Where is the Best Bridal in Portland, Oregon?
We are in our late 50’s and getting married. We wanted a ring which had been previously loved with a history ..the ultimate recycling of life!The minute we entered Antoinette’s shop we found what was the ring of a lifetime. My background is in Ancient and Medieval history and I knew I had seen a picture of the ring I was holding someplace, but couldn’t place just where. After purchasing the ring I started doing research and discovered it was from the 16th century. We had it appraised by an antiquarian jewelry appraiser in London specializing in old stones and discovered it is definitely from the late 16th century when they were just beginning to cut diamonds in the ‘rose’ style as it resembles a rose blossom. It was also from the royal house of Spain, (which is why the ring’s style seemed so familiar), and was appraised as museum quality starting at $6,500.00 plus. We paid much, much, much less. After sharing the good news, (for us), with Antoinette her graciousness in not seeing i
After reading reviews of bridal shops in Portland, and experiencing one myself, I vowed to never set foot in one of those places again. While looking for cute boutiques that might have wedding gowns, I stumbled across Mimi & Lena. What a great place! The sales gal, Susan, was so very helpful and not at all pushy. And she was honest! She went above and beyond to help me find something that I loved, that was also flattering. I’m still waiting to hear back on sizing/availability on a couple of gowns, but am 99% sure I will purchase my dress here. I feel like 2 tons just got lifted from my shoulders.Also note, they have a nice selection of clothing and party dresses as well.Pros + Sweetest sales gal ever; reasonable prices.Cons – Not a huge selection, although they are more than willing to order if they can.
My wedding was this summer and I bought a dress from Tres Fabu before I read all the terrible reviews. Fortunately,it was off-the-rack but they were holding it for me at the store. As soon as I saw the newscast on Tres Fabu,I picked up my dress immediately(I didn’t need them loaning my dress out to another bride-seriously, it happened to another bride). I didn’t want to give them more money, so I took my dress to a different store to buy my undergarments and petticoat. Come to find out that the dress they sold me,that I had tried on twice,on different days and with different salespeople,was TOO SHORT FOR ME! Look,its the first time I’ve been married. How am I supposed to know it should barely skim the ground and not be 3 inches above it? I left the store in tears because it was only 3 mo now to my wedding and thought there was no way I could get a new dress in time. The next day,I took my dress into Ania Bridal to see what they thought. I read such great reviews on citysearch I though
