David's Bridal

Elite '08

9

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Beck N.

Roxbury, MA

My cousin & I ventured out here a couple weeks ago so that I could try on some bridesmaid dresses.  We were looking for tea length & possibly 2 piece, which I have to admit, there wasn't a gigantic selection.  The salesgirl helped us fill our room with the items for us to try on, but we never saw her again...which is pretty a-typical to most Davids Bridal salons.

In any event, I can't really complain about the actual garments because clothes like that either look really great or really terrible on me.  But in any event, we probably won't be going back to this location, simply for the lack of attentiveness on their part.

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Elite '08

24

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Chrissy J.

MA

Having over a year until my wedding day, I hadn't been too worried about finding a dress. I didn't want to wear white, I wanted to lose a few pounds, I had no idea what styles to look for and I HATE trying clothes on! I am not your typical glowing, misty eyed bride-to-be. However, my mother and I decided it was time to research what styles would look best on a buxom figure like mine and against many peoples' advice, we ventured out to David's Bridal in Danvers.
   Upon entering the store a feeling of dread and nausea swept over me. NOT because of the environment of the store, but because of the huge numbers of racks with thousands of dresses in all different sizes and styles. I started feeling overwhelmed. But my mom, my friend and I started digging through sizes and found a few to start with. A very nice consultant by the name of Jyorjia (pronounced Georgia) came to put me into a fitting room. And though I had no appointment, she was happy to help me out and get me started. She filled out some paperwork and got together my petticoat, bra, shoes, and came into the fitting room to help me dress. She even laced me up in the back. After each dress I would step onto this little podium on the sales floor so my mom and friend (and everyone else in the store) could "ooh and ahhhh." Basically, I felt like a princess.
The first dress proved to be the best of about 8 dresses. I actually blushed!!! AND got a little tear in my eye... I knew it was the one, so luckily, it was on sale AND they have 1 year financing with no interest! Perfect for me since my wedding is next October. So I bought it.
The entire staff was incredibly helpful and answered my numerous questions. They set me up with fittings and even helped my mom explore options for herself and my little flower girls. The store was neat and organized. The floor samples of the dresses were clean and easy to find. They really made a stressful situation so much easier on me. And turned me into princess bride.
We went on a Friday afternoon and there was barely anyone there. But by the time we left, around 5, things started picking up quite a bit. The consultants also told me that the weekends are insane so it's always best to make an appointment.
Loss of one star for no champagne :(

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Elite '08

24

161

Jane B.

Auburndale, MA

So a few weeks ago on a Saturday, I started feeling anxious about not having tried on any wedding dresses and after being pestered by plenty of people who told me that it was "dangerous" not to have a dress picked out 6months before the wedding, I decided it was time. I gave the folks at David's Bridal a call and they told me that they typically have people schedule appointments if they want to try dresses on to reserve a room and have a consultant ready to help you out. But that day they had so few that they told me just to drop by.

The plan was to just try on some styles and see what looked best. I met my mother there and when we entered the store, we were met by a lady who told us to go look around and select a few dresses that I'd want to try on then go back to her to fill out some information.

For the dresses, I do have to say they do have a decent selection of a variety of styles. Granted, since nearly every dress right now is strapless, it's hard to find other styles in terms of sleeves, etc. Most of their strapless dresses can come with spaghetti straps. Since my wedding is in the Fall I was looking for something with a little more coverage up top.

After I found the dresses I wanted to try I went back to the table and they had me fill out some forms and set me up with a consultant, Cindy. I told Cindy what I was looking for and beyond helping with the dresses I chose to try on, she brought out some dresses for me to try that I wouldn't have pulled on my own. And in fact, I ended up purchasing a dress that I don't think I ever would have thought to try on.

I've got to pick up the dress and they were great about that as well. I tried it on again to make sure everything was a-OK and another consultant helped me out (Tina). She was also very good and very helpful. In fact, in my dealings with the staff at this store, so far, everyone has been extremely nice and helpful - which is perfect and necessary for someone who is a bit nervous and unsure about buying a wedding dress for the first time. ;)

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