Alfred Angelo- Los Angeles

I purchased my wedding dress and had the alterations done at the Alfred Angelo in Beverly Hills. My consultant, Nathalie, was very nice and helpful and I really enjoyed working with her. She always said hello when I came in for alterations, which always made me feel like she really cared about the brides she worked with. My dress was also a great value, and I lucked out in not needing any alterations other than having a bustle put in. Getting alterations done through them can be a bit of hassle since the seamstress is only there on Fridays. Try to get in as early as you can Fridays and sign in on the clipboard - the sales staff isn't very good at reminding you to do that. Bring a book and be prepared to wait. I can see where some of the other reviewers are coming from as far as bad interactions with sales staff or the alterations people, as I definitely witnessed other people at the store having problems. But for me, my experience at Alfred Angelo was great (definitely better than at David's Bridal) and the value was exceptional.

My dress was BEAUTIFUL and I loved it. I felt like a princess on my wedding day and Nathalie really helped me alot in selecting the perfect gown. She ROCKS !! But working with Alfred Angelo was a NIGHTMARE !!!!!!! The store manager Maureen is horrible and unprofessional. She kept asking why I would get married on September 9th 2011 and kept making snide comments about it everytime I came in or called about my dress. The dress was afforable at $699 but the alterations were VERY pricey and I didnt even need much. For just the hem 2 inches and left hip taken in 1 inch I spent over $350. Alterations were only made available at this location on Fridays so if I couldn't make it due to work, I had to drive to their West Covina and Orange County locations. Big hassle !!!I brought my bridesmaids to look for dresses here and needless to say after my Maid of Honor was called FAT.......we went elsewhere. David's Bridal was a life saver and so much more wedding party selection !!! My mother also ordered her dress here and it was a COMPLETE nightmare and again their store manager was just plain HORRIBLE to us. Her 1st dress came in 2 weeks late and the sweetheart bust was made crooked was not the correct size which we verified by measurements. The store manager told us rudely that OUR EYES WERE CROOKED NOT THE DRESS. She also told us that the size 14 sample were stretched out and our new SIZE 14 dress was not.....so I found it odd that my mothers NEW dress that was HUGE and the SAMPLE fit like a GLOVE !!!!!!!!!!!!??????? She refused to correct the problem and wanted to just charge us alterations. After geting very loud in the store and talking to other customers with the SAME problem, she offered to order a new dress. The new dress came in less than 2 weeks before the wedding and needless to say we were out of time and just settled.I would NEVER work with ALFRED ANGELO again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I bought my dress and ordered my invitations from Alfred Angelo in Beverly Hills, and I was highly disappointed with the workers, their lack of professionalism, their lack of care and their overall sour demeanor.My dress was beautiful but since I bought the floor sample, it was in need of major alterations. Due to the store manager's lack of care and communication, I didn't trust the store's alterations lady, so ended up finding someone all the way up in Ventura (Sew What? - phenomenal!). In terms of invitations, all I can say was that ordering them was a disaster. We had to send them back 5 times due to mistakes and then they messed up on envelopes twice! WTF?!

Overall, Alfred Angelo was good. I tried on two wedding dresses there, but I wanted something of better quality materials and workmanship so I got my dress elsewhere. The quality of the bridesmaid dresses, though, was just fine. We got the bridesmaid, junior bridesmaid, mother of the bride, and flower girl dresses there (7 dresses total). Though other stores had bridesmaid dresses I liked better, I decided to go with Alfred Angelo in order to do less damage to my bridesmaids’ pocketbooks. There were a couple of issues (e.g., they double charged one bridesmaid dress, and ordered my mom’s dress 4 sizes too big and in the wrong color), but they got worked out with a bit of persistence and patience. There was one girl there who seemed kinda fake, but everyone else seemed genuinely friendly (especially Valerie). Seamstress Mary was quirky and sweet in her own way, and she’s a fantastic tailor (my mom’s dress required more than just your typical hem here and dart there). Store manager Renee was always a joy to be around…she was warm, kind, and attentive to our needs. She made the tremendous offer to personally drive my mom out to the OC store for a tailoring appointment, allowed me to change the color of one bridesmaid dress color AFTER the order had been placed, and even called me after the wedding to ask how my special day went and wish me well. Renee was the best!So here are a few tips I picked up from my 15-20 visits to the store: 1) Avoid going in on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday when there is a sale, 2) Always make your purchase when there’s a sale, as they have one just about once a month during wedding season, 3) Order as soon as possible, 4) Expect that every nick and tuck when the seamstress pins your dress will cost $30, so… 5) Order the size YOU think is closest to your measurements. Look at their sizing chart and double check what the salesclerk puts on the order form.In terms of the physical store itself, this location could stand to have the sofas and chairs scrubbed. But the ambiance is still a thousand times better than the OC store, which looks and feels low-rent…like walking into a 1980’s strip mall clothing store.

Mary the alterations woman is AMAZING - she deserves 10 stars for how great she is. The Beverly Hills location however is absolutely awful! Very poor customer service - especially from management. Unwilling to assist when the store makes mistakes. Some of the sales associates seem fearful of management. Very pushy when purchasing wedding gowns. For being in Beverly Hills you would think the service would be amazing - very disappointed on that end. The dresses are expensive, but I purchased mine during the $99 sample gown sale so it was a great value for me.

The store has so many styles to choose from and the staff for the most part are very friendly and professional.

