If you would like to submit a testimonial to the SmartBride site, please e-mail info@smartbrideboutique.com with your success story, name and hometown.
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"I began my hunt for a wedding dress with a number of visits to bridal shops. I couldn't quite find what I was envisioning and soon I was being told that I would be paying extra to have an ordered dress shipped in time, even though this was 6 months prior to the wedding. I decided to try looking through local classifieds online and in the first week I literally found my dream dress posted for sale by another bride in Toronto.
Coincidentally, I only had to drive 10 minutes to view the dress and walked away with it right then. I was able to buy the designer dress that I wanted (but steered away from because of $$$$), and even after the cleaning and alterations, I saved over $2000. The original bride even referred me to the seamstress who altered the dress for her, and she was able to fit it to me perfectly. In the end I saved months of time, effort, dollars and stress! Overall, it was a great experience, and that's when the hunt for the tux began. . ."
- Happily married in Toronto, ON
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"I am so happy SmartBride Boutique is finally here. I can't wait to post all my extra wedding decorations, favors and accessories to help other brides stay on budget. They've been taking up valuable space in my basement! I think SmartBride Boutique is a great way to help brides save money even after the wedding is over! AND I feel like I'm doing my part for the environment too."
- Tabbi, Edmonton, AB
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"I wish this site existed 6 months ago when I was planning my wedding! It's Amazing!"
- Heather W., Toronto, ON
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"Several of my childhood girlfriends are up and getting married in rapid fire succession. In less than 18 months I will have attended 8 weddings AND was a bridesmaid in 3 of those weddings. Needless to say, the cost of simply attending a wedding is on the rise, but as a bridesmaid I've had to bear additional costs of purchasing the bridesmaid dress and often, a matching pair of shoes.
I have at least a $1000 worth of bridesmaid dresses in my closet, and no events in the near future where I might be able to wear them. It's a shame to have all that money tied up in my closet, not to mention the effect on the environment of buying such a beautiful dress and only wearing it once. Luckily, the days of hideous bridesmaid dresses are long gone and any one of these dresses would probably make a stunning prom dress or a cocktail dress for a black tie event.
In the last wedding, I was one of... get this... 14 bridesmaids. I'm pretty sure most of us will have no further use for these bridesmaid dresses. It occurred to me, that even if we split up the dresses into 2 groups of 7 for sale, we could clothe TWO smaller bridal parties of varying shapes and sizes!
SmartBride Boutique is such an amazing site because its allows bridesmaids to cut their costs by helping out a fellow bridesmaid. Just because the bride may want to break the bank on her wedding, doesn't mean you have to!"
- Career Bridesmaid, Toronto, ON
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