Ladies, each and every one of us will likely be a bride at some point and/or a bridesmaid helping…read moreout a bride... Enter Anabel Rose Bridal of Dublin. The gowns are made from some of the best designers. The assortment is varied and will suit nearly any bride-to-be. The ambiance is beautiful - there's music in the air, literally! Every bride-to-be has 45 minutes allotted to try on 4 to 5 gowns. (With the help of my girlfriends, I crammed in five!) But, if you head over on a weekday, you'll get a solid hour! The boutique is relatively small but beautiful and intimate nonetheless. The assistance (Madelaine helped me) was equally undivided and wonderful. The bride is the center of attention. The boutique has soft lighting and lovely standards (from artists like Sinatra and Michael Buble) playing to make the experience magical. And, it was magical. This bride-to-be is indeed blushing and plans to return to Anabel Rose.

At the end of another long day of wedding dress shopping this was our last stop for the day. The…read moreplace was pretty busy when we got there and we had to wait a little bit for a free changing room, but that was fine because we spent the time picking out dresses for my friend to try and the sales assistant put them aside so there wasn't too much carrying around of them - and they're bloody heavy - who knew a dress could weigh so much, but if you try and hold two of them for longer than a minute you begin to feel like your arms will fall off! Of all the appointments so far we actually spent the most time here. While they do have a lot of mainstream dresses, there were one or two like I've not yet seen in any of the other shops. So much so that we threw the cat amongst the pigeons and confused the hell out of ourselves with what was now the best shape and style. The assistants here are very, very good. We were introduced to the owner and were offered teas and coffees more than once. The assistant helping my friend was especially good - we were tired after a long day and she must have been too, but she jollied our bride-to-be along with excellent spirits, chatting and jokes, and was complementary to her without being over the top. Prices are pretty high without being in the the astronomical designer range. On saying that one of the nicest dresses was less than a thousand euro. It's definitely worth a look if you're looking for a wedding dress and from what I saw while in this shop all the staff have an excellent eye and are really helpful with advice and suggestions, while not be pushy.

Yay for de Stafford. The best bridal shop that I've been to and there is another de Stafford shop…read morein Neenagh Co. Tipperary. This shop had amazing dresses. The quality is suberb and designs are elegant and oh so beautiful. The staff are really friendly and helpful. There are many dresses to choose from. I got mine in the Neenagh shop :)

I'm seriously shocked this place hasn't been reviewed already! I went here this weekend with a…read morefriend who has started the epic task of finding her wedding dress. Dirty Fabulous has been mentioned a few times as a place to find good vintage clothing, particularly dresses. It's upstarts in one of the georgian buildings on Baggot street, so it's a bit off the beaten track, and I suspect you have to have an appointment - well for wedding dresses you certainly do. We were taken into a room with beautiful things that girls love, but what surprised me was the range of dresses was quite small. The nature of vintage being what it is means that you do have to be lucky to be in the room at the same time as the dress you want. However I found the staff great, they do realise the nature of the search and offer to keep your details and to let you know if anything that you would like does come in. And the dresses are beautiful. You can see these really beautiful different styles from various decades - 50s, 20s, 60s etc. There's also beautiful vintage jewelry and accessories. So if you're a vintage style lover this is definitely a place for you. I do have to say that the staff here really stood out. We had a few appointments that same day and no-one gave us advice anything like the lady in Dirty Fabulous. I think my friend was very tired of mediocre dresses at this point, and she picked her up by telling her not to mind any nonsense people tell her in shops about deadlines. She gave her great advice about trying things on even if they were in the wrong colour or shape to get a better idea of what works and what doesn't. She gave us cards of other shops which might stock dresses that she might also like. She organised us bridesmaids, who were flailing about uselessly, by designating a note-taker and talking about mailing lists. And all of it was done in a gentle, understanding way which made us all warm to her, and agree we would certainly recommend the place. She said to us as we were leaving "always remember to eat between every appointment and have a glass of wine with lunch".... after a footsore day with a disappointed bride-to-be the importance of this advice really stands out in my mind!

