our why...
love, it's that simple.

about the salon

about the staff

The One Bridal Salon welcomes all brides to be our guest and to enjoy our salon. 

OUR EXCLUSIVE ONE-ON-ONE APPOINTMENTS
OUR CAREFULLY SELECTED DESIGNER DRESSES AND ACCESSORIES OUR COMFORTABLE AND INVITING SALON
OUR EXPERIENCED STAFF.

As the name suggests, we want to help you find “the one” to wear as you walk down the aisle, however the heart of our business lies with pleasing just one person, you the bride. This is visible in:

And most importantly our passion and ability to help you turn your wedding dress dreams into a reality.

the location

TUCKED INTO THE HEART OF CHARLOTTESVILLE’S WEST MAIN STREET SHOPPING AND DINING DISTRICT,

Our bridal salon is within an hour’s drive of Richmond, Harrisonburg, Staunton and Waynesboro and a two-hour drive from Metro Washington, DC. Of course, our brides are everywhere, donning their unforgettable gowns for destination weddings, hometown ceremonies and celebrations in favorite places throughout the United States and the world.

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Peggie Donowitz

the one bridal salon owner

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As the owner of The One, Peggie’s only rule is: the bride must love her dress. Couple that with her keen sense of style and eye for detail and you have found the perfect guide for your dress shopping journey. 

After a successful career in the medical profession, Peggie was searching for something that would allow her imagination, creativity and love of fashion to lead her down a new career path. Only after helping her daughter plan her dream wedding did, the idea unfold: To give Charlottesville a beautiful, elegant yet welcoming bridal salon, with enough beautiful dresses that any bride can find “the one”. “It is hard to call this work,” Peggie says,” I have way too much fun”!

family dinners • chocolate • the ocean • long walks with her favorite four-legged companion • a perfect Manhattan made with bourbon, never rye

the staff

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Kelsey Lessick

Bridal Consultant

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Kelsey Lessick may hold a degree in fashion merchandising, but it’s the magic she loves-the magic of seeing a bride transformed by finding her perfect gown. “It’s especially fun when it’s something I pulled for the bride because I just knew,” Kelsey says. “If you had ever told my six-year-old self that I would grow up to find a job where I get to spend every day listening to love stories, playing with pretty dresses and helping brides feel confident and beautiful, I don’t think I would have believed you”.

Romantic Christmas movies, reading her favorite book-Pride and Prejudice, Hanging our with her family, getting dressed up and dining out at upscale restaurants, traveling to the UK

the staff

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