Wedding Dress shops

I went to a few in Galway last year, here's what I remember...

Marians on Eglinton St: The lady was friendly but rather old-fashioned (probably just cos I got an older, more mature assistant)... She was helpful and let me pick out a few styles I liked and then suggested something similar. She did make a few traditional comments though about veils and shoes, the one about the shoes was something like, no one is supposed to see your shoes, so it doesn't matter what they look like! I was a bit baffled, as I'd love fantastic shoes for the day. The prices were definitely in the lower scale compared to other bridal shops, but I didn't really like anything there very much either. They had closing down signs for a while afterwards but they still seem to be open now.

Tracy Bridal in Bohermore: The prices were in the higher bracket. The girl that helped me was very nice, but everything I tried on was "amazing", so got no real feedback. I also had to go through the dozens of dresses alone to pick out ones I wanted to try and I'd forgotten where they were by the time I got to the end of the rail. It's very open and not very private. I was trying on gowns while there were people walking in and looking at debs and bridesmaids dresses behind me. I'd have loved some privacy. My sis-in-law told me after that one of her friends got her dress there, it was supposed to have been made for her, but for some reason had someone's make-up stains on the inside - not very professional of them! So I was a bit put off overall, even though I quite liked 2 of their dresses.

Belladonna Bridal in Lisbaun: They were also in the more expensive category. They had a good selection of dresses and I found 3 that I liked. Tina was the lady I dealt with. She was really helpful and let me try on the same set of dresses several times. They used special large sponges stuffed down the back of the dress to fill out a larger size, so it gives a very good idea of the look without using pins! It was very private, as they use a separate room as a dressing room. There was one other bride in another section of that room, so there were no random people walking in. I suggested a few mods to the dress, they accepted them and I got a huge discount for leaving out the lace layer (not my thing). So got mine there in the end. Really happy with the service.

There was another but I can't remember where.

Ordered bridesmaid's dress in Wedding World on Mary St. They were a good price, so I was happy.
Went to Mozarina Bridal in Claregalway to check the prices for the same dress and it was like 60 euro more expensive than in Wedding World. The assistant there was also dismissive towards me, maybe cos I was wearing jeans and came alone, but I don't see how that's an excuse.

Sorry your experience in Belladonna wasn't good. We probably got different staff attending to us.
I guess it's also a difference in expectations. I wanted something private where I knew one of my guests/friends wasn't gonna accidentally walk in on me trying on my wedding dress.

HI!
Im just starting out on the hunt for "THE" dress and went to Bridal outlet in Baldoyle last Saturday.I have to say I had a lovely experience there!We were met by a lovely lady when we went in,I was with my mam and sister.She explained the whole process to me and then gave me a while to have a look around.Then another lady,Paula, came over and said she would be helping me out.With that she whisked me into a fitting room and told my mam and sister to have a seat on one of the couches.She brought in the first dress I had chosen to try on and helped me into it and then brought me back out to show my mam and sister.Now this being the first dress I had tried on my mam got extremely emotional and the tears were flowing.The lady then turns to me and whispers "im jusy going to pop outside for a second because if I dont ill be joining your mam!".:oI have to say this woman was soooooo nice and really helpful she gave me some great advice and I found all of the other staff there to be very friendly.

There was another bride there who came in just after me and she was trying on dresses as well and we had great fun with her and her sister.

I guess it just seems to be who you meet on the day but we had a lovely time there and I think Ive found my dress,the first one I tried on!:D

Im going this saturday to White Orchid in Swords and the Bridal Boutique in Fairview so I'll post how I get on in there too;)

Good luck to everyone on the hunt,remember to relax and enjoy it:)

Got married last year, here's my reviews:

Bridal Outlet-best range, price and service by a country mile. Got my dress here and loved having other brides and mums around for the banter when trying on dresses. Would recommend 100%.

The Town Bride-good range and good service but not a lot in my price range. Just didn't have anything suitable for me but had a good experience.

Ciara Bridal-would not recommend. Got my shoes here but overall poor service and selection.

DeStafford Wicklow Street-ok service but didn't listen to my budget and was pushing for me to spend over what I had told them. Wasn't impressed with this.

Moreland Bridal-would not recommend. Very pushy approach.

I got mine in white orchid, and was dealing with alex one of the owners, she couldnt have been nicer, and was honest in what was nice and what wasnt, and didnt pushfor a hard sale, i actually went to buy a sample and the cheaper one was much nicer then the more expensive one and she said this to me along with the 2 people i had with me, i also thought it was very private compared to others aswell.

oh and I have seen multiple bridal shops in Newry if anyone is up that way. They also have a Debenhams, and the £ price tag!

Hi All, I've been reading the comments and I can only commend those who shared their experiences. I was wondering if anyone could help me please I'm getting married in four months and really starting to panic I have not got a dress (I did but I won't go into it!!) The problem is I'm not able to take time off of work so I'm stuck to out of hours and Saturdays and these are limited. I'm really starting to panic and become dishearten as everywhere seems to have a six months order policy and at this rate I won't have a dress! Can anyone please let me know if they've been in a similar situation?!!

should it be always white ?

can`t we use other colors ?


what do you think !!

put the bridesmaids in white

Does anyone know of the bridal outlet are apt only on a Saturday? I cant see their site on my phone

There are five bridal shops in Drogheda, so a huge selection. Wouldn't reccommend Frilly Frocks as they seem to think it's a good idea to buy size 8 sample dresses!! I found Ophelia very good and got my dress there Maybe ring up some of them and ensure they have samples in your size??