Anderson's Bride

e for any dresses/suites. Thank you Andersons for everything

and eventually went with a style I always envisioned. I found “the dress” after three visits in two weeks. Since I liked the service and experience so well, and my fiancee and I wanted to support local, I made an appointment to bring my bridesmaids in. We worked with Kirsten again and the girls had a wonderful experience as well. My dress arrived two months ahead of schedule, which was fantastic. The bridesmaids, however, arrived six weeks later than we were orignally told. It was a little frustrating, as we then had to wait another month for an alterations appointment (from a different location). My fiancee and his groomsmen all were measured for their suits. My fiancee purchased his and we rented for his groomsmen. We ordered about 5 weeks prior to the wedding. We were told his suit would be in two weeks from the order date, and the rentals a week before the wedding. Three weeks later, no suit. We called the shop numerous times and no one answered. When we finally got a hold of someone, they said all suits will be in next week. That put us a week before the wedding. That week we called. Again, no answer. Jim, the suit guy, called that night (one week before the wedding) to schedule an appointment for all of the guys to go in to try on their suits and have any alterations taken care of. Fast forward to the following Tuesday, two days before the wedding. The guys arrive at the shop, which is about an hour drive, only to be told the suits are not there. My fiancee said they were not able to come back, so Jim had to deliever to them. He promised to deliever by noon the next day. He didn’t. He called at noon the day before the wedding to inform us that the suits haven’t arrived due to a weather delay and he could have them overnighted by noon the day of the wedding. We were scheduled to be at the venue by that time. And we had no guarantee that the suits would even be delievered. We ended up going to Mens Warehouse and puchasing three suits so my soon to be husband and his groomsmen could be properly dressed for the wedding. Jim was very unprofessional during this whole disaster. He never called to tell us that the suits were not in before the guys drove an hour into the city. He failed to deliever the next day and could not guarantee 100% that we would even have them, even though we ordered 5 weeks prioe to the wedding. He ignored our calls after the wedding when were trying to get a refund. We also asked that he cover the difference of what we were forced to purchase as no one can rent us a suit 24 hours before the wedding. Jim eventually returned our calls, after many, many attempts by us and hesitated to fix his error. In the end, we did get our refund and he did cover part of the difference, but his unprofessional attitude made that extremely difficult. I really wanted to recommend Andersons Bride to others, but unfortunately I cannot. The unethical and unprofessional behavior by Jim (who is one of the owners) keeps me from suggesting this business to others. It is not right to cause a bride and groom and their families that amount of stress and an additional financial burden hours before a wedding.

ted! I went to two other bridal shops before and did not have great experiences. Anderson’s is the place to go! You won’t regret it!

was so much fun, like the scene out of a movie and really what I was hoping for in my shopping experience! The ladies working were incredibly helpful and kind amidst our chaos. The second time I shopped I came in alone and had equally as much fun because of their wonderful crew. I’m pretty sure they opened the shop early for me, they let me stay for HOURS and helped talk me off of nervous, unconfident ledges to try on the dress that I was nervous about but ended up picking (on another day)! The third time I came in I brought my maid of honor. They were ready to go with my two final dresses, so helpful while I was making my final decision and we left with a dress ordered! After my dress came in, I had the alterations done in house. They let me switch out the veil I had originally ordered to the one I really wanted and were incredibly helpful and communicative the whole way through. This was the only shop in town I visited more than once and I was absolutely thrilled with my experience. Couldn’t have asked for a better place to find my dress!!

given so many options to try until I found what I loved. I would recommend Anderson's to any bride!

oing to a shop where everything is too big or too small. The seating/viewing areas are large and comfortable. Perfect for myself and a few close family/friends. They also have a beautiful collection of accessories and veils. I am grateful for their professionalism, knowledge, and support. If you do go to try on gowns ask for Oma!

perfect dress.

found my dress on the rack and was able to make minor alterations to make the dress perfect for our beach wedding. They were quick, attentive and completely professional and made my dress shopping experience a dream. I would wholeheartedly recommend the team at Anderson's Bride!

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de me feel less than myself. The owner, Erika and my dress consultant, I think, could see how down I was and they lifted me up so much. By the end we found the dress and I left smiling. I value them so much for making me feel beautiful even though I didn’t feel like I was.

me like a grandmother (Oma) figure through the whole process. I tried on about six dresses and narrowed it down to two, but then I was putting those two on over and over trying to decide, but I never felt rushed or pressured. When I did make a decision and started crying Erika gave me a big hug. Once I went to alterations, that was when the rush began. I am from Anchorage but live in Colorado. This was my only chance to go dress shopping with my mom and sister before the wedding but I had to leave back to Colorado in five days. The alterations people at Anderson's made sure that my dress was perfectly fitted to me with three appointments in four days! It was unbelievable! During my second appointment, I almost fainted and I was taken such good care of! It was a whirlwind, but I flew back to Colorado knowing I would look amazing on my big day and I was so thankful that I got to have the experience with my mom, my sister, and the wonderful team at Anderson's.

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lly only can find one dress that I was “yea-maybe” about.. at Anderson’s I was able to find 4 gowns I absolutely loved!!... picking one of the 4 was incredibly difficult BUT Erika helped so much by posing me and positioning the mirrors so I could see side by side pictures of all of them! Ultimately I ended up purchasing my gown there and am very excited to have my alterations done there as well. Highly recommend Anderson’s Bridal and Erika!

confused because most sales persons would notice what I liked and didn’t and grabbed more for me to try. She also didn’t really help or assist me in getting into and out of the dresses. She was nice but it was not a quality experience. I would not go back.

tars because one of the seamstresses said I couldn't get the train removed and I had to fly back to Anchorage (from Fairbanks) to get the dress altered. However, the owners were VERY helpful in getting the dress altered and they have a new, wonderful seamstress who hemmed my dress and train just as I wanted it. They fixed their mistake and made everything better. The dress looked beautiful on my wedding day and I loved it!

uality work. Also seemed to take forever, and my dress was very simple. Would try someone else if I had it to do over again.

t a headband and veil from them, quality was amazing. The alterations were so well done and detailed. We also got our tuxedos from them. Star assisted is and we could not have been happier with the product. We rented 7 tuxedos and our fathers and groomsmen looked impeccable. The measurements were spot on. Also, if you rent 5 tuxes you get he grooms for free which was great!

because at my first appointment, my consultant was busy with another appointment and barely paid any attention to me! She let me and my friends shop ourselves without much direction. She never asked about my budget or style. I also was directed towards my dressing room where I continued to have no assistance in trying on the dresses that I picked out. The consultant would occasionally pop her head in when I was in front of the mirror and offer her two cents. In the end, she did pick out the dress I purchased, but overall, I was very disappointed with her level of attentiveness. Wedding gown shopping is a once-in-a-lifetime event (for most people) and this salon definitely did not make me feel special. Also, this salon needs a makeover! This was definitely not the place I envisioned buying my dress, but you make due having so few options in Alaska...