Arnett's case was discharged last week and she is now clear of the debt that surrounded her shop in Miamisburg. However, the jilted brides said they were stick stuck holding the bill.
"It's not what you want a month from your wedding," said Pam Walters.
Just days after Sharnett's Bridal closed and a month before her nuptials, Walter's bridesmaids had no dresses.
Now happily married, Pam Wells said her bridesmaids did have something to wear down the aisle at her August wedding.
"We did get the dresses and got them altered on time," said Wells.
Wells said she had to pay double for the dresses, nearly $1,000, because Arnett never paid the manufacturer after she cashed Wells' check. She was hoping to be reimbursed.
Wells said she anxiously awaited the outcome of Arnett's bankruptcy case and was shocked at what happened. "It feels like being robbed. I never got anything back," said Wells.
When Arnett's Chapter 7 bankruptcy case was discharged, the court determined that she did not have enough assets to pay her creditors.
Arnett claimed zero monthly income and will keep her home, her furnishings and her car, all in her husband's name.
Wells said, "Unfortunately the legal system didn't step in in time to take legal assets she may have had."
Despite her own financial loss on the dresses, Wells said she can now move on from her bridal nightmare. Since she had her own dress troubles, Wells was inspired to do a good deed for someone else. She gave her wedding dress to another local bride in need.