I visited about 6-7 bridal shops when searching fo...

I visited about 6-7 bridal shops when searching for my dress and Kleinfeld was by far one of the worst experiences I had. I was so excited to visit the store after watching just about every episode of Say Yes to the Dress. I brought my mom and aunt with me and when it was time for my appointment to begin we were shoved in a fitting room with a couple of chairs in it. The consultant I worked with didn't bother to ask any personal questions to get to know me at all but instead jumped to "what is your budget?" When my mom threw a number out there she claimed all dresses at Kleinfeld started at a higher price point than that but she would see what she could find. Funny thing is that if I found a dress that was way more expensive, I'd be willing to pay for it, but her reaction to the number my mom gave already left a bad taste in my mouth. When she returned with dresses (most of which were even cheaper than the budget price my mom gave) I had to change in front of everyone. I didn't care since it was just my mom and aunt but found it kind of crazy that there was no privacy, element of surprise with me being able to walk out in the dresses, and it was overall uncomfortable to have to change in and out of these large gowns in a small fitting room with 4 other people in there with me (there was a second younger consultant there too.) Once I found a dress I liked, they rushed to put a veil on me, finally let me out of the fitting room onto the main store floor you see in the show and began pressuring me to "say yes to the dress." Once they realized I wasn't totally ready to say yes yet, they very obviously wanted nothing to do with me. By no means was I a difficult bride to work with. I'm actually rather shy and easy going but Kleinfeld really just didn't live up to the hype. I felt like just another girl coming through and when they realized I wasn't going to drop big bucks that day, I didn't matter. My advice to future brides would be to find a smaller bridal shop where you can have a more personal experience. I found my gown at I Do I Do bridal in Morristown, NJ and it was such a wonderful experience!