Anuradha Bhaggan, 25, right, from Queens, N.Y., waits as her
mother Vidia Bhaggan looks over her bridal gown selection,
during the &quot;Running of the Anuradha Bhaggan, 25, right,
from Queens, N.Y., waits as her mother Vidia Bhaggan looks over
her bridal gown selection, during the "Running of the Brides"
sale at Filene's Basement in New York, Friday Feb. 27, 2009. "It
would be over a 1000 dollars for a dress like this," said
Bhaggan who plans to marry next June and will get the dress for
$249. Scores of brides-to-be and their helpers searched through
more than 2500 wedding gowns from famous bridal houses, hoping
to find their dream dress at a fraction of the original price.
(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) (Bebeto Matthews)       But even
accounting for regional variation, these numbers seem
exorbitant. And the New York number is positively Gatsby-esque.
My fiancÃ©e and I always knew we were not particularly well-off
by Empire State standards, but we couldn't believe that our
fellow Manhattanites were shelling out