Second Summer Bride-Designer Gowns, Resale, Consignment

est part was my stylist, Natalie. She was warm and honest, and made me feel so comfortable during the appointment. She has incredible style and really knows dresses. I tried on MANY dresses over a two hour period and never felt rushed or pressured. Natalie was so patient as my mom and two bridesmaids would proclaim...ahhh now THIS is my favorite one!! ... every time. In the end my favorite was a gorgeous dress from the clearance rack with a price tag of $500. The seamstress that I took it to said it had no visible signs of ever being worn! So either it was never actually worn by another bride, or it was cleaned extremely well :) I would recommend SSB to any bride who wants a great selection and a great deal! Don't forget to ask for Natalie! She is amazing and I'm very thankful for my experience with her.

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tore is amazing. The girls truly listen to you, kindly suggest something nice and reasonable to your budget. My dress needed some adjustment. SSB provided a list of reliable seamstresses. I chose Olga Babichev and she did a wonderful job on my Tara Keely dress. I also found beautiful earrings and accessories. Overall I had a wonderful experience.

ouraged me to keep trying on different styles. Once we found the right style she started pulling different options. All the prices were unbelievable! All the dresses I tried on were well below my budget. As this was my first stop I didn't want to make any final decision before checking out another shop. I decided on a dress from another shop but would 100% recommend stopping at Second Summer while dress shopping, especially if you have a small budget and don't want to shop at David's Bridal.

f I want to help make someone else's day I can bring my dress back. We did wind up going to one chain store after, but it was a mad house. It just confirmed that I made the right choice.

to any soon to be bride considering they have a wide variety of both styles and price tags. I ended up getting my dress, unique custom veil, and sash all for well under the original price of the dress. I can not say enough good things about this place and would give them more stars if I could! Thank you for everything Second Summer!!!

here as the sales ladies were so nice, and were ready to help with anything needed! I would definitely recommend checking this place out! They have some beautiful gowns at great prices.

et. When I decided on my dress, I called the store and placed my deposit via telephone, then was able to pick up the dress and pay the remaining balance at my convenience. I ended up with a dress that was originally made in Europe, completely unique, and for less than many of the brand new dresses at places like David's Bridal, Alfred Angelo, etc (can't even compare the value/savings to more upscale bridal 'salons' in the Austin area)! Highly recommend checking this place out if you can!

trying on dresses is a fun, and not hectic experience. I would absolutely recommend that any check out Second Summer Bride on their hunt for the perfect dress!

u a dress that was out of my budget. Although this did take place I must say I understand that it is their jobs as consultants. I had a great time trying on dresses and the staff made me feel very welcome and comfortable. I even had a Maggie Sottero picked out but after going to a few more shops I couldn't bring myself to pay that much for a used dress.

a size 2! I highly recommend them!

s looking for, what style of dress my body type needed and quickly adapted their suggestions. We found the perfect dress on my first visit based off of a recommended dress from the sales rep. It was a gorgeous never before worn Justin Alexander! Such a great experience.

ful experience here. At the big name stores you don’t get a lot of attention or space and you are allowed to try on only a few dresses. At second summer bride I didn’t feel like there was a time limit and I was able to look around by myself. I found a gorgeous dress that brand new would have been probably twice the price I got it for. It had a few tears in the skirt so it needed some repairs, but it was the perfect dress. As soon as I opened the curtains, my family and friends that were with me all gasped. (This was our 3rd dress store and none of the other responses had been that dramatic.) I would highly recommend Second Summer Bride to all brides on a budget, quick timeline, or looking for something UNIQUE.

I found was a little out of my price range, but they helped work it down to a price that was in my budget. I would recommend anyone looking for a dress to come here!! It was still a little more expensive then I would have thought, but the prices helped me get a dress that I wouldn't have been able to afford before, at a very reasonable price.

