Alluring Brides

Reviews 3

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Ashley MacDonald

*** sadly, i have to edit my review. At my first appointment I thought I found the dress. I was told long sleeves could be added so I ordered it. As i state in my first review, I have insecurities and my arms are one of them. She even asked me why I dont get the surgery to correct what Im insecure about which is my arms, so clearly she paid attention. She showed me what cap sleeves would look like and I said No, full sleeves. We all (sister, mom, mother in law) made a point to say I want full sleeves. Future mother in law comments how I could even add buttons to the wrists of the sleeve. The consultant heard it all. I went back and looked at photos of me in the dress but was unsure. I had the opportunity to change my mind ONLY because they made a 2nd appointment with the owner because the 1st consultant was unsure of what size to order with my measurements. So I go back and try more dresses on and ended up with one I loved- thank God because my 1st dress choice low and behold, owner said probably cant order extra lace to add sleeves. I pick another one out $500 more than my 1st,was told an extra yard of lace would be ordered for sleeves.My friend was with me and I described my vision for my sleeves to her in front of Susanne, I even asked if I could order extra buttons to go down the wrist and she said seamstresses have those. I go for my fitting last month and the lace they pulled out was TRIM lace. This was thick enough to be a strap not a sleeve. They try to tell me They thought i wanted to add draped sleeves on just my upper arm. If this were the case WHY did I talk about buttons on my wrist and drive home LONG sleeves. They say ok we will fix it and send you the correct lace in the mail because i was moving out of Ny that weekend. I get the lace in the mail and its 2 small pieces of what i did ask for with a note that says a full yard of what I need wouldnt come in time and the note said (obviously) it woudlnt be full sleeves. I texted her and told her i was disappointed on 5/12. She said she would have the seamstress remove lace from the sample gown for me. On 5/24 I texted her to ask when it would be sent to me... her response was she would take it to the seamstress tomorrow. So 13 days after she said she would do This, it would get done. My alterations appt was Friday the 26. I think 2 weeks is more than enough time when she knew my wedding date and this needed to be done fast. With the lace i have in order to make sleeves they have to cut it apart and apply it to another material and it will be nowhere what I had dreamed of. I have to have off the shoulder half sleeves and what i was sent is just enough for the sleeve not for the back to attach the sleeves. They have to get started right away as my wedding is July 8. I have an alterations appt every Friday in june and Im just not excited for the final outcome. I paid well over 2,000 for my dress and now in order to have the sleeves made my alterations are $800 because they have to piece it together. I could go to davids bridal to get an already made long sleeve dress for the cost of alterations. I did the math on the reciept from the alterations lady i chose and it would have been $250 without this disaster. I am sorry I referred 6 other brides here. My original review: So far, I love this place. They were able to squeeze me in last minute while my future mother in law was in town. Not only that, she listened to what I wanted including my insecurities. Im a plus size woman who also lost a lot of weight, so being in a fitting room with someone else is my worst nightmare, so dress shopping was a scary thought. I had been to one shop before this and thought I knew what dress I was going to get from the other place. Nope! I tried on a ton and I immediately had to say yes to the one dress that literally had everything I wanted. I felt confident and comfortable and yes, the happy tears were there. Im so glad I cancelled my 2nd appointment at the other place and came to Alluring instead.

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Alfakelly Henriquez

Highly highly recommend!!! You have to go and see for yourself.... I recently purchased my wedding dress from Alluring Brides in Nanuet NY. It is an allure couture dress with Swarovski crystals and an organza ruffle bottom. Firstly, I am very very happy with the price of the dress and secondly she waived the tax since I paid cash. Next, Suzanne, the owner is just the sweetest, patient and friendliest person. She has an eye for what you look great in and doesnt care about the time you spend there trying things on. You can try as many dresses as you want. Ana, the dress "helper", helps you into and out of the dresses as well as adjusts them for you. She is also very friendly and very nice. I brought four girls with me including my sisters newborn and they accommodated us immediately. Suzanne is a fashionista and knew what styles I was looking for as soon as I described my ideas to her. She has dresses ranging from 800 to over 5000 in price. I loved the way she had samples that actually fit a normal sized woman.. (size 8-10) Most places I went too didnt have dresses that fit me because all were size 6 and below in sample size, however, Alluring brides had so many dresses I fit into and even larger. (for the big and beautiful women) Again, I paid half when I ordered the dress and the other half when it comes in, within a few months. This is great because I didnt have to dish out so much money at once. I am very happy with the dress I chose and cant wait for it to come in so I can go see it and put it on and accessorize. She sells gorgeous head pieces, veils and shoes. She also has many many formal gowns for bridesmaids,galas, evening events and even mother of the bride, etc. Again, I will not say anything else about Alluring brides, just make an appointment and go see for yourself... I am sure you will find THE dress here...

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Megan Lavecchia

The dresses are beautiful, however, Im one week away from my wedding and overall, disgusted with the business as a whole. They use a seamstress, who is a doll (extremely sweet and I would give her 5 stars if not associated with this place) and when your dress comes in you must immediately pick it up (aka pay them their second half of the money) and take it home and store it until it needs to be taken to the seamstresses home. When I got fitted, the seamstress said she needed to check with the shop owner for a price. Ok. I hear nothing so I call the shop owner who prices my alterations at over $450. i didnt have my dress hemmed. I had cups (they cost 19.99) stitched on, and the dress taken in about an inch. When I questioned this price I got the run around. Mind you, my two sisters had used this same shop and seamstress and were charged FAR LESS for hemming, a belt sewn on, straps taken in, etc. She told me because I had it hemmed and the straps taken in, this is why the price was higher....and thats when I knew she never got the price from the seamstress but rather just tried to overcharge me. I have a strapless dress and the length was perfect and didnt need to be touched. So basically, heres what I realized. Any normal bride would have just paid this price not knowing what alterations typically cost. As for me, I wasnt allowing that. Honestly, I would never recommend someone here for the headache alone. Again, the dresses are beautiful but having to pay for your dress immediately when it comes in, lugging it from the shop to home back to the seamstress and back home, and the scam costs for alterations....no thanks. Not worth it to me.