As a sample boutique, we offer high-end bridal gowns at incredible prices, available for you to take home right away. No waiting months for orders! Our stylists will guide you through a carefully curated selection of dresses, ensuring you find the one that fits your vision, your style, and your budget. Plus, you’ll still get the personalized, intimate experience you’d expect from a regular boutique—just with the added bonus of walking out with your dream dress in hand!

All of our gowns come from various boutiques or directly from designers. They may have been a try on sample or a runway gown, but they’ve never been worn down the aisle! In fact, some of our dresses are brand new! Every gown is discounted based on its condition, giving you the luxury of a designer dress at a fraction of the cost. By purchasing a sample gown, you skip the long ordering process and get to take home your dream dress the very same day! You’ll pay in full, allowing you to head straight into alterations and get one step closer to your big day. No wait, just love at first try-on!

We receive new gowns about twice a month, but sometimes more frequently. If you don’t find the one during your appointment, don’t worry—we’ll connect with our partners to see what fresh beauties we can bring in just for you. But when you do fall in love with a gown, it’s important to say “yes” because our off-the-rack pieces go quickly. Once it’s gone, it’s gone! We want to make sure you don’t miss out on your perfect dress!

Our appointments are designed to give you the perfect amount of time to explore our collection and find the one. Each appointment lasts 90 minutes, allowing your stylist to get to know your vision, suggest the best options, and ensure you feel confident in your choice. It’s the perfect balance of time to relax, try on gowns, and focus on finding the dress that feels just right!

At Aisle Chic Chicago, our gowns can range from $1,000 to $6,000 with the majority falling under $3,500. At Aisle Chic Oakbrook the entire salon is under $2,500! Please keep in mind that with our inventory changing weekly, it is difficult to pinpoint how many gowns we have at any given price point. If you are questioning which location is right for you, feel free to give us a call at either salon and we can talk through what you are looking for to recommend which location will have the best options for you!

We know how important it is to have your most valued crew with you. It’s important not to be overwhelmed by too many opinions, but also to make sure that key decision makers are in attendance because you never know when you will find THE one! To ensure that each bride’s party can comfortably fit within their designated viewing area, we allow up to 4 guests maximum per bride. 

We do require underwear to be worn when trying on gowns. We recommend wearing nude undergarments and either sticky cups or pasties. This will give you the best vision of how the gown will look on the day-of.  If you plan to wear shapewear on the big day, feel free to bring those as well. No need to bring heels as you will be standing on a pedestal in the gowns.

The majority of our gowns are bridal size 10-14. We do also carry a selection of gowns in bridal size 18-24. Each designer size chart is different, but on average bridal sizing is 2-3 sizes smaller than ready to wear. If you are concerned about sample sizing, please give us a call and we can talk through your vision and what we currently have in our inventory.  Rest assured; we’ll never sell you a gown that can’t be tailored to fit beautifully. Your stylist will guide you through how the dress will be altered to suit your shape and answer any questions during your appointment.

Due to the very delicate nature of our inventory, we do not allow any outside food or drink to be consumed within our salons. We can allow outside beverages if they have a lid with sip hole or straw only.

Out of respect for our other guests as well as our delicate inventory, we do not allow any pets within our salons apart from service dogs in accordance with ADA guidelines. This includes pets in carriers or bags. 

While we do not offer in-house alterations, we provide you with a list of talented seamstresses with options both downtown and in the suburbs.

We do not offer cleaning or gown preservation in-house. The majority of brides do not get their gown cleaned prior to the wedding and it is not a service that we cover. For all cleaning and preservation needs post-weddings, we recommend Davis Imperial which can be reached at 866-963-0922.

In our Oakbrook salon, we have ample free parking both in our front lot and in the lot behind our building. In Chicago, we recommend using SpotHero to find available parking in any of the nearby garages as well as street parking. Unfortunately, we do not have a garage that offers validated parking.