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Hi Lovely Ladies...and Tim,
Well, my dd, Juliana, will be making her First Holy Communion on May 7.  
I've been trying to search online for dresses as I often loathe shopping (yes I have the X gene) but we've been sick the last 2 weeks and I still have 1 with fever and 1 with cough....and I'd like to have the dress think sewn up (pun intended  ).
But, because we're on a budget, I don't want to spend and can't spend $100.00 on a dress. And my seamstress skills...well, don't  !
Can any of you lovelies direct me to a website that has modest and stylish First Communion dresses that won't require me to fund a small wedding? 
Thank you, thank you, thank you,
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I saw some in the Leaflet Missal catalog. $50-$60 maybe? And I think all of them actually had sleeves!!
Jennifer
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Here's a question-do you save your girls First Communion dresses as a memento of the occasion? Do you pass them on to siblings? Do you use them to make wedding dresses/handkerchiefs? I've never seen them used anywhere. I'm wondering if we should set up some kind of loan closet-we could post pictures/descriptions of what we have and the person borrowing the dress could pay the postage both ways. Just an idea.
Jennifer
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Maria, my dd's dress is lovely with short sleeves and I would be happy to loan it to you. Would you like me to email you a picture of it??? Let me know. Blessings!
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We got my daughter's dress at Burlington Coat Factory. The prices are REALLY reasonable. The stores may actually have more selection than the website - but they do have one there that might fit the bill - shortsleeve for $25. A couple others have a lace cap sleeve. Good luck.
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I know you don't want to go out of the house but I lucked into gorgeous ones on clearance for about $30 at the local TJMaxx
Online, you might check storybook heirlooms site - they are outrageously priced in the normal section but they usually have some ones really marked down in clearance.
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I saw a whole rack of them at JC Penney this weekend marked 30% off. I didn't look at them but it might be worth a trip if there is one close to you. How about eBay?
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Hi Ladies,
Thank you!
Meredith, thank you so much for your generous offer of your daughter's dress (I really appreciate it)...but I have some GREAT news!
I was able to go to Burlington Coat Factory and we found a dress!!! And it was only $30.00!!! That's like my new favorite store now!
Anyway, thank you, mucho!
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MaryM wrote:
We got my daughter's dress at Burlington Coat Factory. The prices are REALLY reasonable. The stores may actually have more selection than the website - but they do have one there that might fit the bill - shortsleeve for $25. A couple others have a lace cap sleeve. Good luck.
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Thanks for the advice!! Usually I won't go near Burlington (the return policy is horrible) but I decided it would be worth it for dd's dress. You should have seen her eyes light up when we found "the one"!
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