Wedding Expressions by Geri

thought this meant we would have excellent service throughout the appointment. The girl that was assigned to help me (and I use that term very loosely) didn’t seem to have a clue what to do. I told her my normal clothes size, expecting she would pull dresses a few sizes up and she didn’t. She awkwardly asked me if I wanted help putting the dress on (knowing this was my first time trying on dresses) and encouraged me to pull the dresses up over my midsection as I could hear threads ripping. She pulled dresses out of my price range. The store itself was not what I would consider special, either. I guess my expectations were too high knowing they had just moved to a new location. I envisioned it being fresh and appealing. It was unfinished and still had scaffolding sitting near the runway. I was also very disappointed in the lack of options in store for plus sized brides. I drove over an hour to this store because I was under the impression they had a large selection for plus sized brides. I was limited to looking at a very small section to the side and the clearance section. I inquired about the dresses from the collections coming in plus sizes (as I had seen on the website) and the employee hesitantly told me “I might be able to order one online”. After an attempt to try on a few dresses that didn’t fit and feeling humiliated while my guests waited on me, I got dressed again to try to do a second look of the store. At this point my guests could tell I was embarrassed and one of them got up to look herself. She found one in the clearance section that we had overlooked. The employee tried to talk her out of showing it to me. I tried it on and liked it well enough. I had to clip the sides of the dress myself. I decided I was going to go with the dress and the employees response was, “…this is the one you want?” In a less than excited tone of voice. Didn’t offer to take my picture with the sign. Luckily my guests did on the way out the door when we spotted it. I scheduled an appt for alterations but will be cancelling it due to the numerous negative reviews specific to this area, and do not feel compelled to drive over an hour to this place for anything again. Would not recommend and wish I would’ve done business elsewhere.

The dress comes in, they are relocating so we have to go get the dress because they did not want it to get lost in transition. When it is time to take the dress back for the 1st alteration, they ordered the dress 4x's to BIG!!! The "seamstress" (I would not give her that title) pulls, tucks, and pins. We are then scheduled to be back in 2 weeks. We make the trip for the 2nd fitting...this is supposed to be for the hem. NOT EVEN CLOSE!!! There was so much material that the dress was gaping at the bust, there was not enough pulled in on the sides, my daughter was in tears!!! So admitting (by the owner Geri) that they ordered the wrong size and have no idea why, they pull the "USED" floor sample off the rack that has been tried on by 27,000 people. There is only 1 month to wedding so we have to make this work. There is not enough time to order. Keep in mind there are holes in the mesh, threads hanging everywhere, and spots on the dress. All this was pointed out and we were advised the dress will be perfect! Knowing that I should not have to pay full price for this used dress, Geri said she will take care of the alterations. Do I think it should have been a little more, sure but at this point I just wanted my daughters perfect dress. 2 weeks to weeks to wedding we go back for what should have been the perfect dress. Not even close. All the imperfections that were pointed out...STILL THERE!! NONE OF THEM HAD BEEN FIXED!!! The hem was done and that was it!! She was supposed to fixed the bust, pull out the " standard pad" and put in new, the new padding was in there, but the old was not taken out. The holes in the mesh...STILL THERE, the threads hanging everywhere...yup STILL THERE, spots on the dress...correct, still there. So she can slap a piece of lace over the hole, and wipe the spots...we just need to give her 20 minutes. I am so furious at this point!!! When she comes back out to get us...I point out spots that are still on the dress. I just want to get out of here so I can take the dress to our local seamstress and have something done! As we are heading out, she wants to ring me up for alterations...I remind her that due to the SHIT SHOW we had been through, that is the 1 thing Geri was going to take care of. She stated that was for the original dress...woah, I am sorry, excuse me!!! So you were going to charge me alteration fees for a dress that YOU screwed up...you have lost your mind!!! Needless to say, I paid full rice for the "USED" dress, have to have it dry cleaned and pay my local alteration lady. The dress is the most important piece for the bride and Wedding Expressions by Geri RUINED that for my daughter!!! Brides...if you are looking for a good experience for your big day, DO NOT SHOP HERE!!! WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!

on wedding dresses", so we walked into the little shop in downtown Lees Summit. I grabbed the first dress that jumped out at me, tried it on, and fell in love with it immediately. They were reasonably priced, and even helped me stay under my budget. The ladies in the shop were very sweet and uplifting. I not only tried on a dress that day, but I left with a dress that day! I also used them for my alterations, which they did great at as well! They have since moved locations, and are still in Lees Summit, but they have a much bigger shop now. I would definitely check them out if you're in the market for formalwear!

e to go to this shop from OP but was SO worth it. They are worth every penny for how awesome the staff is to work with.

a great job making sure it fit perfectly in time for my wedding. I highly recommend this shop!

mazing to work with. even with little time to spare the seamstress knocked all alterations and fittings out of the park, even accommodating for my maid of honor's pregnancy without hesitation and adding a corset back last minute. I have gotten more compliments on my dress than I ever imagined and couldn't thank them more for what they did for us. For any bride getting married in our area, I would recommend them time and time again for what they provided for us all especially with a little over 2 months to do it all in.

