot believe how many stunning affordable dresses I found in such good condition: wedding dresses, wedding guest dresses, civil ceremony dresses & all other things bridal wardrobe.”
The bride shared how dresses were organised by style and ranged from about £70-£250.
She showed off the first “stunning number” she picked up, which was a white dress with a corset top.
Which Oxfams have wedding dress stores?
Oxfam has four permanent shops with bridal departments stocked with good quality fashionable bridal wear and accessories, new and pre-loved.
Oxfam Shop Chippenham5 The Bridge, Chippenham, SN15 1HA
Oxfam Shop Darlington24 Skinnergate, Darlington, DL3 7NW
Oxfam Shop Shirley76-78 High Street, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3NE
Oxfam Shop York7 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LJ
FOR many brides, forking out for a wedding dress can be one of the most pricey parts of the day.
However, one woman was left stunned after finding her dream gown in a charity shop for £31.
tiktok/@neiduuuhA woman was amazed after finding this Justin Alexander wedding dress in a charity shop[/caption]
tiktok/@neiduuuhPeople hailed her £31 dress as the ‘find of a lifetime’[/caption]
TikTok user @neiduuuh revealed how she spotted the satin ball gown with its beaded sweetheart neckline on the rack.
Calling it “a steal”, she wrote: “POV you find the prettiest wedding dress at the thrift store.”
The woman bought it straight away and took it home to try on and loved how it had beaded buttons extending right to the end of the chapel-length train.
What was even more exciting was when she looked up the designer and discovered the staggering cost.
The gown was by Justin Alexander, and retails for around £3,750.
The woman gushed over her purchase saying: “She is beautiful. She is super clean.
“There are literally no stains, no tears.
“This is the back of the dress.
“She has buttons all the way down but she is missing the waist belt.
Sadly it didn’t fit her fully but people said she could get it altered so it would fit her like a glove.
Many people were quick to compliment her find, with one saying: “This was made for you.”
Another added: “Find of a lifetime.”
A third commented: “Wow so gorgeous.”
The woman certainly had a bargain find, considering the average wedding dress cost is £1,350 in the UK.
suppliedThe gown was by Justin Alexander, and retails for around £3,750[/caption]
Oxfam wedding shops
We previously revealed how a bride was left amazed after discovering that Oxfam has some bridal shops for secondhand gowns.
TikTok user @bridalantics visited Oxfam in Kingston where there is a secret wedding dress floor upstairs, and told people to “RUN DON’T WALK” when she made some incredible discoveries.
She shared: “I called Oxfam Kingston and made an appointment for their secret bridal store upstairs.
TikTok/@bridalanticsA bride went shopping in Oxfam and checked out their secret bridal floor in Kingston[/caption]
TikTok/@bridalanticsShe picked up five dresses for £220, working out an an average of £44 each[/caption]
“I had the whole floor to myself for one hour before one other person joined.
“I cannot believe how many stunning affordable dresses I found in such good condition: wedding dresses, wedding guest dresses, civil ceremony dresses & all other things bridal wardrobe.”
The bride shared how dresses were organised by style and ranged from about £70-£250.
She showed off the first “stunning number” she picked up, which was a white dress with a corset top.
Which Oxfams have wedding dress stores?
Oxfam has four permanent shops with bridal departments stocked with good quality fashionable bridal wear and accessories, new and pre-loved.
Oxfam Shop Chippenham
5 The Bridge, Chippenham, SN15 1HA
Oxfam Shop Darlington
24 Skinnergate, Darlington, DL3 7NW
Oxfam Shop Shirley
76-78 High Street, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3NE
Oxfam Shop York
7 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7LJ
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