I absolutely love my dress! I got one of their Dream in Color dresses, white with eggplant bust and train. I got so many compliments that it was the most unique dress people had ever seen. The dress cost $800 before tax but it looked like it cost several thousand. I also did my alterations there. It was $255 to take in the top, add straps, and the bustle. I don't know if that's a good price or not. Then it was $85 to have the dress pressed and the beading checked before the big day. Even though they have you make an appointment for alterations, the appointment time doesn't matter. You show up with a bunch of other brides and wait in line until your name is called off a sign in list. One day I spent an hour waiting even though I was there at my scheduled time. My bridesmaids also got their dresses here. They all picked different styles but in the same eggplant color. The dresses were all very nice. However, my bridesmaids didn't feel like they got enough attention during their session. One of my bridesmaids had a very difficult time getting her dress after she ordered it. She had it shipped to her home out of state, but she had to call at least 3 times before they shipped it out from the store, it was just sitting in storage. My bridesmaid made the comment that there were too many young girls working there who loved the idea of working in a bridal salon but weren't actually responsible enough to care about the customer after the dress is purchased. So overall I say great dress, not the best service.

I loved the dress that I purchased from Alfred Angelo but my experience with customer service was less than perfect. My first trip to the store was great. The salesperson I worked with gave me excellent and very personal attention. This was the first bridal shop I visited and I bought my dress that day. The following trips - to finish an order, pick up something, bring a bridesmaid to try on a dress, etc. - there always seemed to be an issue. Discounts that were promised were not honored. Salespeople were not up front with how alterations and dress storage would be handled. I came in to pick up my order and ended up owing more money due to some tax issue. It was quite a hassle. Ultimately, I will say however, that my dress was lovely, and the dresses that I got for my eight bridesmaids were very lovely and made with care.

Alfred Angelo Beverly Hills has the absolute worst customer service of any store I have ever been to in my entire life. The dress I bought from there was fine, I chose it over the internet and called them and told them my situation; that I was living in Japan, I wouldn't be home until 3 weeks before the wedding, could they keep the dress there until I came in for the rush dress fitting 3 weeks before the wedding? Then two days before the fitting, I called to confirm. Then on the day of, we get to the store for a 12:00 appointment and the store is PACKED with brides, all of whom apparently also have a 12:00 appointment, and we waited over an hour after checking in for a saleslady to come up to us and tell her the dress was not in the store, it was at their external storage facility. Then she very rudely blamed me for the problem, saying I should have told her it wasn't at the store. HELLO I was in Japan! I don't know where they keep their dresses! I told them to Fedex the dress to me overnight at their expense and I got fitted elsewhere. I would never recommend these people to anyone. The only reason I gave them a star in value is because the actual dress was gorgeous, but I would rather pay more money and recieve better customer service than the nightmare that is Alfred Angelo Beverly Hills.

My wife had a bad experience at this store. On her first visit to the store they made her buy this bra that she could not return and in the end it did not even fit. During the time that her dress was being made the business changed locations and no one bothered to call and let us know. She had a scheduled appointment for a fitting on a Sunday, drove to the location only to find that the business was no longer there. There were no signs outside of this location indicating that the business had moved. My wife decided to drive home and on the way there by accident she found the new store. So she parks and walks to the entrance and the store is not open. Her appointment was for 9am and door shows that the store doesn't open until 10am. At this point she was already upset because no one told her about the move and now this. An associate inside saw her standing at the front door and walked over to speak with her. My wife told the girl that she had an appointment at 9am and the girl tells her that there are no appointments on Sunday. So the trip was a total waste of time. There were a few more problems after that but I'm tired of typing. I don't know if the other Alfred Angelo locations run their stores this way but that store in particular is horrible.

I love my dress, the salesperson was very nice and helpful to my needs. I would recommend Angelo to anyone.

The dress itself is fine and I got lots of compliments for it. its the people working there are horrible. They forced me to buy a bra and an slip for $200 which i ended up not needing both of them! Be careful! Dont buy them because for most dresses you will need the bra pads to be sewed inside the dress. Another thing is the slip, if you dont particularly want a super puffy dress dont buy it. Because there is alreday support inside the dress and you really dont need it. The girls over there cant measure and they make you buy sizes that are way off. I got a size 6 dress but when it comes the alterations came out to be a size 4! I wouldnt had to spend so much on alteration if I would had ordered a size 4. And dont let them alterate you dress super expensive and lack of personal attention. Go for In stitiches with Renee.She charges half the price and got my dress done in 2 weeks without extra charge.

GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING. Went to store in Beverly Hills. They seemed nice, told you whatever you want to hear to make sale, but once the money is out of your hands-story changed. Beware of alteration costs. Told me at time of purchase around $300 - although they denied it afterwards. How does $400 for a hem and bustle sound - which did not include other alterations?! Be prepared to pay an extra $60 to expedite getting material/lace otherwise you won't get it on time. Terrible customer service. Sorry I didn't listen to previous reviews.

Alfred Angelo has some wonderful dress designs. My wedding dress came from this store and it was my dream dress! However, I highly recommend avoiding this location or bringing your toughest BM with you when you shop here and several of them when you come for your fittings. Read the reviews on Yelp also -- they're telling.The sales staff was absolutely wonderful when I came in to look at dresses initially. Completely awesome and I was thrilled they had exactly the dress I wanted, and they allowed me to purchase the floor sample since I didn't have time to order. Super!The dress was fairly ragged and dirty, being a floor sample, and they assured me that their seamstress was a miracle worker who could have it cleaned and fixed and make it good as new, for probably around $100 since it only needed cleaning and to be taken in a tiny bit on the top. So I bought the dress, and came back two days later to meet with the seamstress.The seamstress was one of the most unpleasant humans I have ever met in my life. First, she asked why I wasn't wearing the proper foundation garment, like Spanx, and I said I wasn't planning to wear any because the dress didn't seem to need it. She told me that a girl with my shape should wear Spanx every day. Then she poked around at the dress a little and sighed and told me I was stupid for being in a rush, and that it would cost me $600 for her to attempt to fix the dress and even with that she wasn't sure she could do it. I couldn't help it - I burst into tears because I didn't have $600 to spend on "maybe" having a dress I could wear. I changed back to my regular clothes and went to ask the salesgirls who were chatting with each other behind the counter what my options were The salesgirl looked at me as though I were a piece of chewing gum stuck to her shoe and said, "Well, you're free to do whatever you want aren't you?" and literally turned her back to me to continue her conversation with her co-workers, who snickered at me, crying with my dress in my arms.I wouldn't wish my experience at this store on my worst enemy.Unforgivably horrible.(Fortunately, I then found a sweet seamstress who fixed my dress to perfection. And I wore it and loved it. Happy ending!)

