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We just received this wonderful video and testimonial from our bride Kelsey. We had such a good time working with Kelsey to make her dream wedding dress a reality. Congratulations and best of luck to you Kelsey!!

“Quit looking elsewhere and visit Alice Padrul Bridal Couture! I rarely give anyone the highest rating possible. However, I really cannot think of one negative thing about my experience with Alice and her team.

I had a very specific idea of what I wanted my wedding dress to be. After visiting what felt like every bridal shop in the Chicago area (I believe I went to 13 shops) and hearing over and over again that what I wanted did not exist, I became quite discouraged. Then I visited Alice. She was the first person who did not look at me like I had three heads when I told her that I wanted (all lace, taupe-colored silk lining, deep/open back, long sleeves). In fact, she kept saying that what I was envisioning would be beautiful! I wish that I had not wasted my time visited traditional bridal shops. Working with Alice was an incredible experience, one I looked forward to every time I flew into Chicago for a fitting. Her and her husband are the sweetest people you will ever meet and never failed to make me smile/laugh. Alice and Sviatlana adjusted my dress as per my requests, even as I went back and forth on some decisions. It was amazing to know who was making my wedding dress in a world where everything is mass-produced by people across the world (and probably under horrible conditions!). Every fitting was incredible- truly.

Films and popular media always portray the wedding dress experience as one that moves every woman to tears when she finds “the” dress. Let it be known that I shed only two tears during my dress search- and they were not a result of the dress itself (this is not to say that my dress was not perfect…I was/am obsessed with my dress- it was everything I wanted and a whole lot more; I am just not one to be moved to tears from a dress experience). Rather, I shed tears when I had to say goodbye to Alice and her husband Gene, for my mom and I will truly miss them (and their kind souls) dearly.”

We just received this gorgeous photo from our recent bride Shan of her wedding in China. She is wearing our Daphne dress and looks stunning! She send us these sweet words about her experience working with us on her dress.

“Just want to take this time to thank you for making the daphne dress for me. I got a lot of compliments during and after the wedding. They said it was unique and made my whole wedding unforgettable. It’s also the first time in the wedding I found out the dress is more beautiful when I was walking. A big surprise! Photo attached to share with you.

A thousand thanks to you and your team!”