Elite Bridal Shop

Elite Bridal is the Best place, hands down, in Central Illinois to get a wedding dress. I did the VIP experience and I felt like a queen. They listened to what I wanted and helped me find a dress that was better than anything I had ever dreamed of. And when I lost 40 lbs before the wedding, they switched the dress I ordered with the smaller sample dress, no problem. They went above and beyond in making me feel beautiful on my wedding day.

I went here as my 2^nd appointment of the first day I tried on wedding dresses. I am a very budget conscious bride and was honestly worried that all their dresses would be too expensive. My budget was only $ 1000. I worked with Jen. She was extremely helpful and definitely kept my budget in mind. She even told me which designers to avoid and which ones were great for brides on a budget. I had a dress from the other store that I was in love with but as soon as I put my dress on at elite, I knew it was the one, and best part is it was a discontinued style, so it was on clearance!!! Jen put a veil on me and gave me a bouquet and that was it. I started crying, my mom started crying, and my bridesmaids had the biggest smiles! I’m really glad I gave Elite a chance, even though I was on a budget. They were so helpful and let me try on anything I wanted. And when I found the one, she let me keep it on as long as I wanted. They really are there to cater to their brides.
As for the shop, it was clean, had lots of choices, and an overall amazing atmosphere. Definitely would recommend to any bride!

I went to Elite Bridal as my first shop on my list to try dresses at. I was very nervous about trying on gowns, because I had never tried on wedding dresses before. First impressions of Elite Bridal were great! Upon walking into the shop, I was greeted by very friendly consultants. One of the consultants (Sicelley-​not sure about the spelling of her name-​oops!), took my group and I to a table to sit down and talk about what kind of look I was going for. At the time I was planning on doing a destination beach wedding, but was not 100% sure that was what we would end up doing. She let my group and I walk around and look at all of the dresses and pull the ones that we wanted to try… I tried on A LOT of dresses and all different styles. While trying on the different dresses, I found multiple that I liked. The consultant got a good idea of what I was looking for and pulled 3 different dresses that she thought I might like. (None of which my group or I originally picked). All 3 that the consultant picked for me were my top 3 favorite dresses! I liked them all a lot and they were perfect for the beach theme destination wedding! The best part of all, is the dresses were great prices!!! Of course they have some more expensive ones, but it just happens that I liked the cheaper ones. I was pretty much set on a dress from there, but I had an appointment with another bridal shop in town right after, so I figured that I should check them out too. The girls at Elite were completely understanding that I was not ready to buy a dress yet and they did not make me feel bad or pressure me at all! When I went to the other dress shop, I could not find anything that I liked as much as the dresses at Elite. The consultant was very nice, but I felt like my experience at Elite was a lot better.
So i decided that this month, I was going to go in and purchase my dress. I made an appointment and when I got there, they had the dress that I really liked hanging up ready for me to try on. I tried that dress on again and loved it all over again. One of my bridesmaids came to this appointment with me that had not come to the original appointment. I told her that if she would like to see me in anything else, that I will try on anything. So she head out to the racks and brought back a dress that looked completely different from what I had on. I thought it was pretty on the hanger, but not great. The consultant (this time was Danielle) helped me into the dress and right then, i knew that was the dress! It was PERFECT! I thought I loved the other one, but i REALLY LOVED this one! I was worried about the cost, because I was already set on the cost of the other dress. This dress looked like it would be much more expensive, but it was on $ 100 more! Danielle let me wear the dress around the shop while I looked at bridesmaid dresses. It was so comfortable and I felt so comfortable. I purchased the dress and I am so happy with my whole experience!
Moral of my long story is that Elite Bridal is beautiful on the inside, has many gorgeous gowns to choose from-​you may actually have a hard time picking just one! The consultants are very friendly, helpful, and don’t make you feel rushed or pressured into buying. The ordering process was simple. I would recommend Elite Bridal to anybody looking for an overall amazing bridal experience!