I bought my dress here in November 2008, a full year before my wedding. Part of why I bought it so early was because there was a floor model that was fantastic, which meant it was 50% off. Being a floor model that had been tried on lots, there was some minor damage (missing beads, a small tear in the lace). The saleswoman I was working with told me that these things would be at no charge and that they would clean the dress at no charge.

I was so pleased with my dress buying experience that I recommended Alfred Angelo to a girlfriend of mine. She also bought a floor model 50% off, but then encountered challenges when it came time for her fitting--an extremely long wait, despite having an appointment, and not having the store's commitment to making fixes honored. As a result of this, she did not have her alterations done at Alfred Angelo.

Based on her experience, when I scheduled my appointment almost a month ago, I confirmed that these fixes would be made at no charge, as well as the cleaning. I spoke to Michelle, who put me on hold and came back on the line to say that she had checked with the seamstress and/or manager (I'm not sure who) and they would do this at no charge.

Fast forward to today, my first fitting. The seamstress tells me that they don't do these things free of charge, at which point I ask to speak to a manager. After 10-15 minutes, Tiffany can FINALLY be bothered to come speak to me. Her first question is who I worked with and if I had the receipt. I had not brought the receipt with me and did not remember the sales lady I worked with almost a year ago. When I asked if she could look me up in the system, she obliges. After finally finding me, she returns to say that there was a note in the system about making the fixes, so they will do those. I asked about the cleaning and Tiffany says that she can't do that because there was no note in the system. When I asked about them honoring their commitment to me, she basically said that I should have gotten this in writing and that the woman who sold me the dress is no longer with them.

Should I have gotten this in writing? Absolutely. However, as I stated to Tiffany, I certainly feel that Alfred Angelo has screwed me for not getting this in writing when I wasn't really thinking about that the day I bought my dress and was, naturally, very excited and in the moment.

I let Tiffany know that I was extremely disappointed and angry and that because of this, like my girlfriend, I would not be having my alterations done there. I cannot in good conscience give more money to a corporation with this business model, particularly knowing that this is a systemic problem and not a one time incident. I will be warning all of my friends and family NOT to shop at Alfred Angelo.

When I went dress shopping, I had the worst experience ever at David's Bridal. When I walked in to Alfred Angelo, it was a completely different experience. I had one girl helping me out and was constantly handing me dresses. When I couldn't decide out of 4 dresses, she kept making me try them on over and over until we finally decided on the right one. And it was the right one. Going through alterations was a breeze as well. I could not have been more relaxed and not stressed about my dress. My girls' also got their dresses from there and that was a breeze as well. My mom got her outfit there as well and she really felt comfortable with what she had asked for. The girls there were great.

My advice about Alfred Angelo Beverly Hills is to go here only to try on dresses, and then buy the same dress for less from a reputable online retailer such as Plus Size Bridal (which sells regular sizes too). The staff at Alfred Angelo Beverly Hills are totally incompetent and you should NOT trust them with your big day. I have 2 stories to share about this store, one involving bridesmaids dresses and one involving my wedding gown.

My bridesmaids are in 4 different states. The store advised me to place a single order for all bridesmaid dresses at the same time so all dresses would be cut from the same dye lot. I instructed the store that all bridesmaids would call their measurements into the store, and that no dresses were to be ordered until everyone called in their measurements. The store swore up & down this would be NO PROBLEM.

Of course, when the first bridesmaid called in, some dummy at the store went ahead and ordered her dress IN THE WRONG SIZE without notifying us and without waiting for the other bridesmaids to call in their measurements. Meanwhile, my maid of honor went to the store to find out how many bridesmaids had called, and the store advised her nobody had called, so we assumed they had lost the measurements of the bridesmaid who had called. Months later, my MOH went to the store again to provide her measurements and those of the first bridesmaid who called; the store then advised my MOH that they had ordered the other bridesmaid's dress nearly 2 months ago and it should arrive that week. Once the dress arrived, we found out it was one size too small; I asked the store to exchange it since they were the ones who took it upon themselves to order the dress without notifying us, but they refused to exchange it and just told me to have my bridesmaid's seamstress "let it out." I was totally miffed because the entire debacle was their fault.

As for my dress, I fell in love with an Alfred Angelo dress that cost about $800. However, I saw the exact same dress being sold online by Plus Size Bridal for $510. Another website was selling the dress for around $550. I took these printouts into the store to ask if the store would be willing to give me a little break on the price. My salesperson took copies of the printouts and said, "let me go ask the manager." When she went to the manager, I could hear the manager saying "no" with a total attitude from all the way across the store. The manager's attitude totally put me off. The saleslady then came back and told me that they would not reduce their price because the online retailer is not selling a real Alfred Angelo dress, but a knock-off (which is not true).

