Weddings by Design

iage wasn’t for her. She also argued with me when I told her I didn’t want a strapless dress. It was an uncomfortable experience.

ds dresses and even rented tuxes right there at The Tux Shop! It made me feel good to see other brides there smiling and having great experiences each time I went in. I recommend this store to ALL brides!!

opinions! After finding my gorgeous dress she helped 4/6 bridesmaids find their gowns as well. (Good deal if you get your dress and bridesmaids there too! FYI) There was never any pressure to buy, you can tell they all truly care about making sure you are happy and feel good through this whole experience. I have already and will continue to tell everyone I know to go to Weddings by Design

e store was clean and comfortably cool since trying on dresses gets SUPER warm fast. I would highly recommend this shop!

we got to do so at our own pace and the consultant was around but allowed us to pick the first ones just on our own. My consultant, Christie, was fantastic. She really took the time to make me feel special and talked to me and my party as if we were family. When I found a dress that I really liked but did not love, there was not the pressure to immediately buy as there was in other stores. She was so nice about us taking photos and giving me time to just look at myself in the gowns. I loved that she insisted we take a group photo at the end. She was so helpful with the belts and when I was not finding one that I really liked, measured the width so that if I chose my favorite dress, I could easily find the correct sized belt anywhere. It was an overall great experience.

hey also knew when my mom and I needed a moment and allowed us that space. Additionally, they worked with me to make a belt I REALLY wanted affordable for me.

at me like an idiot. She was rude to my mother, rude to me and overall unpleasant to work with. I was so disappointed in my experience. I know other ladies who work here are nice but Christie needed a reality check. She bragged about how she had been doing this for 8 years. Personally, I don't know how she makes a sale with this kind of attitude. I was in the changing room with her on the verge of tears because of how she was treating me. I found a dress I loved here and for less expensive than the second store I visited but I didn't return here because I didn't want to give them my business. I think this location has great dresses to offer, but that one staff member ruined the dress experience for me. If you decide to go here, I suggest you request anyone but her.

ll the dresses while I waited for an opening. Then when it was my turn I was super nervous with this being my first time trying on a dress, but my associate made me feel relaxed and beautiful! She helped to me to figure out what exactly I would look best in the fit my body. She stayed with me for two hours ( which was 30 minutes after they were suppose to close) helping find the a dress I have not been able to stop thinking about! I would definitely recommend Weddings by Design for any Bride!!

be given in a department store, a big plastic bag that ripped during transport (allowing rain on my dress the day before the wedding). Fix the bag and everything would be 5 stars!

seamstress did an amazing job. I planned my wedding from out of town and the shop was great with working with me for my fittings when I was in town. I would definitely recommend!

my price range which made me happy! I was originally planning on spending $1200-1500, and found many dresses under my original budget! I ended up spending less then planned and found a beautiful dress! I called the following day bc I wanted to try it on again and they had no problems fitting me in w/o and apt! Love this place!

n dresses I couldn't afford). When I saw "my dress", it was missing the price tag, but I tried it on anyway. We were terrified it was going to be above our price range, but it was right in budget, and it was stunning! They were so helpful, friendly, and willing to assist with whatever I needed!

ons are not included and get very pricey; the staff will recommend you find someone else to do them.

ount for buying my dress the first time I was there which was nice and I bought an AMAZING Essence of Australia dress off the rack with an added discount!

orgeous dress that everyone oo'ed and ahh'ed over. I would definitely recommend all Iowa brides to get their gown from the best bridal shop in town, Weddings by Design!

also too short. I guarantee I did not grow taller! Not just a bit too short either. Like hey-look-at-my-ankles too short. The seamstress was able to fix everything in the end but it was a very stressful experience that left me in tears many times.

as very happy with my final decision for my dress and would recommend Weddings by Design to any future brides.

was a difference of $250. They really know how to take advantage of you. I loved my dress, but you could find a beautiful dress anywhere. I went to another place for my bridesmaid dresses and I loved them - Bridal Boutique in the East Village.

once had was gone. I was put in the back of the store to browse the dresses by myself. The associate was supposed to bring me color swatches and after 30 minutes came back to check on me with no swatches. Needless to say I was ready to leave. They do have a discount on the bridesmaid dresses if you purchased your wedding gown there, which is nice. I also didn't have good luck with their seamstress - she was always running a half an hour late and rushed through my appointment, not paying full attention to me. I had to point out that I was falling out of the top of my dress for her to fix it, otherwise she would have just left it! I was very frustrated.

ing sure I was confident in my dress.

steamed and ready to go. Nothing was steamed or ready to go. Once they finally found the dress, the buttons on it that they broke, were not fixed as previously promised, 3 pearls on my crown were missing, and my veil was missing. Couldnt find it anywhere. They came out with another veil and said I could just use that one. I started to cry. They ended up fixing the crown and putting it in a box instead of wrapped it in a plastic bag like they originally did. They ordered a new veil to match the original one I wanted and they fixed the buttons on the dress. I can to then come back the day before my wedding and deal with this AGAIN. Thankfully it was all fixed, but what a fiasco. Then they expected me to pay for the shipping of the new veil! yeah that didnt happen. Bridezilla came out!

in a bustle. Which was extremely high in price but I paid it. The bustle lasted 15minutes before it was ripped out.

ers and they were great at working with them too. I would recommend this place to anyone!

t-hand feel on what it felt like to be a celebrity!! I received many compliments throughout the night on the unique color (pewter) of my dress.

