Caryn’s Bridals, Formals & Tuxedos

nd she made sure she let me try different styles of dresses just to make sure I hit all my options. & I said YES to my dress! Definitely recommend this place as well as the consultant Kaitlin!

ecision-making skills. I thought for sure I would try on some dresses and return later when I'd had time to overthink every detail of whatever dress I would eventually choose. However, the consultant quickly put me in a better mood by mentioning my notes about loving pearl buttons from my online request, so I knew I was going to be in good hands. She put me in the first dress, and I felt instantly that we were on the right track. (The entire appointment felt this way, honestly.) It had all lace, long sleeves, and the train I was looking for. It fit the style I wanted. Throughout the appointment, despite my own fears and worries, I never felt pressured to pick a dress I didn't like. Even near the end of the appointment, I was between two dresses. But rather than have me force a selection (that I may regret), the consultant sat back and let me decide what I liked or disliked about the dresses, and discuss it with my family. We went back into the dressing room, and she had what could only be described as an epiphany! She asked me to wait there, while she ran out the door in a hurry! About 60 seconds later, my consultant ran in with one last dress to try. I put it on and went out to show my family, and it had everything I liked from the 2 dresses I was between, but a few parts I didn't. When it didn't have the train length that she knew I wanted, she quickly grabbed a long veil that made up for it. When she could see that there was only one thing I was hesitant about, she quickly grabbed the in-house seamstress and they made all my worries disappear when they assured me the layer of fabric I didn't like could be removed, and that this dress could absolutely come in ivory! At that point, I listened to my family tell me how this was the one, and even while feeling my heart pound a thousand times faster than it should, I decided that this was the one. She asked the famous question, and with tears in my eyes (that I NEVER expected), I said yes to the dress! She helped me ring up the dress, and walked me to shoes and jewelry in case I wanted to take up any of their offered discounts that day. They took the "Say Yes to the Dress" picture outside and I felt a sense of relief wash over me as she congratulated me on my dress. While I could sit and overthink the nit-picky things, she always kept me comfortable and never pushed me to decide on anything. I was able to find out what I liked and didn't like on my own, and have her reassure me the whole way through that my feelings (whatever they were) were right and honest for myself. I cannot recommend this salon enough. It's HUGELY spacious, and I'm pretty sure I was the only one in there at the time (although, it was an 11:00am appointment on a Tuesday). I felt that I had the whole day to decide for myself, if I needed it. The dresses were all within my budget, and I can happily say that I have a dress I love that I know will be perfect for my wedding day. And I cannot wait to come in for my first fitting! PLUS they keep all alterations under $250! Seriously ladies: come to this salon and feel comfortable knowing you're in good hands!

e wasted time elsewhere. First visit "said yes to the dress". We also purchased a MOB dress there also. We had a slight hiccup on dress size and Caryn was absolutely awesome at making everything right. That is the kind of business she runs. Not something you find just any place. Highly recommend visiting Caryn's.

arch through the styles they carry. During my appointment, my consultant, Kaitlin, was super friendly, flexible, and good at keeping it real. She wasn't someone to tell me everything looked perfect, and she really listened to what I said I liked or didn't like. Great experience! I definitely recommend it!

t was thoughtful that the bride's name was written on a board with the time of appointment. When I walked in I was greeted with smiling faces. I had never been dress shopping before this day. I had Kaitlin help me slip into the perfect dress for my day. Let me just tell you, she was AMAZING! She knew exactly what I liked and helped me through until I found the dress. She made me feel comfortable and we enjoyed having her as part of our special day. She listened to what I liked and did not like. I never felt pushed to buy anything. Kaitlin showed professionalism and knowledge on the products sold. I felt comfortable and so pleased with everything she did to help me find my dress. When I finally found the dress I loved, she helped envision exactly what I was wanting. Everything came together so perfectly and a lot of it had to do with how great the service was that Kaitlin showed us. I can never thank her enough. I also received a card in the mail written from her. I love cards and I thought that was thoughtful. Overall, I would recommend Caryn's Bridal. I still have months ahead of me and fittings to do at Caryn's, but I am positive that I will continue to have a good experience.

few of them, there was not one that I felt was perfect for my wedding. Kaitlin suggested I try the final dress on (that I ended up buying) and I knew it was the one when I put it on. Thank you Kaitlin for suggesting I try something else on, that was completely different from what I thought I wanted! I was extremely lucky that I found a dress that fit me like a glove and needs no alterations, at a great price. She gave me lots of great ideas for veils and jewelry as well. The store is much bigger than it appears from the outside, is well decorated, clean and homey feeling. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it or choose it again!

