Wedding Forum - Have you got a chinadress/online order?...

Bridesmaids dresses have been shipped and on the way so hopefully they are nice :)

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I got mine online from china and I love it! I highly recommend it, however I would advise to go to your local bridal shops first to try on dresses. I had my heart set on one for years, I tried one on very similar and it just does not suit my shape at all! I tried on a dress I loved but £800 well over my budget, found one the same, but better! It is lace up and beaded and floaty and lovely all for just £82!!!! well under! arrived in 2 weeks, could have had it custom made for only £12 but didn't need to! It is in my wardrobe now, just needs to be taken in a bit as I am losing weight but that's all!

Can someone please provide me the link for "she who cannot be named" please and thank you. Would like to consider her for bridesmaid dresses.

I am ordering my bridal dress from a china seller on the bay as soon as I decide on shoe height for measurements. I will give updates as and when.

Thanks IDL. Someone tried for me a Lil while back, but couldn't post on my wall for some reason!!

Can anyone recommend someone other than she who cant be named please, I have my heart set on this dress (in this colour) for my bridesmaids but unfortunately she who cant be named doesn't have anything close.
I either need to go elsewhere to get them made or change my colour scheme

Thanks Debbie, I'll email them both & see if they will make that dress.

Whats the average for customs tax on BM dresses from China? Does it vary or is it a set amount? xx

Urgh sod that! Will speak to our Freight Forwarding department at work and get them to organise something for me with regarding to customs clearance.....might get it cheaper that way ;) lol xxx

Could maybe find out if I rang them? Seriously look into getting your own customs clearance done.....you'll need to find out if its being sent in container by vessel (depending of if a large supplier with multiple orders to the UK) or if they will be sent via airfreight first xx

Worth a try though....might work out better in the long run :) who ever you order from should be able to advise the mode of delivery transport if requested xxx

So I'm looking to buy my wedding dress online? Any tips, ideas & links would be grateful thanks x

Those of you that have ordered your bridesmaid dresses from china did you go for the standard sizes (8/10/12/etc) or made to measure?
I am thinking of paying the extra for made to measure but I'm wondering how accurate they are, I'd be gutted if I paid more only to then have to pay for more alterations if they don't fit.

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WelshbrideBethan did you go with made to measure? If you did please update me when she tries it on.
I've just ordered 5 made to measure ones myself, hoping I did the measurements correct as there's no budget left to get a replacement!!

I didn't realise it at the time I bought them but the bridesmaids dresses I got actually turned out to be coming from China. Initially I was freaking out thinking something was going to go wrong. Thankfully, nothing did. They arrived and are all good. We didn't order custom sizes though but instead ordered a size bigger for everyone so the dresses could be taken in. Overall. Very happy.

It's no problem :) the only part that annoyed me was the customs fee of £89 which the website I ordered from advertise they refund so I just contacted them and they processed the refund for the fee. So just a heads up if that happens. I ordered mine from JJ$ H@use

They are lovely :)

Hi, how do you break it to your BMs that you will be buying online?
It's so much cheaper and considering using some of the sellers you have used because you are happy with quality etc but I'm really not sure how by BMs will react to this..

Emily it was just my moh dress I got online I explained I couldn't find right colour in shops which to this day the right shade I can't find! And also mentioned I was on tight budget :) she was fine about it :)

See, I've budgeted enough to buy high St dresses for mine. £100 each but I know both BMs will have something to say about buying them online especially my sister moh. I'm paying for it. And at the moment, it's all I'm paying for. I thought that if I buy online then I can afford to buy their shoes too.

their hair and makeup is up to them. I'm having my sister do my hair but my mom will have hers done so if they want it too I don't mind as long as they pay. Makeup I'm going to b00ts and getting them to do it for free so no cost to me again. If they want theirs done its up to them but at their cost.

Because of this I feel a bit tight towards them but if I can't afford my own I can't afford theirs. That's why I thought if I can get online and afford to buy them shoes it will be a bit better..

I'm also nervous because h2b banned me at looking at wedding dresses because of the scare stories but then I read all your comments about good dresses and think if I use one of them then at lease know the quality will be good

Arghhhh sorry do long

On a slight downside I have just been hit with a £79 vat charge grrrr. But that works out about £25 peer dress so takes it up to about £90 so still way less than the £185/£250 that it would of cost me from a shop.

Could someone post on my wall the link to she who cannot be named please.
Thank you x

It looks fab on her, I thought it would still be a fairly high neck line on the v unlike some that are low. Brillant stuff Bethan.