Washington, D.C. – Mazza Gallerie
Friday, July 30, 2010 — 8am to 9pm

Boston, MA – Hynes Convention Center
Friday, August 20, 2010 — 8am to 8pm

Cleveland, OH – Harvard Park Shopping Center
Friday, August 27, 2010 — 8am to 9pm

So of course, there are people who are Running of the Brides veterans. Each Filene’s Basement sale of coveted wedding dresses goes on mega sale and brides will line up in the wee hours the morning of the sale. This year, Filene’s Basement offers their own tips on their website:

Source: Filene's Basement. One tip is to wear spandex so no need to dressing rooms. Not a place to bring your fiance or dad!

Helpful Tips

The key to being successful at the Running of the Brides® is knowing what to expect.

When the doors open at 8:00am, brides and their helpers rush to the racks, grab wedding gowns and immediately start trying them on. After this initial frenzy the real sale begins, when helpers roam the floor to trade sizes, colors and designers with the other teams. Once you get in the flow of this unique event, it will all make sense. Here are a few guidelines that will help make your experience at the ROTB more successful and fun.

Before You Go

1. Recruit your team and assign jobs.
2. Create team unity by wearing something matching—for example hats, t-shirts or headbands. This will also help you find each other in the crowd.
3. Tear out pages from bridal magazines, or print styles from on-line wedding gown sites to show your team what you’re looking for.

The Day of the Sale

1. Dress smart—wear a sports bra or swim suit so you can change in and out of gowns anywhere in the store.
2. Leave your handbag at home or pack light for the day.
3. Please, don’t wear make-up. White shows everything.
4. The sale starts at 8:00am, so if you want to be one of the first through the doors, plan on arriving well before then.
5. Not everyone wants to deal with the 8:00am rush. Starting around 11:00am you’ll see dresses going back on the racks and the scene will be calmer.

Be considerate. Once you decide you don’t like a dress, put it back on the rack. It just might be someone else’s dream dress.

The perfect wedding dress is so hard to find sometimes. If you’re shopping for one, there comes a point when they all look the same. I think it’s important to look at several types of design first before intending to purchase something. Here are 21 dresses under $1,000 that Glamour put together. I liked 80% of them, but #2 was my favorite.

And then, if you want to consider something a little different, here are 36 dresses that Glamour claims you haven’t seen before.

I don’t think looking at wedding dresses could ever get old. :O)

How many dresses did you look at before purchasing?