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Bride’s a La Mode Closed!

Amy — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:37:32 +0000

Michiana brides, last night on the evening news WNDU broke the news that Michiana Wedding store Bride’s a La Mode had closed with no notice. A sign on the door says that they are closed for inventory and remodeling. WNDU was informed that they would reopen on 2-15-12. However a post put on their facebook page after the news first aired states: Brides a la mode is closed for an inventory and some remodeling. More news will be available on February 15. All orders will arrive on schedule and alterations are still available.

In our opinion that doesn’t say they will reopen on the 15th but tell us more in two weeks.

In our opinion the reason for this closing makes no sense. remodeling can be done after hours and the store can remain open during the remodeling. Very few stores just close to remodel because frankly they loose money and customers. Also this is a small wedding gown shop, how much inventory can there be that it will take over two weeks to count?! Also why aren’t they answering the phones? Many brides are reporting calling with no answers. Questions posted to facebook and twitter are going unanswered.

In our opinion this isn’t making much sense and brides are being left stressed out, worried and upset. There may be hope, if you have a dress sitting at Brides a La Mode, contact WNDU if you can’t get a hold of a representative at Brides a La Mode. Also this was posted to the Brides A La Mode Facebook page by South Bend Tribune writer Heidi Prescott: Heidi Prescott Please contact me via email today if you have a dress at this store. Tell me what you have heard and the concerns you have. This sounds like a huge stress on all of you. I’m trying to get to the bottom of it. Thanks! hprescott@sbtinfo.com (Market Basket, SBT)

We urge Brides a La Mode if they read this, even if a remodel is going on contact your customers and open the doors so that the brides may pick up the gowns that they paid for, even if alterations haven’t been done!

We recommend to anyone shopping for a wedding gown seeing this, shop elsewhere, until Brides a La Mode proves they have their act together again. There are several reputable wedding gown stores with long histories of being in business in the Michiana area. Our favorite is Bernardo’s for the Bride by Farmers Market. Also check out Greta’s on Lincolnway. Both of these gown shops are in South Bend. In Plymouth there is Treats. In Elkhart there is Stephenson’s.

Movie Inspiration

Amy — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:28:19 +0000

Just got back from dragging my boyfriend to When In Rome with Kristen Bell. They had the most gorgeous wedding gowns in the movie! I’m am absolutely in love with the one that Kristen Bell wore. I have done some internet searching and can’t find any information as to if it was designer or just a costume department cut but I’m sure if it was just a costume department design we’ll shortly be seeing it in the bridal shops. Below are images of the gown worn by Kristen Bell. The other gown in the movie I can’t find any images of, I’ll update when I find them.As for the movie, When In Rome, it was funny. Even the boyfriend laughed, even though he claims to despise romantic comedies.

Golden Globes Fashion Inspiration

Amy — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 04:06:28 +0000

Last night was the Golden Globes and as happens every year, Hollywood brought out the glamor. So Michiana Brides lets get a little wedding day fashion inspiration from the event!

Lisa Edelstein (Georges Chakra), Kate Hudson (Marchesa), Kristen Bell (Jasmine di Milo)

All in white these gowns are gorgeous! I especially love the De Milo that Kristen Bell is wearing, and while a little high cut it would make a fantastic bridesmaid dress.

Sofia Vargara (Carolina Herrera), Fergie (Dolce & Gabbana), Dianna Agron (Reem Acra)

I just love Fergie’s Dolce & Gabbana gown! Gorgeous! All three of these I believe would work worderfully in bridal white.

Bridal Fashions from Bridal Spectacular

Amy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:49:02 +0000

We have some more bridal fashions from the Bridal Spectacular fashion show!

South Bend Photobooth

The Bridal Spectacular

Amy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:43:02 +0000

Sunday was the Annual Bridal Spectacular at the Century Center. It was a great success. I wandered the aisles and they were packed with brides, grooms and their families planning for their wedding day.

Vendor highlights included gorgeous gowns from Bernardo’s for the Bride. Martin’s Catering had their usual delicious meatballs to sample. Creative Catering had some very yummy rice and chicken. Allie’s Café & Catering, was passing out some excellent meatballs themselves but watch out they were garlic. Century Center had a nice buffet of appetizers to sample. American Espresso was there serving up samples of their fantastic coffee. I had to go back several times, yum!

Cloud Nine Invitation Design had some fantastic and unique wedding invitations on display. Christine is very talented!

There was a line of people waiting to jump in the Fun Zone PhotoBooth for some free pictures. with lots of laughter from inside.

Photography: A lot of photographers were on hand and as usual I can’t speak enough about the great photos Allure Films had out. Very noticeable though was that no two photographers are created equal. I was shocked as I leafed through albums to find poorly focused images and this was not “artistically” out of focus pictures, they were just not focused. Also noticeable were images that were not properly color corrected. If the image has an overall brown especially in the whites or blue tone to it, this is not sepia, it was poorly shot and never color corrected.

The Knott was there passing out free copies of their national magazine. Of course I grabbed a copy!

Surprise Parties was displaying some fun naughty lingerie.

And of course there was tons of literature and people to talk to!

Then there was the fashion show with all the beautiful gowns and dresses. Allure Films has released a few images from the show, check them out below.

Fashions at the Bridal Show

Amy — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:42:47 +0000

Sunday’s Michiana’s Premier Wedding Expo was fantastic. I loved a lot of the gowns in the fashion show. Here are several pictures of the gowns. All were provided by Bernardo’s for the Bride!