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More and more often, charity and vintage shops are taking on second-hand wedding dresses and selling them off at reasonable prices. If you’re not worried that your dress has been worn once before and you want to make every penny you’re spending on your big day count, helping out an independent vintage shop owner or the beneficiaries of a registered charity is the way forward.

Oxfam is really making a name for itself in the inboxes of wedding writers – and even if you can’t pop into your local branch, their online shop is full to bursting. As you’d expect, there tends to be more in sizes 10 to 14 than any others, but new brides are giving over their gowns for a good cause every day, so it’s worth checking back regularly.

To give you an idea, the most expensive dress I’ve seen them offer was a beaded, halterneck Johanna Hehir for £800, but really the majority of gowns have tended to go for less than £350. It’s the place to go if you’re after individual style sans the couturier too – with old-school looks from the Forties to the Seventies and unbranded pink and lacy confections, there’s little chance of you getting copycatted by the time you walk down the aisle.

Best for: One-off brides. If today’s gowns aren’t making the right style statement, why not rifle through your local treasure trove and come out with something uniquely you?