I have been struggling to find my dream dress with just 5 months away from my wedding, and I'm just…read moreso blessed to find Alesia C's boutique. She offers custom made wedding dresses and provides very professional advice from a fashion designer's point of view. She is willing to listen to your preferences and will work with your budget. You can customize your own colors, fabrics, and lace types, and she will take notes and make sketches accordingly. The dress price also includes free alterations and can be made 2-3 months. This is everything I need. Alesia just takes away all the hassels with dress hunting and alterations! Will update with more photos when I receive my dress, but I'm very excited now!!!

Alesia is a woman who can help you finding the perfect wedding dress! Due to the specific body…read moreshape I have, I could not find a wedding dress without major alterations. Alesia makes wedding dresses, so if you need a wedding dress with certain measures, she is the right place for you. She made me look my best for "my" day. By the way, she is very kind and dear. She can make your experience of a searching wedding dress pleasant!

Lorenzo's is the perfect local family business that delivers an exquisite product! We searched…read morearound and tried many of the popular brand name stores for suits for our wedding and nothing hit the mark. My husband is a unique size and he deserved to feel as good as I did on our wedding day! Lorenzo's was fabulous. They are all knowledgeable, kind, and everything came together so well. I would recommend them over and over to anyone looking for tailoring and formalwear!

Lorenzo's Tailoring & Formalwear was amazing! Thank you for being so professional and personal at…read morethe same time. Fast, friendly and efficient.

To Shannon, She was…read moreAWESOME! From the time that Matt took our measurements, to my wedding day, Shannon was there. Came in on a Sunday and I was expecting to be there for hours. I was in and out in about 30 mins. Half of that was do to all the great conversation we were having. Would have been out in less time. My suit was ready on the Tuesday before our Saturday wedding. Shannon made the necessary adjustments on the spot. 2 hours before my wedding I felt my jacket was a little too big even after Shannon took it in 3 inches previously. I came in and she accommodated me with NO PROBLEM! Thank for the great service from start to finish. I am sure I will use you for future services. As promised, we will bring back the little princess when she arrives.

I can't even find words for this business.They make you feel so welcome and the quality is…read moreexcellent!!!!I've been coming here for years and pray it will be around forever!!!!Thank you for making us feel like family

I would save your time and energy from this place! I struggled to order a tiara, let alone a…read morewedding dress!! I visited the Schaumburg location in May and also liked a tiara at that time. I was told to come in again for the tiara. I asked the associate about coming in again for the tiara because I lived kind of far and let her know this. She did not mention to me that they were moving locations a WEEK later! I called a week later to say that I'd like to come in to pick up the tiara (they sold the last one), but then they added that they are moving locations to Lombard and are pretty much packed up. This was unprofessional from the beginning since they could have mentioned this and saved my time and commute! I then was made aware that I could order the tiara through the phone and have it shipped to me since I told the associate that I live even FURTHER from Lombard. The tiara was ordered and no comments were made about picking up the tiara in store. They put my address on the invoice and told me it would be shipped to me. They added a shipping fee to my transaction. I called for weeks for a status update, but no one would try to help. THEN, they told me that another shipping fee would be added in addition to ship it to my house, otherwise I would have to come in the store to pick up the tiara. Every associate that I spoke with on the phone was rude and would not relay the message to a manager! I've been calling and asking to speak with the manager for MONTHS! Two emails were sent, still waiting for a reply on the second one. The first email was sent mid-August and a reply was given a MONTH LATER! The manager still didn't address added charges, poor customer service, and all the other issues I've been inquiring about. I'm still waiting to hear back from the non-existent manager about all this, as well as the tiara that was told to ship out at the MOST 6 weeks. It's been well over 3 months now. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL and sad that they are providing this kind of customer service to brides who are trying to enjoy this special time in their life! Seems like they take pleasure in stressing people out after reading all these other reviews!

Absolutely awful. Do not trust House of Brides in Lombard…read more If I could give zero stars, I would. This was hands-down one of the worst customer service experiences I've ever had. I strongly urge you to avoid House of Brides in Lombard, no matter how many positive reviews you may read -- let me walk you through my experience. I visited the store in December 2024 and was initially pleased. Lucy helped me find my dress and was kind and communicative. She gave me the store's number to stay in touch and assured me the dress would be ready by mid-May 2025. But when mid-May came and went with no update, I had to reach out myself. I was told the dress was "still in production and would be shipped in the next two weeks." Two weeks passed. Still nothing. I called during business hours -- straight to voicemail. I left a message. No response. Now we were in early June, and I was still completely in the dark. With my wedding in early August, I was understandably growing anxious. I followed up with Lucy again mid-June. She repeated the exact same message -- word for word -- from a month earlier: that the dress was still in production and would be shipped in two weeks. At that point, I knew I was being misled. By the end of June, still no update. I went to the store in person. Maria first told me they had no idea where the dress was and that it was "out of their hands." But when I pressed, she checked the system and told us the dress was in Texas -- so clearly they did have some idea, they just didn't want to take responsibility. Throughout this entire process, not once did Lucy, Maria, or Ava (the store manager) apologize for the delays, misinformation, or complete lack of accountability. The dress finally arrived in mid-July -- two full months late. When I showed up for my first alteration appointment (which we had confirmed by phone), the dress wasn't prepped or steamed. They had the date written down wrong and were unprepared. To make matters worse, I was sold the wrong straps for my dress -- straps I had already paid for. This meant the seamstress had to spend extra time reshaping them just to make them work. Instead of the expected three alterations, we had to go in five times in one month because of repeated errors and delays -- none of which were ever acknowledged with a genuine apology. The only bright spot was Toni, the seamstress. She was kind, skilled, and professional -- a total lifesaver. If you do end up here, I sincerely hope you work with her. Thanks to Toni, the dress will be done in time. But I've been a nervous wreck for nearly three months, and this experience stole so much of the joy and excitement that should have come with my wedding dress. Bottom line: I would never, ever recommend House of Brides in Lombard.

