While not considered a bridal store, I would highly suggest shopping at DSW for bridal, bridesmaid, and even men's dress shoes. The prices are cheaper than at the bridal shops and the selections is very large.
 They also have really great sales on regular name-brand shoes and designer shoes, alike, if you can find what you are looking for in the right size.

Dana, at the York Road, Lutherville location, was great. She created a wonderful package for my husband and I, as well as for our guests who were coming from as far as California and New York. (We had a destination wedding on the beach of the Dominican Republic). We stayed at the Iberostar Dominicana in Punta Cana.

While most men rent suits, we found it cheaper and more personal to purchase a name- brand suit from a discount retailer. We were married on the beach and we didn’t want a traditional suit. Value City had many name- brand, unique suits at the same price it would have been to rent. His suit was a hit!


Charteque is a freelance makeup artist in Baltimore. She helped me pick out all of my make-up at the stores, and did trials on my skin to match colors and decide on the look I wanted. On my wedding day everyone LOVED my make-up, I received a lot of compliments! She did a great job
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Reeds had a great selection, friendly service, and a great upgrade plan. They knew my husband by name and were one of the few places that had bands to match my ring.


We spent our honeymoon in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic at the Iberostar Dominicana Hotel. The location was beautiful and so were the rooms! We encountered 2 problems during our stay: 1- the drinks we ordered were inconsistent from bar to bar and 2-one of the guests got sick off eggs ordered at the resort.


They specialize in ballroom and have many packages for people getting ready to get married. They are a little pricey but are pure professionals.


My bachelorette party was held at Gentlemen's Gold Club. The venue was beautiful. There is a small room for only male dances that has a private bar and a shower! The DJ was great and the dances were nice too. The down- side is that the male dancers cannot get all the way nude the way the women do, and all the dancers are not so hot! 


From my husband, on his bachelor party at McDoogal's in Baltimore: The place is ready for a party! Tons of dancers, all nude lap dances and bring your own beer, so it’s much cheaper than most strip clubs. 
 


Pinky’s bridal has great service and a huge selection for all price points. The entire store is pink, and the owner Pinky even has a pink boodle named Beyonce. They also have dresses in all sizes. I wear a size 10 and was unable to find dresses to try on at many other stores, but Pinky’s has all sizes. The alterations were perfect, the dress fit like a glove and the length was perfect with my shoes, the problem was that the alterations cost as much as my dress! Also, I had to pay cash for the alterations, I could not use a credit card
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