As a catering manager at The City Club, I am very lucky to meet many fabulous brides who are excitedly looking for that perfect location to host their wedding day celebrations. While we talk about their wedding day dreams and visions the topic of "The Dress" is always a sure topic to brighten any bride's face, and is just as important in a bride's wedding planning as finding "The One". The wedding dress is the quintessential icon of any bride's wedding day and is always the first item on the planning to-do list – whether or not the wedding location has been selected! In fact, many of the brides I meet have already selected their dresses before they've even begun their location search!
Knowing how important this process is to the bridal planning process, I've begun a search to help brides find the perfect dress and service that will extend the elegance and fabulous style of The City Club!
My favorite locations so far are:
Glamour Closet, Alexandra's, Amy Kuschel & JinWang.
Glamour Closet is a great find located on the edge of The Financial District & North Beach. Not only is it an absolutely darling storefront with great service and style but it's easy to get in. The fabulous ladies who assist in dress trials are on a walk-in client basis and are open to bride's whimsical schedules. Perhaps the best treat about Glamour Closet is the fact that all the dresses are sold off the rack – they're samples for sale – in great condition! So – if you can imagine – the designer prices are absolutely unbeatable!!
Alexandra's is another bridal boutique that leaves you with a great feeling. It is an intimate appointment-only studio that offers a wonderful feel for great taste, variety in design and very personal service. Nicole, Alexandra's Store Manager is a natural at guiding brides to their dream gown – and is a pro at making sure that every detail of each gown is perfected before it's debut walk down the aisle! Each bride who visits receives the royal treatment – it's an experience fit for a queen!!
Amy Kuschel is a San Francisco wedding gown designer who is so much fun to love! The Amy Kuschel experience is professional and fun. The Amy Kuschel team offers a very savvy style to your gown selection that feels a lot like shopping with your girlfriends! And there's nothing more special than seeing Amy walk up to her brides and taking a personal interest in each gown's individual fit to it's blushing bride!
My final bridal location is the ever so lovely Jin Wang. Located on Maiden Lane, Jin is perhaps one of San Francisco's most royal boutiques. Jin designs custom gowns for the bride who has the perfect picture in her mind – but not anywhere else… she is able to turn your childhood dream gown into a reality. And she also carries an elegant variety of her designs as well as other designers who extend her graceful view for design and beauty.
Ok ladies! Congratulations on your engagement!! Now – happy shopping!
- Alison Bianchetti
City Club Catering Sales Manager
