We win The Knot Best of Weddings ... again!

Uptown Bride wins for 3rd year in a row!

15th Annual Best of Weddings Contest Honors Top Wedding Vendors Across America 

ALBUQUERQUE – A four-year-old business now has a third national award. Uptown Bride has been selected a 2021 – winner of The Knot Best of Weddings, an accolade representing the highest- and most-rated wedding professionals as reviewed by couples, their families and wedding guests on TheKnot.com, a leading wedding planning brand and app. This marks the third year in a row the business has been honored with the award, and the only New Mexico bridal shop to earn the distinction. 

For 2021, only five percent of hundreds of thousands of wedding professionals listed on The Knot received this award. In its 15th year, The Knot Best of Weddings is an annual by-couples, for-couples guide to the top wedding professionals across the country. 

“From the day Karen (Chavez) and I opened the store, our goal has been to provide extraordinary customer service, so it’s great to be reminded that our customers agree,” said Stacy Blackwell. 

Owners Blackwell and Chavez opened Uptown Bride less than a year after national bridal retailer Alfred Angelo shuttered its doors in 2017 just a few hundred yards away. 

“We learn from our mistakes,” Blackwell said, “but who says you can’t learn from others’ mistakes, too?” 

Chavez said the layout of the store at 2201 Louisiana Blvd. NE gives customers and their stylists room to sample a variety of dresses in several different settings and lighting conditions. 

“And if they want to make a celebration out of it, we have an even larger area set aside to accommodate half a dozen or more in one group,” Chavez said. “We can arrange snacks and other goodies to make the day as much fun for the wedding party as for the bride.” 

  Founded in 2018, Uptown Bride’s latest offerings include prom wear, formals and tux rentals. 

Wedding professionals who win The Knot Best of Weddings are members of WeddingPro, the leading B2B wedding brand. As the largest marketplace and community for wedding professionals, WeddingPro connects businesses with more than 13 million visitors per month who are planning weddings on The Knot and WeddingWire, as well as with hundreds of thousands of industry pros. Through its online marketplaces, educational programs and community-building events, WeddingPro works to help wedding professionals build relationships with couples and pros that grow their businesses. 

For more information about Uptown Bride, visit UptownBrideAbq.com  For more on this year’s winners, visit theknot.com/vendors/best-of-weddings