Bargain-hunting brides line up for Vinnies charity shop wedding dress sale

Bargain hunters have been lining the streets of Sydney for hours trying to buy cheap wedding dresses.

Charity Vinnies launched a wedding dress expo to sell second-hand dresses and by the time the store opened this morning the queue had stretched around the block.

Some smart savers even bought chairs to sit outside and wait.

The event is being held at Waverley Vinnies in Sydney’s eastern suburbs and will go on until Friday, if they are not all picked up before then.

Vinnies said it offers a “curated collection of donated and used wedding outfits,” to give couples “access to beautiful dresses, suits and accessories at a fraction of their original price.”

Some dresses are even new.

It says online prices start at $15 for bridesmaids and $50 for wedding dresses, but there were some more expensive ones on the racks.

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Celebrity stylist Donny Galella showed off a number of dresses online, with the dresses he chose priced at $250, $350, $500 and $650, although some of them still had tags.

There were certainly bargains to be had though, with a navy blue Hervé Léger dress on offer, with a Huge Boss jacket also on the way, both usually selling for thousands of dollars.

Last year, a similar event also attracted a large crowd.

The wedding dresses weren’t the only thing causing big queues in Sydney.

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