They'd a nice enough selection - though not for anyone size 12 or above really, which is a shame -…read morebut I was disappointed by how alternatively pushy and dismissive the woman I had my appointment with was. I had clearly stated when I booked that I was looking for wedding accessories and jewellery, but as soon as she established I already had my dress she seemed annoyed I was there. When showing me selections of accessories she pushed hard to sell regardless of whether I seemed interested or comfortable which was dissimilar to most of the bridal appointments I had experienced. I'd be wary of going back again.

Hickey's is famous among dressmakers, designers and almost anyone who has a needle and thread in…read moretheir possession. As a youngin, I recall sitting on the floor of Hickey's for what seemed like an eternity while my mother debated the advantages of one model of net curtain over another. Not cool mom. Hickey's stocks an array of fabric so if you're after a matching shawl or scarf to go with that special dress then you should probably pay it a visit. If you're involved in a more complicated fabric project then this is the place for you too. Hickey's is loved by mums everywhere and is great for patterns, buttons, thread and any other dress-making paraphernalia that you can think of.

I am a big fan of Hickeys! You always associate it with your mom or oul wans but, it's an absolute…read moretreasure trove. If you need anything, and I mean anything, fabric/décor/clothes/accessory related, chances are you'll find it here. Take, for example, that I am heading to the Galway Races later this week and the thought of buying a hat off the shelf makes me want to vomit. So I'll be heading straight for hickeys to come up with some flower/feather/sequin concoction. They'll be able to supply everything from the fabric to the fasteners and I'm actually really excited about the fact that I can make it myself. Ps, I'm no creative whizz kid. If I can make something, anyone can.

I bought my wedding dress at a Sample sale at Adorn (it was a Sarah Seven dress), and throughout…read morethe whole experience Aoife was absolutely wonderful! Many other bridal shops have the pushiest of saleswomen, but Aoife was not this at all. She 100% wanted you to feel comfortable with what you were wearing and wanted you to look your best. She let me come in multiple times to try out the dress until I was happy with committing. Thanks so much for everything!

Went here with a friend who is getting married. It was a really small run down shop. When your a…read morebride you want to feel special but this place didn't comply. The shop was tiny. The dresses were old and the veils were ripped. Not a lot of choice either which doesn't help. The lady seemed nice and was the owner so I feel bad but a bride should get that wow feeling.

I went here for my sisters wedding shopping trip for brides maid dressed the shop was dirty and…read moredresses were also dirty and wrinkled . the shop owner was completely rude with her 24 years experience she lack customer care . she decided to call my sister short didnt offer her to try on the dresses and proceeded to shut down all of my sister ideas of her own wedding and got snappy with me when i described what kind of wedding dress my sister was looking for .

Interesting and stylish collection of dresses, with a nice central shop location. Unfortunately the…read morepositives end there. Sharon hoey herself is rude, arrogant and completelt unhelpful. I only heard after the dress was ordered that others had experienced her horrible comments about needing to lose weight and wearing a padded bra to meet her standards. I do mean that the dresses in store are beautiful, but I still would warn any of my friends and family off going to sharon. There are beautiful dresses elsewhere, and Sharon's unwanted and personal comments are enough to sour any brides dress experience.

The dresses are nice, different and some good choice…read more The shop itself though is very small and when others are trying dresses on, you don't get room to search for dresses yourself with ease. We went into one room where there was a girl trying on a dress and my friend stood on it accidentally as we tried to search for dresses. We were quickly asked to leave that area. Ooops! We were brought downstairs to another room which was nicer in the end. When the hour though, it was up. Pleasant enough lady and my friend did find an amazing dress but it could have been a bit better organised.

