You may still be looking for the perfect gown.  You may be on a tighter budget than you had dreamt as a little girl.  Does that mean all is lost?  Keep reading and check out the modern, easy and inexpensive ways to shop for your wedding dress.

Maybe you’ve already had your Big Day… Your wedding was beautiful. Your groom was handsome. The happiest day of your life went exactly how it was supposed to (mistakes and all).  Now what shall you do with your gown?  Keep on reading for some fun and charitable options!

Once Wed is a fun site for buying & selling wedding gowns.  It also as a blog with cute ideas to sift through.

Save the Dress is also for buyers & sellers.  Save the Dress gives a lot of detailed information ont he dresses you’re interested in.

Preowned Wedding Dresses has great privacy settings and a mailing list for (buying & selling) wedding dress updates!

Wore it Once has a fantastic selection of not only wedding gowns but bridesmaid’s and flower girls’ dresses.

Sell your Wedding Dress also offer favors with their wedding dress selection!

For fun and therapeutic release of your used gown, trash the dress! Photographers from all over love the opportunity to do something fun for couples. Go have fun in the water or mud with your dress at Trash the Dress.

And lastly, to save and hopefully reuse your beloved wedding gown…

-Be sure to take your gown to the dry cleaners immediately after the wedding to get it dry cleaned. Get your wedding dress preserved as well to ensure that it doesn’t turn yellow over the years so that you can reuse it at any point in the future. Some dry cleaners provide this service.

-Reusing your gown as a christening gown or communion dress for your daughter, granddaughter, niece or a friend’s daughter is a memorable way to keep tradition within the family.

-Pass the dress down to your daughter or granddaughter for her wedding day. She may prefer a more modern style, so allow her to use the fabric and lace from your gown to tailor her own wedding dress.
-Use some of the beautiful fabric from your gown to make a wedding ring pillow, a handkerchief or a garter for your daughter or granddaughter’s wedding.
{Special Thanks to eHow.com}