m has helped me through multiple bumps in the road and made everything perfect. I can not say enough AMAZING things about Caryn's!! I can not wait to wear my perfect dress this September!! Highly Recommend!

as well within the budget we had set, and she made the experience comfortable and pleasant. We had a great time!

ad of time that I liked on their website and the consultant was so nice and helpful! When I couldn't decide at the end, she pulled bridesmaid dresses in the colors I am hoping to use so I could see how they would look with the dresses. Everyone was so friendly and I had the most wonderful experience! Not to mention exploring the town of Farmville with my mom after our appointment was fantastic and so much fun! I truly can't say enough about this amazing little bridal boutique!

able. She browsed my Pinterest board of wedding dresses to get an idea of what I like. Then, she jetted away to pull some dresses that matched my style. Every dress she picked was beautiful! Olivia nailed it! However, there were two that caught my eye. She was very patient in allowing me to try on both again. I took my time with each one. I danced a little, posed a lot, walked a little to get a good feel for the dresses. In the end, Caryn's really came through for me in helping me say "YES!" to the one dress I really, really wanted.

l consultant, Kaitlin, was great!

to what I wanted my Wedding Dress to look like. I’ll admit, I’m a hardheaded person, and once I have my mind set on something it’s hard to change it, but Caryn’s team helped me be open-minded to dresses I never thought would look halfway decent on me and my body type. I said “YES” to the dress, and it was completely different than the idea of the one I started with. It’s absolutely gorgeous and I love it! I cannot thank them enough for their help! And I cannot wait to show it off on my wedding day!! Thank you!!!

my dress I just couldn't leave without it! Their customer service is amazing! They made me feel like the most beautiful bride they'd ever seen even though they see hundreds of brides! Couldn't say enough great things about them!

a bunch, because of you all I'm blessed to have an amazing dress for my wedding!

more on. She helped me figure out what I loved and did not love. I am so happy with my gown and cannot wait to wear it again!

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got blood all over my gorgeous dress. The ladies were great at calming me down, and they got all the blood out of my dress that same day while my sister and I went out to lunch. Great customer service and extremely knowledgable staff- you can absolutely trust Caryn's to help you find the perfect dress AND to care for it and alter it as needed.

ifferent experience. Kristin, my bridal consultant listened to what I wanted and found the gowns that I wanted to try on. She listened to my budget and stressed that we stick to it, because she didn't want me to be disappointed if I picked a dress that was over budget. I really appreciated her concern for the budget, because I truly wanted to stay on budget and knew that I could find a beautiful dress at the right price. Kristin found the dresses I wanted to see and then found others that she thought I would like. When I put on my dress I felt beautiful and comfortable! When I decided on my dress, I found the perfect belt to go with the dress. The belt was a little more than I could pay, but the manager Cindy came in and was willing to work with me. She ended up taking $75 off of the belt which helped me so much! Cindy also helped me with my measurements and I was able to buy my dress off the rack, which was such a blessing because I was crushed for time with only 6 months to go. I also do not live in Virginia anymore so I would have to fly back in for both of my fittings. The staff understood my predicament and they were able to get me into my first fitting before I had to leave Virginia. This was amazing and saved me money and time on an extra plane trip. Now I only have to come to Virginia for one more fitting and I will have my dress ready! Overall Caryn's bridal was an amazing experience and I would highly recommend them! Their staff is friendly and truly helpful! Look on the website before you go, because you can find an amazing dress for the right price! You don't have to go over budget to find an amazing dress! Also one more great thing about Caryn's is that they cap their alterations at $250 which keeps it affordable! I was very impressed with Cindy, Kristin, and Caryn's bridal overall! I am proud to say that I said "yes" to the dress at Caryn's Bridal!

ed with me. She had me pull all of my own dresses, even when I asked for suggestions based on the style I wanted. I finally found one that I loved! It was a little too small for me, but she kept trying to convince me that it fit perfectly, even though the dress left lines on my back from being too tight. She also kept trying to sell me the one I was trying on (offering only $100 less than if I ordered a brand new one), and this sample dress had tons of problems. It had rips, lace falling off, beading falling off etc., but she still wanted me to get it! Not once was I measured to confirm what size I would need to order from the designer. I finally got so fed up with her that I left and just ordered my dress from Tiffany's Bridal in Richmond. I'm glad I was able to get my dream dress elsewhere! Though I had a tough experience, I've heard of plenty of consultants at Caryn's who actually love to help people!

osing the perfect dress!