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because their reviews were AWESOME! I am all about reading up on companies before I give them my business and I didn't read one bad review about SS. I also just have to say that when I pictured a consignment store in my head, I never imagined a place as beautiful and elegantly decorated as Second Summer. When I first walked in the door, I just knew I would find my dress here. Natalie, who is a gorgeous young woman AND a complete ANGEL, helped me find "The Dress." She was an absolute pleasure from the second I walked in the door to when I came back for my dress. You can tell by just looking at the way she carries herself and from the way she dresses that she has impeccable style. THIS is the type of individual you want to help style you for the most important day of your life!! And she is just as sweet as she is beautiful. I cannot say enough about how great it was having her help that day. THANK YOU Natalie! I feel like I am going a little overboard here, but after going to my second appointment (after SS) at a different bridal shop across the street where I was treated badly and had an awful experience, I really have to stress how important it is to choose a place that not only has amazing wedding dresses to choose from but also has awesome customer service as well. This is the ONE time you get to do this!! I brought my mom, future MIL and my 4 Maids of Honor (I know, I'm crazy) to my appointment. We had our own room with PLENTY of space, so that was really nice. What I really loved, being a bride with curves, was that Natalie directed me to the dresses that were in my price range AND my size! My body is hour glass shape, so going into the appointment I was worried that I would be limited to what I would be able to try on. However, that was never the case! I felt really good about myself the entire time. I also really loved that Natalie understood my personal style. Being the last out of all of my friends to get married, I really want my wedding to be unique in every way and obviously the dress is a HUGE part in all of that. She totally got that and although I tried on several dresses that my friends, moms and I chose, I ended up falling in love with one that Natalie chose! We went to another appointment (the awful one I mentioned before) but NOTHING compared to the feeling I had when I put on the dress at Second Summer. **Also, and this is important to brides on a budget, Natalie did everything she could to help me out to make the dress more affordable. You could tell that she genuinely wanted me to have the dress of my dreams and would do anything in her power to make that happen. I didn't think that I would actually have "that feeling" that every bride describes where you tear up and you just don't EVER want to take your dress off. I totally did!! I am so happy I gave SS my business and I 110% recommend to EVERY bride to go to Second Summer to find their dress! Thanks AGAIN Natalie and Second Summer Bride for making my day and helping me find The Dress!

shopper (that's why I went to a consignment bridal shop) and I was so excited that I didn't realize I should have researched the price of the actual dress I purchased before hand because I probably could have negotiated the price a little better. I'm still not sorry I said yes to the dress here though!

only 4 stars because of the selection. They have only a limited number of each size, but this is what you have to expect when going to a store like this. I found my perfect dress and saved a lot of money, I would recommend, especially for brides on a budget or looking to save money!

sses here and I'll be looking into reselling my dress soon!

s before. The dress needed to be taken in two sizes, the sweetheart neckline needed to be lowered and the dress needed to be shortened and bustled. This was going to be almost $1,000 to alter, the same amount that I had paid for the dress. With it being that difficult and expensive to alter, I decided to buy a new dress and try to sell the old one. I tried one other Austin boutique before walking into Second Summer Bride three weeks before my wedding, extremely scared that I would not be able to find a dress. Thankfully, I was proved wrong quickly! I had an amazing experience, in which a very understanding associate helped me find several dresses I loved, the very first of which turned out to be THE dress! I was in and out in thirty minutes with a dress that cost less and that I loved much more than my first! To make things even crazier, I changed my mind about wearing a veil and went back five days before the wedding to get one, was helped by the same person and found one in minutes. I truly enjoyed both of my experiences at this very stylish boutique (don't let the surrounding area/outside scare you, the inside is adorable!), and have nothing but good things to say about the customer service. Don't let the consignment part make you nervous.. All of the dresses I tried on were brand new, and even the ones that were not were gorgeous! But go to Second Summer and see for yourself; I promise you won't be disappointed!

ely all about me. The team there was fabulous. They helped me to define the look I was going for, even though I really had no clue when I walked in the door (I'm not one of those brides whose been planning her dream wedding since she was 10...). They encouraged me to try styles that I didn't expect to like, and were incredibly kind, fun, and encouraging. I didn't expect to find my dress at the first shop, but they also encouraged me to shop around and be absolutely certain that it was the one (since their dresses are off the rack). I went to a few other boutiques, as well as the big box wedding store that everyone knows, and didn't have such great experiences. People were unfriendly and unwilling to help me. I'm so glad that wasn't my first dress shopping experience! However, it only made me realize that I wanted the dress I had found at Second Summer Bride, not only because I loved the dress but because I wanted to support a local store that truly cared about their brides. If you live in Austin, I would HIGHLY recommend you check them out!

- NO COMPARISON! Second Summer was such a great experience. Lots of dresses to choose from and plenty of comfortable seating for the bridal party.