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at "one-on-one" attention at all. We ended up going back on Sunday to re-try one of my top dresses on. Turns out there were TONS we didn't see because they were so busy and other girls had them in their rooms. We got excellent service on Sunday, the ladies were great! My dress came in way too big, which I thought would happen when they told me what size I "should" order. So we had to pay to alter it. I probably would have had to take it in anyway though, so not a huge deal.

ived a discount on those too.

s a little disappointed though when I went with my girls to get their dresses... The staff wasn’t as nice or attentive when dealing with bridesmaids dresses. It was difficult to find help once they dropped us off at the try on rooms. We spent a lot of money here and it was a disappointing to struggle to get help!

find they had the dresses I liked at other locations as well. Everything was there. I also wouldnt have tried on the dress that I bought if it werent for Melissa, the owner. I was able to get appointments fairly easy (apt. only location) and I ALWAYS had one-on-one attention without waiting for someone. The only downfall is that alterations at this location (as I am sure is true for others) are expensive and offered at limited times.

the perfect dress for ever bride. My only problem was on the tux side of things. When my groom went in to make decisions on tuxes, they didn't have a sample of the material he was looking at. They said they'd see if they could get it and they'd call us. Unfortunately, that side of the business seems to be very bad at follow-up because we had to call them on multiple occasions to find out what was going on and I even went into the store a few times to ask and was told that the lady in charge of the tuxes would "get back to me" the next day, but she never did. That being said, once we got everything ordered, they were very helpful about making sure everything fit the guys correctly and even exchanging one of the guys' jackets that ended up being too small.

ed and all the bussels in my dress broke within an hour. I ended up carrying my dress all night. The dress shop itself tho, was very good.

modate my schedule. Their selection is unbelievable - they have modestly priced dresses as well as more expensive, higher end. But no matter the price tag, each dress looks like it's the highest quality. Couldn't have been happier with my experience here!

d her friends and family. I would highly recommend this place!

resses to try and kept going back to the first one - a silver Maggie Sottero unlike anything I pictured myself getting. The associate helping me was very patient and made me look my best in each dress. She didn't make me feel uncomfortable being practically naked with her, which I had been nervous about. She wasn't pushy, and only offered her opinion or advice when we asked for it. They also connected me to a great tailor and helped me find the perfect shoes and dye them the right shade of silver to match. They seemed as excited as I was throughout the process and made me feel even more excited as I left town with the dress before the wedding - "Send us photos!" "You're going to be beautiful!" "We can't wait to hear about it!" They stored it for me so my man wouldn't catch any glimpses, and steamed it before I came to pick it up. The tailoring cost more than I expected, but I got such an AMAZING deal on the dress itself that it worked out fine. We tried on bridesmaid dresses there as well, but ended up ordering online because it was cheaper. They had a nice selection of bridal, bridesmaid and mothers' dresses. I had been drooling over Maggie Sottero dresses online for weeks, assuming I'd never be able to afford them, and at Weddings by Design my dream came true! I wanted something unique, and I got it - how often do you see a silver wedding gown? I wish I could get married again so I could wear more of their dresses and work with their associates again, but I definitely married a keeper so I guess I'll just have to find an occasion to wear the dress again!

picking out my dress and I was SO happy with the dress from Martina Liana that I ended up buying! It totally matched my personality and the feeling of our whole wedding! I used Weddings by Design's alterations person and she was great too! My only advice would be concerning sizing for bridesmaid dresses. Make sure your bridesmaids can go try on the dress somewhere because a couple of mine didn't and ended up with huge alterations bills. The sizing charts did not work out for them.

on the other hand were not treated well. We had to order our dresses twice because they weren't entered in correctly the first time..even though we were told the dresses would be steamed free of charge all 4 of us had very wrinkly dresses (I complained and they steamed mine, but everyone else had wrinkly dresses on the wedding day)..then I just had the overall feeling of frustration coming from the consultants. They have beautiful dresses and in the end everything turned out fine for me (and the bride), but it took a lot of work. I am now the bride and was not going to purchase my dress from them after that experience, but they had a clearance sale so I thought, "Why not?" I actually ended up finding a dress I loved. I didn't get 10% off, but I'm guessing that was because it was already deeply discounted from the sale. Another thing that bothers me is the fact that they charge $75 to steam and store the dress. Every other bridal shop I had gone to actually vocalized that they do not do this. So basically I have to pay $75 to ensure I do not have a wrinkly dress.. which duh, of course I will pay and not because I want to but because I have to. As the bride, I do feel more respected than I did, but I now fear something horrible will happen to my dress... like get lost in the sea of dresses in the back. Or a stain will magically appear on it and they'll tell me I'm responsible for the condition of the dress since I bought it on clearance. Probably just the normal "bride-gone-crazy" thoughts going through my head, but I find it more likely now than I might have had I not been a bridesmaid shortly before. My bridesmaids are going to David's Bridal for their dresses, saving themselves the headache and about $100+ each. As far as price goes, they are very reasonable. If you are looking for an absolutely fantastic looking dress but don't necessarily have the money for one, I would recommend going during their clearance sales, which are probably only once a year in mid autumn so they can make room for new stock.