L | D Finds: Pre-Owned Wedding Dresses

Many brides suffer from a case of champagne taste and beer bottle pockets when they are on the hunt for their dream wedding dress. While other brides just don't feel like, or can't afford to shell out big bucks on a high end gown. Well, where there's a will, there a way. And that way is by visiting Pre-Owned Wedding Dresses. They are a listing service designed to connect buyers and sellers of new, sample and used designer wedding dresses. For a fraction of the cost, you can pick up a designer dress by Badgley Mischka, Carolina Herrera, Demetrios, Monique Lhuillier, Oscar de la Renta, Pronovias, Vera Wang and on, and on, and on. And if you've already worn your dream dress, sell it to another happy bride and use the money for something practical like more honeymoon souvenirs! There is a $26 listing fee and no commission charge.

The most popular reason women sell their gowns is to give someone else a chance to enjoy it, broken engagements, a belief that it is not practical to keep it and being a two dress bride. Whatever your reason is, for selling or buying a pre-owned dress, it's worth it to at least check it out.

Not totally convinced yet, the Carolina Herrera, A-Line gown in Rice Taffeta, with champagne pleated taffeta bow detail and chapel train pictured above was originally priced at $2,500 and is being sold on Pre-Owned Wedding Dresses for $875. The best part, the gown has never been worn and has had no alterations.