Pull up a chair; I'll be here a while.
Once upon a time, I got engaged and bought the dress of my dreams. Then covid happened and my fiance and I had to cancel our big day. For over a year we just kept hoping we'd get a chance to reschedule...... finally we did- for April 2022! But: oh no! Silly me (the bride) gained too much weight for the aforementioned dress of my dreams to be altered. In a panic, I googled 'bridal salons near me' & I made a few appointments. One was a complete disaster with an awful attendant. My next appointment was with Hollie.
Holy. freaking. cow. Miss Hollie knocked it out of the freaking park. She arrived on time, set up the most awesome little showroom in my mother's living room. She brought with her four gorgeous, spectacular, amazing dresses from bridal designers such as Pronovias, Hayley Paige, & Edith Elan (an ethically made in America bridal designer)- not to mention trays of accessories to try on with the dress- and of course her amazing personality. She made me feel totally at ease and helped me to process my feelings from the disaster appointment with the other company I had visited the day before. Hollie created such a fun, private shopping trip with my mom. She even brought me a little gift and surprised us with a cute bottle of bubbles after I said "yes" to the dress. I can't say enough nice things about this amazing experience. I think her business is so amazing and will put a lot of brides who might be self conscious about trying on dresses in a big store totally at ease- and perhaps those who are unsure of venturing out to a bunch of salons because of covid.
I was so so nervous that I wouldn't find a flattering dress in such a short timespan but I contacted Hollie on Tuesday, she called me right away and got background info and scheduled an appointment on Saturday with sample gowns for me to purchase off-the-rack. Customer service in the bridal dress industry is so very important and Hollie just... killed it. She's great. Everyone should go to her. You're going to feel exactly as I did! :)
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