We are a Catholic family and First Communion is a big deal for us.
DD9 made hers last year - she is my practical girl who doesn't give much thought to her appearance. We got her dress on sale the year prior for $21 and she wore nylons ($1.00 at Walmart) and shoes she already had. Biggest cost was $22.00 for veil.
Well, DD8 is my fashionista glitter girl. She got a gown (far grander than DD9) last year - $112 SRP that I paid $23.99 for. A trip to Meijers got her a pair of over-the-top lacy anklets (clearance $1). She didn't want a veil, so I got her a wreath of flowers with ribbon (flower girl style) for $4.50 (used 40% off Michael's coupons). She has white glitter shoes. So all in all, not bad. She looks like she cost a lot more than that.
I share this because I overheard a conversation between two mothers. One has twins and opted for a Trunk Show at Von Maur's (upscale dept store in midwest) and paid ONLY $900.00 for both ensembles (apparently sweater capes where purchased to go with the sleeveless dresses). OH MY ...
First Communion Outfit Complete for Under $30
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Enjoy the day!
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Thanks for the feedback. I sometimes think we would go broke if I tried to keep up with the Joneses! In my maturity I'm moving toward "I am glad" rather than nine years ago when I was embarrassed that I shopped at Once Upon a Child. And I LOVE the idea of sealing the dresses once they're used. My Communion dress was a rather sad yellow looking lacy thing that cost something like $12 at Sears 25+ years ago. My mom thought it looked awful and threw it out just recently.
When I see those twins in their $450 outfits, I'll be saying to myself "That is three months of college prepaid tuition payments, one quarter of a year's payments, etc ..."
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