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I am a bride on a mission for bargains.  I have a relatively small wedding budget, so it is of utmost importance to me to find deals and save money where ever I can.  I’m a money-saver by nature anyway, so for me, part of finding my dream wedding dress included finding it on a bargain.

The Challenge:  Find a wedding dress I love for around $400 or less.

First, I went to a few different bridal boutiques to try on dresses and find out what styles I liked.

Then, I looked at dresses on ebay, but didn't really see anything that I could fall in love with and was a little wierded out about wearing a dress that had been worn by someone else and had possibly been altered before.  Plus, I'm quite tall, so I was very worried that I would get a dress that would end up being too short. 

Then I hit the jackpot.

I read about the website http:/www.1koo.com in a book called Bridal Bargains. 

When I first checked the website out, I was definitely skeptical.  It's a site where you can buy wedding dresses direct from China at really low prices.  The site can be a little confusing to navigate, but once I figured it out, I was able to look through hundreds of dresses and I never saw one that was more than $300.

I thought it was too good to be true, but decided to take a chance and order a dress from them (I also google searched reviews of the site first and found nothing but good remarks)

Here's what happened:
1. I was able to have the dress I fell in love with custom made for my size- so Ididn't have to worry about it being too short

2. The dress I loved didn't have a train and I really wanted one- I e-mailed them to see if this could be done and they said yes- FOR ONLY $20 EXTRA!

3. My dress arrived at my door in less than a month after I ordered

4. It was perfect- great quality and fully lined in satin

5. I paid less than $300 for my dress, custom fit, added train, and shipping all combined.

A great deal for a bargain-hunter bride!!

Just one note- (and this did not make me any less enthusiastic about my purchase) I was a little surprised when my dress arrived in the mail.  Not only because it came so quickly, but because it arrived in a large padded envelope.  That's right- an envelope.  It was wrapped in protective plastic and folded inside out to protect it though.  So although I was surprised, I was still very happy with this purchase!

how do you know it was photoshopped (with creepy music playing) :)

1koo.com just recently updated their site, so I think that's why my pictures aren't showing up anymore!

Would love to see the dress since I am thinking of this route.

Is it possible to post your dress...not the one on the site?

Thank you!