INDIANAPOLIS – A bride-to-be now owns her dream dress after weeks of uncertainty following the closure of a Northeast bridal gallery.
WRTV reported in July on the closing of Gretchen’s Bridal Gallery on 82nd Street.
At the time, Emma Randall, who is planning her wedding for 2025, told WRTV’s Nicole Griffin that she learned of the closure through Google.
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“So I go to their website and everything is just deleted and my heart sank,” Randall said in July.
This week, Randall received notice that she was named as a creditor or potential creditor in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy filing for one of the owners of a bridal shop.
After learning of the closure in July, local bridal shops stepped in to help affected brides, including The Wedding Studios and Sophia’s Bridal. Emma credits their help with her dress arriving on August 1.
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“They helped me find the private designer and were able to put me in touch with her,” Randall said. “That allowed me to ask my designer where the dress was and she assured me it would come in the mail.”
To help other brides, Randall created a Facebook group called “Brides that Gretchen’s Bridal Abandoned.”
Many of the brides on the site, Randall says, aren’t as lucky as she is. One bride posted on Aug. 22 that she had just found out about the closure.
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Randall and other brides have contacted the Indiana Attorney General’s Office.
WRTV asked the Attorney General’s office what is being done to help affected brides and to find out how many complaints have been filed.
WRTV had previously called Gretchen’s Bridal Gallery, but the call was not completed.
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Gretchen’s Bridal Gallery’s website and social media pages are also no longer active.
Indiana Secretary of State records found by WRTV show the company is registered to Joe Reynolds and Gretchen LaShell.
WRTV went to the Zionsville address listed in those state records. The homeowner says Joe and Gretchen are the previous residents.
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She says they continue to use her address even though she moved into her home in Zionsville several years ago.
The Wedding Studios in Carmel and Greenwood say they are available to any bride who needs help.
They can be reached at 317.515.8294 or via email at [email protected].
Sophia’s Bridal is also available to assist you at (317) 222-5465.
