Royal Bridal & Tuxedo

Love love love! Great selection beautiful dresses. I love my wedding gown it’s perfect. Vera the owner really cares and makes sure you get the best service.

I could not be more thankful for Vera and Royal Bridal! Thanks to them, they made all of the attire for my wedding simple and easy. I looked at 5 places for a dress, before Vera put me in her first pick that was exactly what I wanted! It was so smooth we then went and ordered our bridesmaids dresses through her, and then all the groomsmens items. Price wise, you will not beat the tux prices! We looked everyone and they were almost $ 40 cheaper each!

I came here for a bridesmaids dress. I tried on a size and ordered it. The size that came was much smaller than what I tried on. Vera told me that they only go by measurements there and when I told her they never measured me or offered to measure me she said the only way that that would have happened was if I refused it. I told her that I was uncomfortable that she was accusing me of lying and she told me that there was no way to prove what I had said. she told me that there was nothing she could do to help me and was very rude. I told her that it looks like I may not be able to stand up for my friend because the dress didn’t fit and she just shrugged her shoulders. I have never been treated so rude somewhere where I just went for some help. I would never recommend any bride going here to have their bridesmaids treated this way.

I went to this place looking to purchase a wedding gown today! Not thinking that I would have to make an appointment because there was only one person there, the lady that finally acknowledged me said very abruptly, this is by appointment only! And never gave me another look or even gave me a chance to ask a few questions. So I waited for over 20 minutes do an acknowledgement, which never came until another women came in, then she had to acknowledge her, but not before me! I asked did she have a card and did they rent bridal gowns as well? She gave me a card and replied «no». Rude service. I took my $ 1100 dollars elsewhere! I give them a minus rating!

Vera is amazing! She went above and beyond to find me the perfect dress. After visiting four stores and trying over 25 dresses I had very little hope of finding a dress. I’m shy of 5ft so trying to envision my dream dress with numerous clamps, styles that made me look shorter, and seams that didn’t fall right was very difficult.
I made an appointment with Vera and since the very beginning she was very nice and accommodating. Her shop is cute and the first thing I noticed was the use of no clamps! The dresses are of great quality which really makes them look and fit well. I decided to try on a dress over my budget and of course loved it but couldn’t take it. I had to leave with out it and continued with what felt as a never ending quest for a dress. A week passed and still no dress. Out of no where, I received a call from Vera saying she had a very similar dress in my price range. I made a second trip from the city, tried the dress and finally said YES!
This woman was certainly a blessing! She has a big heart and enjoys what she does.
To all the brides out there, save yourself time and visit Vera. She is super sweet and patient with a beautiful selection of dresses.

I made the trek out to Royal Bridal from the city because they carry Maggie Sottero dresses, a designer who I was very drawn to. Before I went for my appointment, I had a couple of email exchanges with Vera and even over email, she was helpful and informative. I’d been to a few other bridal salons before this and I can say that this was hands down the best experience. Vera was polite, patient and extremely professional. She has a warm and friendly manner that immediately put me at ease and gave me a really good feeling about how the appointment was going to go. She was knowledgeable without being pushy and unlike other salons where you have an hour, she took the time to work with me on my quest to find my dress. Vera has been working with this designer’s dresses for 12 years so she knows her stuff when it comes to construction, fit, and feel. I appreciated that she helped me find dresses that were within my budget and even below rather than right at, which can be a bust then when you start to add up taxes, veil, alterations, etc. I never felt pressured to buy a dress. I just felt like I was getting clear information and support to find something that I felt fantastic in. I ended up finding a dress I loved (under budget) and Vera’s help combined with the vibe of the salon made the all around experience terrific.
If you are looking for a salon where you are going to feel comfortable, given experienced insight and attention and have a range of beautiful gowns (with quality construction) to choose from, head to Royal Bridal. Don’t be scared of the drive — I’m so glad I went!

If it wasn’t for Vera, I would have not been able to wear my wedding dress. I purchased my dress from BHLDN, and it needed several alterations. BHLDN does not do alterations, and other tailors turned me down because of the beading on my gown. I thought I would have to return the gown, and then I found Vera. She is so incredibly warm and patient. My fittings were never rushed and she would carefully take her time and inspect all parts of my dress. If I need to reschedule an appointment, or was running late, it was no problem. The prices for the alterations were very reasonable. My mother and sister also had their gowns altered by her as well. I’m so incredibly glad I found Vera and would encourage others to see her as well.

If I could give 10 stars I would! Vera is absolutely amazing. She is not pushy and she doesn’t act like a saleswoman. She is very patient and courteous while you try on the dresses. She listened to my budget and then gave me a range of dresses including ones that were less than half of my budget. The dresses themselves are AMAZING! I loved almost every dress I tried on and this was after coming from a place where I liked zero of 15. She has real people sizes available to try on and lots of gorgeous off the rack dresses. I thought the prices were very reasonable. And Vera does the alterations herself and they were perfect. She helped me pick the right size and then made it fit like a glove in only 2 fittings. Thank you!!!

