Gracie's Bridal

I simply cannot say enough good things about Gracie's Bridal. After a disastrous trip to a chain bridal store, I was convinced there would be no pampering or beauty for a plus size bride like myself. Then I discovered Gracie's (and Kamryn). From the second I walked in the door for my appointment, Gracie's made me feel as beautiful as any bride - allowing me to try on dress after dress, be picky, and eventually leading me to the gown of my dreams. I was nervous about picking a dress like this - again, as a bigger bride, but Gracie's put my heart at ease over and over. They even altered the add-on sleeves to make my dreams come true. Bell sleeves with buttons, a deep and sheer v-neck, and pearls galore - this dress was everything I could have ever imagined (all within my budget). I'm so glad I didn't settle for less from a box store. I highly recommend Gracie's Bridal to any size, personality, or budget - they will make you feel like royalty, as you should on your wedding day. 💚 Photos by Jessica Yahn Photography.

Where can I even begin! I am a plus size women I’ve been plus size since I was 12 years old. However in the journey of creating two babies I went up a couple dress sizes. This left me feeling insecure about the way that my body had changed. I went to another location that is well-known in Springfield and left in tears. It was as if I had walked back through the high school doors of school. Moving on a friend of mine told me about gracies Bridal. In my strong opinion this should be the only place any Bride should go in our 417 area! Upon walking into their location for the first time I immediately was at ease. Location was so clean and beautiful. What a bride would expect to have on her special day of dress shopping with her dear ones. Not only that but being a plus size woman I had multiple options they were all breathtaking. In my size ready to try on these beautiful gowns… The staff was more than attentive and supportive. I did not feel pressured I felt embraced and heard. They listened to my insecurities and helped me find styles that would work. The areas in which you try on dresses are large with a beautiful mirror so that you can see the dress before sharing it with others. They helped me into the dress that brought tears 😭 to my eyes… For once I was beautiful. No But or ifs just beautiful. I was a Bride!!! I recommend this location there is no other locations that will give you the bridal experience. Do not bother to go to other locations that will move you in and out like cattle. Walk-ins are welcome but make an appointment they’ll be happy to pull gowns and have them there waiting for you. Truly a experience that every Bride to be should have!!! Saybra Deputy Let me just state that this photo is before any alterations.

Loved my dress from this shop!

To start off with, even before my fiancé and I were dating, I knew someday when I got married I wanted to buy a dress at Gracie’s Bridal. So when I went there to try on dresses, I’m so pleased that I had an AMAZING experience. I actually ended up buying a second dress from them after falling out of love with my first dress, and they all, particularly Kamryn, could not have been more kind and understanding. They were truly there to make sure that I had the dress of my dreams!

Lauren was very helpful finding what I wanted and helped answer all my questions for finding my own beautiful gown and a perfect bride's maid dress. Second experience in this story - first as a wedding coordinator and second visit as a bride myself. During both visits I would highly recommend this store for the laid back vibe, beautiful dresses, helpful assistants, and very reasonable price range.

I found the most perfect dress at Gracie’s Bridal!

Andrea and her team made shopping for my wedding dress and bridesmaids dresses a dream come true. They made it as fun and easy as possible! I couldn’t say anything better about Gracie’s Bridal. The cleanliness, honesty, quality of dresses and overall experience was beyond anything I could’ve ever expected while finding my wedding dress. I have recommended them to everyone that I know.

Gracie's was a great boutique to get my dress from. I found the one after trying on 3 dresses! The alterations lady did a wonderful job and we got the dress steamed for free the day before the wedding.

Gracies Bridal is the place to go to to find your dream wedding dress! The dresses there are reasonably priced and still extremely beautiful!! Everyone there is so extremely sweet as well which is definitely needed during a stressful process!

Kamryn was amazing. They found me exactly what I wanted (first dress none the less)!

Andrea and Kamryn, have been helping me with dress purchases for various occasions for the past 15 years. From formals and choral performances as a young girl to my wedding day, I will not go anywhere else! When the coronavirus caused things to change worldwide, my fiancé and I made the difficult decision to move our wedding date. As sad as it seemed at first, our wedding merchants stepped in to support us in every way. I had the privilege of purchasing a second wedding dress - I will say “I Do!” to my future husband on our original date no matter what! My mom wanted this day to be just as special despite how different it would look for us. Gracie’s Bridal did, too! I always knew that the quality of a dress from Gracie’s Bridal was top notch, but their quality of service and kind consideration of their clients even surpasses that. I can’t wait to wear both of my wedding dresses on both of our special days! Thank you, Gracie’s Bridal, for all that you have done to make these memories unforgettable.

