I had a great experience at Diva Boutique looking for my wedding dress. I made an appointment easily by calling the store and they had good availability to fit me in on a Sunday at my chosen time.
Going into the store I was a little unsure, but I was welcomed by very friendly staff and taken upstairs to where they keep all of the bridal gowns. The store was immaculate and a lot of the dresses are displayed on manikins which helped me to point out the styles I liked. I was asked about my likes and dislikes and I explained that I had already found a dress that I liked in another store and was looking to see if I could beat it. I showed the staff a picture and they actually stocked that dress.
I went into the fitting room, (which was huge and private) unlike a lot of other stores I visited and I was helped to try on a few dresses. I was glad that they helped me get in the dresses as a lot of them where quite big and difficult to step into. The lady listened to what I liked and didn't like about each one and brought in new dresses for me to try based on my feedback. Once I was in each dress she opened the fitting room doors so that I could show my mum once I was fully in the dress. In a lot of other stores I found myself standing in the middle of the store in front of other customers as they clipped me in.
I never felt rushed or under any pressure, but I kept comparing everything to the dress I had seen in another store, so they brought me this one to try on at the end. They let me spend quite a considerable amount of time in the dress to walk about, sit down and make my mind up in my own time that it was the dress for me. I decided to purchase it from Diva because the staff were very friendly, helpful and dedicated.
I will be going for my fitting in a few weeks and will update on my experience then.