About Marry and Tux Bridal

Our mission at Marry & Tux Bridal is to celebrate life, and its momentous events with our Brides, Grooms and their families.  This pursuit of happiness gives us our daily ambition to innovate, and provide personalized attention for each and every customer, assuring the best experience.  Constantly adapting in a fast-changing world, we believe in sharing our wisdom and knowledge to assist in making a memorable life event for our customers.  With a focus on respect, honesty, and integrity, our reputation has allowed us to have successfully dressed over a million Brides & Grooms since 1970 as the largest bridal store in New Hampshire, serving New England and beyond.

Marry and Tux Bridal, how the story started

1970: The story of Marry & Tux Bridal began in Haverhill, MA where the store was a one room bridal shop, ​and less than 700 sq.feet.

1976:  The opportunity to purchase "The Marry Shoppe" in downtown Nashua presented itself.  The Marry Shoppe was a small storefront that was located in the Odd Fellow's building and was purchased in 1976 by our founders, John and Marlene Olefirowicz.

Once John & Marlene took over, the store flourished, and it was time to expand to a larger location.  In 1982 the store was relocated to 100 Daniel Webster Hwy, which has been our home ever since. 

Founders of Marry and Tux Bridal

1982:  Moving the Marry & Tux Shoppe to its current location at 100 Daniel Webster Hwy in Nashua was the first in a series of expansions to our bridal shop. 

​After the move from Main Street in downtown Nashua to Daniel Webster Hwy the business had flourished to a point where there was a need to expand.  Within just three short years of moving, the business grew and John & Marlene along with their daughter Barbara felt the need to add additional showroom space. 

1985:  In 1985, they met with contractors and drew up plans to create a large second lower level, adding 5,000 sq. ft. to the store. 

1988: Once the expansion was completed in 1988 their daughter Barbara took over the business and began running the store full time, allowing her parents to take a step back.

John & Marlene

Marry and Tux Bridal, Renovations and rebranding 

​Since taking over the business in 1988 Barbara's vision was to provide a memorable experience for every bride regardless of size, shape, or body type. We always catered to brides of all sizes, but Barbara decided that there had to be more options for the plus size bride than just a small rack of dresses in sizes 16 and up.

2012:  The location underwent another expansion adding 2,000 sq. ft. to create New England's only plus size wedding dress boutique.  Adding this square footage allowed Barbara to remodel what was previously a property management company into a plus size bridal boutique with three large spacious fitting rooms, and the ability to stock over 150 plus size wedding dresses up to size 34.  This expansion flows effortlessly from our bridal showrooms, allowing brides of all sizes to find their dream dress.

2014: Marked another significant milestone when Marry & Tux received a makeover that included a complete renovation of the interior, and a new logo.  

2019:  We decided to refresh our interior by adding custom signage, chandeliers, new paint, updated dressing rooms and energy efficient lighting. 

2021:  Barbara sold the business after 50 years of helping hundreds of thousands of brides.  She will continue a new chapter of Charity work and philanthropy working with the American Friends of the Father Bash Foundation supporting Ugandan orphans.  In addition she will helping relief efforts to bring fresh water to geographically isolated locations in the high mountain villages of the Dominican Republic.  While not focusing on these two endeavors she will be volunteering at St. Vincent De Paul.

Meet The Owners

Eric Slaughenhaupt and Anna Zafiriadis will strive to continue the legacy Barbara & her parents created by following the mission of serving brides, grooms and their families with respect, honest & integrity that was laid down before them.  Eric did his undergraduate and master’s degree work in California, then spent 30 years in corporate finance roles for retail, restaurant, and manufacturing companies across the country, and for the past 3 years as a local retail business owner with Anna in Amherst. Anna is a local girl, growing up in Dracut, got her marketing degree at BU, then spent over a decade in Greece working for a Fortune 100 company, before returning home.  Having 6 huge showrooms on 2 floors and over 9,000 sq.ft., our bridal consultants want you to relax and have fun as they help you find the most amazing and important dress you will ever wear, and we look forward to meeting you at your appointment!