I would highly recommend this shop. This was the fourth stop on my wedding dress journey and was my last! I am a size 18-24 in wedding dress size and at Gracie's, they had plenty of dresses to choose from. My group called less than an hour in advance to see if they could squeeze in our party of six and they did, no problem. The way the shop is set up is wonderful too. At most shops, you change away from your party and have to walk the length of the store to get to your people, but at Gracie's, your group is right there with you and you change behind a curtain just a few feet away from them which I loved! The staff was great to work with and the owner also worked with me on a price. I walked away with my dream dress for $500!!!

Gracie’s was the first place I went to look for a dress, I found the perfect one within minutes. I was beyond happy with how well I was treated, especially since I didn’t have an appointment, I just walked in. Everything was perfect. I bought my dress and scheduled an appointment for a fitting. The first time I went in to meet with the seamstress I was surprised at how fast the appointment went, she didn’t even measure me, but I assumed she knew what she was doing. I left my appointment feeling okay. The next time I came back the dress fit EXACTLY the same. She made me take my spandex off and said I couldn’t wear it even though she had said that I could as long as I wore it to the first fitting (which I did), still not a single measurement. At the third appointment my dress zipped. But it was still a tighter fit than it should have been. The seamstress told me that the dress fit perfect and that I didn’t want to go much bigger because it wouldn’t fit right. Well, fast forward to my wedding day and, my dress broke. My dress, that I paid almost $1,400 (alterations included) for just broke. All I did was bend down to take a picture with my niece. I hadn’t even had the dress on for an hour. My heart was broken and there wasn’t much we could do. My hair has to be put down and my dress had to be safetypinned together. All I can say is that no matter how good the girls at Gracies Bridal were, the seamstress could not have ruined my big day more.

I found the dress of my dreams at Gracie’s. The owner staff were so friendly and helpful. The prices are very reasonable and the quality of the dresses is top notch. They had a huge variety of dresses but I found mine pretty quickly. The space was wonderful and they were so accommodating to the small group I had with me. I would absolutely recommend Gracie’s to everyone I know.

They were extremely rude. The owner refused to work with me after she recommended the wrong sizes for my bridesmaids dresses (all 5 dresses were so big I couldn’t even have them altered). She wouldn’t refund my money or even discuss the situation. The colors of my dresses were also wrong. It ended up being a nightmare and I had to buy all new dresses elsewhere. They also talked poorly of Norman’s Bridal (another store in Springfield, mo), but Norman’s was where I ended up buying my bridal gown and had the BEST experience. The owner also made a comment about my friend’s weight, which was very upsetting. I have read other stories about rude service and the owner making brides cry... I don’t know if they are true, but there are plenty of those types of stories. I would go to norman’s!!!!

I found my dream dress at Gracie's! The staff were very helpful each time I went in to try on dresses and get fittings done. They were flexible with my schedule since I live out of town, and were able to get alterations done in a quick and timely manner. There was some miscommunication on the alterations being included or not in the price, but otherwise had a great experience with the staff at Gracie's. My dress fit perfectly the day of the wedding and I felt very unique and special on the day.

I have had my dresses picked out for 3 years. I kept returning to Gracie’s to make sure they had it over the course of serveral years a couple times a year. Finally my time had come to pick out my dress, even though Gracie’s didn’t carry this dress in store they ordered it for me to try on! I can’t say enough good things about Gracie’s. I want to thank all the girls at Gracie’s for going above and beyond for me. I know you all are probably glad my wedding is finally over and I can’t stop coming in and bugging you all. But no matter how many times I stopped in to make sure you still had my dress, everyone had a smile on when they saw me. 😉 I never knew I could love a dress as much as I love my wedding dress. I am sad that I don’t have anything else to wear it to!! I am also very impressed with you all going above and beyond to make sure even family members don’t wear the same dress. My cousin came in there and you all made she we didn’t have the same dress! Very impressed and LOVE that! But thank you so much to every girl there! I send everyone I know getting married to go to Gracie’s.

