Wedding Shoppe Inc.
Stories
To all the beautiful girls from The Wedding Shoppe,
I bought my wedding dress online last year from the wedding shoppe and just want to thank all the girls for making the whole process so pleasant and easy. My online consultant was Angi and she was so beautiful and patient with all my questions. Honestly, at that time i wasn't sure if buying a wedding dress online is a good idea; but trust me, when i received my dress i was over the moon, the quality of the dress is amazing. Buying my dress from you guys is one of the best decisions i've made. Thank you so much again!! i will definetly recommend you guys to any bride to be out there who are thinking buying your dress online.
Lots of love
Shirlyn
Australia
--Shirlyn L. | 8/7/2010
Never in my life, did I ever imagine that I would be so blessed to have such an incredible wedding.
Long ago, like many other little girls, I would put a pillow case veil on my head, or walk my barbie down a pretend aisle and envision my perfect fairytale wedding. After meeting Scott, the handsome and affectionate love of my life, those hopes and dreams finally become a reality as we began to plan our wedding day.
As amazing as it was, all of the dreaming could never come close to the incredible wedding we had on August 28, 2010. Everything was perfect. From the dress, to the flowers, the invitations and the location. It was without a doubt, the best day of my life.
Looking back, the thing that made it so perfect, so incredible, wasn't the dress, or the flowers, or anything else related. Our wedding was perfect because of the people that shared it with us. Our family and friends, were the one thing that made it better than anything I could ever have dreamed of.
I am so grateful to all the people who played a part in making our wedding so truly perfect.
Dress: I went to The Wedding Shoppe just a few days after getting engaged to try on dresses for fun with absolutely no intention of choosing anything. I fell in love with the fifth dress I tried on and just like everyone says, I knew it was the one.
Veil: Since my dress was on the more simple side, I wanted a veil that added some drama and sparkle. I found a cathedral length veil with rhinestone trim at the wedding shoppe. It also had a blusher, which I didn't love, so the wedding shoppe removed it and added a comb to make a second veil. My mom then added rhinestone trim to the edges and I wore it as a shorter version of the Cathedral length veil for the reception.
Headpiece: I loved all the big floral headpieces I would see but couldn't seem to find one that matched my dress. The wedding shoppe took fabric from my hemmed dress and made a custom flower with a vintage rhinestone center. It was absolutely perfect
Location: The Union Depot, St Paul Minnesota. We absolutely loved the Union Depot. It was classic and elegant, and the food was incredible. The wedding coordinator Georgia was amazing to work with and made everything so easy for us.
Favors: My favorite beverage has always been Diet Coke and a few years ago, Scott, my husband got a job with Coca-Cola. For our place cards we attached names to old fashioned bottles of diet coke with a story about our love for Coke on the back! It was so fun.
Flowers: I wanted lots of color, and Carra Otten, of Le Petit Fleur did an AMAZING job. She was so easy to work with and had incredible ideas and style.
Photography: Erin Johnson Photography. We had so much fun working with Erin! She has such great ideas and moves at record pace. The photos she took are incredible and we are so happy we went with her!
Videographer: Jeffrey Fuchs | Northern Lights Video. We weren't sure if we were going to hire a videographer, but I am so glad we did. Jeff was very easy to work with and very professional, we hardly even noticed he was there the day of our wedding. His work is amazing and he was able to capture so much emotion from the day of our wedding. We loved him!
--Shannen J., Minneapolis, MN | 8/28/2010
I just wanted to write and say Thank You for the most amazing Wedding Dress and for making finding that perfect Dress one of the most enjoyable and memorable experiences of my Wedding!
I was so nervous coming into the store… with all those dresses I figured I’d just “look around” any maybe get some ideas for dresses. I mean there was no way I was going to find the dress for me amongst the endless racks of dresses in all those different styles.
After skimming the first row of beautiful white and ivory gowns I heard someone say, “Would you like to try some on?”. Who? Me? No, I couldn’t. I mean I’m just perusing today. I don’t have time to actually get a dress! “What’s your Style? I can pull some things together for you in the fitting room?”. Well, there was that beautiful strapless number I saw in the window on my way in… I have always wanted strapless. Oh, and this one with the tulle and lace appliqué, that might be pretty too! Oh, why not, it can’t hurt!
Two hours later, there I am standing at the register checking out with the most elegant, beautiful, made-for-me gown I could have ever wished for… a huge smile plastered on my face! It wouldn’t have happened with out you! …And that cute strapless number that brought me into the store!
Looking back on photos I am still head-over-heels for that Wedding Gown and wouldn’t change a thing! I truly could not have been happier.
Thank you for making me feel so welcome and taken care of, for fishing through racks and racks of dresses to find one right for me, and for making sure I said “Yes, to the dress”!
--Kristin J., Madison, Wisconsin | 7/3/2010
Dear Wedding Shoppe Team,
Thank you so much for your part in our special day! My dress was perfect for me and for our wine country wedding. I had so many compliments from our guests that i just had to thank you again. I am telling all my friends how friendly and helpful your staff was. Thank you again.
--Laurie S., Maple Grove, MN | 7/31/2010