Inweddingdress Review #21

I love this place. I am in Australia, there are hundreds of clothing boutiques here that offer crap quality, horrible customer service, and ridiculously high prices. It makes me search online instead for my dream gown. Inweddingdress is different, delivering good value for the money along with great style and truly outstanding service.

They have a great selection of really good dresses, and they will recommend things by body type, which is very helpful( and also very correct -- you will find that if you buy something NOT for your body type on their site, it doesn't work. Its creepy how accurate it is). The dresses are well-made, comfortable, and simple. The shipping is fast and all my interactions with them have been good.

The alteration service is flexible. I wanted a simple dress and loved the style, but not a fan of the back flowers, they advised me to write "detachable flowers" using the custom alterations service. I found it unfair to charge me $10 extra of removing some details, but not a big deal.

This dress was supposed to be my reception dress, however, the design looks so great that I told my MOH that I would consider wearing that for my outdoor ceremony and I actually did.

Also, I think that when you try on the original it makes it very very difficult to appreciate the knock-off. I've heard from someone before, in your mind you already know the material you expect to feel, the way the dress should move, the way your hips should be and immediately you begin to identify errors. Do yourself a favor and if you want a "simple" knockoff... get it, and try not to worry too much. If your expectations aren't dangerously high, you won't be disappointed with the outcome.

Kind Regards,

Sarah W.

Inweddingdress Review #20

Hello,

I noticed that there aren't many negative reviews which is what convinced me to order  from inweddingdress.com in the first place.

The dress I ordered is BC213, it was well put together and the colour I got was light ivory and was the perfect colour. I got this dress made to measure but I have had to get the dress taken in around my waist and hips as I have lost a bit of weight, it is necessary that you would need a dress maker to fix some unexpected work before the wedding.

The detailing on this dress is really good. The lace does NOT look tacky at all. The shape of the train hemline was not exactly identical to the picture, but it looks more brilliant especially the moment you turn around.

The only defective is the covered buttons, although they are so beautiful, one of them fell down when I opened the package, it might be the purpose that they sent an extra plastic bag of buttons and beads in the package. The beading weighs the sash down as the threads sewn to the sash are loose. Anyway, I fix the buttons and the sash threads myself. Just a piece of cake.

Whatever, the dress is beyond my expectations and more than what I paid. I would be happy to recommend this service to you all.

Inweddingdress Review #19

Dear Bridal Budget,

Recently, inweddingdress sent me the wedding dress I purchased; it turned out to be perfect and beautiful fit in me very well, really superb!!!

I was late in ordering leaving me no choice, only 13 days left before the wedding, but the guys at inweddingdress were fantastic, the online representative armitage helped me a lot, she offered me super rush order service and guaranteed the delivery in 10 days, I could even make some adjustments to make sure it arrived perfectly. I took the risk and was always anxious it wouldn't arrive in time!

For God's sake, I feel much relieved when the dress arrived, the prospect of looking for another dress on the high street or even online filled me with absolute dread as the moment I came across this dress I fell in love with both the design and the color, therefore I knew I would find nothing to match and would have ended with my mother's wedding dress.

By the way, they were flexible about changes, I wanted the dress look sexy at the back, so I asked to make the back lower to my waist and a smaller flower at the center neckline (I think the flower was too much big in the picture), the "specialists" were really professional and made the dress perfect and exactly as I have imagined.

Here is the photo of me in this dress BC387: http://www.inweddingdress.com/style-bc387.html All the ladies involved are extremely kind and personable.

Thanks,
Cindy

Inweddingdress.com Review #18

I found this dress online and really liked the pictures. This dress wasn't available to try on so my wonderful consultant got me two different sizes to try for fit.

To be honest, the reviews for inweddingdress are so mixed, I was a bit nervous in ordering my dresses, but decided to take the risk assured of my wedding planners.

The dress arrived last Thursday. The shipping company was extremely kind and helpful. The dress arrived in a cute paisley bag within a clear plastic bag. I understand it was traveling hundreds of miles; of course it would be wrinkled! I have steamed the dress before the wedding anyway.

After trying on the dresses to fit, I decided to keep the size 8 and return the size 6. I understand the reasons for their return policy and it cost my hard-earned money to ship it back though, it is better than final sale.

Let’s talk about the dress now.

My dress fit beautifully and looked amazing. It is a little long, but that is w/out heels. The dress does look better on the website, though, the ones wearing them are models so U can't expect to look the same unless you are 5'6. My only complaint is that one of the pearls was coming loose; I have already asked my mom to fix it up, not a problem.

The fabric and color is gorgeous and just what I imagined. (I ordered the light ivory). The beading is beautiful and not a bit cheap looking. The lace does not look cheap at all.

I also ordered a detachable sash like the picture, but prefer not to use it, the strapless gown fits me amazingly. Adding the sash is easy and the dress even comes with lots of extra beads so it is really keen cared.

