http://boards.weddingbee.com/ Weddingbee Boards Topic: Best Bridal Stores in Wisconsin en Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:14:51 +0000 http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-310184 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:51:25 +0000 krae 310184@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I also didn't have a pleasurable experience at Edith's Bridal, a<br />little outdated IMO. I worked with one lady who was nice though, and<br />customer service is important.</p> <p>David's Bridals (anywhere) don't work for me, I find that they<br />discourage you from looking through dresses for yourself, instead, my<br />attendant went and found dresses that she thought would look good on<br />me. When I didn't like something she picked out, I always felt bad and<br />just tried it on anyway..waste of time.</p> <p>Had some success at Bridal Event in Appleton, very large selection,<br />sort their dresses out by style and even have a plus size dress wall.</p> <p>Erika's Bridal Couture in Neenah has amazing customer service. I found<br />my BM's dresses online and they were the only store that carried it,<br />so I really had no choice. But it worked out, they are very sweet<br />people over there.</p> <p>Bridal Elegance in Kaukauna also has a large selection, but I found<br />that the attendants seemed to always have 'something else to do...'</p> <p>hope this helps a little bit ladies!</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-265980 Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:06:56 +0000 tenmylove 265980@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I have to third the icky Edith's Bridal. Every one told me to try there until my mom (who is photographer in the wedding industry) told me stories how they purposely sew patches in your dress when it gets in. They call you, you try it on, and WOWZA! It doesn't fit... then they bank $$$ on alterations.</p> <p>There aren't a ton of places around the Fox Valley area. I went to The Bridal Event as well and their dresses were very overpriced for the look and quality of the dress. Over 60% of their dresses were tie-up corset styles and that was the one look I said I would not buy. Not for me. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-248587 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:55:26 +0000 Miss Paris 248587@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I just found my dress at Brandi's Bridal in New Glarus.&nbsp; I went to Vera's in Madison and Germaine's in Lake Geneva and ultimately find the service and selection at Brandi's to be the best.&nbsp; I loved that I could look at the dresses and select those I wanted to try on ( as opposed to Vera's where the consultant chooses dresses for you from their stock) and their selection was MUCH better than Germaine's.&nbsp; I would recommend them to anyone looking for a good service and a fantastic selection! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-243192 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:29:19 +0000 mainfr4me 243192@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Places I have had good experience from is the Mens Warehouse Tux Rental (used to be After Hours before MW bought the chain).&nbsp; I've rented more than 1 tux there for friends weddings, and they have always been excellent.</p> <p>My fiance found her dress at Heims Bridal in Greenfield.&nbsp; I will suggest you talk to the younger owner, not the older gal that also works in the store.&nbsp; The younger gal was very helpful, knowledgeable, and easy to work with.</p> <p>There is only one store I will stay away from - Savvy Bride in Brookfield.&nbsp; They botched half of tuxes for my brothers wedding (wrong sizes, torn garments, dirty garments, etc).&nbsp; They are usually understaffed too and have no spot to 'wait', so you end up standing around in the doorway for a long time. </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-233633 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:53:06 +0000 WhimsicalBride 233633@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I&nbsp;didn't care for Edith's in Fond du Lac at all.&nbsp; The whole store is like stepping back into the 70's, complete with shag carpeting, which wasn't very clean.&nbsp; The&nbsp;staff was definately &quot;out-to-lunch,&quot; and was not very helpful.&nbsp;</p> <p>My best experiences were The Bridal Event in Appleton and Tie the Knot in Green Bay.&nbsp; Both stores had wonderful attendants who were cheerful and helpful.&nbsp; Tie the Knot doesn't have a huge selection, but they have some lines that aren't available at any of the other salons in the area.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-211794 Wed, 27 May 2009 19:46:53 +0000 vixie13 211794@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'm a fan of Edith's Bridal in Fond Du Lac. Very large store, a little out dated and kinda cramped but has a large selection. Everyone was very nice and I worked with Cathy the owner personally. The younger staff memebers seem a little &quot;out to lunch&quot; but the older members were great. I found a wonderful Alfred Angelo plus-size sample dress for $499. Bargain! </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-196588 Fri, 08 May 2009 14:24:45 +0000 VanCaster 196588@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Do not go to Wedding Tree in La Crosse....at least if you are not a millionaire. I went there and found a dressthat I loved, but I couldn't afford it. The girl who helped me (I wont name names) was nice, until I was going to leave without buying the dress. She wanted the comission so bad and it was obvious. She treid every trick in the book. This was a store model also....not even a custom order. </p> <p>First she said I could put down 60% and I didn't have it. Then she said ok, 55%. I am like, its not gonna happen this week. I will come back next week and put a deposit on it. The she asked me to make an appointment to come back the next day. I was like, I can't afford it this week. She wouldn't take no for an answer.&nbsp; It was like a car salesman. Terrible customer skills and made me feel like I wasn't good enough to shop there.</p> <p>Then she started trying to scare me into buying it like I was pretending not to have the money...&nbsp; Oh, somone else might buy it, or&nbsp;it might&nbsp;get discontinued. What would you do if that happened. Call your fiance and see if you can buy it. Lets pick out a more expnsive dress and pretend that is the one you really like and then he will go for this one cause its less expensive. I was super pissed that she tried to strong arm me into buying that dress.&nbsp; In front of other customers too. I was embarrassed and angry that I couldn't get it as it was, and she was treating it like I didn't know my own budget. </p> <p>I went home with intentions of going back to the store when I had the money to get the dress the next week. Two days after I had been in the shop, she sends me a letter in the mail, hand written and with terrible spelling and grammar telling me all the same stuff. It was like wedding store spam in my mail box. I will never go in there, not if they were the last bridal shop on earth.&nbsp; I'd get married in jeans first.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-157792 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:00:17 +0000 MarryingtheNavy 157792@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I'll add that I also had a pleasant experience with Vera's Bridal in Madison and bought my dress there.&nbsp; I think their store and the experience you get there is ideal for certain types of brides.&nbsp; I had been to many other stores and was really struggling to narrow down my search, so having someone pick out some gowns based on my criteria was helpful.&nbsp; However, my sister - who knew exactly what she wanted - did not enjoy shopping there.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>It probably also depends on the specific employee you're working with; I've had great experiences at bridal stores with certain employees, and terrible experiences at the same store with different ones.</p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-157746 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:26:38 +0000 5peonies 157746@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>I went to the Vera's outlet in Janesville.&nbsp; I had a good experience with them.&nbsp; They explained how the rooms were laid out (according to price) and asked what I was looking for ( what type of wedding, formal, beach, etc.) Then left my mom and I to look on our own.&nbsp; It helped me from feeling overwhelmed or pressured.&nbsp; The salesperson checked in a few times to put dresses in the dressing room.&nbsp; Once in the room to try them on, they were attentive with my questions, like if a neckline could be changed slightly or showed me how it would looked bustled, etc.&nbsp; </p> <p>I had looked at David's a few months before to narrow what I was looking for down.&nbsp; Had I not done that I might have had a different experience.&nbsp; I did end up finding my dress at Vera's outlet ($500) and liked their somewhat hands off approach. &nbsp; </p> http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/best-bridal-stores-in-wisconsin#post-129202 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:11:03 +0000 Reby 129202@http://boards.weddingbee.com/ <p>Another really good one is Bonnie's Wedding Center in Viroqua. &nbsp;If you are in the La Crosse, Prairie Du Chien, or Sparta areas, it's totally worth the beautiful drive to get there. &nbsp;I've been in there and brides have been there from well over an hour away because they have said it's so great compared to some others in the area. &nbsp;:)&nbsp; </p>