Bella Bridesmaid Baltimore

Bella is under new management/ownership. We had our appointment with Whitney, the owner, during the Amsale trunk show. She was amazing at giving us a super big window to shop, and working with two jr bridesmaids. We placed our order ASAP and I can't wait to see the dresses come in!

I purchased my "Mother of the Bride" dress at Bella's on Fleet Street. A charming and elegant shop under new management and new location .Whitney is the owner and provided the most wonderful experience. Whitney is friendly, helpful..professional and just delightful . The bridesmaids also wore Lula Kate . Will share pictures . I'm looking forward to my son's Spring 2013 wedding in Baltimore and will be visiting Whitney soon.

The Bella Bridesmaid branch in Baltimore is no longer open, however, I would not recommend that anyone ever purchase a dress from any Bella Bridesmaid. The dresses came in a month late, my bridesmaids were charged twice for the dresses, it was incredibly difficult to get someone to return my phone calls or return emails and every dress was ordered in at least one size too big. After a month of "trying" to reimburse the girls for their double charge, they told me just to have them all contact their credit card companies to have the extra charge removed. It is no wonder that this branch is no longer in business.

Do not use Bella Bridesmaid in Baltimore. My experience started off okay with my initial appointment and choosing my bridesmaid dresses. They even mailed me color swatches and worked with me on choosing the right dress. However, once the dresses were ordered, everything went seriously downhill. One of my bridesmaids thought she might get pregnant, so she ordered her dress in January instead of November, when everyone else did. My wedding was in July and they assured us all the dress would be in by April. April came and went and we got no call, email or anything about the dresses. I finally had to call and they had to go check on where the dresses were. Turns out they were delayed and did n't come in until May. And they told us all of them would be in then, but the one ordered in January didn't come in. Again, no communication from Bella. I had to call and tell them that we didn't receive all the dresses. They then said the dress would be in the 1st week of JULY!!! My wedding was July 15. When July came, again I had to call when we didn't hear from them. The dress was still not in and would be coming in 4 days before the wedding....for a preganant bridesmaid that would definitely need alterations. Again, this was all in emails and no actual phone conversation. Most of the time, when you call the shop, the machine is full and you can't leave a message. In the end, my bridesmaid had to order a dress overnight from David's Bridal and found someone to alter it in one day. All this time, Bella NEVER CALLED ME OR MY BRIDESMAID TO EXPLAIN OR APOLOGIZE! And did not offer a refund or anything. Terrible customer service and not professional at all. Do not use them! A big chain store like David's Bridal was easier to work with than Bella. Terrible management and communication! Good thing I wasn't a bridezilla or I would have been flipping out the week of my wedding!

I had a terrible experience with this store and its owner. My first interaction with the owner was fantastic and I ended up ordering a dress from her and paying in full (as is the store policy). The dress was to be delivered in May. I've spent the last six weeks trying to get a straight answer from her as to where my dress was, whether it had even been ordered, and when it would be delivered. I never got a straight answer. I was told for six weeks straight that my dress would arrive "that week". I was provided with more than one fake Fed Ex tracking number. It was only after I filed a claim with my credit card company and the Better Business Bureau that I received the dress. I am afraid there are other brides out there who purchased dresses from her recently and are in the same boat. Please do not patronize this store and run the risk of having a similar experience. It's not worth it.

I wish I would have read these reviews before I bought my dress from Bella Bridesmaid. I only needed 1 dress for myself to change into at my reception. My first visit to the shop was great. The owner was friendly and very willing to help. Once I selected the dress she went to make sure that I would get my dress by my wedding. We ordered the dress in April and the owner was sure that the dress would be here 2 weeks before the wedding, of course it wasn't. The owner had to drive out to Howard Co. to drop it off to me, didn't offer any apologizes. When I tried it on it was terrible, but what could I do, it was mine now! I didn't even wear it in the end! I would not recommend this shop only because they are not reliable and it should have been 1 less thing to stress about.

Let me first say that my bridesmaids and I had a GREAT time at the store picking out our dresses during the Amsale trunk show. The staff was very nice and helpful. But then it's all downhill from there... To make a very long story short, they are TERRIBLE at answering phones / emails / returning calls. And are, most importantly, TERRIBLE at giving correct dates of when your dresses would be ready and / or delivered. Whatever date they tell you, add about 8 weeks on top of it. We went in August, were told they'd be here by mid-Nov, didn't receive the dresses until January. I'm just so glad we weren't in a hurry.

Worst experience ever....twice! Two of my very best friends got our bridesmaid dresses from Bella and while we had a great time in the shop picking out the dresses as soon as the checks were cashed the customer service was non-existent. Just like the previous reviewers, we were all left waiting and waiting on late dresses with no communication from the store. On the rare occasion that we could get in touch, it was nothing but excuses and more false promises that the dresses would "be in soon." Despite placing our order 6 months in advance, we did not receive our dresses until 2 weeks before the big day. All of us in the bridal party were left scrambling to our seamstresses and paying huge rush fees to get the dresses altered. On top of that, 2 of the dresses were ordered in the wrong size and basically had to be reconstructed to fit since we had no time to re-order the right ones. It is a shame that the business is so poorly run as they do offer some cute dresses, but as a bride myself i would NEVER put my girls through paying Bella's high prices and their terrible service just isnt worth the stress.

Bella Bridesmaid was such a cool place to look for bridesmaids dresses. All my girls got different style dresses in same color and fabric. Bella specializes in designers who have a lot of colors and styles, so its very easy to find something thats flattering to everyone. Most dresses are a little bit pricey,(around $260) but the service is wonderful. They make it very easy to order, however they do not do alterations. They do have a list of preferred tailors.

Hi Kelly! So we finally had our wedding, and luckily I got my ties and pocket squares just in time for the wedding. Thank you so much for working with us and taking the time to show us the most perfect color and styles from the Alfred Sung collection. The sample swatch was nothing compared to the sheer beauty of the dresses. You really helped us pick the right color, and the right fabric for the most perfect wedding day. When I look at the pictures, I am amazed at how gorgeous everything turned out, and I am so glad that you were there to answer my phone calls and help me choose the perfect combination of style within our budget! Thanks again, as it made a huge difference.

We purchased all of our bridesmaid dresses through this location and I am honestly amazed they are still in business. Originally, they told us that if we got all of our orders in by a certain date that the dresses would arrive at the end of June. We got the paperwork to them and they ordered the dresses and they sent me an email confirmation saying the dresses would be in at the end of JULY! So I replied and told them that they had originally quoted June and she said that someone had made a mistake but they could get the dresses by the beginning of July, which wasn't a problem for our wedding. I emailed and called them several times to confirm the arrival date of the dresses and it would take WEEKS for them to respond, if at all. The first week of July came and went with no dresses, so I called and they said the dresses would be in the following week. I received a call when they arrived and went down the next day to pick them up. The voicemail and email stated that they would be open at 11 am the next day. I got there at 11:30 and no one was there! So I went to grab lunch and came back and still, the shop was locked and no one was there! After a few minutes of standing there ringing the doorbell, the husband of the owner happened to come by to balance the books and he let us in to get the dresses. Apparently, the woman that was supposed to be there had a dentist appointment or something and never mentioned it when she called me or emailed me the previous day!

Once we got the dresses, they were beautiful, but I wish we would have ordered them from anywhere else!