PLEASE READ BEFORE CONSIDERING THIS BUSINESS FOR YOUR WEDDING DAY!…read more They gave two groomsmen the wrong colored tie and ruined our wedding photos that we spent thousands of dollars on. The standard of work between the Aurora and Orland stores is pathetic. The groomsmen who got their suits just knew a tie was present, they had no idea it was the wrong colored tie. We didn't figure out they were wrong until the groomsmen were getting ready and my husband asked one of the guys if he brought his own tie... They clearly didn't care enough to check the suits thoroughly which they are literally paid to do.... Prior to the wrong colored ties we were already upset we had to make a second trip the day before our wedding to pick up our suit orders that needed to be fixed due to pants with holes in the pocket, stains on multiple white shirts (including the grooms) and one order sent without the vest... So multiple people in the party had make extra trips to the stores the two days before our wedding because nothing was right the first time. All they offered in return for their HUGE mistake was half the money back for the two suits they mismatched the ties.... And the lady saying "she wanted to cry for me". At this point we should have all our money back for the lack of attention and effort put into their business when this is such an important day for their paying customers. Moral of the story this business did not make our wedding day any less stressful than it already was and if anything gave us more problems and stress. Also, looking at this picture literally breaks my heart considering all of the time, effort and money that was put in this day ruined by their carelessness. Update: now they are using our photo I provided in this review as their main picture. Such a disrespect to a customer they completely let down. This is the type of business they are running. But see for yourself how they couldn't even get our order correct for our special day!

The lady in the front was so unwelcoming with no intention of doing business. Atraight away…read morereccomended other stores like suit shpply, mens warehouse and even their lincoln park store without even hearing the need and requirement. Spent 2 minutes, horrible expirience.

I can't recommend this tailor/seamstress highly enough! She does amazing work and goes above and…read morebeyond to help her customers. I was really stuck with my mother-of-the-groom dress and my daughter's bridesmaid's dress when another business we had been working with did a terrible job and just did not seem to care. Even though she was super busy with proms and weddings, Lanie Bredy Couture worked overtime to fux things for us. We are extremely grateful for her kindness and her skill.

I highly recommend Lanie Brédy Couture for all your alteration needs! I needed two dresses to be…read moretaken in and shortened for family weddings and Lanie demonstrated excellent attention to detail in her work. She was very precise in her measurements, took her time to make sure I was comfortable in the dresses. Her prices are reasonable and the final products were beautiful! Pressed and ready to be worn! Thanks Lanie! I'll be back again:)

What an amazing find! A men's consignment store full of…read morecurated pieces! Fantastic prices too! Recent finds: a new with tags Robert Graham blazer with a funky skull lining, like new leather driving mocs, Andrew Fezza blazer and a Jim Thompson silk pocket square. Highly recommended! And they have a second even larger location in town!

This store was incredible! You wouldn't be able to find this store unless you followed the signs…read morebecause it is in a bit of a hidden area in downtown Wheaton. I've never been to a "strictly" mens consignment store. I loved this place, the selections here were absolutely appealing and attractive to my liking. They had "hey dude" shoes that I love but they sadly didn't have it in my size. From formal wear, to casual wear, this small place has it all. Very few accessories but very professional. Prices are a bit steep for my flavor but it's definitely a store I would come back too and spend more time if I came back.

She was a life saver! I ended up purchasing a 2nd wedding dress that I absolutely fell in love with…read moreless than 30 days before my wedding. I desperately started googling seamstress and so lucky I found this business. She was able to work with me less than 30 days of my wedding and alter it. It was not a simple dress and she did an amazing job! She was friendly, responsive, and I was able to wear my dream wedding dress because she worked with me on a very aggressive timeline. I highly recommend her. Honest, and always good to support our local businesses. Thank you! Heather

From the owner: Formal wear alterations & tailoring. Specializing in prom,…read morebridal, & pagent wear.

Formal Wear Rental Review!…read more My husband and I worked with Gerry from Essence Formal Wear to rent his wedding tux (jacket, pants, vest). Gerry was kind to let my husband come into the store a couple of times to try on the rented pieces with other items he purchased to wear. We were both impressed by the styles they offered, quality of pieces, and pricing. They allowed us to pick up the tux a couple days before the wedding and return it 3 days after. I highly recommend looking to Essence for men's formal wear rentals!

Gerry is the man! I went to Essence for my wedding and rented tux's for me and all the groomsmen…read more Gerry got us all looking real nice and I got a ton of compliments on my tux. 10 out 10 recommend using Essence Weddings!