I was fed up of trying on pricey wedding dresses so spent £20 on one from a charity shop & it made my husband cry
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A WOMAN feared she would never find her dream wedding dress after spending hours in pricey stores trying on gowns. Julia Webber, 26, went to countless boutique stores but could never find a wedding dress that 'felt right.'. But she couldn't believe it when she found the perfect dress in her favourite second-hand store.
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Julia tried on the elegant gown and said it fit perfectly and she knew it was the one. She tied the knot to school sweetheart Michael Webber, 26, a certified public accountant, in December 2024 and said he cried when he saw her down the aisle. Julia, a speech language pathologist, from West Palm Beach, Florida, said: "I always wanted a thrifted wedding dress.
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"I zipped it up and it fit like a glove. "It was completely meant to be. "Everyone had the same reaction - their jaws were on the floor.". Julia has always been passionate about thrifting and grew up hunting through second-hand stores with her mum, Ellen Stern, 53, and sisters Samantha, 23, and Sophia, 21.
After getting engaged in May 2023, Julia tried on wedding dresses in a boutique store first. She said: "Nothing really felt right.". After heading to boutique stores, Julia, her sisters, her mum, and her mother-in-law, Julie, 52, decided to give thrifting a go.
She said: "My biggest regret was not thrifting my prom dress.". They went to their favourite store - Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation Resale Shop - in December 2023 and Julia immediately spotted the dress. She said: "It was the first one we went to.
OXFAM says: "If you would like to try on some of our amazing dresses please contact one of our shops to make an appointment. If you aren’t able to make it to one of our high street shops you’ll find a great range of bridal wear for sale in the Oxfam Online Shop.".
