Some brides who have been unable to get the dresses they ordered for weddings in coming months are equally unable to start shopping again for a new dress, said Jessika Presley, manager at Mariolka's Bridal Boutique, which operates near the closed Alfred Angelo in Boynton Beach. In a note on the company's website, she warned customers that if a dress order has not been delivered, it will "remain unfilled" because of the "logistical and financial strain." Deliveries, said the trustee, are "no longer possible." "We have been able to connect over 100 brides with their seamstresses and they are working together on finishing alterations," Redmond said last week.īut around the same time, Alfred Angelo's bankruptcy trustee, Margaret Smith, delivered devastating news. Miami bankruptcy lawyer Patricia Redmond, who represents the company, said she and others had been "working hard" to reopen stores and let people get their dresses and accessories. "I did get my dress and everything worked out perfectly, besides that whole situation," said Castro, who married Kyle Bonilla, 28, on July 22 at Lake Pavilion in West Palm Beach. She had invested a total of $1,250 in wedding attire at the store. The lucky ones included Yadira Castro, 27, who said she finally connected with the Boynton Beach store's seamstress who had her dress, a Princess Jasmine-inspired design from the Disney line that had won her heart. They desperately hoped that representatives would unlock the doors and give them access to their chosen wedding dresses. ![]() The dresses were aboard a boat from China when the company went out of business.īrides stood outside many locations, including those in Boynton Beach, Sunrise and Coral Gables. Today, a load of 10,000 dresses worth $1.2 million are locked away in a warehouse in San Diego, subject to a lien for unpaid shipping charges, lawyers say.
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