Heather Saint was surprised to win the antique white lace and silk dress with such a low bid.
Mrs Saint, 20, from Billingham, Teesside, said “It is gorgeous and I was proud to tell everyone at the wedding how much it cost, I didn’t mind anyone knowing”.
“You should have heard me squeal with excitement when I opened the parcel and saw how perfect it was. It’s made by a designer from Singapore.”
And with such a bargain dress, Heather could afford to embellish it - with a £19.95 hooped petticoat.
Mrs Saint said: “My dress was worth every penny. There was a £40 postage charge, but the dress itself was just five pence.”
She married her husband Mark, 24, in the thrifty frock. They have a 19-month-old daughter together called Emily.
The couple wed at St Cuthbert’s RC Church, Stockton, and kept the cost of their wedding down to £3,500.
They made the invitations for 70 guests to attend a reception at the Smiths Arms in Carlton.
Mrs Saint said: “We were careful about the cost, but we had absolutely everything we wanted. It was just that having a little girl and a house we had more important things to spend money on.”