BE AWARE OF SIMPLICITY BRIDE, BRIDAL REGISTRY & BRIDAL GOURMET

All of the names that I mentioned in the title of this blog are SCAMS!!!! I repeat SIMPLICITY BRIDE, BRIDAL REGISTRY &  BRIDAL GOURMET are all SCAMS.

If you go to a bridal show and give out your information to the various businesses most of them sell your contact info to this company -- especially "DAVID'S BRIDAL". I say "this company" because it's the same company with various names so that they can continue scamming people. 

They will assign a different telemarketer to each person they call and that telemarketer will tell you that you were picked to win a bundle of free gifts. These gifts include, wedding invitations, flutes, a $25 gift card, coupons and a free 3 day 2 night vacation. They offer two choices with the vacation, one is all inclusive and the other is just for a stay at a selected resort. NOTHING IS FREE!!!

The wedding invitations turn out not to be free, they will give you a coupon that says 10% off, the will tell you that they will email you the gift card and they never will, and the vacation requires a $100 deposit for each person.  No one has ever confirmed that they went on the trip.

Also, they will give you a location to so call "come pick up your gifts." When you arrive you will have to listen to a 1 1/2 long presentation on how these top-of-line pots and pans will be the best purchase of your life. The salesman is pretty persuasive but it didn't work on me. You later find out that the pots and pans are worth $4000. Yes, $4000! 

In the end, don't get scammed by these people. They are greedy pigs who prey on couple's who are trying to start a new life together. As for David's Bridal, they should be ashamed of themselves. Why do they need to sell phone numbers and email addresses to 3rd parties when they are one of the top bridal companies? Oh yeah, one of the numbers that called me was from phone number (615) 832-2387.

Big Island Hawaii

I finally came across the perfect destination for my honeymoon, HAWAII! Me and my hubby-to-be decided we wanted a laid back trip. We went with the Big Island. I booked it on expedia.com. They have very great rates when you do the package deals. We paid for airfare, a car rental and a condo on the beach for 7 days. Also, I think that because our honeymoon is in September it made the prices a little bit more cheap. I think getting married in the off season is cheaper than during the summer and winter.

REVIEW OF SIMPLYBRIDAL.COM !!!!!

So I went wedding dress shopping.  Like many other brides out there I am on a budget.  I wanted a whole lot of dress for a little bit of money. I was looking for a strapless, A line ball gown, with a  long train and a little bling. I went to David's Bridal, now they have beautiful gowns and dresses that are good prices, but for that type of dress it was going to cost nearly $1000. I didn't have that type of money laying around so I researched different sites to see could I get that style of a dress. I came across simplybridal.com. I knew that they were legit because I saw an article about the company on yahoo.com. I decided to check out their site and I ended up ordering a gown called Sirena.  I was skeptical about it at first because I couldn't try it on like you do when at a boutique.  The gown was handmade to fit me and the site guaranteed that the dress would be sewn, pressed and shipped within 30 days.  I ordered the dress Feb. 15 and recieved it on March 14. IT IS BEAUTIFUL!!!! It fits perfectly and its everything I wanted. I only paid $300 for the gown vs. paying $1000. I would definately recommend this site to anyone whose about to get married. They also sell bridesmaid dresses and accessories.  The boutique is located in LA. Below is the gown that I purchased.