Lucy, my sales consultant, finally made me enjoy wedding dress shopping. From my experience at other stores, I have found that the consultant can really make or break the experience. Especially in a large store with so many dressing like JB, you need a patient, attentive and helpful consultant to help navigate the dense row of dresses. Lucy did just that and was also very interesting, personable and friendly!
I showed Lucy a photo of the style I was envisioning for my dress and immediately she had two in mind. She also helped us choose a few more dresses to get of a sense of other styles I could unexpectedly like that could be suitable for my petite size. She was also great at pinning up each dress and walking me through how the dress could look post-alterations. For the top contender (the dress I may very well say YES to!) she got the seamstress to show me exactly how they could change the straps and train to fit my body. She also got the iPad to show me the model wearing the same dress. At other stores we visited, I felt the consultant merely pinned the dress up so it wouldn't fall down but made little effort to pin it so we could actually assess what it might look like post alterations.
It was such a pleasure to finally feel confident and excited to walk out of the change room! Even if I do not ultimately say YES to this dress, I think every bride to be should visit JB. I should also mention that most dresses were under $2,300. They also have a wide selection of bridesmaid dresses, as the name might suggest ;)