the cost of the wedding dress is what worries the couple the most. And the truth is that no bride chooses her dress based on its price, but rather on her tastes, always looking for the dress of her dreams.
Indeed, we move on impulse and if a dress fits through our eyes, even if it doesn’t through our purse, we are sold. But hey, not every time this happens. Many wedding dresses fall within the budget and are wonderful. But how much does the ideal wedding dress cost?
The price of the dress can skyrocket, even cost more than the entire wedding combined, when it includes luxurious fabrics or details, exclusive materials, and is made to measure by renowned firms or designers.
If you want to dive a little more in-depth about what the wedding dress market offers you without drowning, take a look at all the proposals and recommendations that I am going to make.
Firms most used by brides
As in other types of businesses in the textile sector, in bridal fashion, some houses are at the forefront, and that many brides inevitably associate with good taste, with bridal trends, and, probably, with the desired dress.
They have recognized fame and it will not be difficult for you to find one of their stores in any of the large Spanish cities.
Pronovias
This Spanish company specializes in wedding and party dresses for all kinds of events. He began his professional career in 1922, the year in which he decided to open “El Suizo” in Barcelona, a silk fabric, lace, and embroidery store.
42 years later they decided to embark on a new stage: that of ready-to-wear dresses for brides, and since then they have dressed countless happy brides.
Currently, they make dresses for all types of brides and styles: classic, romantic, more modern, and minimalist or following new trends, such as boho.
Their prices are also just as varied: from 1000 euros to 3000, but it can go up a lot more depending on the collection, the most expensive being those that fall within Atelier Pronovias, with haute couture dresses made by hand and designs and fabrics of superior quality.
Air Barcelona
They have a lot of their stores throughout the Spanish geography, and they also sell their dresses in many others, the so-called “platinum stores”, so it is very easy to find one of their designs anywhere in the country.
Their dresses are characterized by being very feminine, romantic, and perfectly marking the silhouette and feminine forms to give sensuality to each bride.
Tulles, lace, and vaporous fabrics are among its hallmarks. Within their catalog, they offer a bridal collection called “Aire Beach Wedding”, specialized in dresses for brides who are going to get married on the beach, with much fresher designs and in keeping with the environment to dress an equally beautiful bride with a Bohemian touch that agrees very well with Ibiza weddings.
Getting one of her wonderful dresses can cost you 600 euros, although the general range is between 1,000 and 2,000 euros, depending on the model.
Miquel Suay
This designer usually chooses to create dresses for a simple and delicate bride, using materials such as mikado, which is a fabric made from silk, with a little less shine than satin, but with a lot of body, which makes it especially suitable for winter weddings, as it protects the bride from the cold. A timeless bride who can wear a dress with very good value for money, from 700 euros.
Rosa Clará
Rosa Clará is always synonymous with the bride, and one of the stalwarts of the Gaudí Novias catwalk or the Barcelona Bridal Fashion Week, making her a true fashion reference for brides and other colleagues.
Among its points of sale are not only several stores in Spain, but its bridal designs have no borders and it is easy to find many of its models in all parts of the world.
Rosa Clará offers three different collections:
The catwalk collection, Rosa Clará Couture.
Rosa Clará Soft, with a much more bohemian and relaxed approach.
Rosa Clará, with more timeless dresses, made with fabrics such as guipure, ottoman, or lace.
The prices of Rosa Clará Couture, which move around 2,500 and 4,500 euros, are not suitable for many brides on foot, but they are those of the other two collections, whose prices range around 2,000 euros on average.
Although on some rare occasions the price appears on their web pages (of all the previous brands, only Rosa Clará does), to try on a dress and know the cost of each model, you will have to make an appointment, something that can be done directly over the internet.
Also, do not forget that the final price of the dress will not be fully closed until possible modifications or additions that could increase it are taken into account.
Other options: the outlet
In them, we can find models from other seasons or with some defect or defect for much less price. They are a good option if the budget for the dress is low or we prefer to invest part of it in another of the wedding sections, such as the honeymoon.
Many of the wedding dress stores themselves usually have a selection of sales with models from the previous collections that they want to liquidate to make room for the dresses of the new collection, with substantial discounts of up to 70%.