I love my dress. Brides of France is the only local shop to carry the La Sposa brand that I fell in love with. But my experiences at the store seemed to differ depending on who was working on a given day. Some of the staff was very warm and welcoming and some were a bit more standoffish and seemed almost uninterested. Sometimes I felt like it was fun to shop there and the staff really wanted me to try on some dresses, and sometimes the staff scolded me for mishandling the dresses and I felt like I was rushed out of the store.

I felt that the prices were competitive and I was able to order my dress during a special and receive 5% off. I thought that the seamstress that works with their store did an awesome job (really awesome, actually), but she was so expensive. Alterations increased the price of my dress by upwards of $400. If I had known about the price of the seamstress beforehand, I may have gone somewhere else for alterations.

Overall, I have been pleased with the quality of my dress and the quality of the alterations, so I think it was worth the price tag.

I went to Rush's on a whim while I was downtown doing other errands without an appointment. Even though they were busy, they worked me into a dressing room and I tried on several dresses. Even though I didn't find the perfect dress here, I was impressed with the calm atmosphere in the shop and with the competence and professionalism of the staff. I would highly recommend this store to brides who are unsure of what kind of dress they want.

I was dreading dress shopping. I didn't want a "princess" dress and a brief glance at bridal magazines gave me a clue that this might be a problem. I had heard mixed reviews about customer service at The Wedding Shoppe, but I made an appointment because their selection of dresses seemed to be pretty versatile. Even though I made an appointment, you would have thought I came in off the street with the way the staff treated me. I specifically told the girl "helping" us that I didn't want long trains or a lot of volume to the dresses and she pulled out dresses for me to try as if she hadn't heard a word I had ever said, snapping her gum the entire time. After I rejected puffy dress after puffy dress, the sales associate just told me, "I don't think we have anything here that will work for you" and totally gave up. She gestured vaguely in the direction of a room with "dresses for destination weddings that are a little more plain and boring" and wouldn't help us (my sister was with me) anymore. I was in tears when I left and this experience did not calm my wedding dress shopping fears. Do not go here. Awful, awful, awful.

Summit Manor is a very charming house, perfect for our smallish wedding of about 100 people. The price was affordable, being able to stock our own bar saved us lots of money, and since there is a kitchen on site, we had lots of control over food, which was important to us because of some dietary concerns. The manager did have some very good suggestions about ways to make our wedding run smoothly and his presence on the night of our event was helpful. The food was wonderful, the bartender they provided was great, and the servers were professional.

However, the manager, David, was very inconsistent in returning my phone calls, often waiting until after I called three times to call me back. In addition, there are some electrical issues at Summit Manor. The lights flickered all night long and at one point the DJ had some serious damage control to do because the entire system failed and the music stopped. My father was on the edge of his seat all night, concerned that there might be an electrical fire, which certainly did not help him to enjoy the night. We had not been told about this electrical issue beforehand and did feel somewhat deceived by it.

Summit Manor does not have its own parking. Parking was an issue for some of our guests, especially some of them who arrived a little bit later.

The manor is divided into small rooms, which led to an intimate feeling within each room. If you want all your guests in one room at the same time, this isn't the place for you. However, the ability to have the entire structure to our party, as well as the grounds, made this ideal for our smaller event. The site itself is beautiful, but they really need to fix the electrical system, or at least make sure people know about it before their event.