My wedding dress was a Tara Keely collection made by J.L.M. Couture.  Although I didn’t have a specific dress in mind, I knew I wanted a slight pickup skirt with a simple design.  So when it was time for me to look for a dress, I went to ebay to try my luck. Luckily for me I found this brand new Tara Keely dress auction on ebay.  I ended up winning the auction for $275 including shipping (I think the reason why the winning bid was so low was because of the poor quality of the seller’s picture.  So note to self- when bid on ebay, don’t discount the item just because the picture was poorly taken)  The dress came in the mail and was in perfect condition! I took it to my seamstress, she did her magic and the dress was a perfect fit.   I cannot tell you how many compliments I received on my wedding day and it helped to know that I only spend less than $500 on it.  With the money that I saved from my dress, I was able to splurge on Jimmy Choo shoes!

Credit – jlmcouture.com and photo by yoursbyjohn photography