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| - Rounded up from 1.5 stars; I wanted to enjoy the store, but it just fell flat. At the end of January 2017, I went to Jealous Bridesmaids for an appointment to look at wedding dresses. I went with my sister and 2 friends, who all agreed that it was not a good experience. We had just come from another bridal appointment that was head and shoulders above what we experienced at Jealous Bridesmaids. Maybe the dresses were not my style; I was looking for something not too poofy, straps, and for a day wedding. However, sadly I think the negative experience stemmed from the consultant. The consultant that helped me might have been new, but I ended up feeling pretty uncomfortable and awkward. I'll elaborate below, but overall I knew after the appointment I would not return.
Some specifics (sorry, very long!):
- At the other salon, the consultant took a bit of time to get to know me and what I was looking for. So when I was asked here, I started explaining how I was not into really big dresses, the event was in the day, etc. I got cut off and we went straight into pulling dresses after a quick rundown of how the store was organized. No biggie, but it played out later when the suggested dresses were totally not what I was looking for.
- The first dress I tried on was a sample from off the sale rack. I was really liking it but then the consultant said it wasn't good enough and that it wasn't doing anything for my body. Not the most positive note to start on when I really liked the dress, but that's okay.
- I was asked multiple times to rate the dresses from 1-10 as soon as I saw them on. I said I really didn't want to do that but the consultant kept pushing until I blurted out an arbitrary number. She would then emphasize that I MUSTN'T accept anything less than a resounding 10. Yet, I am not the kind of person who needs to find the most "perfect" dress and I made that pretty clear (I need to work with my budget too! Which was $1200 by the way).
- I am not a reactive person and a dress would never make me cry or freak out even if I loved it 100%. My friends agreed that the consultant seemed a bit frustrated that my reactions weren't bigger. I was made to feel like I was being difficult... but I am laid back! There were a couple dresses I liked but she sort of dismissed them when my face wasn't lighting up the way she expected. I'm not the most traditional, fun, or emotional bride, but I am still someone looking for a wedding dress!
- NOTHING zipped up. I am a street size 6-8 so perhaps the samples were too small, but the consultant did not even attempt to zip anything and kept clipping the dresses to my bra. Not sure if this is normal; at the store I had just been to every single dress zipped up and fit surprisingly well.
- Again, I wanted a relatively simple dress with straps for my daytime (brunch) wedding. Still, she pulled many blingy gowns that were very fitted or very poofy. She kept saying it was better for my body... honestly with this and nothing zipping up I started feeling a bit self-conscious.
- I got the impression she was pulling gowns she really liked, without realizing they were not for me. I was a good sport and tried everything on, including a dress that had translucent side panels and a lot of boning throughout the bodice. Wow, I mean it's someone's dress, but definitely not mine.
So maybe come here if you are smaller, have a bigger budget, and want a bigger, glitzier gown. There is nothing wrong with any of those things, it was just not for me and I found the service was uncomfortable.
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