If there are any brides in the Kirkland/Seattle area (or, like me, are traveling there for something), go check out Champagne Taste consignment! They have dresses in all sizes plus those corset bras that David's bridal likes to charge $50 or more for! The owner is very nice and extremely helpful and I didn't feel any pressure to buy a dress right then. She also did what she could to knock the price down *and* showed me how to roll my dress to fit into my suitcase without completely messing it up. Obviously, as with any second hand store, it's the luck of the draw whether you find something or not. But I was at my wits end trying to find a dress I love that was also reasonably priced. (Over $1000 for a dress I'll wear once? I don't think so!) I found that dress at Champagne Taste. It was in perfect condition, beautiful, and under $400! It's worth a shot!

Here is their info:
117 Main Street
Kirkland, WA 98033-6161
(425) 828-4502