A bride-to-be is hoping for the best after her one-of-a-kind, sentimental wedding dress was stolen outside of a Connecticut hotel just months before her special day.

The bride, identified by CT Insider as Paola Maiesky, had the gown handcrafted in her native Brazil and made from fabric belonging to her fiancé’s late grandmother.

A Facebook post shared by the victim’s friend said the dress was stolen from Maiesky's fiancé’s car at the Marriott Suites in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, around 2 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 11.

"Thieves took tool bags and a black suitcase containing her wedding dress," the post reads. "The suspects drove off in a car with no plates (possibly a BMW or Mercedes). One of the stolen credit cards was later used at two gas stations and a McDonald’s in Hartford."

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