The Colony Shop & Bridal Loft — Local services in Fort Madison

Do not get wedding attire here!

I am writing this in regards to my experience as the maid of honor of my mother in laws wedding. This business lacks not only communication but isn’t organized at all. Here’s the list of issues that have occurred before the wedding day: bridesmaid dresses the bride told me that I needed to just go into the shop and get fitted for my dress. I was not informed that I was gonna have to pay a deposit when getting sized. I called the bride and asked if the last bridesmaid had to when she got sized and she said no. which I couldn’t leave until it was paid so I paid out of my own pocket for it. 2. My husband got fitted for his suit days before the wedding and they said to come pick it up on thursday which would have been two days before it. My husband works night shifts so he sleeps through the day he woke up early to get his suit only to find out that they couldn’t get it in til the morning before which is irritating. 3. Day of the wedding one of the brides maid dresses zippers broke off when zipping because the stitching was done poorly that we had to pin the back of her dress and also had to pin my dress because the bust was too big. (thank god for her long hair and my bouquet!) these altercations almost made the bride and bridesmaids late to...

I would never recommend the colony shop in fort Madison to anybody. Especially somebody who would need a tux for a wedding with young children in it. They do not accommodate for the resizing and claim your child is built bigger than another child, told my child to his face that he was acting like a little girl & a baby when he was whining about how uncomfortable the shirt is, etc. I’m sorry no child is built the same. Than refused a refund on the shirt claiming that it’s all one price when it was the same price as an adult! Downgrading a child in front of a mother when you’re supposed to be a business is something I don’t find respectful at all. Just go somewhere else. They called last Friday saying the tux we’re in, I went in Saturday when they opened to try on Hank tux. They said they were going to OVERNIGHT IT. called Monday, nope. Called Tuesday, nope. Closed on Wednesday. Thursday it’s in, we go in as soon as open but still not right. Wedding is Friday at 4pm. TOMORROW.

My son wears a size small, a size 6/7 in children. The owner was trying to put my child in a size adult small! And he was upset bc of how big shirt was. Very...

I really want to thank Madeline and her girls at the Colony Shop! My son recently got married. They are 4 hours away, and the wedding venue was there. Its1 month until the wedding and he still could not find anything where they live for the guy’s tuxes that they actually liked or agreed on. They were coming home Rodeo weekend for a bridal shower, so I asked if they wanted to check out “The Colony Shop” to see if they liked anything there. So on very short notice, Madeline met with them and in just a few minutes they had found exactly what they had been looking for! It was easy and stress free for them and myself! They came in on time, we took them up and everything was perfect! Thanks so much for your...