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How Much Brides Really Spend on Wedding Dresses

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From Cosmopolitan

Wedding dresses are expensive - the ones featured on Say Yes to the Dress often cost upward of $10,000 - but the amount most women are willing to spend on that dress is probably less than you would expect. And it's actually going down.

According to a new survey from e-commerce site Lyst, the average bride is only looking to spend around $998 on her dress. While that is still a lot of money, it's significantly less than last year's mean of $1,334.

Lyst also pointed out that searches for unconventional bridal styles - like jumpsuits and pantsuits - are up 30 percent, which they attribute to risk-taking celebs like Solange, who wore a caped jumpsuit for her wedding back in 2014.

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Photo credit: Getty

Luckily for all the new brides out there, more fashionable, less-expensive options now exist online. Retailers like Topshop, Missguided, and Reformation have pieces in both trendy and timeless silhouettes that fit any budget.

Photo credit: Reformation
Photo credit: Reformation

Now, if only the cost of the rest of the wedding would go down too. #HowAreFlowersSoExpensive?!

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