I went to a bunch of different bridal salons in Alexandria and Say Yes for Less was the best by far. I loved how the store is set up - dresses are sorted by both price and size so it's easy to browse and avoid dresses that are out of budget. Th...e owner, Pamela, was lovely. She lets you pull your own dresses and also makes great suggestions for you to try on. She's really attentive and helps make the dresses look how they will actually fit, even if the sample is too big. I fell in love with the first dress I tried on, but wanted to check out a few other shops before I committed, and Pamela even held my dress and veil for me for a few hours. When I was there, they had a deal where if you bought a dress and veil the veil was 50% off and Pamela also offered me an additional 10% off on my dress, which means I got an amazing Maggie Sottero gown for under $1,000!
You'd never guess that my dress was a sample - it looks totally new, as did all of the samples I tried on - they were in great condition.
They also have a great selection of veils and jewelry here!