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SHOPPING
BEST BRIDAL SHOP
Cherie Sustainable
Bridal
8600 Foundry St., Savage,
301-741-7451, info@cheriesb.com
Everybody likes a bargain, coupled with business
practices focused on sustainability and for a good
cause — that’s what makes Cherie Sustainable Bridal
a hit with customers.
The resale bridal shop’s inventory is donated and
100% of the profit benefits its nonprofit organization, Success in Style, which supports in-crisis individuals pursuing employment.
“Reselling keeps so many more wedding dresses
out of the landfill,” said owner Jeannette Kendall. “I
think that’s the appeal. They’re helping the environment. And they’re also getting a great deal.”
Weddings have ramped up post pandemic, and
among the customers at Cherie Sustainable Bridal
are people in their 20s to 30s who are concerned
about the environment, Kendall said.
The customer service and the selection — there
are no two dresses alike — is what keeps people
coming, explains Kendall. The boutique has about
500 different dresses to choose from.
“For brides who didn’t buy a dress with us, they
can still donate a dress because it’ll just waste away
in the closet and go out of style, just like every other
dress would,” Kendall said. “And then you’re stuck
with this out-of-style dress 10 years down the
road and nobody wants it. So we recommend to
all brides, donate it, and that way you’re helping a
cause, somebody else gets to dance in that beautiful dress again, and make somebody else happy. So
it’s a nice circle.”
Jeannette Kendall, founder of Cherie Sustainable Bridal, in her shop at Savage Mill.
PHOTO BY BARBARA HADDOCK TAYLOR
THE LIST
Antiques
THE ANTIQUE CENTER AT
HISTORIC SAVAGE MILL
Bookstore
Car dealership
Honorable mentions:
Honorable mentions:
BARNES & NOBLE
Antique Depot
Foxrun Antiques
Second Edition Books
Books With a Past
The Last Word
Bike shop
Bridal shop
Honorable mentions:
TREK BICYCLE
ELLICOTT CITY
Honorable mention:
Patapsco Bicycles
Race Road Watertower
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CHERIE SUSTAINABLE
BRIDAL
APPLE FORD
O’Donnell Honda
CarMax
Jim Coleman Honda
Clothing boutique
SWEET ELIZABETH JANE
Honorable mentions:
Charity’s Closet/First Picks
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