I actually fit perfectly into some of the samples and in fact some of them had to be clipped! (What!!!) They were so patient with me as I pulled almost every dress from the store. Georgette was just amazing. She was so helpful in finding a dress that fit my body and my style. I tried on my dress so many times because I was in love, but it was okay because I took it back in and they steamed it so it would be perfect for my day.

e I was there and just always had a smile on their face. My dress came out beautifully and was everything I ever dreamed of! I recommended them to everyone I know and two of my friends have also found their dresses here since then already!

ge party. She listen to my ideas of a dress and pulled the most perfect dress. I know without her i wouldnt have got the dress I did and now looking back I can't imagine finding a dress that would have been more perfect for me. We also got our men's suits from there. they made it very stress free on them including one of the men, who lived out of state. they got the suits in early in the week had them try it on and the few things that were slightly to big or to small they were able to correct with no issues. absolute recommend this place to anyone and everyone getting married or even looking for prom dresses.

t in the mail and put it on and it won't zip up. They sent me a ZERO instead of a ten. I called and asked them for help. Instead they asked me the RUDEST questions as if I was lying. "Are you sure it's a zero instead of a ten? We check all dresses before they ship?" "Did you actually try the dress on to see that it's a zero?". I told them I would send them pictures of all the tagging that had a 0 on it. I did. Then they said they would try to get a 10 if they could find one. This was WEEKS before the wedding. They found one, then had to ship it to me. I got it one week before leaving for the wedding. Luckily I have a wonderful seamstress who was able to alter it in a short amount of time. I had to pay twice as much in alterations. And then I was bothered by phone calls and texts to get the dress sizes zero back them so they wouldn't have to pay the designer for it. None of this would have bothered me so much if they would have simply apologized and helped imburse me for the trouble from their mistake. I had to pay extra for last minute alterations and for the shipping to get their mistake back to them. Don't recommend them AT ALL.

very well. We had one little snag but they were quick to take care of it. Would and have recommended them to several people. After coming here it’s hard to go to other shops cause they just are not even close to the same level.

st acted like she didn't see what was wrong with the dress and kept telling us we were wrong and was not hearing us out. Finally she got someone else to come look at it and figured out a way to make it work!

y pleased with the results. There was only one little hiccup where they said I'd called and rescheduled my last alteration appointment, when I hadn't, so I ended up having to use one of the smaller rooms intended for intiial try-ons. It was fine, but I would've preferred using the alteration room. After the wedding, I decided to have them preserve my dress, which I'd received a diacodis for since my dress was from there. Those results were fantastic as well; it's now very prettily displayed in its box. Of course time will tell how it holds up, but for now I'm pleased.

genuinely interested in helping me find my ideal dress. Not to mention the fact that I’m from out of town and Geri kept the shop open late TWICE for me. Everyone in the shop goes above and beyond what anyone could reasonably expect, and I can’t imagine having found the perfect dress and having such a fun time doing it anywhere else. With high expectations, a lot of opinions, and the pressure of finding the perfect dress, wedding shopping can be stressful. But the experience here is everything wedding dress shopping is supposed to be.

he Tuesday before. My husband went to get his tux, we was told to go try it on at home. They didn't even have him try it on at the store?! He got home and nothing fit. Every one of his groomsman had to get something exchanged. Luckily it all worked out, but it was extremely inconvenient that correct sizes were not ordered or measurements were incorrectly taken. Lastly, apparently tuxes had to be back the DAY after the wedding. A Sunday! And they are only open from 12-3. Super inconvenient, would NOT recommend ordering tuxes here!

ety, different, unique dresses. Highly recommended!

than expected. Our BIGGEST concern was that three of the bridesmaid dresses that came in were the wrong dress; correct color, but wrong dress!!! This is something that staff members should always check when orders arrive. It was later discovered that a staff member entered one digit incorrectly on the dress order and by the time the dresses arrived, it was too late to exchange them. My daughter (the bride) and the bridesmaids that received these dress were all quite upset about this. At first when I contacted Geri to see what could be done about this situation, we were only offered 50% off the dresses. I’m sorry, it was an error made by Bridal Expressions and it caused much undue stress on the my daughter as well as the bridesmaids; therefore, I went to visit Geri along with one of the bridesmaids with the incorrect dress to discuss the situation further. After much discussion, Geri finally decided that she would cover the cost of the gowns and cover all alteration costs. My thoughts are that it shouldn’t have even been a second thought for Geri to totally cover these dresses; she should have covered everything from the get-go. My advice would be that if you find a dress you love at Bridal Expressions, order your dress in plenty of time (more than 6 months out from event) and as soon as it comes in go into the store and check to be sure you’ve received exactly what you’ve ordered.

one on one experience. Overall, I was happy with my experience here.

you walk into the boutique, all of the employees just look at you, and wait for you to approach them, rather than welcoming you in (even if you have an appointment). Also, you fill out an information sheet with your price point at the beginning of your appointment, but the associate I worked with did not even read my sheet, and all of the dresses selected were above my price range. Luckily I had a little give in the range I was willing to pay, but if I had been extremely set on the price I listed, would have been disappointed. Overall though, it is a lovely boutique full of lovely dresses and personalities!

ere amazing to work with and had a great selection in the store to pick from as well. Thank you so much,