Ahhh! A sigh of relief for many reasons after finally walking into my appointment at BIANKA. After shopping for gowns at five shops before hand, there was a sense of ease and a feeling of accomplishment in being one step closer to completeness... in bridal/wedding planning.
BIANKA was the first salon appointment I had booked in town because I knew my fiance would be out of town that weekend....others I had planned before that had just come up in shopping curiousness and those planned after were cancelled by me. I shopped alone as I am an out-of-state bride, and Katia was very accommodating and had keen ear for listening and a detail-oriented eye to understand and find the aspects I was looking for in my dream dress.
I didn't feel pressure to buy unlike two prior appointments I had been on. I was very matter-of-fact when it came to a dress I had gravitated towards that was over by budget that I didn't even want to try it on. Katia didn't just put those dresses to the way-side and make me feel cruddy for not being able to afford it, she knew the dress and details of why I liked it and suggested or even found dresses with those details in other dresses that were within my budget.
Being an out-of-state bride Katia, on my first appointment, asked if I was going to Skype with friends or family back home. I hadn't known I could; we have made arrangements for me to on my later appointment to give my mother and I the most authentic experience for mother-daughter dress decision making and the "say yes" experience.
I came in with a dress in mind, re-tried it on at BIANKA, and still loved it. Katia and I had gone through my wishes and what I was looking for via those past five experiences and online pictures, and pulled things mainly that she had suggested. The other dress I love(my top pick at the moment) was one of Katia's suggestions/finds! She really is great at this!!!
I have kept in contact with Katia at BIANKA since my first appointment with two emails and an in person meeting. She is very willing to make this experience in a woman's life most enjoyable. BIANKA staff was very helpful to get information about dresses from their designers I was eyeballing, but couldn't try on in store...this way I knew whether or not to keep looking over the beauties! They were also quick to give me tips, advice and a heads up on the business aspects of the salon practices: store credits, shipping costs, and trunk shows, etc.
BIANKA has great personal touches with their incentive card and thank you card. I'm so glad I found BIANKA!