minute I walked in this store, I knew it was not for me. I stood there for a good 10 minutes before I was helped and once I said I had an appointment, I was still just stared at. I was told to fill out the piece of paper and then when I was finished stood there for another 10 minutes while the lady at the front desk just ignored me. My bridal consultant has absolutely no interest in helping me and it pretty much seemed like she hated her job. I was asked my budget and stated that I would love to stay in the 1,000 range. I pulled a dress off the rack that was $1,100 and was immediately told that was out of my budget and if I still wanted to try it on? I just got the impression that unless you were in there to spend a lot of money they did not care about losing your business. I left this store and went immediately back to my last store and purchased my dress! Like I said, I had heard wonderful things about this store so honestly I think it just depends on who is working that day.

o brainer to order from them! When my dress came in, I used Caryn's alteration department to make my dress fit like a glove....boy, did my dress fit like a glove. Caryn literally cut my dress in half (at the waist) and sewed it back together. Did I mention my dress was FULL lace? She is a miracle worker, I'm not joking! My dress was nothing less than STUNNING on my wedding day. This was the best bridal gown company I worked with and I went to a lot of places trying on dresses.

with smiles. I found the perfect dress (the very last one) and it was great. They then broke the news that it might not be ready for nine months, which would be a week before my wedding. They called the designer and we figured out we could get it ready in six months, and thus giving me ample time to get alterations done. I highly recommend Caryn's to anyone!

n just a shopping one. I left there with great memories and had a great time, staff was friendly through the whole process, and most importantly, NO surprises!! As many brides probably know, some vendors (or who ever you may do business with) can take advantage of you and your time; well rest assured that this did not happen here, and I have a few of my best friends that told me to come here and they are quite the critics, so that is more reassurance. Get your dress here, and everything else.

know the most that you will spend up front. I was able to get my shoes and have them dyed right in the store. I also was able to buy my earrings there! The dress, alterations, shoes, earrings, and shipping my dress & shoes to FL all cost me under $1,200!!! I did not settle on a dress to get that price, I got the dress of my dreams!!!

service and great to work with.

ue in New York, but it still has all the feel of a small-town business. All of the staff at Caryn's is phenomenal, but my associate, Tori (Victoria), was AH-MAZING. After seeing a few pictures of dresses I liked online, I felt she knew exactly what I was looking for. I walked in feeling anxious, because I struggle with making decisions, but Tori made the process of narrowing down gowns SO easy. Though I originally came in for the Maggie Sottero trunk show that day, I walked out with a gorgeous Casablanca gown that my mother, grandmother, MOH, and father all agreed was stunning. THANK YOU to Tori and everyone at Caryn's--you rock!! To everyone reading, go to Caryn's!!! You will not be disappointed! -Brittany Richardson

t an hour drive from where I live. I took the dress back and they fixed it in a few hours as I hung around and waited. I loved their selection, but if I had to do it over, I'd probably have gotten my dress altered elsewhere closer to home.

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Richmond, and kept my SIL's concerns in the back of my mind. However, I ended up purchasing my wedding dress from Caryns. I really couldn't find any other place that could A) Beat their prices and B)beat their huge selection. Plus, they cap their alterations, which you can't find anywhere else, so that was a huge cost saver. Another reason I was pleased with Caryns is because I am a size 14, and it was nice to put on dresses that actually either fit, or were too big instead of being too small, or not being able to try them on at all. Everything was going smoothly until I went up for my second fitting. I was looking forward to working with Lelia, who I had worked with from the start. Unfortunately, she wasn't in that day, and I was given to another lady who worked there and this is where things took a wrong turn. This wasn't just any fitting, this was the first time my father would see me in my wedding dress. I was so excited, but the lady that was helping me that day couldn't even get me laced up into my dress. I didn't have any alterations done to the bodice at all, and I had lost 10+ lbs since the last fitting. The only reason I was having another fitting was to see the bustle they had done to the train of the dress. The lady called in two other employees and neither one of them could get my dress laced and I voiced my concerned that my dress wouldn't lay flat and lace properly. I was told that Lelia would be back later that week, and I could come back with my father then and today wasn't that big of a deal. Well, it was a very big deal to me. It was important that my father see me in my properly fitted wedding dress, and I didn't have the time to drive another 2 hours (1 hour up and 1 hour back) later that week with my father. I left the appointment frustrated and in tears. My last appointment had been set for 9am two weeks from then. When I arrived two weeks later at 9am, the store wasn't even open. They didn't open until 9:30. When theyd finally opened, I was extremely rushed by the staff. They first tried to hand me off to the same woman that couldn't get me in the dress on my last visit, and when I refused to have her help me, it was like I had spoken profanity in church. I was squeezed into this tiny fitting room for bridesmaid fittings and wasn't allowed to go back to a bridal fitting area. I had never been treated so poorly by the staff there. After I tried on my dress one last time, I was rushed out the door. On my wedding day, the dress laced up perfectly and looked gorgeous. However, after the ceremony, we tried to bustle the dress and the ties for the bustle broke/tore. Within an hour into my reception, my dress had been torn and stepped on in several places. My mother & two bridesmaids tried for over 45 minutes to get the dress bustled and pinned again, and the ties just wouldn't hold. I was so upset that I paid a significant amount to have a french bustle that didn't even work & my dress as a result had been ruined. I loved my wedding dress, but was devastated that it had been torn and ruined because the bustle ties didn't hold up. When I look back on the entire experience, I would buy a wedding dress from there, but I wouldn't go back for anything else.

