Shame, Dan Kerr is up north only. I bet there must be shops like that down south too. Wedding isn't going to be until next May so I have ages to slim down and track down my dream dress on a budget! I like your tip of looking at charity shops too, we have some quite big ones and some wealthy folk around so thay may be a good hunting ground, thank you. I just can't justify spending more than a couple of hundred on a dress I'll wear once! we're thinking about going to the Elysium Hotel in Pathos, Cyprus as neither of us are religious and we both want an informal different kind of day, so are hoping for an outdoor wedding. Nothing booked yet, its over a year away so just thinking things through for now!