TUKWILA, Wash. — Across the country brides-to-be were left in the lurch when the Alfred Angelo Bridal chain suddenly closed its stores and filed for bankruptcy.
But one worker in Tukwila is going above and beyond to try to get those dresses out anyway.
We found her finishing the work for those women -- ensuring they receive the gowns they paid for.
Mina Baayoud is sewing away in Tukwila -- working to finish dozens of gowns.
"I feel like the brides, they know me as a person, and I was working with them," she said. "I was trying to help them to look pretty on their wedding day."
She worked with Alfred Angelo bridal as a contractor for more than seven years -- coming in every Tuesday and Thursday to help measure and pin the dresses, and taking them back to finish the work.
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Last Thursday, she found out that work was suddenly coming to an end.
"I was told that they're closing the same day," Baayoud said. "When they closed the door I think I had 62 dresses."
When the store closed on July 14, KIRO 7 met bride after bride scrambling to figure out if they would ever get the dress they ordered.
Alfred Angelo filed for bankruptcy and closed down all 61 of its bridal stores nationwide.
"My dress, my dress," bride-to-be Julia said. "I don't know if it's altered. I don't know if I'll get it -- I have no idea."
Baayoud got Julia her dress -- and she's determined to finish the others, even though she's out of work.
"I give 32 dresses to the brides and to the bridesmaids and I'm going to keep doing that until I give the last dress to the bride," she said.
She also didn't hold back on how she felt the company handled the decision to close its doors.
"I think they do it the worst way because at least they should give us the time to call the brides to let them get their dresses," she said. "I don't want them to be without the dress on this day."
Baayoud wasn't the only worker to help out these nervous brides-to-be.
Many Alfred Angelo workers rushed to contact the brides and get their dresses to them.
We received a message through Facebook today from one bride who told us that not only did Baayoud finish her dress, but that she was heading for a job interview this morning in Tacoma as well.
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