They also had cleaning/alterations services in shop, so I knew where my dress was and that it was in good hands!

min conversation, and she said she had this great dress she wanted me to try on. I tried the first dress she mentioned and I knew it was the one. We continued to try on different styles of dresses but I still knew that the first dress was the one. Now, my mom is very opinionated and had her own idea of what I should be wearing but my consultant helped me keep her at bay, and giving me encouragement when we were trying on the dress.

xceeded trips to other bridal stores. I really enjoyed my shopping experience. I recently went for my first fitting and it was obvious the seamstress knew what she was talking about. I love that they cap their alteration prices. Elsewhere that can really add up. I drive in from Richmond because it is definitely worth it.

been completed in time for my already scheduled visit. I don't know what happened there. However, overall, I was happy with my experience with Caryn's because in the end, I got the dress that I had always wanted and had it altered to fix me perfectly.

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ons:( She was extrememly nice and new her stuff but I came for my 2nd fitting and we made several different changes to the dress when I came back 2 months later most changes were not completed. And during my wedding day the snaps that were used for my bussel were not strong enough and my dress kept falling down so my girls ended up trying to safety pin it. And during April and May its very busy becasue they also sell lots of prom dresses.

comfortable! There was no rush and I kept trying on the same dress over and over again. If you do buy your dress here they give an amazing bag of goodies. I would recommend them to any and everyone. Thank you ladies for everything!

recommend anybody go look in Caryn's for their wedding dress or bridesmaid dresses. There are also fantastic deals and you get a wonderful bag of goodies if you purchase a dress there. To sum it all up-- I highly recommend shopping at Caryn's- you won't be disappointed!

y dream dress. Called the shop, had an appt for that weekend and tried on a few dresses and then finally my dream dress and it was the one! Everyone that worked there was very friendly and eager to help. They offered a discount on shoes, accessories and veil the day I got my dress which I used for my veil. (I had been by their booth at a bridal show and got an additional $50 off my veil which made it free!) Their alterations are also a steal at $175 for everything (hem, taking it in, bustle, steaming (multiple times if you do portraits). They also will keep your dress for you until you are ready to get it which was really helpful since I lived with my soon to be husband. They are a great shop, have so many beautiful dresses and are just great to work with. They're worth the trip from Richmond!!

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ying her customers. I found my gown the day I went into the store and though it was completely different from what I was looking for I loved it!! Everything went smoothly here and each time I visited my 3 year old daughter accompanied me and this was never an issue. We also bought her gown here as well as the girls in the wedding party. So glad I made the trip!

as perfect and the alterations were wonderful - I got a strapless gown and was worried I'd be pulling it up all the time but they fit it perfectly so I never once had to worry about it!

was white with GOLD embroidery and beading and the banding on the waist was not even. The store did allow me to pick another dress. This meant my mom had to buy another veil and shoes though. When that dress came in it was so short I almost had to go barefoot to my wedding! Also, every time I went they were behind, so my appointment would start late.

pecially Caryn, who actually DID my last minute alterations a week before the wedding! Thanks so much for making me look good on my wedding day, ladies!

f course, I lived in Richmond, Virginia and the shop is in Farmville. I thought, no problem, I will just schedule my fittings on Saturdays. I learned later, that the seamstress only works a few days a month. I work 40-50 hours a week and it's hard to get away from work. My first fitting was awful. The seamstress asked me what I wanted done, as I stood there in a dress that needed a few feet taken off of it. There were several issues with the dress that needed to be rectified but apparently I had to show her them? So, I did, and on my next visit they weren't corrected. She made excuses and didn't even apologize. I was told I couldn't expect it to be perfect. I'm sorry, but for the amount of money I paid and the time I invested, it BETTER BE PERFECT. I had to come back for a third dress fitting and it STILL was not right. I had to wait for alterations to be done. I complained about the dress still not looking perfect (it was extremely wrinkly) and they then steamed and PRESSED the dress. The dress was made of silky taffeta. They could have ruined it. All in all, I wouldn't recommend them, at all. It was hard to not hate my dress after all that.