‘Absolutely not’ bride splits opinion with money saving wedding dress plan… as people warn it could ruin her friendships
A BRIDE has divided opinion with her money saving wedding dress idea, that could risk ruining her friendships.
Wedding dresses can be extremely expensive, with figures from Bridebook showing that in 2024, the average cost their average cost is £1,300.
Many brides choose to buy their dresses second hand to save money, but one woman has gone even further with her budgeting plans.
Taking to Mumsnet, the bride-to-be queried whether it would be OK for her to ask a friend if she could borrow their wedding dress.
She said: “I’ve been looking for a wedding dress.
“I don’t want to spend loads as I’m having a small intimate wedding.
“I’ve seen people that rent their own dresses out and I think it is great.
“It then got me thinking of all my friends who have been married and their dresses sat away.
“So would you lend out your dress or do you feel too attached to it?
“If it got a bit of damage would it ruin the friendship etc?”
The woman’s query has divided opinion, with some people arguing that since they had spent so much money on the dress, they would not want to share it.
One person said: ‘”Absolutely not”.
A second person said: “I wouldn’t lend something out when there’s no guarantee it would come back in the same condition.”
Another person said: “No because my late mum made it and it would break my heart if anything happened to it”.
A third person added: “There is always a risk it will get ripped or stained.
” I would feel awful if anything happened to a friends dress whilst I was wearing it.
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“So even if someone was kind enough to lend a dress its just a very bad idea.”
However, some people said that they would happily gift their dress to a friend.
One person said: “I would now, and would not be the slightest bit concerned about whether it got damaged or stained.
“I’d just be happy for my friend to get as much pleasure from wearing it as I did.
“I wouldn’t want to give it away but would be delighted to see someone else wear it.”
Another person said: “Yes definitely.
“I wouldn’t be worried if I got it back either and definitely wouldn’t be precious about stains.
“I’m (hopefully!) not going to wear it again!”
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