Your Questions, Answered
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Yes please! This ensures we have a fitting room and staff available to assist you when you come in.
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Our wedding gown collection range in price from $1500-$3700, with the majority of gowns from $1800-$2500. We require a 50% payment to order your gown, and also offer a layaway option.
We do have semi annual sales with many gowns under $1000.00.
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We carry a wide variety of sizes in our wedding gowns, from size 8-26 in store. We do our best to carry a great selection of size inclusive gowns. However, if a gown does not fit, we have clips and plenty of tricks to help you see how the gown would fit in your size.
Wedding gowns can be ordered in sizes 2-30
Please note, bridal sizes are 1-2 sizes smaller then street clothes. So if you wear a size 10 pant you likely will wear a size 12-14 in bridal.
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Wedding gowns take 6-8 months to arrive. Most seamstresses recommend 3 months for alterations.
We recommend ordering your wedding gown 10-14 months prior before your wedding. This allows time for production and shipping while avoiding rush fees. If you are less than 10 months, don’t worry- many designers offer rush orders for a fee.
We also sell gowns directly from our collection for brides who need a dress sooner.
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Our boutique has seating for 4-5 guests in your party. We find bringing along a few of your closest loved ones keeps the experience special and focused on you.
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Our gowns have beautiful structure and support, so we recommend wearing a seamless, nude undergarment. We also suggest arriving with your hair and make up done in a way that makes you feel like yourself, so you can envision your completed look when you find your gown.
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Absolutely! Your appointment is a special time to celebrate! We simply ask that any champagne you bring in is clear in colour to help protect our gowns and white carpet.
We also have champagne glasses available for you to use.
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We ask that all shoes to be removed at the door to help keep our boutique clean and to protect our dresses. We have slippers available to wear, or you’re welcome to bring your own. Bare feet are also okay perfectly okay.
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Prom gowns are available in store from sizes 2-24 but many can be ordered from sizes 00-24.
Prom dresses often run smaller than street clothes, typically by about two sizes smaller. This means that if you normally wear a size 6 pants, you will likely wear a size 8-10 in prom dresses.
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Prom dress ordering usually ends during the first week of January. Ordering by this time helps ensure your dress arrives in time for prom.
All of our prom dresses are also available to purchase directly from our in store collection.
Trunk show gowns are not part of our in-store inventory and are available by order only.
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Shipping fees apply to all special-order bridal gowns, prom dresses and mother of the bride/groom dresses.
Bridal gowns: $50.00 shipping fee, prom dresses and mother dresses: $30.00 shipping fee.
Many or our dresses are available to purchase directly from our in-store collection, allowing you to take your dress home and avoid a shipping fee.
Trunk show dresses are special orders and ordered specifically for you and are subject to the applicable shipping fee.
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All sales are final. This includes all special-order and in-store purchases of gowns, dresses, veils and accessories. We do not offer exchanges or transfers, no exceptions.
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No, we do not charge appointment or cancellation fees. We simply ask that, if you are unable to attend your appointment, you let us know as soon as possible so we can offer that appointment time to another customer.
When booking, please allow text messages so you can receive appointment reminders and easily confirm or cancel your appointment by text.
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Yes! If you are coming in with a group, we ask that you to call ahead to book an appointment. Fitting several people can take us 30-45 minutes, as we need time to measure everyone, review rental details, and enter your information.
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Our store is 1800 square feet and home to our bridal, prom and Mother’s dresses. From October through January, prom season is especially busy, and our prom dresses take up a significant amount of floor space.
To make room for our prom collection, Mother’s dresses are temporarily removed from the floor during this time. They typically return in February, when new arrivals are coming in for the season.
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While we do not offer alterations in-store, we are happy to provide you with a list of local seamstresses across Prince Edward Island who specialize in bridal and formalwear.
The list of seamstresses we provide is for your convenience. Once you have a chosen a seamstress, any alterations, services, pricing, and arrangements are made directly between you and the seamstress.