Wedding Dresses, Take One

As I mentioned, I am interested in making our wedding as eco and socially responsible as possible, without sacrificing a beautiful wedding or breaking the budget.  As such, when looking for a dress, my preference would be to find a consignment dress, or a dress that is either American-made or of eco-friendly materials, or, at least, a dress from a local boutique, not  wedding mega-chain. I began my search last night at Poor Little Rich Girl in Perry Hall,  MD.

I have driven past the Poor Little Rich Girl for the past couple of years, completely assuming that it was a consignment shop.  With a name like Poor Little Rich Girl?  How could it not be?  So, I was surprised when I called about their hours the other day to find out that they are actually NOT a consignment shop, at all.  But, they were having a huge moving sale, so I decided to give them a try, anyway.  I at least wanted to get an idea of what styles of gowns might suit me, so if I decide to try craigslist or Recycled Bride, I would at least be able to narrow my search a little.

I found Poor Little Rich Girl to be quite reasonably priced, even more so with their moving sale.  I found a dress that I would be happy getting, and the price on the tag was within my budget, then come to find out - it's an off-the-rack, so it would be an extra 50% off!  SWOON!  It's difficult for me to resist a bargain, but I really feel like I want to look at a few more places before buying.  I am a little nervous about that dress disappearing if I don't find anything I like more, so I may go this Friday when my parents are down, rather than waiting until the following weekend when my BF visits, like I wanted to initially.