The blog Bride Chic featured our photo shoot with Korto Photography along with a really sweet writeup. Click over to take a look!
Do you remember this beautiful shoot we did with the talented Allison Kortokrax of Korto Photography? It was featured on Storyboard Wedding today along with a lovely writeup detailing Allison’s inspiration for this series of photographs. This shoot features an early peek at 3 of our new dresses from the 2013 collection, Carina (above left) Poppy (above right) and Emma. Head over to Storyboard Wedding to read the story and see all 3 dresses!
We were blown away when our bride Brea sent us these gorgeous images of her recent wedding in Ireland. We had a wonderful time working with her to customize her dress and she was kind enough to send us the following words about her experience. Congratulations Brea!
“You and your staff exceeded the quality, professionalism, and originality of all other bridal boutiques I visited on my quest for the dress I would wear to my April 2012 wedding in Ireland.
After visiting a half dozen or more boutiques and shops looking for the perfect dress, I was beginning to think it just wasn’t out there. I tried on many lovely dresses and several of them would have been just fine, but none felt like The One.
My friend found your website and suggested we check out your salon. Honestly, I was a bit hesitant to go as many of your beautiful dresses were simply above my budget. I decided to at least give it a shot and we made an appointment. And i’m so glad we did.
Your loft is beautiful and we immediately felt at home. When I discussed my budget with you, you were so helpful and open to working with me, it really put me at ease. After trying on a few dresses, we came to one that fit perfectly! Even more amazingly, it was one of your older seasons designs and you let me buy the sample off the rack. The quality of the dress already far surpassed the dresses I had tried on at the other stores. It was almost perfect, but it was missing just a little something that I couldn’t put my finger on. The beauty of working with you, Alice, as the designer, was that you had the great idea of adding some lace to the bodice and train. I now not only had a beautiful dress that fit perfectly, but it felt like it was made just for me!
My now husband and I had looked through photos of dresses and he had given me some ideas of what he hoped to see on our wedding day. He said your dress blew him away. Still months after our wedding, he keeps saying how beautiful the dress was and how gorgeous I looked. He also said he couldn’t have imagined a more perfect dress and how timeless I looked to him.
So, Alice, to sum up….Thank you so much for all of your beautiful work, all of our Saturday morning fittings, your professionalism, and your kindness. You were wonderful to work with and I will certainly recommend you to anyone looking for the dress to marry their beloved.
I felt like the most exquisite bride in the West of Ireland.”
We’re thrilled that our Savannah Gown and headpiece were featured in a beautiful Fashion Friday : Headpiece Harvest post by Be U Weddings. Thank you so much to the Be U Weddings team for featuring us!
[Images by Imagination Photography]
We just received these stunning photos from our bride Stephanie and had to share. Her beautiful Navy Pier wedding was organized with the help of Kara from Bliss Weddings and Events and it looks like it was a stunning affair. We had a wonderful time working with Stephanie on her dress and she had these words to share about her experience with us. Congratulations Stephanie!
“You have been such an integral part of my wedding planning process. From the second I tried on your dress, I knew I would be back the next day. Although I had visited a few other stores, there is something so special about your boutique that is hard to describe. Your passion and love for creating these exquisite gowns is what drew me to you. You did not try to “sell” me anything, but let the dresses sell themselves. Your talent and eye for creating these dresses is simply remarkable and quite unique. Knowing you would create a dress around me and my style, rather than pull a dress off the rack, was simply perfect. Every single detail was attended to and you ensured that I was 100% happy with everything! Between your sweet husband and helpful tailors, coming to your boutique was such an enjoyable and memorable experience. I remember trying on the gorgeous veil you created for me, and seeing the genuine look on your face, it just made me feel as if I were meant to wear your designs. Thank you for creating the most gorgeous gown for me! I have already sent numerous friends to come see you to help them find their perfect dress. I wish you the best.”
We just received these beautiful photos of our bride Deanna and wanted to share them along with her experience working with us to come up with her gorgeous dress. She was a dream to work with, congratulations Deanna!
“Alice Padrul’s gowns are nothing short of breathtaking. I came to her studio all the way from California. After finding a picture of a dress online I called and asked where I could try on her gowns in California but she told me that “girls come to her from all over” so after looking all over San Fransisco and Sacramento I went to Chicago and found my dream dress. Alice is nothing short of a brilliant artist and she crated my very own masterpiece. The dress is so beautiful that it makes me sad that I’ll only get to wear it one day.
Alice took the time to listen to my needs and desires, help make suggestions on what would look best on my body and merged the top of one dress with the bottom of another. Having a dress created for you and your body will make you feel beautiful, confident and excited to be a bride.
If you want a unique, beautiful, romantic dress of your dreams – go to Alice Padrul. You’ll be amazed when it is all over. I think Alice’s dresses are more beautiful than all the top designers (Amsale, Vera Wang, Carolina Herrera, etc) that spend so much on marketing their dresses to a national audience through fashion magazines. Alice’s craftsmanship and fabrics are simply the best. If you live in the mid-west, this is a must stop bridal salon. And, if you live out of the area and you fall in love with a dress online, just go, you won’t be disappointed by the care and love you’ll feel from Alice and her team.”
We are so excited that we are Wedding Wire Rated for 2012! Thanks to our brides and amazing team at Alice Padrul Bridal Couture!
We had the pleasure of taking part in a photoshoot with the very talented Allison Kortokrax of Korto Photography a little while back and wanted to share some of the beautiful images as well as blog features the photos have been getting lately. You can see the full shoot on Engaged Wedding Blog and Bayside Bride. Thanks Alison for a gorgeous shoot!
We had such a wonderful time working with Donley on her wedding dress and wanted to share the kind words she had about working with us on her wedding dress. If you haven’t seen Donley’s incredible Manitowish Waters wedding yet, you can take a peek over on Style Me Pretty.
“Oh Alice, we had so much fun! I knew when I walked in to her West Loop studio that my dress was inside. My mom in fact told me I was not allowed to leave until I picked out my dress.
After debating over the different gowns, Alice turned to me and said, “for you…we do custom gown”. And from that moment on I felt like I was in a fantasy world. We changed the dress several times throughout the process, but the end result, was a completely unique gown that fit me like a glove!
I loved working with Alice and how creative we were able to be together. She is a master of her craft, and her intimate setting creates such a strong sense of bond between her and all of her gowns/brides.
I can’t wait to go back and show her all the photographs.
Thanks for making the process so fun Alice!”
[photos by yazy jo]
We are very excited to share that our bride Donley’s Manitowish Waters wedding has been featured on Style Me Pretty! We had a wonderful time working with Donley on her dress and the rest of her wedding was just as beautiful. You can hop over to Style Me Pretty to see the rest of the photos!
