I went shopping for my dress 8 months prior to my wedding. I went to Bridal Exclusives becuase of their big selection and professional atmosphere. Everything was good during the fittings and while looking through different styles, the only thin...g I didn't like was sometimes I felt a little rushed to make a decision. When I did finally find what dress I wanted, the girl helping me threw together the final paperwork to order it with the one veil I tried on, but I wish I could have tried on different veils and different accesories in the store when I found the dress, but I felt very pressured to just sign the paperwork very quickly... Also I really wanted straps on my dress but many styles I liked didn't have straps, but the girl seemed like she was trying to sway me away from getting a dress with straps or altering one to add straps, which I thought was kind of weird, because I had a certain vision in mind that I had decided on that I really wanted. I ended up making straps to add to the dress and it was beautiful! So don't let them talk you out of something that you really want. I think the girl I had was newer so maybe I didn't get the best person there to help me. Other than that everyone was friendly and they had a great selection! The dress came when promised, although a strap that was supposed to come with the dress was shipped seperatley, but that was not Bridal Exclusive's fault, it was the designer, I just called them and they had it shipped out as soon as possible when they found it didn't arrive with the dress. Shop for your dress early unless you want to pay rush fees. By early, I mean like 7-8 months, especially if you need alterations done. Also, very important, you do NOT have to use their alterations place, The Finishing Touch. I picked my dress up from there but took my dress somewhere else because they got terrible reviews online. Go somewhere else other than them for alterations unless you want to see Bridezillas in real life... even just picking up my dress there was a little stressful becuase so many other girls were angry with them for one reason or another...