This Cabot shop goes by two names. It now trades as Once Upon A Dress, and many people still know it as A Little Formal & More. Either name reaches (501) 804-9902. The shop is in Cabot, in Lonoke County, in central Arkansas. Call ahead to confirm the address.
Who this shop is for
Cabot Public Schools has a little over 10,000 students from PreK through 12. It covers Cabot, Ward and Austin, so one district sends most of this store’s prom shoppers. Cabot High School keeps grades 10 through 12 on one campus. That means one very large junior-senior prom, and a real chance of two girls in the same dress. A shop this size can track who bought what. A department store two counties away can’t.
Military families are a big part of the mix. Cabot Public Schools was the first district in Arkansas to earn the Purple Star award on every campus. The award goes to schools that support military-connected students. Little Rock Air Force Base sits down US 67/167 in Jacksonville. The store lists military balls right alongside prom, weddings and father-daughter dances. That is who walks in the door.
What is on the racks
Ashley Lauren, Clarisse and Jessica Angel each list this store on their official retailer locators. Faviana has a retailer page for it as well. Beyond prom, the shop stocks bridal, bridesmaid and mother-of-the-bride dresses. It also carries flower girl dresses, girls’ pageant dresses and homecoming. Quinceañera gowns get their own section of its catalog. Men’s suits, boys’ suits and tuxedo rentals are in the same building. A couple can settle both halves of a prom outfit in one stop.
The owners, Nanci and Jeremy, run the shop alongside their day jobs. She works full time in a lab. He works for MEMS, the ambulance service out of Little Rock. That explains the hours. Weekday openings have usually run from afternoon into evening rather than 9 to 5. You can book an appointment through the store’s website.
Closer than Little Rock
For Cabot families, this shop turns prom shopping into a fifteen-minute errand in town instead of an interstate day in Little Rock.