For my first bridal experience, I chose to visit a...

For my first bridal experience, I chose to visit a more mainstream bridal store with the idea in my head that they would have more options for me to choose from, pricing would be better than a boutique style bridal store.. Boy was I WRONG! I found that David's Bridal didnt have anything close to what I'd saved on my pinterest board, the consultant was uninterested and seemed that she couldnt care less about myself or my experience. After that, I found myself discouraged and frankly quite worried because I read online that dresses take 5-9 MONTHS to come in, plus alteration time and my wedding was 9 months away.

I called 15+ boutiques on a Saturday attempting to get an appointment the following day. Of course, all were booked. However, Bel Fiore was the ONLY boutique that offered to call me should there be a cancellation. Low & behold, Sunday morning comes around and my phone rang at 11AM with an opening for 1:30PM.

Upon arrival, I was greeting promptly and told that my consultant would be with me in a just a moment. I chose to go to this appointment solo, my bridal party wasnt able to make the last minute appointment and frankly all of the eyes and opinions of everyone else was intimidating during my previous experience.

Autumn, my bridal consultant, greeted me shortly after with a warm smile and immediately I had a feeling that today was the day. She offered me a refreshment and walked me through the boutique and explained how the layout worked. She handed me about 5-6 flowers to hang on the dresses that I wanted to try on and she would follow behind me to pull the dresses.

The prices of the dresses ranged from $699 (off the rack) to around $3K for the customer order dresses (from what I saw). I tried on my first dress and was AMAZED. The price was perfect, the beading was detailed, and it fit PERFECTLY. I had a feelings this was it, but wanted to try a few others to make sure. Autumn offered her honest, but graceful opinions throughout which was appreciated as I did not have my bridal party to give their input. After a few dresses, I put the first one back on, Autumn brought a veil and a beautiful tiara, and of course, the tears started flowing.

I took the dress home that same day, under budget and over the moon in smiles.

Thank you Bel Fiore and especially AUTUMN for an AMAZING experience. I wouldnt have wished for anything more.