Boulevard Bride

. She was so upbeat and friendly over the phone. And when she found out that I hadn't even tried on a dress yet, her enthusiasm sky-rocketed. I believe she said to me, "Oh! You have to come in and we'll just PLAY!" And play we did! For over 3 hours, I tried on all types of styles - from A-line to mermaid to a full-on ball gown. Not only did she explain the different styles, but she also educated me on the types of material, too! At the end, I felt like Jen was a long-lost friend! Now, I didn't get a dress at my first visit - no, I went around to many, many other shops looking for a dress, but I never felt like I got the personal attention that I received from Jen. So, I returned with all my girls, tried on my favorites (and a few more that I hadn't tried, including a Sophia Tolli that Jen had specially ordered in for me to try) and I found The Dress (which ended up being Anita by David Tutera). Ordering was a breeze after Jen got my measurements (which also included a discussion on shoe heel height). Jen called me as soon as the dress came in. The fittings were quick and easy - there was just one little snafu with the bustle, but they fixed it in a jiffy. My dress was perfect and ready to go 2 weeks before the wedding! I'd recommend every bride to swing on in and try Boulevard Bride!

saw she carried David Tutera dresses, and I was drooling, I swear. I brought in my tablet and pulled up Pinterest to show Jen some of the dresses I liked, and was completely SHOCKED when she looked at my number 1 pick, and then grabbed the sample of it! This little shop in the middle of nowhere, and she had a sample of my top pick. I ended trying it on twice during that visit, and the second time, I mentioned that my only reservation was that it was just missing something.. and she suggested changing out the satin ribbon belt with a different color, and it was PERFECT! I had initially planned to get the tuxes and Bridemaids dresses elsewhere, but after seeing what David's Bridal had available for plus size BMs, and the price the tux rental places wanted, I wasn't thrilled. Then, the style we had picked for the BMs at David's Bridal were discontinued, so I emailed Jen the dress we were looking at, and she found something similar, but better (and cheaper!). So I decided to get the tuxes from Boulevard as well. Since we got so much from her, we did get a pretty nice discount. The only kinda downsides, through no fault of Boulevard's, was that my dress and the BM's dresses arrived the week before the wedding. The blame was split between us taking too long to get Jen the deposit to get the dress ordered and the Chinese New Year, which led to some staffing issues at the manufacturer. While Jen couldn't do the alterations due to some health issues, she made a call and got us into Alterations by Valerie, who did amazing and amazingly FAST work on my dress and one of my BMs. Pieces of 3 of the tuxes had to be traded out, which Jen got to us the next day. Thankfully, the one guy who couldn't pick up his tux until the day before had no issue! I know where I'll be going for any formal occasion, and will send everyone I know looking for formals to her!

ey make sure you are fully taken care of. Even though they are small they had a great selections of dresses. Then once the dress was bought they were very flexible with fittings. They made sure that I had two fitting before they cut into the dress the wanted to make sure I didn't change size too much and didn't want to cut into the dress and it didn't fit. They had the dress finished quickly and it looked amazing!! They also don't charge you for every fitting they just have a one time payment for the whole thing. They also were very helpful in helping me find a belt for my dress. My dress was white but I wore real pearls and they tend to be more ivory. So they helped me find a belt that had pearls and detail for a very descent price. She even called around for me to get the best deal. When the belt came in the pearls were white and to make them match the necklace she mad sure to get a color sample and she had painted the pearls on the belt for me at no extra charge. They looked amazing and I was extremely happy with the service I got with them. They even have someone who hand makes the veils and you can get those coustom made and they are beautiful. I was so glad I went with them. They were the best in making sure everything looked prefect without draining my budget.

ound my perfect gown whether it was there or not. When I got it, it had to undergo some major alterations (I had too little time to order a gown in my size), so they recommeneded the sweetest seamstress, Joy Ritchey in Wentzville. I took my dress to her, and when I picked it up a few weeks later, it looked like it had been designed just for me.