Vera was so helpful, did an amazing job with the alterations, and makes you feel like you’re the only bride that she’s working with. Have since gone back to get a couple other dresses altered by her.

I cannot give enough stars to Vera and her staff… They made me feel so special from beginning to end. Also Vera has the most beautiful dresses in her store in all sizes!!! My dress was a sample and cost me under $ 1,000.00, but people asked me if it cost $ 5,000.00! Thank you Vera!

I put off wedding dress shopping for 8 months after the initial proposal. Due to working 50+ hours a week a being in school, I just didn’t have the time to commit. When I started realizing that my wedding was only 8 months away, I knew I needed to get the ball rolling. I started scouring Unilocal for reviews on every bridal salon and came across Royal Bridal because they were authorized Maggie Sottero dealers. After doing hours of online dress research, I narrowed my options down to 5 dresses.
I called Royal Bridal to make an appointment and was able to schedule for 4 days later. I gathered my mom and my matron of honor and made the drive out to the burbs. I was greeted by Vera and told her what dresses I was interested in. To my surprise, the salon had ALL of the dress samples on hand. There is also a nice size selection of dresses that you are free to look through and try on.
First of all, Vera is amazing. She was very respectful of giving me privacy in the changing room and only came in to help zip me up and clamp down the dress. On top of her being mindful, she was NEVER pushy on getting a sale. I was torn between 2 dresses, one being $ 1700 and the other being $ 1150. I kind of figured that she might try to talk up the more expensive gown but I was wrong. She was kind and understanding and asked me, «Which one is YOUR dress?» I so appreciated not being pushed and I ended up leaving and coming back the following week. The down payment was supposed to be 60% but I was short about $ 80 and she said that wasn’t a problem.
After each appointment, she even allowed my mom to try on mother of the bride dresses and my maid and matron of honors to try on dresses. I will definitely be going back for the bridal party. They also do tuxedo rentals… which is great if you are into one stop shopping (I know I am.) My experience so far has been 5 stars and I can’t wait to get my dress in for my first fitting. I will be sure to update this review as things happen, but I have full faith in Vera to make the whole dress shopping/​fitting process a breeze.

My wedding dress is 33 years old and was way too small (my mom’s), and very fragile. I took it to 3 places and no one would touch it. One of the places told me to try Royal Bridal and Tuxedo for my alterations. WOW Vera didn’t even have to measure my dress, she just eyeballed it! I thought my next appointment was to get measurements, but I was surprised to find my dress was already done! It looked even more beautiful when it actually fit me and I got tears in my eyes. Prices there are fair and reasonable.

LOVE LOVE LOVE VERA!
I went in to have my bridesmaids try on dresses for the wedding. The dress I chose for them would dictate flower, décor, etc. It was too early to get my dress so I was not prepared for this!
My girls whipped through 20 styles and didn’t find anything gaudy enough for what I wanted so Vera said, let’s try some dresses on for you– your appt. has 30min left.
Her and her associate picked out dresses for me while I waited.
IT WAS THIS FIRST DRESS. I LOVED IT! but decided I wasn’t prepared, I wanted to go to other places.
But why? I fell in love, couldn’t stop thinking about my dress. Royal Bridal has a flat rate for all alterations– CAN’T BEAT THAT! the customer service was bar none. I went in with my daughter (4) which she was super nice too and even told me to order my dress 4 sizes bigger so we’d have more fabric to play with later (I was pregnant when I ordered and didn’t know what size I’d be.)
My first fitting went fabulous. (baby was born at this point’) she took in lots of fabric which made me happy but scared because she basically had to remake the dress so much was coming off. Inches, like 12″, not just a nip and tuck here and there.
My second fitting was perfect. Fit great but she’s a perfectionist and wanted to do a couple more things and have me try it on with my custom wrap/​veil. She even gave me a swatch of my dress to take to the Veil maker for a perfect match.
My third and final fitting– she gave suggestions to take to my veil maker, the dress was perfect, my experience was everything a bride could hope for.
I will recommend Vera and her staff FOREVER! THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Love love love! I cannot say enough good about this place. It was the second place I looked at dresses (I was only looking at certain designers, so that helped narrow it down a lot), and from the moment I walked in, I felt confident in my decision to check them out. The staff is very small, so it is not all that strange to walk in and have to wait a few minutes to be greeted or to have to leave a voicemail when you call. I was shopping nearly a year ahead of my wedding, so this was a very minor thing for me.
I go in for my appointment a couple minutes late (as I tend to do), and based on the one dress that I called to see if she had, Vera had pulled 5 dresses that she thought I would like. I went in understanding that she had to request a sample from the designer on that dress, but since she had other dresses by that designer I was considering, I went ahead and went in. Vera took her time to make sure that I was laced into each sample properly so I would know exactly what it would look like. I managed to try on 4 of the 5 (I opted out of the 5^th one on my own) within the hour visit. Since I still wanted to try the sample she was waiting on, she noted the two that I really liked that day and we planned for me to come back once the other sample was in. When I went back in, I ended up going with one of the dresses from the first visit. Never at any point did I feel like I was wasting her time. I also did a web search for the dress I chose and Royal’s prices were identical to what I was finding.
Flash forward to when the dress came in. When Vera called to let me know it was in, she even offered to set up an appointment to «visit» my dress, something I did not even think of. I went ahead and set it up. I went in truly expecting to just look at it when Vera said for me to try it on. Considering that she does run the shop almost completely on her own, I appreciated her making me feel like I was worth the time.
As far as the alterations, I cannot possibly overstate how wonderfully talented Vera is. My dress was very ornate (beading, ruching, lace, long train) and you would have never guessed from the end product how much she actually had to do. I am very short and she had to take several inches off the extremely complicated skirt and it was executed beautifully. Most of my bridesmaids went to her for alterations and loved her as well. My husband’s mother got her dress altered elsewhere, and she is still saying how much she wishes she had gone to Vera. I would recommend Royal to anyone and everyone who would listen. Vera makes it such an enjoyable experience and her skills as a seamstress are amazing. If I ever need another formal dress, I will try to buy it from her first.

