Needleman's Bride & Formal

it expensive to buy, but it really depends on the suit you choose.

at was expected of him when we had an issue with an external clothing provider. Overall, I'd highly recommend their services, and I look forward to using them again for formal attire in the future.

as well! All and all a great experience and very happy with my purchase! They made dress shopping easy!

e always very cheerful and helpful. They gave me prompt information when my dress was arriving. My seamstress didn't steam my dress as they said they would and Needlemans took my dress back with no problems and steamed if for me free of charge. I loved my experience with them! Our groomsmen also rented their suits here and they said everything was quick and easy!

t was great that when six groomsman rent a tux, the groom gets theirs for free plus the insurance. The only con is that they didn't have a big selection of ties to choose from so I had to buy one somewhere else. But overall a great experience and I would definitely recommend them.

top notch!

nly one who could try on the suit ordered for me. So far so good. Unfortunately that's where things fell apart. After arriving at the Inn I put on the shoes that came with the suit. After walking about 100 feet the rear half of the sole of the left shoe came unglued. Our photographer had some superglue and after 5 minutes problem solved, or so we thought. After about 10 minutes of walking around the other shoe's sole started falling off. It's now about 10 minutes before the wedding is to start and I have a shoe that is very difficult to walk up/ down stairs. A guest offers to run to the hardware store to get another bottle of glue (since we used the first bottle up on the left shoe). Because traffic was kind of bad in Stowe it took longer than expected to get the glue and now the wedding is on hold waiting so I can fix the other shoe. The wedding started about 20 minutes late by the time I got the glue and repaired the shoe. That seamed like the end of the shoe problem and everything went smoothly during the ceremony and all the photos. Of course the whole schedule was now a half hour off. While that may not seam bad it actually was since the kitchen was following the schedule while we were cutting short the photos so we could get back on track. Now a second problem was becoming an issue. The rental shirt had both white buttons and black studs. The black studs would not stay button. Most of the time they were hidden behind the tie but not always so some of the photos show a combination of white buttons and black studs. The final problem, and what lead me to complain was when walking onto the dance floor the front half of the sole on the left shoe folded under the shoe and I almost tripped into a crowd of people. Luckily there was a strong wall that I was able to grab onto to prevent the injury (and a law suit) of myself and plenty of friends/ family. On Monday when we went to return the suits. The staff was great to deal with but clearly did not have any power to try and resolve the situation. We were told that something like 5 other pairs of shoes had a similar problem that weekend. They called Mark and we spoke on the phone. He told me that if it was hot out the glue can melt but since it was 60f that wasn't the case. He then told me he wasn't going to charge me for damaging the shoes. He was rude. I'm not sure what he was thinking but trying to blame me for the shoes failing was the last thing he should of done. When I told him I was trying to give him a chance to make it right before slamming Needleman's he just said that's the way the world works now and hung up. Well Mark I hope you realize something. I am not a teen or 20 something. Neither were most of the guests. We have two 20 somethings that will soon be getting married along with at least 20 more children in the same age group of people that attended our wedding. All of them know what happened and now know what type of business Mark runs. On top of that there are all the people I work with and the word of mouth. Mark's attitude and lack of professionalism just cost him tens of thousands in future business.

sperson seemed to think that if a dress fit the way it was supposed to, then it would be just fine-regardless of the style I wanted or wedding I am going for. However, I would definitely stop in again next time I need a casual or party dress. There were a few nice dresses available that aren't just for brides or bridesmaids.

sisted that I get a french bustle, and she was so right! It looked amazing on the dress and I had multiple people compliment me at the reception that it looked so much better than when they had done their dresses.

re looking at will fit (as best as they can without being individually fitted). Kasey helped me and he was amazing. He gave advice immediately and asked for my input and concerns about dresses. He was patient and friendly, and helped me find dresses that I was interested in trying. He was open to trying on as many as I needed, and as I found things I liked, he would pull more dresses with those features. He helped add veils, headpieces and belts to jazz up the looks, but didn't try to sell me on anything I didn't like. He never once pushed price, and it was clear that how I felt in each dress was most important to him, NOT how much I was spending. The service at Needleman's is the reason I'll go back- to make my decision on my dress, and probably to outfit the rest of my bridal party. I went to a second bridal shop the same day that I went to Needleman's, and I was struck by how much service mattered. Thanks for such a great experience!

kend. One shop really wanted me to wear a traditional gown and after I suggested that I should look at bridesmaid or mother of the bride gowns, they basically deserted me. At Needlemans, we were free to look at all their gowns. We were immediately drawn to a yellow and rust gown on their clearance rack. We picked out several dresses to try on and the women were very helpful and supportive. The yellow dress won out and looked great with all the fall foliage. I did have to have the gown altered but all in all, it was a great deal and exactly what I was looking for. Thanks to Needleman's for listening to their customers and not forcing their ideas on me.

ess (at another store) that couldn't be altered, Needleman's staff helped me find a dress that made me feel confident and beautiful, and I didn't have any issues with alterations. I am so happy with my purchase. I didn't want to take the dress off! I loved it and I'm so grateful that I made the change and found a dress that worked for me. THANK YOU!

and provided an additional corset string free of charge that I used to accessorize the dress. Couldn't have been happier with the dress or the service I received from them!

es. very knowledgeable staff with suggestions for color schemes when I was stumped.

ht my dress that day. I had heard horror stories about other shops and insisted we order the tuxes here too...BIG MISTAKE. My husband and his groomsmen went to the Burlington store because we had moved, the dads went to Newport because it was closer for them. We made sure that everyone knew the order name and number. Apparently, this is not how Needlemans works. The stores do not share information with each other and we kept getting calls having to re verify the amount of the tuxedo order and names of the wedding party. My mom and I were chastised for having the wedding party go to different stores for the guys' convenience. The final straw came when we were two weeks away from the wedding. I called to get an estimate of when the tuxedos would arrive. Called the Burlington store, was told 'by Thursday, the week of the wedding.' I asked what would happen if something didn't fit, they said they would express ship 'but no guarantees.' They assured me that such a situation is rare because measurements are done so close to the wedding date and I was relieved. The groomsmen's tuxes arrived the next week, they did all fit. Paying was another matter. We understood that with a minimum group of six tuxes, the grooms is free. They almost refused to honor the sale because we had the wedding party go through two different stores. With the constant run around and miscommunication, my husband had enough. He threatened to walk out and leave all seven tuxes there if they weren't going to honor the sale. Nowhere on the sign did it say that orders have to be made all at one store. They did agree to give it to him. The dad's tuxes got lost in shipping and that was another five phone calls between two stores and game of pass the buck. Again, the tuxes did look good and my dress came out great. Alterations were excellent. But, if you choose to shop here, I recommend the Newport store only.

l at finding you a dress, but don't hover if you want some time to look by yourself. I had a very nice time buying my dress at Needlemans.

The staff there was so friendly and nice and knew me after just one phone call. When I took it back to be cleaned, they remembered me and were so friendly that I wished I had purchased the dress there!

his upon the return of the tuxes, we were told it was our fault. Not happy.

ful dresses to choose from at fair prices. My groomsmen and bridesmaids all got their outfits their as well and they all looked great. Especially my groom-so handsome. :)

adies at Needleman's Bridal in Newport, VT!!!