Best of Boston

Best Wedding Gowns

2008 Best Wedding Gowns, Designer

Ana Hernandez

Boston
A well-tailored $5,000 wedding dress is one thing; an actual couture gown is quite another. Hernandez has built her considerable reputation on the latter, starting [...] read more»
2008 Best Wedding Gowns, Affordable

Vows Bridal Outlet

Newton
It's like the fabled/scary Running of the Brides at Filene's Basement, minus the sleep deprivation and the catfights in the aisles. Customers are at their [...] read more»
2008 Best Wedding Gowns, Preservation

Dependable Cleaners

Maybe you sipped cabernet on your wedding day—and spilled. Maybe, three years later, your stained, crumpled gown is still gathering dust in your closed. Dependable [...] read more»
2008 Best Wedding Gowns, Alteration

Best Fit

Boston
The elegantly appointed changing areas and owner Lyudmila Sletkova's painstaking workmanship evoke a bygone era. They also ensure that, whether you've gone a touch brideorexic [...] read more»
2012 Best Wedding Gowns, Bridesmaids

Bella Bridesmaid

Boston
Say so long to tired taffeta and stale silk — all the gowns at this airy boutique are fresh, modern, and completely customizable. Look for [...] read more»
2012 Best Wedding Gowns

Vera Wang

Boston
Envisioning the perfect wedding-day attire is one thing — actually finding it is another. Enter Vera Wang's sleek Newbury Street location, which showcases a variety [...] read more»
2011 Best Wedding Gowns, Bridesmaids

Flair

Boston
You don't want your girls in some garish getup out of 27 Dresses. Thankfully, a trip here makes finding the right dresses simple, owing to [...] read more»
2011 Best Wedding Gowns, Upscale

Vera Wang

Boston
A single designer is hardly right for every bride, but top-notch service, from first fitting to final alteration, is on every betrothed's wish list. This [...] read more»
2011 Best Wedding Gowns, Affordable

Vows

Watertown
We can't think of a bigger nightmare than lining up with thousands of grabby, frantic bargain dress hunters à la Filene's Running of the Brides. [...] read more»
2011 Best Wedding Gowns, Bridesmaids

Flair

Boston
You don't want your girls in some garish getup out of 27 Dresses. Thankfully, a trip here makes finding the right dresses simple, owing to [...] read more»