Elegance By Roya Bridal Atelier

Category:	Bridal Shop
Address:	1311 King St, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA
Phone:	+1 703-838-9282
Site:	elegancebyroya.com
Rating:	4.3
Working:	10AM–6PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–6PM 10AM–6PM 10AM–4PM

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Reviews 5

Krista Dalby

My overall experience was good. I LOVED my dress. It was everything I could have imagined and more. All of my interactions with the store and the employees were fantastic. From actually going and picking out the dress to all the fittings and taking it home. I thought the pricing was fair and I never had any issues with scheduling an appointment or getting anything done. My big issue is with the dress on my actual wedding day. I had straps added on to a strapless dress. On my final fitting everything seemed to be fine. The dress fit great! The straps seemed secure and exactly in place. The bustle was a French bustle and she showed my mom how it was supposed to be done. We took the dress home with us and my wedding was 3 days later. Day of as Im getting dressed, my mother is buttoning my dress and notices a button is missing from my dress (issue number 1). Less then 30 minutes later as I raise my arms I hear a tear and part of my strap has started to come apart (issue number 2). The ceremony hasnt even started yet! After we get through the ceremony and the pictures its time to bustle me and it comes to our attention that the bustle is wrong/missing buttons (yet again) and I cannot have the correct bustle (issue number 3). So my Coordinator has to do the best he could to tie my dress up in some fashion that looked very unattractive. I didnt even make it to the Father Daughter dance before my strap completely broke after giving a hug to my MOH after her speech and had to run into the bathroom so my Coordinator could sow my strap back onto my dress! I would just like to say my straps cost almost $500 and we spent over $700 on alternations! Overall I still love my dress and it looked AMAZING. However I am very disappointed in the work that went into sowing them on. I didnt even make it 2 hours in my dress and they were already tearing! I spent a lot of money on that dress and expected it to last at least until the end of the night.

Farah S

I wish I had read the reviews on yelp about Roya before I went there. Please check yelp as others have had similar experince as I had. I bought one of her already made dresses that were on the rack. First of all I felt she charged me a lot for the dress that was already on the rack, because she realized that I did not have much time and needed a dress soon. Secondly, I felt I was not prioritized as a client. she had a positive and can do attitude but just something about her didnt seem right. She did not have to do much alterations, only the back had to be taken in couple of inches and the dress had to be shortened. she had shortened the dress with pins during my fittings but was not shortened when I put the dress on on my wedding day, the dress was at least 6 inches too long, I could not walk and it dragged on the floor. On my last fitting I even asked her to make the dress shorter on the sides as I felt the sides were too long, but she did not, these were simple, very important and necessary alterations that she had not done. She just did not care. I could not walk, I could not dance, the whole night I had to hold my dress up to walk and dance. It looked and felt horrible. I was very angry with her. Then the pictures came and I felt even worst looking at the pictures, seeing how long the dress was... DO Not go to her. She will sweet talk you but she is not to be trusted.

Lauren Wethers Coggins

Roya redesigned my mothers wedding gown and helped create a beautiful and unique piece that I cant WAIT to wear down the aisle next week! From the very first meeting Roya was incredibly kind and professional. She was very helpful with providing design, fabric, and budget information. Her level of care and talent were apparent even in the first consultation! Elegance by Roya is a beautiful boutique with amazing gowns, and Royas energy was so positive and infectious that I knew I would have my gown created there. And I felt she was very affordable! Every visit/fitting with Roya was a pleasure. She was consistently attentive to my ideas and my desires, and always gave wonderful input and suggestions to make sure an amazing piece came to life. Her talent and ability were apparent at every fitting, as adjustments and alterations were easily made with care and consideration. I just picked up my gown last week and I am incredibly happy with the final product! She created something truly beautiful and unique--it is both a one-of-a-kind AND a sentimental piece with much of the original fabric and feel of my mothers original gown. I would without a doubt recommend Royas boutique. Whether you are buying a new gown or having a gown recreated/redesigned, she can help ensure that you will feel like the beautiful bride you dream of being on your wedding day.

Blakely Mulder

Something Ive learned in shopping for bridal gowns is that the character of the boutique is at least as important as the gown itself in determining whether you buy a dress. Elegance by Roya is the height of elegance, and is a perfect place if you want a shopping experience where youre the only one in the store and you trust the consultant enough to pick out the best gowns for you to try on. It is also a great place to go if you are looking for a wow-the-crowd gown complete with sparkles and train, and if you have a fairly sizable budget. Despite the fact that I like a lot of designers that Elegance stocks, my consultant didnt pull a single gown that wowed me, didnt understand what I wanted even though I brought in several pages of examples, and wouldnt let me look through the racks myself to find something I liked. Unlike consultants at other stores I went to, she didnt try to chat with me or find out more about the overall look and feel of my wedding. She didnt respond to my attempts to chat with her. I fully believe that things would have been different had I come in with a $5,000 budget or a gaggle of bridesmaids to fill up the silence. Instead, the whole experience felt stiff and uncomfortable and I ended up buying a gown at a place that was more my style.

Kaitlyn Long

This shop is reasonably priced for the level of service and the designer dresses available. They have a large range of styles, beautiful accessories, and they know how to put everything together to make you look just the way you want. They have dresses that are one-of-a-kind, and the more mainstream, but all are a little (or a LOT) nicer than a generic dress. I recently accompanied my sister to an appointment here. It was such a wonderful experience. There is ample seating for an entourage. The person helping us was very knowledgeable. My sister tried on some dresses she picked out and told the saleswoman what she liked and didnt like. The saleswoman knocked it out of the park. She made sure my sister considered other styles but wasnt pushy at all. Just gentle and suggesting, oh maybe you think this is nice. And if my sister said maybe she tried it on and if my sister said no, it was on to the next. She got the styling spot on with the veil and the belt. The tailoring at the place is exceptional and they can do a lot with taking things in and modifying a dress for a different neckline or slightly different fit. No wonder they are so busy and top-rated. Such a wonderful experience.