Sara Cutaia

Review of Vera's House of Bridals

Every single thing about my experience at Vera's w...

Every single thing about my experience at Vera's was wonderful. I started looking at two other boutiques in Chicago before heading up to Madison after a friend had some good words to say about Vera's.
First: The location is easy to find, and has a lot of parking space (though it was very busy on a Saturday, but that makes sense!). Then, inside, Bridget helped us through every step of the way. She sat down with us and asked what I was looking for from style, to silhouette, to price, and even looked at photos I had. From there, we were shown our own private room (I had 4 people with me and it was comfortable and a place to sit for everyone). Bridget showed us around the whole place, which has dresses everywhere you look (all sizes, all styles, and even some extremely affordable dresses as low as $400). We pulled some dresses I was eyeing, and started to try on. Bridget was great at listening to what I liked and didn't like, and when we ran out of dresses, she popped out to grab a few others based on what feedback I'd been giving - this repeated a handful of times. (Bridget was also great at having conversation with you - just a few comments here and there, asking about us, but still working and making us feel very at home and efficient.)
One great perk about this location is that, if you're really liking the dress in your private room, you can move out to this great runway-style, mirrored hall with great lighting that really gives you a fantastic view of the dress from all angles. I don't know how long appointments are supposed to be, but we showed up early and got taken care of right away, and then spent 3 hours with Bridget. It never felt rushed or that we were being a burden. I ended up trying on *the* dress about 5 times, trying to decide between it and another, and Bridget was all about it. And probably the best part was when Bridget put my hair into a quick up-do with a veil to complete the look. It was really going above and beyond, and it's what ultimately sealed the deal with my dress. There were tons of brides there that day, but we never felt crowded once, or intruded upon. Vera herself was even there and checked in on us with a sweet smile. We didn't even look at the other dresses, but it was clear there was a huge selection of bridesmaids and mother dresses, too. Highly, highly recommend Vera's.