I went for BM dresses today and they are charging a $35 rush charge for my May 29th wedding. The site of the designer for the dresses says it's a 10 week order.
They rushed me for my bridal gown in August for a May 2010 wedding. I wound up winning a $2500 gift certificate towards a gown at Kleinfeld 2 weeks later. I knew I'd have that chance but they went on about rush fees etc which pressured me.
I really don't like that tactic. Any good or bad experiences with them? And, do they really need to charge a rush fee for a May 29 wedding for BM dresses in January?
rockysmom23
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I had a problem with my dress people too at Paradise Bridals, and a person who used to work in the industry told me that it should only take 2wks to a month after they put the order in to recieve the dresses back. When I confronted these people with this info they were like OH Sh**! And now my dress is sitting there in storage for free.
julesrbf
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Posted by rockysmom23
I had a problem with my dress people too at Paradise Bridals, and a person who used to work in the industry told me that it should only take 2wks to a month after they put the order in to recieve the dresses back. When I confronted these people with this info they were like OH Sh**! And now my dress is sitting there in storage for free.
I have never, ever heard of anywhere, save David's Bridal, who routinely received dresses that quick.
MrsDrinkh20
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Not sure where the information regarding that short amoutn of time is coming from but I can tell you from working at a bridal store in the past that the stores are charged a rush fee based on the manufacturers policies. If they are charged a fee, then they have to charge you a fee. 10 weeks is a very short amount of time and I know for a fact that not every designer can guarantee that their dresses can be made and shipped in that amount of time.
jennybee
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I've never been to BR, but my sister forbade me from going as they were not nice to her when she was dress shopping. Before I even got engaged, she told me she wouldn't let me go there...
julesrbf
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And FWIW, I got my dress at BR and it was lovely and came in two months early.
HSsweethearts
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We had a major problem with the BM dresses for my sister's wedding at BR.
One of the BM dresses had a huge iron burn on it..as in a huge brown imprint in the shape of an iron on the skirt (2 piece gown). They said they'd fix it and they put in another panel which was a COMPLETELY different color..as in the BM dresses were periwinkle, the front of her dress was now turquoise.
in the end they managed to fix it, but it was such a bad experience and instead of being apologetic about it, they were pretty rude and not at all sensitive to the stress we were under with this issue just a short time before the wedding.
MLISA112
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iI've heard such bad experiences from Bridal Reflections I would never go there.
meg922
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I know nothing about Bridal Reflections' ordering policies, but when the BMs ordered dresses for my wedding last August, I was told to get the order in no later than January in order to receive the dresses by June.
Depending upon where the dresses are manufactured, there may be a delay because of the Chinese New Year holiday this month.
july2011bride
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with me I didn't feel pressured but I was given a discount on my wedding gown. It was a signifcant discount. They told me I can only give the discount fo 24 hours. I knew it was the dress but I didn't like being told you have to book in 24 hours or else.
julesrbf
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with me I didn't feel pressured but I was given a discount on my wedding gown. It was a signifcant discount. They told me I can only give the discount fo 24 hours. I knew it was the dress but I didn't like being told you have to book in 24 hours or else.
That happened to me at two other bridal salons, but not BR.
I guess the most important lesson to learn here, ladies, for those of you who do not have your dresses yet, is just trust your judgement. Apparently you can have a $hitty experience anywhere.
kerber981
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I have a post in the 2010 forum about BR. I've had issues with them too. Maybe try going elsewhere and getting an estimate?
ILoveCharlie
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I think it's prob the manufacturer of the dress's rule/fee because I just got my BM dresses from BR and my wedding is earlier than yours and there was no rush fee.
