Wedding Dress Conversation

Why is Ray reading up on wedding dresses? It started with something like this:

Annette: “I bought a wedding dress”
Ray: “Huh?”
Annette: “Yea, they had a 20% off coupon at David’s Bridal” (Coupon.. yes! I love that girl)
Ray: “How much was the dress?”
Annette: “It had beads and sequins that I really like”
Ray: “How much was the dress?”
Annette: “Originally for $700, but I got for $560″
Ray: “$560 for a dress!? I’d rather get you two Marc Jacobs or Coach bags. At least you can use those more than once”
Annette: “I know, but be glad I didn’t go for a designer wedding dress. Plus most dresses start around this price point anyways.” (Good points)
Ray: “Well… ok” (Making a mental note to verify this claim)

So off I go, investigating wedding dresses.