I went to these guys in January 2023 to buy suits for my wedding in December 2023 I found the suit…read moreI wanted plus the 5 suits for the groomsmen. I paid for my suit in full on the same day €500, measurements were taken, and they told me everything would be sound as there's plenty of time, which you'd expect given it was nearly a year away. I booked an appointment months in advance to have the groomsmen in for their fittings at the start of September 2023. I flew 3 lads over from the UK and 2 drove up from the country. When we attended the appointment, unfortunately they didn't have any of the suits I had chosen for the lads to try for the fittings! This was a little odd considering the amount of notice they were given. Anyway, they proceeded to take all the lad's measurements and shoe sizes, which took all of 5 minutes for all 5 of them! The lads were a bit taken back by this as it seemed very half arsed and they didn't get to try anything on apart from a generic blazer. Declan, the owner/manager, assured us that's all they need, and it will be sound, "don't worry" he says, "all will be good and there's loads of time if any adjustments are needed". We asked if we would need to come back in for another fitting, to which they replied 'no' it should be sound unless there's anything major, and you can have any minor adjustments done locally yourselves. I paid a further €500 towards the lad's suits and they cleared the remainder, €175 each. A full balance of €1875 paid in advance. From here on is where the many, many issues started. I received and collected the suits and shoes in October; I flew the 3 lad's suits over to the UK myself, while on a short visit. Nearly everything was wrong, blazers, shoes, shirts, trousers etc. A few of the items fit but I had to bring a lot of the clothes back to Dublin with me and a pair of shoes. I went back into the shop the following week and explained the issues, they apologised and said they'll have everything sorted in a week or so. 2 weeks passed and I hadn't heard anything, so I called numerous times. The response was 'definitely here this week, don't worry' this was the same response for a further 3 weeks. I booked and went in for my final fitting, around a month before the wedding, only a couple of minor adjustments were needed for my suit. I then asked what was happening with the lad's suits, it's been over a month and you said they would be here. They then said the items were now out of stock, but don't worry, they will be here by next week 100 percent, and your suit will be ready too. Constant lies and blagging. Anyway there wasn't much I could do, so I once again had to take them at their word. I was very clear on many occasions when exactly I was heading down to the country for the wedding and will I have the items then as we're only a couple of weeks away! "No problem, don't worry! I guarantee they will be here well before." Those weeks soon passed, and I called every couple of days, even dropped in a couple of times, up to the day I had to leave, same answer, they'll be here tomorrow definitely. More lies and blagging. I went into the shop the day I was leaving for my wedding, obviously very, very anxious after all the stress of not knowing if I'd even have a suit, and to my surprise, they said, the suit was back, and the other items had just arrived that afternoon. I went in to try on my suit to check all was ok. They gave someone else's suit to start with which was completely different and didn't fit, causing me more panic. I said to John, the other member of the shop, this isn't my suit. I had to tell him twice before he believed me. He eventually found my suit and to my shock, it fit apart from the trousers which they had adjusted! I then was handed the lads items that were missing and guess what! Wrong size, wrong brand, wrong material, all wrong again. I was beat at this point and asked what's happening here, and why have you constantly lied and fobbed me off, to which they said, it was a very complex process, and the issue was with the supplier, lies, lies, lies. They called later on that afternoon, knowing full well I'd already left to go down the country to the venue, and told me the items have arrived, there was a mix up earlier! (more lies) Luckily that same afternoon I managed to contact said supplier and purchased the missing items directly from them, costing a further €400+. They all arrived a day later, in time for us to get them to the wedding, and all fitted perfectly. Later, after the wedding, I asked Collar and Cuff if they would compensate for the extra money I had to pay, especially after all the stress they had caused me, the multiple phone calls, pointless visits to the shop and emails and messages, all of which I have kept and recorded. I was sent back €200 which was just insulting considering I didn't get what I paid for. I gave them a few opportunities to make it right before leaving this review, but they couldn't have cared less when

Hired a suit decided to go local as the week of Christmas can be chaotic traffic wise, I was…read moredelighted I shopped local great quality suit at a great price with knowledgable friendly staff, I will be back in the near future.