Maybe Nordstrom has seen how Macy’s has lost so much of the Marshall Field’s mystique in bridal gown sales in Chicago and have found that if you have quality merchandise at reasonable prices, you can really do well in the wedding business.
I’ve seen two ads for Wedding Coordinators and Wedding Stylists for the Michigan Avenue Nordstrom store. I noticed [...]
I recently read on TheKnot.com that pillbox hats are back in bridal style. I’m not sure what to do with this trend. I think hats can be very elegant, but they are not necessarily the best fashion decision for brides. Remember the 80’s? Big bridal hats with large floppy brims and veils were very popular then, as [...]
Choosing my wedding veil and how to wear my hair on my wedding day shouldn’t have been that difficult but it was. I wanted a simple short veil and a simple up-do hair style with a flowered hair clip on the side since I saw it in a Chicago Bride magazine and it looked simple and elegant. The veil [...]
I have had a lot of cold calls from telemarketers latley who seem to be getting my name and number from bridal stores trunk shows and wedding bridal expos. I understand that these companies may use my info to market to me but I did not expect them to sell my name in a database list to [...]
After finding my wedding dress last weekend at Priscilla of Boston I was thinking of how clueless I was about this process when I started and what I would tell someone as advice if they asked about where and how to shop and buy a wedding dress in Chicago. I think there are some misunderstandings about wedding [...]
I started my search (journey) for my wedding gown like many Chicago brides do, online and in those glossy perfect bridal magazines. Chicago has many good bridal and wedding magazines written with this area in mind. The two I have are Chicago Bride and Chicago Weddings. I found the Chicago Wedding information very helpful in the southwest suburban [...]