Bellini Bridal

Their selection was awesome and Bree was so great to work with. I felt very comfortable there and the rooms were very large and private. We loved it. I left with a beautiful wedding dress and a great experience!

Eva and Bree are so helpful and accommodating! Don’t pass up Bellini when looking for your wedding dress! I set up an appointment with Eva after visiting a previous boutique I didn’t feel had enough selections for the style I was looking for… Bellini did not disappoint!
Eva had me go on their site to pick out the dresses I wanted to try on and for her to get an idea of my price range and what I was looking for style wise. it made the process a lot easier and helped narrow things down. Eva has an eye for style and fit and gives great feedback and advice. I ended up actually picking a dress she pulled for me in the back she thought I would like. it ended up being perfect and just the right style I was looking for… it has a personality that is completely me! I didn’t want to take it off lol.
Eva even recommended a woman for alterations that has a history with the dress. You can tell both ladies are knowledgeable about their business and love what they do. they go the extra mile to make sure you’re comfortable and having a fun experience! I can’t wait to wear my dress in Sept! Thanks again Eva and Bree!

This place is GREAT! You have to know what you are getting into before you arrive as it is an off-​the-​rack/​purchase the actual dress you try on type place. But Bree and Eva are very good at pointing that out when you make the appointment.
You feel great the entire time you are there You are the only bride there (I believe they only book 1 appointment at a time) and she (in my case, Eva) helps you in and out of dresses and «jacks you up» (say yes to the dress Atlanta style) accordingly. Eva is just a DOLL and great to work with– you’ll be happy to give these ladies your business if/​when you find a great dress!
I had a fabulous experience at Bellini! Would recommend to any/​every bride!

Let me preface this by saying that before coming here, I had been to over 15 (!!! no exaggeration) other bridal stores and was starting to feel like I’d never find The Dress.
One night online, I found a dress that I finally felt was THE ONE — until I saw the pricetag. Lo and behold, I remembered that a friend at work had told me about a store in Palatine that sells designer samples for a huge discount. I thought there was no way they’d have this particular dress in my size, but crossed my fingers and checked the site for Bellini Bridal. Sure enough, they had the dress, just in a size that may or may not be a little too small.
I contacted Bree and had a really easy time setting up an appointment– she even said I could text her instead of calling to confirm because I said I’d be at work. I work late and she was able to accommodate my schedule and stay a little later than usual. When I got to the appointment, it was just me, Bree, and one of their seamstresses, and I didn’t feel rushed in any way (even though, might I add, there was a snowstorm outside and again, they were staying later than usual)!
When I got there, Bree had pulled «my dress» and three others I had specified I was interested in. Each one I put on, she was very honest with me and we both agreed we didn’t like a couple of them — I didn’t feel any sales pressure at any point! I tried on «my dress» and unfortunately, the back didn’t zip up, but I LOVED it and wanted to make it work, so we walked out to see what the seamstress thought. She was extremely professional but didn’t think the dress would fit correctly even if she added extra fabric. I was extremely disappointed, and I could tell Bree felt genuinely bad that the dress wouldn’t work, but we did find another dress I loved as well, and the seamstress was enthusiastic that it would look amazing. I left, deciding to sleep on it, and came back for an appointment later that week, this time with Eva.
My friend and I came for the appointment with Eva on a Saturday morning, and again, it was just us in the store, getting all of the special attention. I tried on my #2 choice, but something kept telling me to try on my favorite dress again. I did and again, I just knew this dress was my dress. I think Eva could tell how much I loved it, and she agreed that she loved it more than the first dress. I explained what the first seamstress had said, but all three of us felt that the dress could be fitted with just a little added fabric.
She was convinced that the dress could work, so she called their other seamstress named Lety, whose store is located in St. Charles, and explained that Lety had worked with this exact dress many times in the past when she was the head seamstress at Bella Bridal (which is now closed), so she might have a better idea of how this particular dress could be altered. Long story short (short story long?), she asked if we’d be able to go meet with the Lety to get her opinion, and we all got in our cars, with Eva transporting the dress, and drove to St. Charles. She literally dropped everything on her Saturday afternoon to make the trek to St. Charles with us to make sure I got my dress!
When we arrived in St. Charles with the dress, Lety took a look at it on me and said she would absolutely be able to make it work, no problem. Not only that, but she quoted me only $ 100 for the alterations — hundreds of dollars less than what I’ve been quoted at other bridal stores! I looked up her reviews online from the old bridal store as well, and they were all amazing, and Eva reiterated that she never would’ve had us come to St. Charles had she not been 100% confident in her work.
After all of this, I was SO HAPPY and completely beaming at myself in the mirror, and I finally got my «Say Yes To The Dress» moment! We all hugged and everyone was genuinely excited for me– I couldn’t have been happier to finally be done with my search and to be getting my dream dress. My friend that was with me is actually engaged and plans to go back because she was SO impressed with the customer service we received.
This was by far the best experience I had in the suburbs (with Crystal Bride in Geneva coming in second), and I couldn’t be happier that I bought my dress here. In the end, it was a $ 2,200 Watters dress (Austin) and I bought it for $ 1,100! Amazing. I did the transaction over the phone with Bree and she was so friendly and excited that the dress worked out in the end! They even said they’d keep my dress there, no problem, so my fiancé wouldn’t see it before the wedding. Both Bree and Eva went above and beyond for me and I will be recommending Bellini Bridal to all of my friends! Thanks again :)

