I'm a really eccentric quirky person. Total weirdo out of the box sort of bride. I went to Davids Bridal because my MIL and bridesmaids were all in town and it seemed like it'd be fun to do. I didn't have hopes of buying a dress. I know my taste in gowns isn't really normal, but what's the harm in trying out some shapes and seeing how I felt.
DB is affordable. The staff was pretty friendly. My consultant (Deborah I think was her name) was super down to earth. She was fun. She got my vibe straight off the bat. I told her, these are the dresses I like, i'd like to try them on. She told me they didn't have 2 of the ones I picked out because only robinson carries Zac Posen dresses (GOOD TO KNOW!). She grabbed the gowns I had pinned/saved to my favorites board. She got me an under garment to wear since mine wasn't really suitable (seriously this was a last minute thing). She let my sister (MOH) help me in and out of my first gown and then she helped me out of all the other ones. The first dress was a miss (my fault not hers). But she was laughing right along with us. We were all cracking jokes and pointing out what we disliked about the dresses and what we liked about others. They asked about a bolero, I said... do you have any shoulder jewelry and the other consultant's eyes got huge and excited and she said OH MY GOD I HAVE JUST THE THING FOR YOU. The whole store was coming over to look after a while because 1) we were loud 2) I was wearing a wild rhinestone collar/bib thing (AND I LOVED IT!).I had a really really really great experience.
Yes they were buys. Yes my consultant had to run away a few times to help other brides. Yes it's less personal than most. The thing is... I ended up buying a dress. Of course I'll be having it altered and changed to be nearly unrecognizable as a DB dress. :-D