hi lyndal
lol you dont want to organise it for me do you im starting to think elopeing sounds really good,

we are getting married on the 1st may ive got so much to organise and no time to do it.
i only get 2 days and 2 nights off of work a fortnight and thats on a weekend,

i really dont want to get stuck with a dress that is no good, do you or anyone know of a seller here in australia thats not too expensive who you could recomend, i can only seem to find dresses from china,

we are having the wedding and reception at our home i dont want anything too formal as its going to be very casual (well i hope it will be) the guest list has hit 40 and is still rising,

the kids (we have 10 between us) are trying to help, but im finding it is easier to do it myself

Can you give us some information about what you need?

Your dress - style? Do you want white? Cream? red? etc .. size?

bridesmaids? style, length, colours, sizes etc

Where are you located? Do you want new or are you happy to buy pre-loved?

Are you happy to buy second hand? If so, there are heaps of dresses that brides are selling on here. You may be lucky to find someone nearby who will let you try on.

If you are happy to have a coloured dress (rather than white) you open up a whole area of cheaper dresses. You could even look for a bridesmaid dress or formal dress (and there are a lot of dresses around now, that they haven't sold for the spring races).

Possum, where are you located? My daughter got married last year and bought her dress from a bridal and formal shop for $150.00. It was perfect for her style and I thought it was a great price. This store is located on Logan Road at Mt Gravatt, Queensland. Just up the road a bit from the huge Garden City shopping complex, on the left hand side. Of course if your not from SE Qld my description means nothing.

well ages ago i bought a dress from china, of course it didn't look like the picture which i had figured it wouldn't but the fit was perfect, so i took off the tacky red roses and sewed my own silver ribbon butterflies on there, looked great that was back in the day when i gave a neutral and i got a neg oh well!

I would check the link shc has posted, would be quicker to get one from Aus too! good luck with everything

hi lyndal
wow i didnt expect to get so many replys
our kids range in age from 25 to 10 yrs i have 1 wanting to make the cake (she doesnt usually cook unless shes dying of hunger) i have 1 wanting to pick my dress (we do not have the same tastes) and another has been looking at caterers (all out of our price range) its great they are so supportive but i feel like im losing the plot,

no im not in sydney i live in adelaide. i dont want anything fancy we are getting married in our garden at home and the reception will be held here too,
im looking for a simple dress in a baby doll type style but with small sleeves and no train (im not a skinny person)i dont want a white dress both my partner and i have been married before our partners have both passed away,
sorry it took me so long to answer back after i posted my reply to you i promptly fell asleep at the laptop sitting at the table woke up at 4.30am and stumbled off to bed

hi the-kazbar im looking for a baby doll style dress with small sleeves something that isnt fitting and doesnt have a train though i dont want a short dress either (fussy arnt i )
i dont want white and was actually thinking of maybe a dusty rose i think the colour is called or something like that
im only having 1 bridesmaid basically she is a long time friend and will be 1 of our witnesses, (i figured that 1 friend instead of having to choose between our 5 daughters was better for my health,
we are having a sand ceremony to signify our two familys coming together we have ordered a sand ceremony kit and each of our children will put a layer of sand in the bottle my partner will put in the first layer and myself the last with our children in between