Wilshire Bridal Salon

I loved my Maggie Sottero Channing dress. Wilshire Bridal was great. Rachel, who helped me, found exactly what I was looking for. I told her I wanted something very simple and elegant. The first dress she picked out for me was the one. They also do alterations there. Crinoline and bridesmaid dresses were also purchased at this bridal shop.

I purchased my wedding gown from Wilshire and was very happy. Wilshire was the bridal salon that I visited, and purchased the gown off the rack. They had a good selection (but not alot), which did not overwhelm me too much. They were kinda pushy into forcing me to buy the gown, but I had my family with me to help me make the decisions. I also chose to have Wilshire Bridal do my dress alterations. Ms. Kim did an excellent job. I was referred here by my wedding coordinator, and am glad she referred me. Free parking was a plus+++

After 20 dress shopping visits, I finally decided on a dress. However, I didn’t just settle on the bridal store I tried on it on at, I shopped around for the price too! I was able to get my gown for $300 less at Wilshire Bridal since they didn’t have the sample in the store. So they advised me to try it on elsewhere to make sure I wanted it.

I do have some gripes about this store: LOCATION - it’s in Koreatown on Wilshire and Western. So it’s a bit of a pain to get to. FITTINGS - They advise you to do your fitting during the weekday since Saturdays are primarily for dress shopping. This was annoying since I work full-time, had a regular gym schedule and was planning a wedding. So I had to take several half days or entire days off to go there. PAYMENT: For some reason every time I tried to pay with a debit card, they would come back and say it didn’t work. I know for sure it was good since I used it before and after my appointment there. So I either paid on a credit card or had to pay in cash. Really what’s the difference, a debit card is just as good as cash or check without the hassle of carrying either.

My biggest compliant is that information was lost in translation. It was difficult understanding my sales rep, who was also the seamstress. Basically when my gown came in it was 4” too long. The shop tried to blame me that I wasn’t wearing the heel height I originally wore when I was measured. NOT TRUE! So in order to wear that heel height (2”) major alterations had to be made, which would cause the lace trim at the bottom to overlap the other lace appliqués on the dress. I did NOT want that! I would sacrifice wearing taller shoes than having the overlap! So for the rest of the fitting I wore their sample shoes that were 3.5” so that alterations could be made accordingly. The seamstress stated 3.5”- 4” heels would be good. So I returned the 2” Nina shoes and bought 3.75” Nina shoes (Thank goodness Nina’s are so COMFY!). Then to my surprise when I went in for the following fitting the dress was too short cuz the lady said I told her I wanted to wear the shorter heel! NOT TRUE! After showing my discontent and literally crying about this ordeal did she finally gave in and dropped the hem to the desired length for the new shoe. Why did it have to come to me crying for her to realize I was NOT happy with my gown? She even tried giving me a guilt trip saying she spent 8 hours on the alterations! All I can say is my dress was one of the most stressful points in my wedding planning process, it had it’s on drama!

I can’t say I would recommend Wilshire Bridal to other ladies since my experience was not that great. So I got a good deal, but the experience was something I would like to forget.

Wilshire Bridal was the BEST bridal salon I visited (and purchased from)! All others I went to were nice at first but NEVER followed up with me, nor got back to me about anything I asked for. Wilshire Bridal was an answered prayer. They have a great selection. My dress was by Enzoani, a great designer that isn't carried in all bridal shops. Wilshire Bridal got my dress done on time, and even early. They were great about calling me to remind me. They had great suggestions but weren't pushy. The owner and a lady named Kate helped me out. They were absolutely delightful. Thank you Wilshire Bridal!