I probably would have been happy if the store had shown a little good faith and knocked the price down by $100, but they would not even do that. So I ended up buying the dress from Plus Size Bridal and guess what -- IT IS THE SAME DRESS; even had the Alfred Angelo tags and logos attached to the dress and sewn into the seams. Just to be sure, when I went back to the store to pick up the bridesmaid dress, I looked at their floor sample of my wedding gown to compare the material, craftsmanship, etc., and it is the SAME DRESS.

The moral: use this store for trying on dresses ONLY.

I went to Alfred Angelo with the following criteria: I needed a beautiful wedding dress within a tight budget. The staff at Alfred Angelo came through wonderfully! I bought the third one I tried on and couldn't have been happier!

This is where I purchased the bridesmaid dress that I'm wearing in my profile picture. It was a nice store that had a lot more bridal dresses than bridesmaid ones. The store clerks look like they've been there for years, although I thought it was weird that they measured me when I had my jacket on. The downside is their small parking lot that only had about 12 spaces. But for LA, it's a miracle they had their own free lot, so I really shouldn't complain.

The staff was great to work with and I did find a perfect dress at a great price. At times it's a little hectic there, but overall it's a great place to find your dream dress!

For our Flowergirls, here was the best selection.
In varities of styles and colors. We were able to pickout the style in one day.

The place was a headache to get to coming from the valley but it provided affordable dresses that matched our color palette perfectly. The staff was helpful but had some trouble getting some of the measurements correct. My sister's dress turned out to be too big for her when it arrived and they wouldn't alter it. Plus, it took like 8 weeks for the dresses to come that seems like a pretty long time to wait for a dress that's sitting in a warehouse.

Overall they were good. I had Valerie as my consultant and she was awesome and very helpful in selecting my gown. I did have an incident where my dress was misplaced and missing for a day, but they were able to locate it and give it to me for my wedding. The dress was gorgeous and I received many compliments on it.

I bought my wedding dress as well as my bridesmaid's dresses from Alfred Angelo. The dresses were absolutely beautiful!!! The seamestress who worked on my dress was fabulous, it fit perfectly, unfortunately she left and her replacement was not as accurate with her measurements. I had to have one bridesmaid's dress fitted twice and the other three times. Not to mention she wanted to charge $65 to hem their dresses. I was able to take them to my neighborhood tailor and have them done for $40 each instead. Other than that, I was completely satisfied. Valerie was my consultant and she was a doll. Overall, it was a good experience.

Great dress for the price. The store is a little unorganized and gets very busy. Bad parking. Nice people.

My dress was beautiful and a bit expensive but not compared to some dresses out there. My veil was really expensive too but beautiful. The place that they really get you is in alterations. They ordered my right size but the minor alterations that I had cost a fortune. But I do have to say that I love the seamstress. She is so professional and really knows what she is doing and talking about. She will not lie to you but give you her honest opinion. Overall I am really happy I went there to get my dress. The only thing is that they ordered the wrong size for my mom's dress and it was too small for her to wear. The seamstress did what she could but my mom just didn't feel comfortable and ended up wearing another dress. Other than that I was really happy with my dress.

I bought my wedding Dress from Alfred Angelo, as well as ordered my BM dresses and Flower Girl Dress.After having a horrible experience with David's Bridal, i was initially very happy with the customer service at AA. The girl who took my dress order was very helpful, not at all pushy, and seemed to want me to have the dress of my dreams rather than just make a sale. I ordered my dress through them, and it came within 1 month, which i was really happy about. The dress was perfect.The only thing i didnt like was my experience with BM dress shopping, i made an appt, but still had to wait almost an hour for service on a day when the store was literally empty. The "mgr" of the store was the one helping us this time, and she was really snippy and pushy and i felt really rushed although we were only there for 30 minutes. Even after she had entered the information about the chosen dress into the computer, my out of state bm's were unable to access it and i had to actually call the store and ask them to update it. Even after i had ordered my BM's dresses, i kept getting phone calls from them asking me to come in and place my BM order, and my FG order, and not to forget all of my accessories.. I just felt really bugged by this, considering my orders had already been placed and this supposedly would have been input into their "statewide" system.I did like the dresses however, and they were relatively inexpensive and came in super-quick.

I bought a bridesmaids dress here when I came out in my friends wedding. They had great customer service and the dress was affordable!

DO NOT GO TO THIS STORE!!!!!!! I'm the maid of honor in my friends wedding who decided to buy her wedding dress at Alfred Angelo in BH. The service we received when we first went to the store was satisfactory but that all went out the window the second they received her money. They conned her into paying $400 for alterations with some nonsense about how the dress is guaranteed. That was the biggest mistake EVER! The seamstress, Jasmine, had her dress for 5 MONTHS and the bride had nothing but problems every fitting she went to. The first fitting they ignored her for 1.5 hours even though she had an appointment, the second fitting the sales associates at the store gave us all the wrong information and wanted to change her appointment, even though she had scheduled it 4 months in advance, because the seamstress was swamped with new clients. I was at that fitting with her and the only thing that the seamstress needed to do was put some bra cups in, reattach the lace that she had removed to take the dress in and mix the hem. Which for anyone that sews, knows that's not a very long list of tasks to achieve. Well the seamstress scheduled the bride to pick up her dress 6 weeks later. The day before the bride was to pick up the dress the seamstress called her and informed her that she had a personal conflict and wouldn't be in the store on the day of her scheduled pick up and wanted to reschedule for saturday. The bride needed to ship the dress to the east coast, which is where her wedding is, no later then that saturday so she said she needed it sooner. The seamstress said she would drop it off the next day. Now, as a side note the bride called the store and the seamstress, Jasmine, was actually in the store that day she was just apparently very busy. So the bride goes and picks up the dress on thursday and requests to have a fitting room to try it on. The sales associate, Valerie, REFUSED! She said it smelled like it had been steamed and to not take it out of the bag until her wedding day!!!! Well of course since that's the MOST RIDICULOUS thing anyone's heard the bride brought the dress home and tried it on. First the seamstress sewed the lining at the top of the dress to the outside so it was entirely bunched up until a thread broke and then the seamstress never hemmed the underskirt and the hemming she did to the outer layer was completely crooked. The dress has a lace overlay and on one half the lace fell below the satin and the other half it was above. Also now the bodice is all scrunching up where it laid flat before and she bunched up the fabric where she sewed in the bra cup. At this point the bride no longer trusted the store and took her dress to Milt and Eddie's in Burbank where they had her dress back to her within 24 hours and it was perfect! Now the bride is trying to get some refund because the store did not give her the service she was promised and Tiffany, the store manager, and Rebecca, the district manager are refusing! Rebecca claims that the bride didn't give them the opportunity to fix the problem. The seamstress had the dress for 5 months she had plenty of time to finish everything! I have never seen a customer be treated so poorly by a store in my entire life. Do yourself a huge favor and save yourself thousand of tears that you are GUARANTEED to shed from buying your dress from this wretched store that dares to call itself a bridal boutique. Also research them on the better business bureau website, there's not a single Alfred Angelo store in all of southern california that has received higher then a D. Goes to show what kind of company they really are.

