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Walking into the Kleinfeld lobby, my mother and I ...

Walking into the Kleinfeld lobby, my mother and I were mesmerized. We had been dreaming of this day for years and have watched every SYTTD episode ever aired. We were so excited and could feel a similar energy from the many brides crowding the area. As we waited for our appointment to begin, a cheerful young woman told us about the hotel blocks and we were happy to sign up. My consultants name was Judith, she came over introduced herself and immediately started asking about our budget. I knew coming in that my budget was considered low at a salon like Kleinfelds. My budget was $2500. I know it is crazy, but i was flexible regarding my dress just because I wanted to be a Kleinfeld bride SO badly! Judith walked us to the room and this is when things got rough. Her smile faded away as soon as the door was closed. Now I should point out that although my budget was low, I was also looking for a very simple dress. No lace, no sparkles. I tried on 3 dresses that looked identical and then tried to explain to Judith for the third time that the straps on the dresses are not going to work for me. At this point Judith got irritated, I suppose because I explained this to her between every dress and she continued to bring in things that were exactly what I said I didn't want. Now she said to me "You know most brides only try on three dresses" and as I sat there dumbfounded with my mouth gaping open she continued with "Its like you're three of my appointments". Mind you we were in there maybe 20 minutes. At this point she said she asked someone else to help. The other person (i'm assuming another consultant) came in with an incredible Ravini dress. I mean this dress was EVERYTHING. It was a bit over budget, but I didn't even care! I tried it on and immediately asked for a veil. Judith put the veil on me and then.....left. Judith left us in that room for about 20 mins on our own. Enough time to admire the dress, as well as get out of it and decide that we didn't want her to have the commission. I mean she obviously felt we weren't even worth her time. It's a shame that a consultant would cause such an iconic place to lose money and i'm wondering how many other brides felt the same way.

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