Fashion Show

Last night, trying on dresses with Black & Yellow Bride , her MOH and her mom was like one big fashion show! We started off by grabbing just about the entire selection of short dresses off the rack (and even some long ones, per Mom's request). David’s Bridal does one of each dress in each color, so, often we ended up trying on dresses in Salmon and Capri and having to pretend we’d know what they looked like in black. This was trickier said than done, but, we were in luck! The dress that Black & Yellow Bride (and the two of us) ended up liking the most was available in Black for us to try on and see.  

It was a really fun experience, getting to put on dresses and parade around in the dressing area. MOH was booty-popping all over the dressing room, making sure the dresses passed the oh-so-important dance test!  We even tried on shoes for effect to make sure the “flirty” little number we were sporting looked good with a pair of peep toes. Now to talk Black & Yellow Bride  in to mandating peep toes….mwahahahaahha….

Thankfully, as I grow older, I realize that no one knows what the tag inside your dress says, but, everyone can see when your clothes just don’t fit. Picking the RIGHT size instead of the size that sounds good certainly aids in not crying over split zippers. The dress selection at David’s was great, and we did actually even find a few to choose from. Their color selection is also extensive, and that, I’m sure, comes in handy to those gals looking for just the right shade of Lime Green. (They have it!)

Really, there was only one issue I had with our time at David’s Bridal, and it’s the one that I see most Brides and BM’s complaining about on their boards and Facebook page. Customer Service. I suppose I just expect everything that involves brides and “their people” to be an occasion where salespeople would dote on you and pay attention to only you. In seeing the amount of people they scheduled appointments for, and the amount of staff they had on site, it seems David’s Bridal isn’t equipped for that kind of attention, or, really, as we saw last night, to even answer the phone when it rings. Perhaps they could try booking less appointments (if you’re going to David’s, you’re going to David’s. You will wait until next Wednesday), or hiring more consultants. I’d work part time. Hire me. I can’t say that our consultant was not nice, because she was, she was helpful when she was there, and the woman at the front desk was certainly helpful and knowledgeable, and definitely personable. Maybe the whole “experience” with David’s isn’t meant to be exclusive, like it tends to be at boutiques, which is fine for Bridesmaids shopping, but, I think will be looking elsewhere when it comes my time for “THE DRESS.”

I’m far too much of a diva to not want a personal attendant on my shopping day.