Loooove this little shop. It was the last place I expected to find my dress. However, after all the wedding dress shopping at multiple stores over a course of MONTHS, this place was the ONLY place that actually carried the dresses as you saw them in magazines. I was in search of a Sottero & Midgley and thats what they had, not «something like it».
Vera is the most helpful, sweet, and patient person. She’s great to work with. She is of a quiet nature and during such a stressful time, perhaps that’s a good thing instead of having some pushy sales person. Vera made my experience a breeze.

I just got married on 10÷5÷12. I absolutely LOVED my dress! I’m just so sad I can’t wear it again haha! I don’t understand how any girl would want to change to a second dress for their reception… I didn’t want to take mine off!
Working with Vera was fantastic! I loved the place (like I said in a previous review) and Vera is just such a nice person to work with. By the time my fittings were done, my dress fit like a glove and bustled beautifully ;-) She took the time to show my mom how to lace and tie my dress and how to bustle it, not just once, but a couple times.
If you can go shopping for your dress during the week, it’s probably better, because like most places, it’s busier on the weekends. It was a bit of a drive coming from Chicago, but it was so totally worth it! I would definitely recommend going to Royal Bridal and Tuxedo when shopping for your dress!

After going to well over 7 stores, I finally found the dress here at Royal Bridal! First time I came in was right at closing– I called to see if she had a dress I was interested in and went in right away.
I tried on the dress and was feeling overwhelmed. I was not ready to buy. But I loved the dress but I wanted to come back with some insight! Vera was so polite and not bothered at all that I barged in close to closing time.
The second time I went– I brought my future mother in law. I tried on a few other beautiful dresses and also the one, and she loved it! We put a down payment on and were on our way.
Months later, the dress arrived! I called to schedule the first fitting, but my mother forgot she had a important doctor’s appointment to go to that day. So I rescheduled.
Then the next appointment I had to cancel, because I needed emergency mouth surgery. (NOT fun.) I wanted to wait for a full recovery and to gain my normal weight back before trying on the dress. So I rescheduled a couple weeks after the surgery.
Through all of this, Vera was so kind and understanding with my scheduling issues. I am finally going in on Thursday and I am not letting anything get in my way this time! :) Super excited, and just an overall wonderful experience with Vera at Royal Bridal.

Royal Bridal Tuxedo was a wonderful experience! I had been searching and searching for my bridal gown and decided to try this store. I went there very last minute and I actually found the dress! Vera was so sweet and helpful! This store is a class act! The dresses are gorgeous, the staff is attentive and they stock the most beautiful gowns I have seen yet! I am so glad I went there! Don’t pass this place up based on other reviews. I almost did and I am so glad I gave it a chance because I was treated with so well, even as a budget bride looking for her dress really late!

The woman who helped me was a little rough around the edges. Abrupt. I would have purchased my dress there but I didn’t feel like the service deserved my business.

Worst experiance ever so unprofessional. They barly speak english. Horrible customer service. The tux prices were crazy. $ 90 for a child’s tux and that didn’t include his shoes. Which I was not informed.