This place really is hidden in a strip of offices and wasn’t at all what I was expecting but if you are on a strict budget, it’s not a bad place to check out. The ambiance in there lacking. The décor was pretty dated and you had this long walk between the changing room and where your friends/​family were seated (not so bad the first few times, but after a while it gets old!) but if you are able to find the dress you are looking for at a good price, then who really cares about what the place looks like. The lades who were helping me were very nice. Go here if you are looking for a good price on a dress without the glitz and glamour of the boutique salons.

Eva was so wonderful, patient, and helpful. Getting an appointment with her was a breeze, and she emailed me right away to ask what I was looking for so she could pull some dresses. She also asked my budget from the start. She even emailed me back with some other dresses that would be on sale when I arrived.
When I got there, the dresses were pulled, and she was so friendly. We quickly discovered that the ones I thought I would like did not work for me. She was so patient and helpful as we tried to find new ideas. She even allowed my big group (mom, mother in law, sister, and 2 bridesmaids) to look through the back room for dresses they wanted me to try. When they gave me a dress out of my budget, she would alert me off to the side and would also mention when there was a time that she might be able to work with me on the price.
The space was so cute, with old fancy couches for my girls to sit on as I tried things and showed them.
I can’t say enough good things about Bellini Bridal. They truly made buying my wedding dress a memorable experience.

Bellini Bridal is the real-​life version of «Say Yes to the Dress!» Of all the bridal gown shops I visited, no one gives you such personal attention in such a comfortable environment. The shop is very hidden — you’d never notice it just driving by. But once you enter the office space, you are the only bride there with 2 – 3 very friendly associates taking care of your every need. They also have an in-​house seamstress who talks you through her alteration plan for each dress you try on.
The website has a picture inventory of every dress they carry (this is a sample shop, so these are designer pieces at a discount, and you’re buying the dress you try on). While the pics don’t do them justice, they have amazing one-​of-​a-​kind gowns in a wide range of styles and prices. The best part — you can email the shop with your favorites from the site, and they will be pulled for you when you arrive, along with some other similar recommendations that the associates choose based on your preferences. The gowns are in new condition, and I couldn’t believe how many favorites I found in just 90 minutes.
My only warning is, once you get the Bellini Bridal treatment, the chain wedding shops will feel like Walmart, so be prepared to be spoiled! Every bride deserves to have an experience like Bellini.