Fairytale Brides

I was so nervous about my first wedding dress appointment and I had emailed Leah for advice. She was lovely! She was so kind and quick to respond offering lots of advice. When I went in for my appointment, it felt so fun and special because I was the only one in the entire store. We were able to look through all of the options and really chat about possibilities. Dina was great at clipping back the dresses and even helped show me what a strap added by alterations might look like. We even had time to try on a few accessories. I highly recommend! I ended up with an amazing dress that was well in budget

I had an excellent time at Fairytale Brides ("FB"). I am getting married in February of next year. It was very important to me that I began my bridal dress search within the same season as my wedding date. But I did not expect to find a dress in February. I thought this process would take some time and many visits to different dress shops. I consider myself very lucky to have found FB. My experience began with me needing to change my initial appointment that I had made through their website. Donna, the store owner, called me and even though it was over the weekend she very sweetly found a new appointment time for me. When I arrived I was pleasantly surprised by how intimate and beautiful the shop looked. I love the fact that all of the sale associates are volunteers and the proceeds from the dresses go to local and national charaties. Donna began with asking me what I was looking for, taking a look at my Pinterest page, and asking me questions to elicit ideas about my personality. After she was done both her and I began pulling dresses off the shelves. It was really fun. Even though I went alone and without an enterouage I didn't feel weird or uncomfortable. I tried on several dresses and was about to end the session and rethink my desire to have sleeves when Donna asked me to try on the last dress. I feel in love with that last dress. But, my practical side kicked in and I asked to put that dress and a reception dress I had also found (the first dress I tried on) on hold. Donna had "blinged me up", helped me to take tons of photographs and videos, given me advice on alterations, and yet was so sweet and understanding when I asked to put it on hold for 7 days. They also worked with me and scheduling an appointment that would let my maid of honor join me for the revisit. The week leading up to the revisit I kept seeing myself in that dress on the big day so it was easy peezy at the revisit. But I was less sure about the reception dress. My friend though encouraged me and I'm really happy she did. It's a stunning dress. Donna and the other volunteers made us both feel great and I really enjoyed getting blinged up and standing on the podium. Everyone was super nice and I felt like a bride. I couldn't stop smiling the whole time. I also got an excellent deal. A few weeks later, I made another appointment for veils only. There are a lot of veils on the market. I knew I could probably find a cheaper veil on Etsy or Poshmark but the veil I tried on on the store blew me away. Plus, the irrational side of me, wanted to buy from Donna and the crew because they made me feel like I was special. So, in short I've purchased my veil, dress, and reception dress from FB almost a year out from the wedding and everything feels perfect! Last thing I'll mention is they also give a little surprise gift at the end and their packaging is adorable. 👰🏿‍♀️

I really enjoyed visiting this shop. Our volunteer stylist, Claudia, described the charities the proceeds go to, and they have a wonderful mission. The dresses I tried on would cover a range of budgets, with some amazing deals. Although one dress caught my eye, Claudia said she could tell I wasn’t ready to commit, and I appreciated how there was no pressure to buy. I would highly recommend an appointment.

Because the dresses are all off the rack, it's hit or miss with the size and styles. Much less pressure though than a traditional bridal salon and all of the proceeds from the sale of your dress go to a great cause! I feel like I hit the jackpot. I found the perfect dress there from a top designer and it was less than $900. It needed a few small alterations (around $100 of alterations) but was overall perfect! I would recommend them again and again!