back from bridal gown shopping. the good, the horrible and this could get ugly

i went to a little place on Queens blvd. I didnt really like a lot of there selections. They are very very tiny (if they had 60 gowns they had a lot) but the service was really nice. I tried on about 10 gowns and the woman was so nice about everything. She brought me over veils, necklaces, bracelets, more veils, headpieces, you name it i could have gotten married tomorrow. My BM saw a BM dress she liked and the woman asked her would you like to try this on, and she did. She had the dress on for about an hour, walked around, sat down, drank her coffee, hung out and the woman never said a thing. She was really nice and so sweet about everything

They told me if i find a dress that i like i can go into the store with a picture and they'll order it for me.

the first 2 alterations are free and there are huge discounts if i buy everything thru them. the place was really nice and very accomadating

what i didnt like was she didnt talk to me about the dress. if something looked funny i felt as a seamstress she should of told me ok with this style and because you are short we have to cut from the bottom and it make take away from the design, etc...she just helped me get dressed and then walked me out of the dressing room and she took a step back and let my mom, BM and I to discuss what we did or didnt like.

all in all it was a nice experience and i really liked being in that environment

i then went to a second place in astoria, HATE IT!! I almost got into a fight and my BM actually told the guy off. HORRIBLE!!!! Its very boutiquish. not my style. i told him what i wanted and liked and he brought me out the opposite. I told hm i like halter and off the shoulder with appliques (sp) no bows and no beading (in the first place i tried on an off the shoulder that blew the halter out of the water. it looked beyond amazing on me, i just didnt like the way the dress look. it too much going on. some beads and it just didnt work for me, it didnt give me that i am a princess feel, but the off the shoulder look really looked fantastic on me) and this guy put aside 6 dresses for me without me even looking at them and i had to go in the back and the seamstress would just help me getting it on. i did not get to look thru and dresses. i told him what i like and he choose the dress. he brought me me out corsets with more beading on the dress then material for the dress. I was furious after the first 3. I told him what did i say, NO BEADS so what does he do he brings me out a dress that has half beads on it. Then i tell him off the shoulder no corset, what does he do a 2 piece corset that was pulled so tight i couldnt breath. i thought i was going to faint. OMG this is where i got mad and my BM told him off. He was adjusting the dress and he put his hand down my bra to fix my breast. I said excuse me do you mind. he got so mad and said well you are big busted and for it to look right your chest needs to be adjusted. Well my BM didnt handle that too well. She told him listen she is the bride you do what she tells you to do. how many times does she have to tell you what she likes. now get your hand away from her chest or i will break your hand. Then i said to the guy i want something with no beads. So he got nasty and said to me we have nothing, everything has beads on it. I said why the hell didnt you tell me this. why did you have me try on 6 dresses. you know what fine, went in the back and ripped off the dress, grabbed my clothes, put them on as quicikly as possible, walked out of there with the dress on the floor, grabbed my mom and BM and said f you and your shop.

OMG that was the worst experience of my life. I seriously hope I never have to go thru that again with a store like that.

I think the only good thing about it is he was honest, i showed him the dres i love and he told me as a girl who has a big chest that dress is cut too low on the sides and that my chest would pop out. its not exactly made for me.

but beyond that, it was HORRIBLE!!

I am going to make appointments for March 22 at other locations out in Long island.

so back to square one of checking out bridal shops. i am going march 22.

any suggestions on places???