Follow-up to FNO

I just wanted to share with everyone an email that I received from Erin, the über adorable, super sweet owner of Miss Ruby, the fab bridesmaid/cocktail dress boutique on Water Street in downtown Milwaukee:

Hi there -
I just found your blog online. Very cool! I am the owner of Miss Ruby and I just noticed your comment regarding Miss Ruby and that it is a good place to shop if money is not an issue.  Thank you so much for giving us a mention! We do appreciate it. But I wanted to let you know that we do offer reasonably priced dresses. For bm dresses our prices start at $150 and we have a selection of dresses in the $150-200 range.  Which is actually really reasonable for bridesmaid dresses. We have also added ready-to-wear dresses for cocktail parties and special occasions and those dress prices start at $60. Not sure if you have been to Miss Ruby or not but I just wanted to let you know that we are trying really hard to offer reasonable prices without losing any quality. I also hope that you stop in sometime to check us out!
Thanks so much and please know that we just wanted to let you know more about what we offer.  Can’t wait to see more of your blog!!
Erin

During my FNO visit to the shop, I definitely noticed that the cocktail dress selection had grown sizably since my last visit, but can honestly say I didn’t check out any price tags.  However, $60 for a cocktail dress and under $200 for a bridesmaid dress – definitely doable!

In a follow-up message from Erin, she added that, “the feel of our boutique, it’s location, and by-appointment hours tend to scare people away.  They think that they can’t afford us.  Most can and all of those pieces are what makes the boutique so great!”  Having been into the shop, I have to say that I adored the fact that it’s appointment-only when I went in to see about bridesmaid dresses; it really allowed for a stress-free trip and I was sure that all of my questions were answered.  Since the shop is stocking more ready-to-wear dresses, it might be nice to see some hours for drop in visitors though?  It was wonderful being able to stop by during FNO to browse the lovelies!

Thank you, Erin, for bringing this to my/our attention – and for bringing such gorgeous dresses to Milwaukee!

Be sure to check out the Miss Ruby website and blog (I LOVE the blog – Erin’s point of view is SO spot-on, as evidenced in this great shot she featured!!)!

 [picture from http://missrubyboutique.blogspot.com/]