Weddingbee boards

I am in Los Angeles, but I visited the following places:

1. Glamour Closet: designer samples at discounted prices, nice staff. The dresses are still 700-3000 dollars, though, and you really need to be a street size 2-6 to get a lot out of the experience.

2. Lili Bridal: where I bought my dress! I found it in the "Back Room," where they keep discounted samples. I've heard mixed things about service, but I was the only one in the salon when I bought my dress so I was treated well. I did decide to take my dress elsewhere for alterations.

3. Pebbles Bridal: pretty big selection of dresses, including discounted gowns. They don't take reservations, and I felt like my consultant was rushing me.

I loved Fernandales bridal in Orange. It is family owned and operated and the girls (daughters of the owner) were so incredibly sweet and helpful. 

I also had a great experience at Jinny's in Huntington Beach.

Mon Amie was nice, but too expensive for me.  The place in Fountain Valley had a great sample selection, but the saleswomen were icky to deal with.  Mariposa in Anaheim was small and had a terrible selection.

I went to Alfred Angelo, David's Bridal and Bellasposa all in Rancho Cucamonga/Ontario.  I had no problems with Alfred Angelo or David's Bridal.  They had a good selection and the people were very helpful and friendly. Now the Alfred Angelo in Riverside was a different story, the ladies there were horribly rude and we left and went across to the street to David's Bridal where we proceeded to buy all the bridesmaids dresses.  Now as far as Bellasposa, that was the worst place I've ever been.  The ladies were rude, they were late for my appointment, they were not helpful in picking styles, they did not provide any undergarments (slip or bra) to try on dresses with and the lady did not help me put on the dresses.  I would avoid that place!