Natalie Fahrner

Review of Bridal Beginnings Magazine

My appointment when choosing my dress went great, ...

My appointment when choosing my dress went great, vast selection and my consultant was friendly, which is the only reason why I'm giving this review 2 stars. However, when I received my dress in I immediately noticed that the print was crooked. It's a fitted dress, so it's much more noticeable than something that flows and is light. When I brought it up to the consultant she said that it would all lay perfectly once it was steamed and brushed it off (which tells me that she clearly noticed it too). Me, not knowing anything about wedding dresses, took her word for it, and signed the dress out without writing my comments down. Now that I have the dress home, I put it on for my seamstress and it's all I see; my seamstress noticed it as well without me saying anything. The print is not a little crooked either, it's TWO inches off. And I have satin buttons going down the entire back of the length of the dress and it's even more noticeable there. When spending $3000 on a dress, you expect it to be perfect and not have to worry about these things, especially after bringing it up to the bridal consultant. Such a shame. Don't buy an Allure Couture gown and I would probably go elsewhere for a dress.

As an update - after posting this review Bridal Beginning called me shortly after to resolve this issue. They tried fixing my dress with their seamstress but it turned out to be too much work. Lisa, the alterations manager, found that the designer had a brand new dress in stock in my size, so they ordered this for me and had it into the store the next week. Lisa was very professional and even reimbursed me for the alterations of the other dress that my seamstress charged me. I'm updating my review to reflect 4 stars solely because of the hassle and that it could have all been avoided on the front end. Thanks Lisa for all of your help!