Fashion
I bought my wedding dress for £19 from a second-hand shop…people are always stunned when I tell them
DEPENDING on the style you choose, wedding dresses can cost thousands of pounds.
But one bride-to-be, from the US, has proved you haven’t got to spend a small fortune to achieve your dream look.
Tiktok@marandavandyMaranda Vandergriff purchased a £19 wedding dress from a second-hand store[/caption]
Tiktok@marandavandyMaranda customised the sleeves and added beads from her mum’s wedding dress[/caption]
Instead, she purchased a £19 gown from a second-hand store and decided to customise it.
Maranda Vandergriff shared a short video to TikTok which she captioned: “Reworking my 1970s wedding dress from Goodwill!”
She then shows a glimpse of the bargain gown and explains: “I’m getting married this fall and I actually found my dress several years ago at Goodwill for £19 ($24).
I love it but I wanted to change out the sleeves, so I combined a couple of different costume patterns to switch out the long sleeves for puffy sleeves using this lovely lace that my mum found at a fabric shop in the UK.”
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The first step was to remove the original sleeves and then attach the new lace to the shoulders.”
I used the original cuffs because they’re just darling.”
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I loved how it looked but the sleeves just kind of fell open, so I ended up using little beads from my mum’s wedding dress, which she made the entire thing.
I used them to fasten the little scalloped edges closed.”
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And it wasn’t long before the comments section was flooded with praise for Maranda’s handiwork.
“I literally GASPED! This is GORGEOUS,” admired one.
A second commented: “The beads from your mum’s dress OMG what an amazing meaningful touch.”
A third enthused: “Wow it’s gorgeous and you’re so talented!!”
Meanwhile, a fourth praised: “So incredibly beautiful and thoughtful to include your mum’s dress.”
Another added: “I love that you used beads from your mum’s dress, that’s so cute – and gorgeous sleeves!”
Tiktok@marandavandySavvy Maranda set to work customising her wedding gown[/caption]
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A further agreed: “So incredibly beautiful and thoughtful to include your mum’s dress.”
Elsewhere, another social media user wrote: “This is amazing!!! You make me want to learn how to actually sew.”
