I absolutely enjoyed my entire experience with Always Elegant Bridal. The owner, Bree, and her amazing staff were always so welcoming and genuinely kind. I am not a girly-girl, AT ALL! I often feel uncomfortable in dresses and definitely in sho...wing my body to complete strangers... something you have to do in order for all your dress measurements to turn out right and make you look like the bride you never thought you could look like... BUT Bree and her team, not only made this happen, they all made me feel so comfortable... I may have even gained the courage to run around the store naked like I owned it! Not really, but the second part is true. Bree makes you feel like her store is home and her team is part of your family.
Her seamstress, Laura worked miracles on a dress I fell in love with (the very first one that truly fancied my eyes and I just had to try it on, even though I told myself, "I'm just looking today"). The price was right on and the feel of it was like I could sleep in it, it was so comfortable. Of course, with my luck, it was too small... hey we all like added stress before our big day, right? I needed to go on that diet anyway. And of course it was the last one in stock as it was being fazed out from reproduction by the maker...Hello I am unique... what's that, "You want this dress? Sorry it doesn't exist anymore."
The many, many dress fittings (which is such a blah thing for me to want to do) was much less painful than I thought as I walked through AE Bridal's doors and I heard my name shouted as if I were Norm on Cheers, "Lauren!!!" Well shoot, I'm a rock star here... this isn't so bad. What's that, this will only take a couple of minutes? Why? I want to just shoot the breeze now... who wants to go back to work, when you are a celebrity at this place?
In the end, my dress turned out absolutely fabulous. Laura made sure that all the bridal magazines took a number for their chance to feature me on the cover of their magazine... ok, so I embellish a tad. But the way I looked in my dress, stunned me. I felt truly beautiful, more-so than I ever thought I could. So thank you Bree. Thank you Laura. Thank you to your entire staff that made me feel so amazing leading up to a day that is overwhelming special and will be kept that way in my heart forever.
So, if you haven't already figured it out yet, I highly recommend Always Elegant Bridal for your wedding day attire needs.