All around shopping for my dress was a pleasure! Its my advice tho; to have a good idea what you want before shopping because its way more fun!

..Nina..

Inweddingdress Review #17

Well anyone that is happy to hear the truth and can handle a no nonsense approach to buying their wedding gown. I don't have pics of me in it yet (will post after the wedding) but wanted to share the information i do have since the dress arrived. I hope this review helps someone wants to know about the site or specifics.

I ordered BC621 from inweddingdress.com for my beach wedding in Miami: http://www.inweddingdress.com/style-bc621.html 

I was of course skeptical at first because this is such an important purchase for the biggest event in my life with Dave, however, this short amazing gown was really the one, the only one, it was not in stock anywhere and I had called nearly every wedding shop in the country. So I took the risk of ordering online from an overseas seller without trying on it first. Great risk, ha?

I received my dress in 7 days custom...........YES, 7 days!!  Our wedding date is 11/11/2011 and it is just September. I couldn't believe ordering it rush would only take 7 days.  I was expecting another two weeks at least. It does come in such a compact bag that you may not think its the dress but it is. The dress arrived wrinkled because of the packaging, but I can take care of it, not a big problem.

The back looks similar to the front, it’s a V with the same ruffles on the edges as in the front.  The tip of the V hits a little below at my bra line so it’s nice that you can wear a lower bra with it. The stitches were aligned right, the flower was closer to the picture, but not very exactly.

I never expect a $1,500 dress, nor an exact replica, even though the lace and flower is not exactly as the picture, I can get this body in shape and look 100 percent like I want to by November and keep trying it on in case I need to do something to it a couple weeks before and won't be stressed.

Before my purchase, I did some research on the company which revealed much negative information saying the white color was NOT WHITE. This worries me a lot, really. I ordered the dress in white and glad to say it IS white, maybe I am the lucky one??? I think so. LOL :）

The best part of the experience was how helpful of Jenny Foley, (by the way, they don’t provide telephone number, this really scared me before), she answered all my questions really soon, she is truthful and honest and gets to the point. Something that I found is very refreshing and endearing.

I was suggested having a dress custom to my body measurements by Jenny. After giving my order, they even noticed that my measurements were way off and gave me the chance to rectify. I would greatly appreciate the feedback about the measurements. It shows great attention to detail and care for their clients. I will say that when I tried on the dress by the first time, it was a bit bigger than the measurements that i gave... probably 0.5-1 inch. But i would much rather it be a little big than small.

The only thing I will have to have altered is the straps, it is a little bit long for my short torso. But all of those things were easy fixes, and I got more compliments on the dress! People were shocked that I ordered it online for the price that I did. I was very happy with my decision to get this dress.

I would, and will, totally recommend this website to every bride i know!  As a matter of fact, I already have!!
~K.P

Inweddingdress Review #16

Hello,

Overall, if you are looking for a cheap wedding dress, this place isn't too bad.

I ordered this dress at the beginning of June and received it the end of June by ordering rush order service. Only in this way, I could leave some time to make some alterations if needed for my August wedding. I absolutely LOVE it!!! The light colored sash highlights my waist line. I also went to my local store to try on a similar one before ordering... just to make sure it is possible to fit me well. I am so happy I did!!! I did customized measurements and it fits me perfectly! no alterations needed! The price was perfect and I can't wait for my wedding day in Jamaica. My suggestion would be if you loved one dress and you must go for it. I don't think you will be disappointed!! I hope this review helps you because I know the reviews meant a lot to me before ordering online.

Sincerely,

Dana

Inweddingdress Review #15

Hello,

I’d like to post my reviews to your blog about my experiences from Inweddingdress.com. 

I hesitated buying a dress online without being able to try on first, but I am happy I did! When I started looking for a wedding dress, I knew I didn't want to spend a lot of money. So I started looking online and found a dress I loved for about $300. I loved for the price and style. The light ivory color is gorgeous, and I especially love the back of the dress.  It's really suitable for my September wedding. 

I’m going to have ended up the train being a bustle so I will dance at my reception party. I love the lace fabric very much and the matching tulle veil, very flattering. It's worth buying if $300 is your budget.

Thanks

SashaR

dhgate.com Review #1

Dear Bridal Budget,

I’d like to post up my review. Here it is:

I ordered my dress from seller One-Stopos through Dhgate, a China  (but English!) version of Ebay. Here is their web address

http://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/store/ff808081206c63eb01207fbc8aa35e26.html

One-Stopos was always very polite and respectful when answering my queries, and upon request, send pictures of the dress. My dress is very good quality-here are two layers, an inner thick satin layer that is two layers, and an outer lighter layer which they said is taffeta.  There were some sewing marks but very unnoticeable.

They did make some measurement errors though- I ordered a US Size 4 in the original order but quickly changed it to custom-make measurements on the same day, and they told me that they would make it according to my custom measurements.

