Multiple brides and grooms say they don’t know how they’ll get their outfits, or if they’ll get their money back after a Texas-based formal wear chain abruptly closed

• Al’s Formal Wear’s sudden closure left many brides and grooms in the lurch just before their weddings.
• “All that time that I’ve spent away from my son and my daughter and my fiancé is now wasted for no reason,” said one groom.
• The chain’s competitors have stepped up to provide last-minute alternatives.

The closure of Al’s Formal Wear and its parent company last week has left multiple brides and grooms in the lurch just before their weddings.

The Texas-based formal wear chain and its parent company, Dapper & Dashing, blindsided its customers and employees when it closed up all of its stores on August 7, according to various media reports including CBS.