How to Outfit Your Entire Wedding Party on EBAY

As a single, working mother, I found it quite amazing that I was able to find love a second time. It was even more amazing to find it ONLINE a second time (see my article Meeting Mr. Right Online for that info).

When my husband proposed to me in December, I knew that we wanted to get married quickly and move on with our lives together. I believed strongly that we should be married before we lived together and wanted to set that example for my 3 year old son. Being an avid fan of EBAY I knew that I could handle outfitting the entire wedding party for less than rentals except for my husband's tux. I had heard of others buying wedding dresses, flower girl dresses, and tuxes for boys at a steal. I knew that I was savvy enough to do that and pull off my wedding in two months.

We were married on February 13^th and the picture with the article are outfits all bought on EBAY except for my husband's which we rented. I did the entire wedding for about $2500. I think it was absolutely beautiful and hopefully you'll agree! For those on a budget I've included my favorite EBAY sellers that allowed me to have an incredible day for a fraction of the cost. Read further to find these great buys and how to create your own fabulous ensemble.

The first thing you'll need to do is set up an account with EBAY if you don't already have one. The website will take you through that process and it's fairly quick and painless. Next you'll begin searching for the items you need. Below I have put together the easiest way to search for the dress of your dreams and narrow the results down to find your winning match...

Searching for your wedding dress

- Start by typing in a description such as the following: Size 14 White Strapless Wedding Dress. This allows you to put in as much info as you can about the type of dress you want. If you know it HAS to be strapless be sure to include this in your search criteria. Always include the size because you certainly don't want to fall in love with a dress that isn't going to fit.

- You can either do a "buy it now" where you just pay the price on the screen or you can look for "auctions" which means a better deal at times but also the risk of losing the dress if you really want it.

My Wedding Day

Credit: Shawna Straub

Copyright: Shawna Straub