I had such a great experience with Grace Loves Lace, and especially with my stylist Sheryl Q. I was really nervous about shopping for my dress, but I felt instantly comfortable at GLL and with Sheryl. The showroom is beautiful, and has a really... intimate feel. Every part of the experience down to the slip you wear for your measurements felt special and luxurious, and worlds apart from a regular shopping trip to the mall. They also limit the number of guests each person can bring, and only see a couple of brides at a time) which was a sharp contrast to some other stores I went to where it felt like I was trying on dresses for my group...and 10 other girls' friends and family.
Sheryl was an amazing stylist - she listened to what I wanted, but also made some recommendations that I wasn't originally planning to try on, but which ended up being gorgeous. She also went totally above and beyond to help me - I wanted to buy their Dosa heels, but they didn't have them in the showroom in my size. Sheryl happened to have the same size feet as me, and she made me another appointment to come in and try on HER heels so I could see if I liked them before ordering.
It goes without saying that all the dresses are gorgeous. As soon as I put it on, I knew it was the right dress, whereas dresses elsewhere were hard to really visualize as the floor sample is always 8 sizes too big or small and clipped/pinned in 20 different spots.
TL;DR - Grace Loves Lace (and Sheryl) were incredible - I found the perfect dress, and the whole experience was fun and approachable, while at the same time feeling super special.