East Coast Bridals

ght my dress was now too long and I could not walk w/o tripping. I contacted my wedding planner and Valerie Fitzgerald and she gave me Irene's #. Irene told me to come in without hesitation and fixed my dress. Thank YOU is too small of a word to express how grateful I am for your kindness and your "can do attitude" You are amazing!

before the wedding. It took three tries to get the alterations how I wanted them. The owner was hard to reach sometimes but personable. The dress was beautiful; I got many compliments on it.

in time! I highly recommend!

didn't tell me I had a time limit, or limit the amount of people I could bring. I got there a little before my appointment and she let us come in and browse through the racks. She helped me get some ideas about what I wanted, but since it was my first time she let me try EVERYTHING! She was so encouraging. She let me, my mom, and friends look through the racks. As I tried things on, she gave me feedback about what worked and what didn't (she really knew what would look nice). She also did not put any pressure on me to buy a dress. I'm sure she could tell that I wasn't planning on buying a dress that day since it was my first stop, but she still took time with me, put on a veil in every dress, and gave me some time to talk with my mom and friends. It was nice that she wasn't breathing down my neck to keep it moving. I didn't pick a dress when I was with her, and I actually found one I liked at another store but that bridal consultant was awful. So I actually took down the style and called Irene to see if she could get it because I so badly wanted to give her my business because she was so fabulous! Unfortunately, I found the dress at another salon while Irene was trying to get in touch with that manufacturer (it was bridal week so it was tough for her to) so I did not buy from Irene! But I cannot stress how great my experience was with her. Helpful, kind, patient, encouraging - everything you want in the dress shopping experience. Some other bonuses: 1. Great selection for a great price (Seriously she had every style and lots of options) 2. She let my bridesmaids try stuff on (I know this sounds silly but other places literally cut me off after an hour and said the appointment was for bridal only) 3. Irene let us look through the racks (Some places wouldn't let me touch the dresses and just brought me what they thought I would like) 4. She kept me in my price range (I had a budget of about $1,500 and she only brought me stuff in that range. I went to another place that was bringing me $2,200 dresses!) Irene - thank you so much for your time and positive energy! You were amazing!

own the options and decide what dresses to try on. I found my perfect dress and it was completely unlike any other dress I had seen before. I ordered the dress and when it came in a few months later, I had lost 6 pounds. Irene handled the alterations to my dress until it fit perfectly-- like a glove. Her alterations were seamless and I looked perfect in my wedding dress. Irene really cares about making sure you have the right dress and the right fit. She is responsive and will make herself available even during evening hours. Everyone said my dress was gorgeous! Angela & Alex