First of all I did love my dress and got it for way less than I would have been able to anywhere else, so in that sense I was happy with it, but there were a couple of major flaws. For one thing, the sizes are WAY off. The shop assistant measured me at 2-3 inches larger than I actually was, but I've been measured enough times that I knew she was wrong, so I was able to adapt. Following what I knew to be my measurements, the size 2 would have been just a bit too small. I was planning on working out before the wedding though and have a very narrow torso, so I decided to order it anyway, against the recommendations of the staff. By the time it had arrived my body was still the same and I was worried it wouldn't fit, but the dress was still 1-2 inches too big (so there is no way the sizes in their chart are accurate). They charged me $250 to take it in and put in a very simple bustle. If I'd followed their measurements I would have ordered a dress that was at least two sizes too big.

Also, the quality of the dress was not high at all. It had a lot of detail work and there were tons of loose threads and little beads falling off. I didn't care that much due to the good price and the fact that of course you only need to wear it once, but it really could have been better. Lastly, only after the wedding did I notice the care instructions: Do not wash or dryclean. So what are you supposed to do with it after the wedding? I finally emailed them and they said I could take it to the drycleaners, but they weren't liable if decorations "melted". I'm planning on taking it this week and will see what happens, but again, I was not impressed and probably wouldn't have bought the dress if I'd noticed that beforehand. At least it looked good in the pictures!

I went to many other bridal dress shops before Alfred Angelo, including Davids Bridal and I fell in love with the service and my wedding dress at Alfred Angelo. They were so friendly since the minute I walked in the door and I would recommend this store to shop for wedding dresses and bridesmaid dresses to any bride. It was a little far from my home but it was worth driving back and fourth for fittings and everything.

I loved my dress. The quality was much higher than others in the same price range (re: David's Bridal). They had a wide selection of dresses in my price range and spent several hours with me while I decided. We went back for my bridesmaids dresses as well, and they were also impressed with the variety of dresses available. The only problem we ran into with this vendor was in the alterations for my Maid of Honor. Her dress was altered very poorly and the store seemed a bit reluctant to fix their mistake.

I had gone to a couple of other places before Alfred Angelo. They had the styles I was looking for (nothing too princess or ball gowny for me). I was not going to spend a fortune on a dress, and they had good prices for the style I wanted. Their service in selecting the gown was good. They took the time for me to pick dresses, try them on (sometimes twice) and figure it out. I was not rushed. I found one I loved and it was delivered very quickly. The dress fit wonderfully, so there were not many alterations, but what there was was done well, and quickly. I had my finished dress way before I thought I would. They also have many good sales throughout the year.

I went to several wedding shops before going to Alfred Angelo and it was by far the best experience I ever had. Whereas other shops throw you into a room and bring dress after dress that I didn't even like, I was able to pick and choose what I wanted to try on. I have a petite frame and I think the wedding industry is conspiring to try to avoid making anything other than big poufy dresses that swallow me up or simple sheath dresses that don't really scream wedding gown. By the end of my search I was looking for a slim A-line with no ruching or pick-up skirts which was practically impossible to find. Finally after searching for almost a year in magazines and online, I revisited the idea of Alfred Angelo, mostly because I had so little time before the wedding and it was between them and David's bridal. I found their quality was much better. I printed out a picture of the one gown I found that met my criteria, style # 1904 and made an appointment. I checked in at the counter when I arrived and my assistant met me a few minutes later and asked what I was looking for. She took me through their more expensive part of the store first but I was not interested. I picked out a few other dresses to try on and made my way through the dressing room. I tried on my dress first and loved it. I tried it on in size 14 and ended up ordering their smallest size-2- and still had to have it taken in a little and I am not skinny! The other ones were pretty cliche and tacky and the sales lady insisted that I try on one of the more expensive dresses that was just too much. I placated her and did it. She then had the nerve to say that this was the ultimate dress for a bride and that my first dress looked like a "come hither" dress. That commentary was really inappropriate but I ignored it and ended up getting the first one. Still it kind of messed with my head and always made me question whether people were going to like it. Of course, like most brides I did not want to pay a fortune to look beautiful. But people assumed I paid at least double. I know every bride gets complimented on how they look beautiful and on their dress but I literally had dozens of people going in detail about why and how they loved it which I am certain they did not just feel they had to do. I ordered it in ivory which I believe gives it a richer feel than just stark white. Plus no one knew it wasn't white anyway. People said it gave me a beautiful hourglass figure and had just the right amount of beading. The dress tag said $649 but it rang up as $699. Apparently they did not update their tags with the new pricing but they still honored the lower price. Plus the took off $150 since it was a sale weekend. They have sales often so make sure you go on a sales weekend. After tax, my dress still was only $600. I told some of my very close friends and family after the wedding when they kept going on and on about it and they were totally shocked about the price. And I was able to get it in in just two or three months!! I checked on the status of my order once a month until it was close to delivery time and then I checked in every week. One week I waited on hold while they checked the status. They had said at first that their computer had said it would come soon, then they said it had been delivered and was just sitting in a box in their store. I don't think it had been there for long but I thought that was annoying and made me wonder how long it would have been had I not been on top of it. Probably only a few more days. But definitely only pay 50% deposit because that is all you are required to pay up front. Then, they must deliver the goods to your satisfaction to get the rest of their money. I thought their veils were overpriced so I ended up getting mine online.

