The perfect lace

That moment when I found the perfect cotton lace for my prom dress 2013 and read the price tag 1295 kr/m (185 AUD/m) I was about to cry ! Not sure how much fabric I'll need but since it's a looong dress I'll need at least 4.5m so that's somewhere around 6000 SEK not including the beads or the lining.. sounds like it will end up somewhere around 8000 SEK (1150 AUD) and I'm not sure if I'm prepared to pay that for a dress I'm only going to wear once or twice...?