Pearl’s Place and NetBride
April 25th, 2006 @ 11:12 am by Mrs. Firefly
I bought my wedding dress at Mark Ingram Bridal Atelier — a full service snazzy dress salon on the east side. I’m very happy with the service that I’ve received to date, but if I had to do it again, I would have shopped around and then ordered my dress from either Pearl’s Place or NetBride.
Pearl’s Place is a brick and mortar bridal salon outside of New Orleans; NetBride, an online-only store based out of Minneapolis. Both retailers offer 25% - 30% off most brands. For example, the US Angels dress I bought for my flower girl retails for $142 at Saks, plus tax. NetBride quoted me a price of $96 and Pearl’s Place, $102… plus shipping, but no tax on both.
NetBride’s shipping rates were a little bit higher, so the prices almost evened out. I ordered from Pearl’s Place because they actually pick up the phone; everything on NetBride is done through email. It made me a bit nervous, but both sites have received raves on The Knot’s message boards. Twenty five percent off on a Monique Lhuillier dress equals big bucks! Live and learn …
If you’re not comfortable ordering online, get a quote from NetBride and bring it over to RK Bridal. They’ll beat the price by 5% with their “no frill” package (i.e. you’re responsible for taking proper measurements). Just make sure to bring the email with the quote with you!
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3 Responses to “Pearl’s Place and NetBride”
RK bridal also matches the shipping cost of the other company.
I had 6 months to plan my wedding so the first thing I did was buy a dress. Yes I LOVED my dress but I could have spent less on another dress (it was a trunk show dress).
I learned so much from planning my wedding, I want to do it again because I could do it so much better this time! =P
Mrs. Firefly, New York
Age and Occupation in 06: 31, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 35, Finance
Engagement Date: April 11, 2004
Wedding Date: June, 2006
Venue: Battery Gardens
About Me: I was born in the city of Donetsk in the former Soviet Union (now the Ukraine) and grew up in Brooklyn. Many of my parent's friends are from Russia and the Ukraine as well. We want all of our guests to have a great time and hit the dance floor so we've hired a band that can play both Russian and American music; not to mention a mean rendition of the Gypsy Kings and chair-raising hora!
So this is unrelated, but I noticed through your blog that you are of Russian/Ukrainian descent. I was born in Odessa, Ukraine and was wondering if you are incorporating any Rus/Ukr traditions into the wedding. I really want to do something for our wedding (Jun 2), but not sure what and how to tie it in. Just wanted to check what you were doing. Thanks :)!