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so that I could pick the exact shade of red I wanted for my wedding dress, I picked the style, sent my measurements, paid and received my dress five weeks later - the right color, the right style, the right size and detacheable train. The only other manufacturer offering red wedding dresses is Simplicity Bridal. While their dresses are beautiful, just the dress itself would have cost me $800 - not including the alterations, which would have been necessary because I am so short.

Silk Road Bridal offers some gorgeous wedding dresses in a variety of styles and colors - the most expensive one being only $347.75 plus shipping (that's cheap, comparing to what girls pay at a standard bridal boutique these days), you get what you want, made specifically for you. You can order a matching veil, shawl and purse, if you want to. Depending on your dress choice, you may even get one of these options free. All you need to do is stay disciplined and not expand or diminish in size significantly between the time you order the dress and the time you actually wear it.

They also have a ton of bridesmaids' dress styles (that will work very well for proms and formal events - tea-length and full-length), as well as flower girl styles - also made to measurement and following your choice of colors. Sizes range from 2 to 32, you can ask them to make the dress longer or shorter depending on your height and to make it in relaxed, regular or tight fit depending on minor size fluctuations that happen to us all. You can go traditional or a little less so; strapless or sleevless; long-sleeved or short; with a big poufy skirt - or with a slender flowing one. You can even get a maternity wedding gown (hey, it happens!).

This is what I call customer service - you pay and get every bit of information you need, your choices, your preferences, your everything for a reasonable price. I dare any place in the United States to beat that!

Gentlemen
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First and foremost, guys, GET YOURSELF MEASURED BY A PROFESSIONAL. Please. Waist, inseam length, neck circumference, arm hole, arm length - the whole nine yards. Men's Wearhouse is a good place to do that - they do alterations there all the time. Try a few things on, even if you are not going to buy anything, just to make sure exactly what fits you and WRITE IT DOWN. Once you have all that information, you can safely shop on line at least at two places - Men's Wearhouse and S&K.

Men's Wearhouse is my husband's long-term mecca - and trust me when I say:

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