I had a very good experience trying on and purchasing my dress at Alfred Angelo. The sales representative was helpful, polite, and respectful (as opposed to David's Bridal, where the saleslady tried to berate me into buying a dress THAT DAY). My dress was beautiful and was delivered to the store even quicker than I was promised, as were the bridesmaid dresses. I did have to order an "extra-long" dress for one taller bridesmaid, so be aware. In addition, my sales lady did not try to convince me to buy undergarments or shoes from Alfred Angelo to go with my dress (again as opposed to Alfred Angelo).The alterations, however, were more troublesome. The tailor is not on staff; she's a freelancer and is available only a few days a week and she books up fast. She did not listen to what I needed done with my dress (I needed it taken in more) which resulted in my needing to come back for three fittings; she attempted to charge me for further alterations but did not end up doing so. The bustling on the dress was done poorly (she did it with a tie under the dress layers instead of the more traditional button, and the ties fell to pieces on my wedding day, so I had to bustle it with safety pins).All in all I recommend Alfred Angelo's, but do the alterations with caution.

I ordered my gown as well as three bridesmaid dresses from Alfred Angelo. All of them were beautiful and exactly what I was looking for. They have a very wide selection and the range of colors and styles for bridesmaids dresses was excellent. The dress itself was a good value. All of my complaints have to do with the alterations. Because of the extensive lace detail, I decided to have the alterations done there but it turned out to be extremely expensive. The cost was more than double what they had told me when I was first purchasing the dress. I was not told about a fitting fee if I decided to take it elsewhere after the fitting. They also attempted to charge me to tighten up loose sequins and threads, but I insisted that should have been part of the quality of the dress delivered. The service could have been better and more professional, but in the end I was able to get exactly what I wanted.The dresses are great. Do your alterations somewhere else.

DO NOT BUY YOUR DRESS OR ANYTHING ELSE AT ALFRED ANGELOS THEY ARE HORRIBLE!!! I BOUGHT MY GOWN AND BRIDES MAID DRESS'ES 4 OF THEM THERE ONE CAME SEWN BACKWARDS THEN I WENT FOR ALTERATIONS THEY TRIED TO CHARGE ME $800.00 DOLLARS FOR VERY LITTLE WORK A BUSTLE,HEM IN THE FRONT,AND TIGHTEN THE HALTER UNBELIEVEABLE I WAS SO ANGRY. THAT WAS MORE THEN I PAID FOR THE DRESS I TOLD THEM FORGET IT I WOULD PAY THE PINNING FEE AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE SO THEY TOOK THE PINS OUT AND TRIED TO TELL ME I STILL HAD TO PAY THE PINNING FEE NEEDLESS TO SAY I DIDNT PAY ANYTHING AND LEFT VERY ANGRY I CALLED AN OUTSIDE ALTERATIONS PLACE $25.00 FOR THE BRIDESMAID AND 150.00 FOR MY GOWN. DO NOT GO THERE THEY ARE THE BIGGEST RIP OFFS IVE EVER DELT WITH!!!!!!!!

The dress was beautiful. However, the alterations done all broke and the bussel on the dress fell out during the dancing. Also, the straps for the dress were lost when I came to pick it up and had to go back to the store twice to try to get them back.

I planned on going to lots of different bridal shops in my dress search. The first place my mom, MOH and I visited was Alfred Angelo in Beverly Hills. It turned out to be the only place I needed to go! They had an amazing selection in every price range. The sales persons were great and not pushy. They let us take as many pictures as we wanted and had great ideas for styles that would flatter my body. The dress was a halter, castillian length train, with beading and french lace on satin in a beautiful offwhite color. Including alterations and undergarments I only spent $1300. It looked like my dress cost triple that amount on its own. As a bride I fluctuated in my weight especially as the day grew close and my final alteration came. I came back in the week before my wedding to check to make sure after the alterations it fit well and it was huge. I dropped 10 lbs and about 2 inches. The seamstress was fast at work, did not charge me extra for the double alteration and was very understanding. This made a huge difference one week before my wedding.

I loved my dress (or should i say dresses) I ended having to buy my wedding dress again after I lost the first one when my mom's house burned down. My one hiccup with the dress store is that when I picked up my original dress they told me it fix perfect however when I went to pick up my second dress it didn't fix perfect. I'm pretty sure my original dress need alterations but the lady working that day didn't want to give me the time of day since I had already spent the money. My bridesmaids also bought their dresses there and they were very pleased with their dresses.

They were great to deal with except for two things: 1)Their dress sizes are way off which played serious emotional trauma on the bridesmaids! I know it sounds funny but I'm talking about size 6 girls had to buy size 10 or 12! They wanted to cry and I couldn't have blamed them. 2)The dresses were all at the length for some 6' tall amazon women. They all had to be hemmed, no matter what the size. Other than that I loved them- they gave me a good deal and often called me back rather than me having to call them!

