Our Very Generous Layaway Plan

Since the beginning, we've offered a very generous layaway plan. Bridal and formal dresses can be prohibitively expensive and for many clients it's the best and most affordable option for getting the dress of their dreams. We firmly believe that our most perfect dress will always look better on you than it will ever look on a rack in our boutique.
This amenity receives many inquiries and is very challenging to offer. As we've grown, the demand for this amenity has grown. While we were once able to offer this amenity much more casually, we now must clarify our services and reinforce longstanding policies.

Our Terms

Wedding Gowns

If purchasing a wedding gown off the rack we require 30% of the final purchase price, including tax, as a down payment.

• Very few bridal boutiques offer layaway.

If special ordering a wedding gown we require 50% of the final purchase price, including tax, as a down payment.

• Few bridal boutiques offer partial payment when placing a special order. Most require payment in full.

All down payments are non-refundable after 3 business days.

• We want you to be 100% happy with your dress and allow 3 business days in the event you change your mind.
• Most boutiques will not grant any grace period. Please call ahead before shopping elsewhere.

After the initial payment, we require a minimum monthly non-refundable payment of $100 with the balance paid in full within 6 months.

• If you are unable to make a payment, contact us immediately. We will contact you regardless, but if you contact us immediately we may be able to arrange a different payment schedule.
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Prom, Pageant, Quinceañera, and Formal Gowns

If purchasing a prom, pageant, quinceañera, or formal gown off the rack we require 30% of the final purchase price, including tax, as a down payment.

• Very few bridal boutiques offer layaway.

If special ordering a prom, pageant, quinceañera, or formal gown we require 50% of the final purchase price, including tax, as a down payment.

• Few bridal boutiques offer partial payment when placing a special order. Most require payment in full.
• All down payments are non-refundable after 3 business days.
• We want you to be 100% happy with your dress and allow 3 business days in the event you change your mind.
• Most boutiques will not grant any grace period. Please call ahead before shopping elsewhere.

After the initial payment, we require a minimum monthly non-refundable payment of $50 with the balance paid in full within 3 months.

• If you are unable to make a payment, contact us immediately. We will contact you regardless, but if you contact us immediately we may be able to arrange a different payment schedule.

Bridesmaid Dresses

If purchasing or special ordering a bridesmaid dress, require 50% of the final purchase price, including tax, as a down payment.

If special ordering bridesmaid dresses, we will accept separate payments from multiple bridesmaids but one person must assume responsibility and liability for any balance due.

• If any bridesmaid or bride is not comfortable with the responsibility and liability of any balance due from their own chosen party, it is unreasonable to expect us to assume that responsibility and liability.

All down payments are non-refundable after 3 business days.

• We want you to be 100% happy with your dress and allow 3 business days in the event you change your mind.
• Most boutiques will not grant any grace period. Please call ahead before shopping elsewhere.

After the initial payment, we require a minimum monthly non-refundable payment of $100 with the balance paid in full within 6 months.

• If you are unable to make a payment, contact us immediately. We will contact you regardless, but if you contact us immediately we may be able to arrange a different payment schedule.

Requirements & Restrictions

You must agree to all of the terms above, without exception, and in writing.

• You acknowledge and agree your down payment is non-refundable after 3 business days.
• You acknowledge and agree your minimum monthly payments are non-refundable.
• You acknowledge and agree your balance is to be paid in full within the appropriate time frame.
• If ordering bridesmaids, you or at least one person acknowledge and agree to assume responsibility and liability for any balance due.

There are no hidden fees, penalties, or a credit application.

If you are unable to fulfill your obligation then you simply lose your deposit and any payments made.

You will not be paying off a dress for years to come on a high interest credit card laden with fees.

While we will contact you regarding any outstanding balance or to make payment arrangements, you are ultimately responsible for contacting us regarding any outstanding balance and to make payment arrangements.

• You are responsible for providing us with the correct means of contact.
• If we do call reminding you of a late payment, you agree to return the call.

In the event you cannot fulfill your obligation, we do not give store credit.

• As a matter of fashion, these dresses have a shelf-life. The dress you purchased may no longer be in fashion after a given season. If it's a special order, it may not be in a common size or length. We will have greater difficulty reselling your dress and may have to mark it down to do so. That dress will also occupy valuable retail space until sold.

If you are taking advantage of our complimentary alterations, your balance must be paid in full for them to begin.

• You may schedule your first fitting but it cannot take place without that final payment.
• If your final payment is by personal check, there is also a 2 week period before we can begin those alterations or fittings.

We apologize if the guidelines and terms seem prohibitive, but please keep in mind few bridal boutiques allow partial payment and layaway. Even fewer allow partial payment and layaway on special orders. Our generous layaway plan requires a significant amount of effort to provide and maintain. We do have a few customers, from time to time, who try to take advantage of our generosity and we spend a fair amount of time chasing payments. However, for the young ladies who leave our store with the perfect dress of their dreams it is well worth the trouble.