I found Something New at a local bridal show. Kris...
I found Something New at a local bridal show. Kristi was there, and we got to talking for about an hour! It was 14 months before the wedding date and I was worried about how soon or late I should wait to get a dress since I wanted to lose weight. First off Krisi was super positive and said that she doesn t believe brides should have to lose weight for the wedding because they are all perfect as is! I loved that. Second, she told me that dresses can take 6-9 months to be made to order and come in. Not including time for alterations! So I set an appointment with her right there to get in at her next available appointment.
At the appointment I brought my mom, mother-in-law, and grandma. Kristi made us all feel super comfortable and walked us through what the appointment would be like, and then let us go explore the dress floor! We all looked at and picked some dresses to try on. From there, it was trial and error, and talking things out with Kristi so she could make her next great recommendation. She made me laugh and feel comfortable, and amazingly I never got overly stressed at the appointment! I just had fun trying things on! It came down to two dresses, and Kristi helped me talk things out so I could figure out for myself which was THE ONE. I figured it out, and we did the fun little Say yes to the dress bit, and caught it all on video! Kristi even took the time to help walk me through what kinds of alterations their recommended seamstress could do, and give me a rough look at what it might look like. This really helped me to see the dress was me!
Flash forward to getting alterations, I was having some doubts about what I had communicated to the seamstress and felt she wasn t really listening to me. I reached out to Kristi who stepped in as a sort of middle-woman and helped communicate with the seamstress. She stressed it was important to get what I want so I can be comfortable and have exactly what I want - after all it s one special day, right? We got it all worked out and it ended up perfect!!
Let s not forget the bridesmaid appointment! I booked Kristi for that too and she was super helpful. It was a super fun experience for us and helped us narrow down what we wanted as far as color and style. We didn t end up ordering through Something New because the perfect dress ended up being from another shop, but it was still a wonderful experience and made my bridesmaids feel comfortable and excited!
If you are looking for a great, local business to support - Something New Boutique is it! All of their employees made us feel welcome, comfortable, and beautiful. I m sure all their stylists are great, but I would highly recommend Kristi if you can book with her! She knows how to keep appointments focused on the bride and dance, politely, around family members who might make comments that aren t constructive. She also focuses on body positivity which is so refreshing!