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Nancy's Bridal Boutique
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Nancy's Bridal Boutique
1st off, I can't speak to the alterations. I didn't have mine done here, because I didn't want to have to fly in for fittings.
I bought my dress here. It was a Watters Wtoo Brides dress, I loved it.
I drug my friends, family & the poor sales girl through about 2 hours of, this one.... 3 minutes spent changing into the other one, or... this one.
In the end, I went with the one no one really liked except for me, because I had vision. ;)
The sales girl was a doll. She was nice, but a little young, and they really kept her busy. She was kind of running around like a crazy.
It was a bit crowded, and the other sales ladies were a bit.. snobby (for lack of a better word) but I didn't find it off putting. Mind you, I'd been shopping in NYC previously, I can take quite a bit of snobbery.
I picked my dress, paid for 1/2, then the other 1/2 when I picked it up. Price seemed reasonable, based on some online research, and it came with Cap sleeves, which was an added perk. I bought at the lower end of the price range for Nancy's which was appx $1000.
It worked out. It wasn't a WONDERFUL, AMAZING experience.. but it was good. I left happy. A-OK.
I have to agree with previous posters that Nancy's ...while a nice little boutique, has a lot to be desired. Nancy (the owner) is a lovely younger woman but she is always on the go and sometimes, seems like she is the only one WORKING. And, that makes for haste as she scampers about on her four inch heels trying to get everyone everything they need.
When I was shopping for bridal gowns, I did choose a dress from Nancy's after some debate, put a deposit down and then ...decided I didn't want it. I knew I would lose the money I put down and I was OK with that, but Nancy was not. She gave me a lot of attitude when I politely called to tell her that I would no longer be wanting my dress. She said that it was rude of me to "abandon my gown". Well, that's OK...my dress will still go on...
Nancy is a very soft spoken, non-excitable woman. I think brides NEED more than that. Being in the bridal business myself, I really take their excitement to heart and relay that in my own service. I'm not saying EVERYONE should do this, but I do think people who work at bridal stores should TRY.
My sister and I stopped in Nancy's by appt. and were rushed through the process. My sister didn't' have a lot of "hands on" help getting in and out of the gowns in comparison with other places we had been, who practically DRESSED her FOR her. While we really liked one gown, she chose another from another store b/c ...well, the service was better, the woman SELLING the dress was excited and gushing and frankly, we just didn't want to deal with Nancy's.
SO, while it's "A-OK"...I don't think it's nearly top notch but with so many limited options and David's as it's competition, I guess I don't see how brides have any other choice than to at least give it a shot.
Just keep in mind that appt. or not, there won't be a lot of one on one service and the staff is less than thrilled to be excited for you.
nancy was a whole lotta not cool. as was her husband. nancy seemed to have something against us when we walked in--perhaps it was because i was not thinking and brought a drink in, but i happily and most apologetically complied when they asked me to set it down--i was admittedly in the wrong. however-despite having an appointment here, we were not assigned to an associate and they seem to just accept walk-ins.
the dressing "rooms" (if you can call them that) are cramped and there is ONE mirror for about 10 brides. no one seemed to want to help pin my friend into her dress...until i started pinning it and i was then told that they need to do that; that i don't know how. now-i agree. i don't know how to do it right. but no one would help us until there was danger of me "ruining" their precious sample dress by sticking a few straight pins into the back seam. whatever.
liked this place OK. i got some personal attention, but only after asking. nancy, one of the consultants, had some good ideas about how to style the dress that i liked here... i've had many friends that have found "the" dress here, so i would definitely give it a shot.