RK Bridal

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RK Bridal is a lifesaver! If you've started looking for a gown yet you know how frustrating it can be. But I would encourage everyone to purchase her gown from RK Bridal on the web. First you will need to do a bit of research. Find a gown that you like at a bridal salon and either convince the salesperson to tell you the maker or at least the makers they carry, then have a friend take a photo of you in the dress. Next go online and find the web site of the designer/designers and get the order number for your dress (personally I recommend Saison Blanche, only because that's where I found my gown and it was easy to navigate their website). Obviously this may take some time, but if you want to save money, it's worth it. After you know the designer and the order number, go to RK Bridal online and print out their order sheet. Call RK now and talk to one of their incredibly helpful salespeople, they will be able to confirm the order number, size, price, etc. All you do then is fill out the order sheet, fax it in and six weeks later your dress will arrive! I saved $400.00 on a $1000.00 dress this way and skipped a lot of the hassle you normally face ordering your dress from a salon. I need to have a couple minor alterations done, but my local seamstress is taking care of those for a fraction of the cost. Believe me this has been the easiest task of all my wedding preparations! Good luck!:)

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I did not respond about RK before receiving the gown. It was ordered on March 29, 2002. It was a silk Marisa gown Listed at $1300-1400 in the Philadelphia Pa area. I searched everywhere for the best price. Received one on the internet that I sent on to Fred at Pearl's place who said that it was nuts! His lowest price was approx. $930. (He doesn't always match a price. But he was very timely with responses to me). Sent the same quote to RK Bridal, they not only met the %40 less quote, they deducted another 5% for their anniversary celebration! In addition I ordered the dress in IVORY, they wrote back and said I probably only saw the dress in Silk White , and I may be unhappy with the Ivory color. RK said it was only "sampled in silk Ivory", I then contacted Marisa bridal, she confirmed it. For a no frills service I found this was an invaluable service. They could have just ordered the ivory dress and said "too bad" if I didn't like it.
Almost 50% off the most beautiful dress sounds great but it was still an online sale--who knows what will happen? But after hearing about the bricks and mortar stores sticking it to brides, I figured what's the diff?. To RK's credit they only ask 50% down payment--and promised the dress in 16 weeks (end of July). I never called them again, I would only start being concerned and calling in the middle of July.

This is anticlimatic because I never thought about the dress in the middle of May. But it arrived--beautifully packed in great condition on May 22, 2002--two months not four! I can't say enough about the service and price with RK. I thank Alan and Denise Fields for bringing this service to my attention. Guess I can't send the book back for a refund--(the promise of saving at least $500 guarantee) I did with just the dress!