The service at Alfred Angelo in Beverly Hills is wonderful, especially Griselda and Mary. Griselda helped me through two long days of picking my dress and Mary made sure that it fit. All of the Bridesmaids' dresses were great and even though my bridesmaids all have VERY different body types the dress that we chose fit and flattered all of them beautifully.

The dresses all were ready on time and were more beautiful than I could have even imagined.

I came to Alfred Angelo's Bridal because few friends and co-workers I know got their wedding dress at the same store few years back and the price is reasonable. It only took me about 2 hours before I bought my dress, and I did not look else where. The old lady who was helping me knew her craft. She knows exactly what would look good on me, of course I didn't believe her at first. She took one look at me, and told me, "I know just a dress for you!". I tried it on, it was GORGEOUS! but of course, I wanted to try more on. After 2 hours, I bought the first dress she recommanded. Of course, the first dress she put on me was the most expansive dress, after I put that on, the other dresses that were in my budget could not compare to the first one. The manager was welling to work with my budget though, she gave me 300 dollars off the dress, so i only over paid 600 dollars from my original budget.The alteration process was ok I thought. I think the seamstress tried to save me some $$ on altering my dress, she told me the dress looks fine on me, a little loose maybe, but I was losing weight for the wedding, so I insisted on her taking in the bust area that looked huge on me (I got no boobs). Then at 2nd fitting, I lost more weight, and again, she said it looks fine, but I insisted on taking in the hip area more to fit. Good thing I did, cuz on the day of the wedding, the dress fitted very nicely on me. Good thing I didn't let her talk me into saving few hundred dollars, cuz a dress like that looks much nicer when it's fitted, and I didn't have to pull it up all night like most strapless dresses.

I shopped at Alfred Angelo for a wedding gown that I had seen online and was told was in stock. When finally arriving to Alfred Angelo to look at the dress I was interested in, I was then told that the paticular dress was not available to try on since it hadn't been shipped to the store. I was quite dissappointed but the fairly descent customer service made up for my 45 minute drive to Beverly Hills.

Overall, this turned out to be a good experience, however in the beginning it was really rocky. The turn over rate of the sales people was very high. However, the sales woman did have good ideas about my veil, shoes and bridal party. The seamstress was knowledgeable and helpful.

My best friend got her wedding dress at Alfred Alngelo in Beverly Hills and we all got our bridesmaid dresses there too. We had a super helpful saleswomen who was so patient when we wanted to try on almost every dress in the store. We received our dresses two weeks early (it only took 2 months for her to get her wedding dress). We ended up getting her veil and garters there too. The alterations were a little pricey because they had to re-bead most of her dress since she lost so much weight. In the end, the dresses all fit perfectly and we were so happy. In fact, I'm planning on going there next month to get my wedding dress!

Buyers beware! Got my dress there and was NOT happy with their service. They said the dress would arrive within 3 months and 5 months later I was still waiting. They finally gave me an estimated arrival date that was a week after my wedding. I told them this was completely unacceptable and they scrambled to get me my dress.

So they *did* get the dress on time (a week before) but it was HUGE. I mean HUGE, HUGE, HUGE. My measurements fit between a size 2-4 and this dress just fell off me. I ended up spending over $350 on alterations (plus a $150 rush fee) there and the dress never did fit exactly right. The bra cups that they sewed in were crooked. I ended up taking them out and re-sewing it myself the night before my wedding.

Weeks later (after the wedding) I took a good look at the inside tags on the dress and they were all cut out...with the exception of one single size tag on the detachable sheer shirt/shawl thing that I didn't even wear. It said size 8! They gave me the wrong size and just cut out the tags!

I ordered my bridesmaids dresses from Alfred Angelo in Beverly Hills. I had four girls in my bridal party - three of them live in Boston, and the fourth is here in L.A. To make it "easier," I decided to just give the store the style number of the dress I wanted, so that the girls would just have to call in with their size and their address. Then the dress would just be shipped to them directly. I wouldn't have to worry about them accidentally ordering the wrong dress by giving the wrong style number or something.

The dresses were all strapless, tea length, with a sash around the waist and a little bit of material peeking out under the hem. The bridesmaids were going to have cherry red dresses (including the sash and the material on the bottom), and the MOH would have a cherry red dress with a rose sash and material on the bottom.

When the girls got their dresses, I assumed everything was fine because they all said the dresses looked great, they were strapless, red, etc. The MOH said hers had the pink sash. I never thought to ask all four if they had a TEA LENGTH dress. I mean, Alfred Angelo had the style number in their system, the girls got strapless cherry red dresses, so what could be wrong?

Two days before my wedding the girls from Boston fly to L.A. for the dress rehearsal. I visit one of the girls in her hotel room and I see this bright cherry red dress hanging in her hotel closet. It's floor length (like a ball gown), strapless, no sash, with some sort of criss-cross material over the bust. It's the wrong dress. All the other girls had the right dress except for this one girl, who somehow got an entirely different dress, and just didn't know it.

(Playing devil's advocate: I had sent all of the girls a photo of the dress months before, but I'm sure they glanced at it, thought, "ok, it's a bridesmaids dress, I'll wear whatever she sends me", and then went about their day. The point still is: Alfred Angelo had the style number in their system and still sent out the wrong dress.)