This girls and dresses you will find at Gracie's are the best! They are one of a kind and won't stop until you find the dress of your dreams. The girls were so nice as I planned a wedding in 2 months!!!!!!!! They accommodated all of my fittings to my hectic work schedule and their seamstress was able to turn my dress into a unique piece that fit everything I was looking for. I have never felt so comfortable in a dress ! Love the staff so much as well, they always greet you with a smiling face and genuinely care about you. I also ordered my bridesmaid dresses and veil. They were able to fit a maid without her having to drive 3 hours and the dress fit perfect!! A ton of stress was relieved by being able to complete multiple needs for my big day in one place!! If I still had proms or ever a special occasion I will definitely go back!!

Do NOT go here for tuxedos! They were so expensive and 2 of the groomsmen did not get tuxes that fit them. They refused to exchange for different sizes without an extra fee or give refunds since we had to come up with our own shirt.

I purchased my wedding dress and bridesmaid dresses at Gracie's and from start to finish my experience has been amazing. They make me feel special every time I walk in the door. The quality of dresses they carry are hands down the best in Springfield and you can't beat the prices. I appreciate that they have trunk shows and special sales often as well. Also, I have had two dresses altered with their seamstress and she has done an amazing job. I highly recommend you visit Gracie's for all your wedding dress and formal dress needs.

Gracie's had exactly what I was looking for! The seamstress was able to get the dress altered in 1 week, and the results were perfect! Thank you Gracie's!

Gracie's has beautiful dresses and reasonable pricing. I did find a dress I really liked, but it wasn't "the one". This was the only shop of four I shopped at that did not allow photos; this was a disappointment. The customer service was average.

I loved the idea of going to a smaller bridal shop for my wedding dress experience and I'm so glad I did. After the alterations, I tried on the dress and loved it and went on my merry way. However about a week or so before the wedding I tried on my dress again and noticed the bust area didn't look quite right. I hadn't even noticed the small details of it before. (I guess I was so twitter-pated with my dress that I didn't even look too closely at it.) I live in Kansas City so my mom took the dress down to Springfield for me and showed it to the alterations gal. They were great and said they would do whatever it takes to make it better. When my mom picked it up a few days later, it was perfect. I don't recommend you do it this way, but for the alterations lady to fix something on the bust of a wedding dress without even having the bride in the dress to alter it, that's just extremely impressive! It turned out gorgeous and I loved it! 5 stars for sure!!!

Gracie's Bridal was amazing!! They were so sweet and kind. They were extremely helpful in helping me find the perfect dress for my perfect day. The first place I went too they were rude and not helpful at all. Gracie's got the chance to know you and what you liked and didn't like. I couldn't have been happier with the way my dress turned out!! Taking two dresses and picking bits and pieces from each dress and putting it into one made me a little nervous. But they wrote down every single detail that I wanted and made sure it was right. And the dress came back even more beautiful than I could have ever imagined!!! They are absolutely wonderful!!!

I have been having a difficult time feeling confident as a bride to be these last few weeks. My body is not where I think it should be, my hair isn't long enough, my chest is too large, and my tummy isn't as slim as the brides that I see on Pinterest or in the magazines. This has been a growing mindset stemmed from my personal expectations and the random opinions of others as well. Finally, this week it built into something very painful and today I told my fiance that I don't feel good about getting married in the skin that I'm in. Of course he held me close and whispered sweet nothings and kindnesses to me, but I was still feeling quite down when I went to my dress fitting this morning. I walked into Gracie's bridal and two of the workers, Elizabeth and Amy, greeted me with big smiles and warm welcomes as they always do. Amy could tell I was down, however. I put on my dress and stood in the mirror and all I could see was flaws. I was having a very weak moment. I sat down and began to cry. Amy brought me tissues and made me feel beautiful. She built my confidence up and finally I stood back up on the tiny stage and took a deep breath. Amy adjusted my gown, smiled brightly when I made suggestions, had me spin around, and took pictures of me. All she kept saying was how stunning I looked and how I was going to be so beautiful for my groom. At one point I wanted to visualize how I would look with my hair up, and so Elizabeth came over, took her own hair tie out of her hair, and handed it to me just so I could put it up for a moment to see how it might be. Then both of these women helped me pick out jewelry and stood back gasping in admiration at the sparkles of my earrings and the pearls on my dress. They made me feel incredible during a very dark moment. I won't forget it. Amy even opened up to me about the difficulties she has had with her weight loss and told me to be proud of my progress and of the beautiful body that I have achieved. I will never forget the kindness these women showed me today. Today, for the first time in a little while, I feel as though I will be a beautiful bride. Thank you Amy and Elizabeth and Gracie's Bridal. You truly touched my heart.

