Alfred Angelo

I bought my dress well before alterations were needed and my first experience was not as pleasant as the ones I would have later. After picking up the dress and taking it home, I found that the bottom of the dress (which was still in the bag) was black with markings that you get from dragging a dress across a floor. I was told over the phone that I should "just use a baby wipe to take it off." I took the dress back and a new one was ordered. After that things went rather smoothly. They were great about calling me to keep me updated on the dress. The woman that does alterations is very good, although my bustle seemed to be a little heavy for the hooks she sewed onto the dress, and so pins were needed to keep it from falling. If you do order a bustle, make sure you test it out so that your train stays up. Sign up for their online deals, they'll send you e-mails good for $100 off your purchase. I would recommend Alfred Angelo to a friend- not a crazy as David's but still nice with a large selection.

I really had the worst experience there - I had flown in from out of town specifically to try on dresses (I'm having my wedding in Albuquerque) -- made an appointment -- the first part of the appointment was great, my consultant was helpful. After about five dresses, the manager asked me what my favorite dresses were so she could possibly pick something similar -- I had two very distinctive styles I liked so basically she said that I'd have to come back to try more on. I told her that i was from out of town and flew in specifically for this. She said that they had no stores in my area and at that point, no more dresses were offered for me to try on. Apparently the appointment was over. It was 4:30, they did not have another single person in the store, and the store did not close until 6:00pm. I will never go back to an alfred angelo with this kind of customer service.

I lived out of town and walked in during our trip to ABQ. Service is awesome even if I was out of town. Love my dress, Alfred Angelo is not as generic as David's Bridal for the quality of the bridal gowns, and a little bit more costly but very reasonably priced. I got my gown on sale for $800 and received tons of complements during my wedding day- they thought I had it made by a designer and could easily pass for $3K-4K price!

The dresses are very pretty. And well made except for the hook and eye. Instead of an eye they have thread. so some of my bridesmaids were a little bit worried about that breaking. My dress wasn't from there, but i picked the colors and let my girls choose their own style. Just stick with the same material, i let them pick whatever they wanted and the satin kiwi didn't match the chiffon satin. The fuschia did, but there's not a way to see them before hand. All the samples in their book are the satin. Some of the girls in the store were ridiculously nice and others not so much. When we went for the fitting w/two of my girls. One picked the first one she tried on and the other couldn't seem to decide on one, the girl that was supposed to be helping us just seemed to get tired of bringing out dresses and walked off. There were no other customers in the store. And we were being really polite and my bridesmaid kept apologizing for being a pain, so it's not like she deserved to be walked out on. But once the dresses were chosen everything went along well. They came in with out any problems and they were the correct style, color, and size.

I decided 4 weeks before my wedding that my original dress didn't fit my vision. So I panicked and kept going back to an Alfred Angelo dress I had tried on. I called the store to see if they had a sample that I could try to see if it was indeed what I wanted. The sample happened to be new, and my size - a sign! They were nice enough to sell me the sample (not usual) and get the alterations done in 2 weeks!! The lady who does their alterations in a genius whose work is impeccable (I sew, and trust me, I inspected everything!). My dress, 2119, was a dream to wear. I wish I could wear it again and again!

I had some difficulty with my bridesmaids' dresses arriving as promised. We were given a timeframe, which they exceeded by two weeks and insisted they could do nothing about, which was fustrating. Those dresses, when they did come in, were beautiful with no problems.I was really indecisive about my dress and came in about 5 times to try it on before purchasing, but they were very happy to help each time. My dress, when it came, did have some minor flaws with the corset loops being sewn too far in, but I chose not to have it altered by Alfred Angelo because I was told alterations for my dress would begin close to the price of my dress.In the grand scheme of things I felt like those were relatively small hiccups and my dress was stunning and perfect for my day, so overall I was very satisfied with Alfred Angelo.

We went to many bridal stores here locally, and were a little disappointed at the value for cost. It seems just because it's a "bridal dress", they can tack on any amount they want, because they know if a bride falls in love with a dress, they'll buy it no matter what it costs. Then, we went to Alfred Angelos. They helped my daughter try on the dresses, so for once, I didn't have to (although it was fun). Then, I could sit for a bit and just watch her fashion show. They were having a half price sale as it so happens, so we were very happy with the value for cost. I know we would not have paid the regular price. To finish, Alfred Angelos was very helpful, very professional, and they have comfortable couches. If looking for a bridal gown, I would go to Alfred Angelo's last, so that you can see the value for cost yourself.

I’d been eyeing a particular dress for quite some time that was out of my price range, and the sales associate was so wonderful. She informed me exactly when it would be going on sale, AND she told me to sign up to receive their e-mail alerts, so I was able to also buy bridesmaids dresses there, also on sale. Loved it!