Should I bid on this dress??

[firebirdgold]

It ends in 13 hours. Ebay sandals dress Here's the info from the
Sandal's site. This one comes without the silly broach.

It's not silk like I've been looking for but I've just been so stymied on what to wear for our Hawaiian beach wedding. He's determined to wear shorts and it's giving me fits trying to find something bridal that will look good on my curvy figure yet not look idiotic next to a guy in tan shorts and a white on white aloha shirt. He's wearing nice silk shorts and a nice silk Tommy Bahamas shirt wether he likes it or not though! It's the right size.. I'm a size 14 now but I'm in weight watchers so in 5 months that should fit beautifully. What do you guys think?
Yea or Nay?

 

[MustangGal]

I would go ahead and get it, you could always sell it again if you find something else or it doesn''t fit (I was a 4 dress bride, but was able to sell them for what I paid at least!)

 

[mercoledi]

If you think you''ll be able to wear it why not? The seller looks OK. You could also do something like this dress from somewhere you can return it. The Sandals dress is a Tadashi knockoff, so I don''t think it''ll be hard to find later if you decided to wait. How close is it to fitting?

 

[firebirdgold]

If the measurements are accurate I'd say I'm about 10 pounds and a few months of exercise away from just fitting. The bust might be pushing it with just 10lbs though. I'm aiming for 20lbs in five months.


I don't really have a great deal of budget constraints beyond my guilt, but I'd feel more comfortable buying something I couldn't try on first if it was cheap.

My parents have not given me a budget to work with, they just keep saying don't worry about it, we love you. (yes I'm 34) It's driving my fi nuts because he's worried I'll get carried away without a budget.

I've set myself a limit of not going over my sister's wedding at 25k, which he thinks is mind-boggling high. He recently just did the math and discovered that what I'm planning (all-inclusive deluxe accomendations for everyone for 3 nights and for us for four nights, plus wedding package and dinner for 10 on the beach) will run about $18,000. Very odd noises came out of him at that point.

-So saving money on the dress would make me feel a bit better about how much money I'm spending.