Honestly where to even start, my heart is overflowing with love for this bridal shop. :)
Shopping for a wedding dress is hard and weird for a lot of us--I wasn't sure if I even wanted one, but I wanted to at least think about it. Even more, I showed up at this bridal shop last minute to their sample sale as a visitor from out of town, so I didn't have friends or family or anyone with me, and I was worried about feeling out of place or not really ready. Well, this shop treated me like a queen. Since I *was* alone I feel like I got to experience the staff very authentically, and they were gracious, kind, deeply focused, and brought ZERO pressure or stress to the experience. They skyped my mom in, and took pictures for me, and gave the perfect amount of affirming conversation (but absolutely letting my opinion breath, haha, not making one themselves). I genuinely fell in love with the absolute first dress I tried--more beautiful than anything I'd seen at the far pricier shops in my hometown in CA, and a steal at the sample sale--but I wasn't ready to commit and hadn't expected to find something so beautiful there so I left the appointment feeling torn and kind of doubting myself.
Like I said, there was ZERO pressure from the shop--Razil let me take my long anxious time to think and she encouraged me to come back if I felt like I wanted to later, and I did :). And then I still didn't buy! Because I am just LIKE THAT, and she gave me her number and I went home and slept on it. Well, this is really where the shop went beyond -- the next day they were closed, and she *still* went back and forth with me over text about alterations, or various things that I was wondering about with the dress (like I said, I don't know zip about wedding dresses so I basically got a crash course from them). There was nothing but gracious, kind hand-holding and I cannot say how much I appreciate it because I went back to the shop (which they opened up for me even though it was closed!) and bought the dress!
Now, I'm so happy. Every time I look at that dress I get a huge smile on my face. It is completely right for me, and it was an amazing experience. They treated me with complete kindness and patience and zero pressure. I felt like I got nothing but honest information and very real opinions from them about the decision, I felt safe, and with the space of a little more time and research I can affirm that everything they told me is totally spot on. This place will care about you and your vision and your life, not just the sale. They went above and beyond for me and I will never forget it! read more