I bought my wedding gown and bridesmaid dresses and rented tuxedo shirts through Gracie's. My first few experiences at Gracie's weren't awesome. They didn't seem quite as friendly or eager to help as some of the other bridal salons in the area. They wanted me to have my final alterations done in February for my June wedding, so that they could accommodate their busy prom season- that was pretty stressful. HOWEVER, they really came through for us later. When we pushed our wedding date back, they stored my dress for me. When we realized that one of my bridesmaids would be seven months pregnant for the wedding, they helped her order more fabric. When we realized that our tux rental place only carried very dark ivory shirts and bright white shirts, they helped us order beautiful ivory shirts. When a few of those shirts didn't fit correctly, they helped us rush and reorder more shirts until the guys were comfortable with their shirts. By the time our wedding rolled around, I felt that everyone at Gracie's, but especially Elizabeth, was personally invested in making sure our wedding attire was perfect. In addition to the truly amazing customer service experience that we had with Elizabeth, Gracie's has the most gorgeous dresses and their prices were very comparable to everywhere else in town.

Everyone at Gracie's Bridal was so helpful. I love my dress and was happy to find it at Gracie's. It is a Casablanca, which can only be purchased at Gracie's in the Springfield, MO area. The alterations were excellent and it was the perfect dress for my wedding day!

I had a wonderful experience at Gracie's Bridal! There are no dresses in their shop above $1,200, so I knew I could stay within budget. The people were amazing, followed-up extremely well, and were invested in my, personally. They even made cupcakes for my final fitting, which happened to be on my birthday. What great folks and a great shop!!!

I purchased my dress from them with such a great experience I also purchased bridesmaid dresses and tuxes from them

The people at Gracie's were so friendly and helpful! No where else that I went to in town tried to work as hard to find a dress similar to the one I wanted to order and to help me get what I wanted! They were so willing to let me try different shapes on and call manufactures for me to ask the questions I had. They really worked to make sure I would be happy and so I felt comfortable ordering my dress even though I hadn't been able to try it on before.

I found the most beautiful dress at Gracie's. they worked very hard to make sure they found me the perfect dress in my price range. It took a long time to get my dress in (over 7 months) but I don't think that was their fault. Overall-very pleased.

My work with Gracie's was marvelous. From the first fitting to the final. Once I found my dress I knew I wanted some changes to it, and they worked with me to make it perfect. Every staff member there was sweet and helpful with anything, from lacing the dress to helping pick out jewelry for this country bride. Perfect experience.

My wedding dress was beautiful and not overly priced. We had an issue with bridesmaid dresses but they took care of it quickly. My fittings were great and turn around was fast getting it back. Overall great experience.

I found the most beautiful dresses at Gracie's. The one I purchased was perfect for me. I had a helpful sales associate, but I didn't feel like the experience of wedding dress shopping there was special or unique. I like to support local business, so that is why I didn't choose Davids. However, I hope the owner of Gracies can learn how to excite the experience of dress shopping.

Gracie's was an amazing shop for my wedding dress needs. They had so many beautiful dresses, it was hard to choose just one. In the end, I wanted a dress that I saw featured in 417 Magazine, which was not currently in stock for me to try on. The shop ordered the dress for me, with the caviat that, if I didn't like it in person, they would ensure that I was able to choose and receive another dress in time for my wedding. Luckily, the dress turned out perfect in person! Gracie's works with a seamstress who is able to meet you at the shop to perform fittings and consultations. I made several significant changes to my dress, including removing two layers of tulle and cutting out approximately 8 inches on either side to reduce the volume. I was initially nervous about the alterations, but Amy did a fantastic job! The dress was perfect! I was so happy that they were able to alter the dress to meet my expectations. My dress and veil were received promptly and all alterations were made in a timely manner. I would recommend Gracie's to any bride that is looking for the perfect dress!

Andrea and her staff are amazing. They went above and beyond to help me find the best dress. They stored it for me until my wedding date and let me come and try it on as many times as I wanted to. I am so glad I used them and would recommend them to everyone.