So I called Al Angelo and told them the situation. It started out very calm: it's two days before my wedding, my bridesmaid has the wrong dress, can you help? They said they'd call back. An hour went by, and no phone call. I called again, and they said they were working on it. A few minutes later, a girl called, sounding a bit stressed. She admitted that she was the one who sent the dresses out, it was her fault, and she just doesn't know what happened. She has all the correct style numbers in the system, but somehow she screwed up. So I asked if they could get me the correct dress. They couldn't. Did they have a similar dress in-house that we could have instead? No, not in cherry red. Finally I asked if I could have my bridesmaid just come by and have the dress cut down in length; if it could be made to be tea length, it wouldn't look all that different from the other dresses. At first, she said that would be fine and their seamstress would take care of it. My bridesmaid could come by the next afternoon.

Then she called back - the seamstress doesn't have a sewing machine in-house and she'd have to bring it home, and she might not have it back in time for the wedding. At this point I just started yelling that we ordered the correct dress, we paid for the correct dress, and they sent us the wrong dress. They should help us figure out a way to fix the problem. She said she'd see what she could do and would call me back. I had to get to my dress rehearsal, so I turned my cell phone off. When the dress rehearsal was over, I called Al Angelo to find out what the status was, and the girl who I'd been speaking to had gone home for the day! She'd never called back as promised, and no one else at the store seemed to know anything about what had happened.

My bridesmaid finally just took her dress to a local seamstress the next morning, who cut the dress down to tea length and in the end, no one could tell that her dress was any different from the other girls'. But it was such a stressful experience and I couldn't believe how horrible their customer service was. All they had to do was offer to help me find a local seamstress, and it would've made me feel as though they were sorry about the mix-up. But because of the way everything was handled, I'd really encourage anyone to stay away from that store. Not worth the stress.

Large selection of beautiful wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses!

5 stars: dress and service

I got my dress for $125. It was exactly what I wanted. It was a last year's model, off the rack, perfect size, $249, and it was half off.

I went in on a Thursday, found the dress, brought my parents in the next day (they were flying in for a visit by coincidence) and bought it. They were extremely friendly, and the whole thing was very easy.


3 stars: alterations in store by Mary

Mary, the seamstress was very nice to me, even when she'd been double booked, but was sometimes rushed, and the alterations (8 bustle loops and a hem) cost around $230.

She was only there Sunday and Wednesday, and when I went in for my 2nd fitting, she showed by bm how to lace up the back, but didn't let her practice it. Also, when she showed me the bustle, I thought it looked weird. I went home, thought about it, looked at pics I'd taken, and decided to talk to her about it. I made an appt for a Wednesday, got off work early, and she didn't have my dress there because she keeps them somewhere else, and had forgotten to write the appt down. (She'd taken the appt on her cell phone.) She asked me to come in any time the next Sunday and she'd see me whenever I was ready. We worked everything out, and when you folded the bustle a different way, it was exactly what I wanted. She said, "I'm glad you came in to ask me about it instead of worrying and stressing out about it." I was supposed to pick it up on the Sunday before the wedding, and I FORGOT TO PICK IT UP! Luckily, she left it at the store for me to pick up, and I picked it up after I picked up my folks from LAX.

I loved my dress and the quality of service that I recieved. My dress arrived in 4 weeks and they were more than able to accomidate by 6+ pregnancy belly. I found a dress that needed no alterations.

Alfred Angelo was great at giving me service without an appointment. I was able to walk through and pick out what dresses I wanted to try or give a list of styles to a saleswoman. However, one all three occasions that I visited none of the ladies were overly friendly or professional. They didn't seem to care one way or the other if I bought a dress or was having a good experience. I did end up purchasing my dress from them, it was a sample dress.

A few of my bridesmaid dresses came back made the wrong sizes.. but they were very quick to fix them at no cost. All my bridesmaids were also happy to pick out their own top to fit their body type. Using all the same skirt the dresses looked matchy without having that one bridesmaid who doesn't fit the dress quite right.

I had a love/hate relationship with Alfred Angelo, Bev Hills. I LOVED my dress, the price and my initial consultation. Aurora was awesome and made my mom and I feel like I was the only bride to ever walk in the store.
I HATED the service afterwards - we also had to purchase 5 bridesmaids dresses and a veil and it seemed like having to pull teeth getting someone to help us each time we went in. I also LOVED the girls from alterations - they truly were magical :)

All those who attended the wedding commented on how beautiful the dress was. They worked with me to customize my dress and added a custom train and bodice. Working with Alfred Angelo was great, but if you have your own tailor, you might want to use your own and not use their recommended tailor.

I knew I wanted this dress after seeing a picture of it..it was the fist dress I tried on, and after trying on many others we knew it was “the one”. I have gotten the most compliments about my dress. I didn’t give it an A+ purely because it didn’t fit quite right up top, and required tailoring, twice, which felt like a bit of a scam from the bridal store, but more on this in the tailoring section.

ALTERATIONS:

My dress needed to be taken up, and bustled…this came out to around $250..to be expected...It was recommended to me, that I should have pads sewn into the bust area to help fill it out. Also, the waist of the dress was coming a part a bit, so they offered to reinforce it for free. When I picked up the dress, the top looked really weird with the pads sewed in, without taking it in, so it needed to be altered…fine…BUT, I was charged another $45 to take each boob in, plus $45 each side to rebead, plus another $60 to steam it! I was 2 weeks away from my wedding, so I paid it, but I felt like I was ripped off. My dress looked fantastic though, so, there ya go.

I really enjoyed the woman who helped my find my dress. Her name was Aurora (I hope I spelled it right), and in fact, both my sisters went back to have her help them find a wedding gown when they got married. I had a wonderful experience actually finding my gown. When it came time to have it ordered, there were many delays, and it ended up getting really close to my wedding date before my dress actually came in. The store did end up paying for the alteration fees to make up for it, though, which was very nice. I have recommended many people to go to this location and ask for Aurora to help them pick a dress. She really has an eye for finding the right dress!