Bridal Gown Guide: Discover the Dress of Your Dreams at a Price You Can Afford (Bridal Gown Guide) (Paperback)

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Product Description

In one of the few books dedicated exclusively to finding good deals on wedding gowns, authors Denise and Alan Fields include: reviews and ratings for the 75 biggest bridal designers; complete descriptions for all new gowns by these designers, including suggested retail price and style number; information on when and where the gown was advertised; and size charts and how to determine exact size. Plus this ultimate wedding gown guide comes in a compact, take-it-with-you format.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Windsor Peak Press; 3 Revised edition (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1889392030
• ISBN-13: 978-1889392035
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,863,801 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The bible for the confusing world of buying a wedding dress, December 18, 1999

By	C. Lawrence - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is extremely informative, useful and cleverly written. I giggled the whole way through. But don't let the humor take away from the excellent guidance this book has to offer. What a great resource to save yourself hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars! Not all, but many bridal shops are full of foul play, and this book tells brides exactly what to watch out for and what is standard in the industry. This book guides readers on how NOT to get taken advantage of. I felt much less intimidated walking into a bridal store thanks to this book. I can't wait for the next edition to give to all my friends and sisters who get engaged!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not necessary if you bought Bridal Bargains!, July 23, 1999

By A Customer

The book was very helpful with well researched information. However, if you bought Bridal Bargains by the Fields you would probably have all the information you'd need about dresses in that book. In addition to the great (albeit abbreviated compared to this entire book) section on dresses, their makers, fabric quality and sizing information, you receive TONS of valuable information for the rest of your wedding. If your dress is the most important part of your wedding, then this book might be a good addition to Bridal Bargains.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit scary, but written with a sense of humor, November 30, 1999

By	sgkr (New Hampton, NH USA) - See all my reviews

My mom bought this book for me, and (I'll admit) I thought it was such a waste. A whole book about buying one dress! I read it, and was alternately horrified by some of the practices in the bridal industry, and amused by their tongue-in-cheek style of writing. When I finally did visit bridal salons I felt well-informed and a lot less like a rube because of this book. Don't let the Fields and some of their truly horrifying tales scare you too much, however. Take their warnings as points of caution, and not as reasons to abandon the search entirely.