Don’t over­look the simple but elegant solu­tion: #10.    Make it: I had friend do this for me. The dress was perfect for me and I looked stun­ning. Now, I know a lot of people so my odds are greater of knowing someone. But if I could find someone in nowhere Penn­syl­vania who did not just sewing, but design, my guess is you might too! And with a little work on Google or even a (gasp) phone­book, you could find someone.

Tip: What’s great about this is that you get to select the fabrics and the pattern. So every­thing is just perfect. And some­times, if you do it with a friend, it’s an incred­ible amount of fun!