Wedding dress and Tuxedo?

There are resources out there where you can get a wedding gown for $250 or less. You just need to find them.

But why do designers charge so much for wedding gowns? Because (a) a lot more work and detail goes into them than into a tuxedo (unless it's a very plain dress and/or a very intricate tuxedo), (b) if the groom rents his tuxedo then it'll be rented by someone else in the future and the tux shop will get more revenue, whereas your gown will only be purchased once; and (c) because designers know that brides will pay that amount of money. If every single bride out there bought a $100 dress, then designers would stop making expensive dresses and would only make inexpensive ones.

Men are cheap!

No, but really. In most traditional cases the man spends quite a bit on the ring set. Also, in most traditional cases, the brides father pays for the wedding and the dress so it isn't out of the brides pocket.

Bridal gowns call for much more material as well and special cuts, where as a usual tux doesn't have to be custom cut (only slightly altered for a better fit).

The groom usually pays next to nothing since his wedding party will rent from the same place which means his will be free.

If women could realistically rent a wedding gown, I think they would. However, it's virtually impossible to do that. (Imagine wearing adjustable straps on your wedding gown or wearing a dress that shows some signs of wear like snags or missing beads. Most brides wouldn't go for that.)

Practically...

My guess is the yardage/ meterage of fabric, the fabric types used, the design and decorations chosen, plus the time involved in making the wedding gown all go towards making it an expensive item. Add to that the foundation undergarments specially for the gown.

In contrast, the men are much easier to dress: the tuxedo suit is so much simpler in design, the fabric is not super expensive and it doesn't take much fabric to make a suit. Men's sizes are pretty standard and not all men choose to buy a suit which they will never wear again. Suit hire is reasonably inexpensive.

The groom also does not spend $20 for one pair of sheer pantyhose stockings... a plain pair of black socks he owns is sufficient.

He also does not buy a whole new set of foundation under-garments to wear under his suit. That alone, saves him another $200+.

He is content to wear the black shoes he owns with his suit, saving another couple hundred $.

From experience:

I hired my groom's Morning suit as he would not, in all likely-hood, ever wear a formal Morning suit again. I had his cravat made.

Suit hire was $125. The cost of the suit hire shop's dressmaker making his cravat from my dress material $12. New pair of black shoes $60. Groom's outfit: $197.

In contrast, for my gown: I had chosen Victorian style which was unavailable in the shops. It had to be custom made.

What goes into a wedding gown?

Let's see... from experience...

10 metres of heavy bridal satin, (normally $40 per metre.***)

6 metres of beaded bridal lace, (normally $35 p/m***)

14 metres of unbeaded bridal lace, (normally $25 p/m***)

5 metres ivory organza, (normally $11 p/m***)

lace motifs x 10pr, (normally $35 each pair***)

4m heavier tulle for gown underskirt, ($8 p/m)

9 m lining fabric ($7.50 p/m)

4mm glass pearl beads, sequins, glass silver seed beads, 3mm pearl beads ($60)

pattern, ($20*)

pink cotton fabric for trial of pattern x 9m, (normally $8 p/m***)

sewing thread for trial and wedding gown, interfacing etc ($30)

Over-locker thread x 4 ($20)

22" invisible zips x 2 ivory, (first zip into wedding gown broke and was replaced. $5 each)

Hand sewing and machine needles

Extras:

Sewing tuition fees: $250

Specialized feet for my sewing machine:

invisible zip foot $50, pleater $145.

Hours of my own time put into making the gown: 300 to 450 hours, plus 4 extra months spent beading to bead 4m lace.

The only reason I could afford to have my gown was clearance sale*** and sale prices*... 30%, 50% to 80% or more, reduced.

I could not have paid a good dressmaker $40 to $50 per hour to make my gown.

Add to the gown:

Victorian styled boots: (Normally $204*)

Sheer pantyhose: ($20)

Foundation undergarments: (Normally $210***)

Tiara: ($80)

Fine bridal tulle x 5m for veil, ($80)

Hair and make up on day ($200)

I achieved the Victorian look I was after and have an unavailable, unaffordable, beautiful Victorian styled wedding gown.

You do the maths...!

because most of the time the groom rents his tuxedo and the bride usually buys her gown. that what i did and my gown was 800bucks but i would trade it for the world.

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good luck...xxx