Plus Size Wedding Dresses in St. Louis!

As I've posted, I really don't care for the words - Plus Size, I prefer Alternative Sizes, but that's just me.  Of the last 3 years of business the number one sized bride we have most often sold is a size 22.  We've sold more size 22 bridal dresses than any other size. 

Most of the alternative sized brides we see prefer not to show their arms and are searching for the additional coverage that a strapless dress cannot provide. 

That's why I'm so excited that bridal gowns in sizes 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 size wedding dresses have arrived at the shop.  We already had a significant inventory and now we have more!

I am just thrilled to have even more options for brides to try on.  You have to try on a wedding dress. I'm so discouraged when I hear of other brides didn't have the opportunity to try on a sample, and must guess what the dress will look like. A wedding dress is such an important purchase, you have to try on the dress so you can see what you'll look like on your wedding day.

At Chatfields Bridal Boutique we carry sizes 0-30 sample gowns so everyone has a chance to try on a modest bridal gown.

New Line - Sophia and Camilla

As previously posted, I attended the Chicago Bridal Market to find new Modest Wedding gown designers.  I am so happy to announce that the Sophia and Camilla gowns have started to arrive at the shop.

More are on the way due in January 2011.

Here is the link to our site that shows some of these amazing designs:
www.chatfieldsboutique.com/gallery2.htm

What I specifically love about this designer is that we can make adjustments to the gowns, raise necklines, make sleeves longer etc.

Let me know what you think. 

Katy Perry - Wedding Dress with Sleeves?

The pics haven't been released just yet for Mrs. Brand's wedding dress.  But I was slightly giddy when I read that she chose a wedding dress with sleeves - YES a wedding dress with sleeves!!!!  Not enough material to be considered modest enough for the brides we typically see - but I'm so excited that it wasn't strapless. 

I'm so glad that Mrs. Brand doesn't look like so many other brides that wear strapless gowns. 

Did Katy set a new trend?

St. Louis Riverfront Times - Best Bridal Shop 2010

The St. Louis Riverfront Times is a fairly progressive publication, which makes this award even nicer.  I am so excited that our little bridal shop won Best Bridal Shop for 2010.  Here is the link:

RiverFront Times 2010 Best Bridal Shop Award


The editor was spot-on.  Vera Wang's new collection is strapless and until there is a major designer such as Ms. Wang, creating new designs that are not strapless, the trend will continue. 

I am very grateful that we won Best Bridal Shop as a Modest-only committment store. There is a need for modest wedding gowns - and we are so happy to help serve this need.

Thank you Riverfront Times!

Sophia and Camilla - New Bridal Line

At Market this past weekend, I spent several hours going booth to booth in search for modesty.  Out of the thousands of new wedding dresses on display, there was one designer that qualified for our shop - with being consistent with our modesty standards.
In the modest bridal industry there are only a handful of designers that choose to offer modest wedding gowns, so I was already familiar with this line.  This was the first opportunity, I had to see the dresses and meet the owner.
I'm really happy to announce that sample gowns from this lovely designers will be here by the end of the year.  The designs we chose are lovely and think our brides will also love the fashionable bridal gowns.

Personally, I was terribly disappointed that there were only 2 designers that even remotely had options that were not strapless.

Contact us if you have any questions about our new fun designer.

Chicago Bridal Market

There are several bridal markets throughout the United States. A market is where designers bring their new lines for the next year.  It allows bridal stores to view many different vendors and dresses at one time, one place.  As our bridal shops has become more successful, that has allowed us to take on new lines and designers.

I'm really looking forward to the Bridal Market in Chicago.  Out of the hundreds of designers, I'm hoping that I can find at least one modest bridal line that I can carry in the store.

Stay tuned.

Youtube Video of Chatfields

Our business is word-of-mouth or searching the Internet for Modest wedding dresses. This year we decided to use some of our advertising funds to create a promotional video of the store. 
So many of our brides drive more than 4 hours to find modesty, so we thought it would be helpful to see our store. Brides can feel more comfortable knowing there are many options not just one or two modest bridal gowns.

The video can be found here on youtube:  Chatfields Bridal Boutique - A Modest Bridal Store

Let us know what you think!

Grateful for Modesty - Homeschooling Community

I had a lovely bride come in this week. They are part of a homeschooling community, that apparently our shop has been on their pray list. I cannot be more thankful that our little shop is in the prayers of so many people.