Meet Cecile Rivoire of Cecile Rivoire’s in Sherman Oaks

Today we’d like to introduce you to Cecile Rivoire.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Cecile. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I started my business by designing evening gowns. There was a need for me to have a store, so I decided to carry bridal and bridesmaids and mother of the
bride dresses as well. This has been my business for the past 14 years. I am planning to open another store in Glendale, CA since most of my customers are from the Los Angeles area. I have joined an American Wedding Center, offering all services for a wedding.

I love people and dresses and have passion for designing one of a kind dresses as well as offering other designer gowns.

My trademark is “Madame De Soir” and I have one of my designs featured in the California Wedding Day Magazine for the winter of 2016 and spring of 2017.

Great, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Some of the struggles were, I used to purchase dresses by attending bridal and evening gown market shows. The downfall of that was, I spent way too much money to buy their dresses (Minimum usually 10 a season), whereas I only liked two of their dresses. Over the years, I realized I am working way too hard for selling other designers’ dresses. So I started buying less and doing custom made (only for bridal gowns and mother of the brides). Every business needs to have a large amount of money set aside for promotion, and provide the best service, which is the key to success. Bridesmaids collections are more reasonably priced, so I limit my business expenditure on buying those dresses instead.

Please tell us about Cecile Rivoire’s.
I do mainly bridesmaids dresses, bridal (custom-made) and specialize in mother of the bride/groom dresses. I think if I don’t treat every person that walks into my store like my own child, I am in the wrong business. Customers should feel confident that you are not trying to overcharge them. By keeping my prices fair, I am able to even compete with online businesses.

Do you look back particularly fondly on any memories from childhood?
Admiring well-dressed people.

Pricing:

• My prices for bridal gowns are $1500 to $3500 and for the bridesmaids usually below $200

Contact Info:

• Address: Phone: 818-399-1475
  Yelp: Cecile Rivoire’s
  Email: Cecile@cecilerev.com
  Facebook: Cecile Rivoire’s
  Website: Cecilerev.com and bridalbycecile.com
• Email: cecile@cecilerev.com
• Instagram: cecile3232
• Facebook: cecile Rivoire’s
• Yelp: Cecile Rivoire’s

Image Credit:
Morilee, Impression, Dessy.