HOWEVER they made it a US Size 4, and it came too long (look at the hemline- and I am wearing 3 ½ inch heels underneath!), and the neckline a little too high. The decorative ribbon at the back was not sewn on well as well- which is a pain in the butt. But overall it has been a great experience working with them, and I’m happy with the quality of the dress. I would still recommend these dress sellers. The dress came within 4 weeks of my placing the order, which is quite good.

If you choose them I recommend that you make the finalize your order and measurements the first time round and give as many measurements as you can, even though they only ask for bust waist hip and hollow to hem. Give other nitty gritty measurements like hollow to waist etc.

Frugal Bride.

Inweddingdress Review #14

Hello,

I have a review for inweddingdress.com, I ordered this dress: http://www.inweddingdress.com/style-bc545.htmlMy experience was pretty terrible, for the following reasons:
1) I did not expect the dress to be an exact replica or be made of anything but cheap fabric, but the dress had major manufacturing errors. The biggest issues were a skirt hemline that was 3 inches shorter on one side to the other, and due to the length and nature of the skirt would have required being completely remade locally to fix, and secondly the fact that the flowers appliques were basically wadded up pieces of fabric that looked like stuck on toilet paper. The dress did not look like a knockoff, it looked like a poorly made joke and nothing like the original. I also paid for custom sizing, and it arrived about 2 sizes too large for me (literally was falling off if I did not use the straps, and it is supposed to be a strapless dress).

2) Terrible Customer Service. I immediately emailed "Jenny Foley", the contact on the website, upon receipt of the dress. She basically accused me of lying about the severity of the manufacturing problems and told me that based on their expert opinion, a little ironing would do the trick. I then sent her several dozen photos showing in detail why this was a ridiculous suggestion. She continued to refuse my requests for a return/refund and ignored my emails. I finally got my credit card company involved in contesting the charge, at which point she became responsive and offered a measly $40 to have it repaired locally. The quotes I received from local seamstresses were well over $100 to at minimum repair (or in reality remake) the skirt. After refusing this small amount of money and further pressure from my credit card company, they finally agreed to refund my money, less the $40 in shipping it cost to return to China.

3) Misleading website: All of my fair but truthful reviews on their website have been deleted shortly after going up. I suspect they do this with most negative reviews.

Thanks,
Rebecca C.

Dresstimes Review #2

Hello,

I would like to post to your blog in regards to ordering a 'knockoff' gown from Dress Times (www.dresstimes.com). I did not have a good experience. I have attached photos of the original design and then what I actually received. I sent in my exact measurements and when I received the gown, it did not fit at all. There was visible stiching all along the front pleating of the dress. The torso was far too long and the flowers were so low that you could barely see them. The flowers were also much 'cheaper' looking than the original design; the multi-size pearls and beading were replicated with cheap clear 'crafty' plastic beads. We paid a total of $362. When we asked to return it, they offered $100 for us to try to get it fixed ourselves, or $155 is we returned the gown (but we would have to pay for the return shipping). To say the least, it wasted a lot of valuable time and money. When you're on a budget, every penny counts, and this was extremely disappointing. I would not recommend that anyone take a chance with this company.

Sincerely,
L. H.

Inweddingdress Review #13

 I ordered BC178. I waited far too late to order it so I did not ask for custom alterations to be made for fear of it taking longer to receive. Even when you order the basic sizes, they give you the dimensions that they use for sizing-which was very helpful. (As USA "size 2" is a "size 4" in China) I paid for the Super Rush service and it shipped well within the timeframe given.
    Overall, I am incredibly happy with my decision. The dress was vacuum sealed in multiple layers of packing material and turned inside out for safety. The dress was very heavy with solid stitches, inner lining, & a wire bodice built in to define waist shape . Of course, I had to have it altered locally since I declined to have the custom alterations done by the company. (Which I planned on doing because their standard sizes did not fit my measurements perfectly.)
    The dress was not exactly like the one that I ordered on the site. My advice to everyone is to not have your heart set on the EXACT replica of the dress ordered. There will be some differences but that is a sacrifice that I was willing to make for a $200 wedding dress.
    The beadwork on the waistband was not what was displayed on the picture. It looked a little cheap but it certainly was not the focal point of the dress and did not take away from it. The lace-up back made a very long bow in the back, as the ribbon was very long. I am not sure how it was fastened in the photo on the website, I think the model must have had it tucked into the dress maybe. But it did drape down the back. (See the side-view photo of me sitting on the chair.) The dress did not have a dramatic "mermaid" shape at the bottom, but once again, the model may have staged it to look more flowing.
    Overall, I have no regrets ordering my dress from Inweddingdress.com. Even though it was not the exact replica, it was still a beautiful, high-quality dress for an amazing price. If I had to do it all over again, I would do it the same way.
                                                                                                                 Anna -Baton Rouge, LA