Alfred Angelo Bridal

Went with a friend who was picking out a bridesmaid dress. The sales associates were nice enough but the store needs some help. As we went through the racks, there were many sample dresses that were ripped, torn, or missing buttons and embellishments. The carpet in the store was also stained significantly in the area where you try gowns on. Overall, if was a decent experience, but the company should consider upgrading the in-​store experience.

I’ve got nothin but love for Alfred Angelo in Manchester. Jessica is amazing and helped me find the perfect dress. She listened and pulled dresses that fit exactly what I asked for, plus a few extras. Turns out my dream dress was one of the ones she chose!
The dress arrived on time and I went to Maria & her assistant Jean for a ton of alterations, and the dress now fits like a glove. Maria is an incredibly talented seamstress and Jean’s enthusiasm and sweet personality make the whole experience so much fun! I’ve been to Alfred Angelo at least 5 times for pickup/​alterations since I purchased the dress, and every time was great, no complaints at all. Thanks Alfred Angelo!

I’m in a bridal party for my friend’s wedding this November. This is my first time (other than as the bride) in a bridal party.
Considering it is a chain store and the low reviews on Unilocal,this place is fine for bridesmaids. As for shopping for the bridal gown, my criticism is there is no privacy for the brides and her viewing party. I was personally annoyed that I had to wait for a comfy seat and that I had to listen to another bride’s complaints. That criticism is more directed to corporate than the store. However, my friend LOVES her dress and LOVED her experience there.
Our bridal consultant, DeShauna, was very calm and not pushy at all. She was dressed nicely and was knowledgeable about measuring and fits. I also ordered a shaper to go underneath my berry chiffon strapless gown. When the corset came in, they were cool about having my husband pick it up for me.
This place exceeded my expectations. I would say yes for this place for bridesmaids, but would encourage brides-​to-​be to go to a local bridal salon, like Bliss Bridal in Cheshire, CT, for the white dresses.

I had a fabulous experience at Alfred Angelo! Katie, my consultant, was incredible! She made me feel very comfortable, she was very knowledgable about the dresses, listened to my style preferences & was very interactive & personable with my family who I brought to my appointment.
I brought printouts to my appointment. Katie pulled all the dresses I liked. My #1 dress pick was the one I fell in love with & the one I said YES to! The discounts & promotions the store had made it very easy to purchase too!
I would suggest this bridal shop to any bride-​to-​be, especially someone who is looking for a great deal on high quality dresses!

Lindsey who I had my wedding dress appointment with was very nice and made me feel comfortable. I didn’t buy my wedding dress there bc I found another style I liked by maggie sottero. But we got our bridesmaid dress from here. Chelsea was very patient and nice.
My only complaint is their dressing rooms are very close to each other and there isn’t much privacy to show your dress. Everything is in the open. They should also get fabric to cover up bras for when dress are too small as a courtesy, especially bc everything is out in the open.

Awful place to dress shop at! I only gave it 1 star because I had to. I love writing reviews on places that I love but this place left such a sour taste in my mouth I had to share. My mother found a mother of the bride dress she loved and it was an Alfred Angelo dress. We drove an hour to Manchester, got inside (wasn’t busy at all) there were a handful of staff members at the desk. They all welcomed us and I explained that we were looking to try on this dress. I was quickly told I needed an appointment for this and offered a catalog and an appt the next day. I told them Nevermind and went to David’s which was super super busy no rooms available to try on but the staff was very helpful and we waited until there was a room and found a dress there. I highly recommend avoiding this place and going down the road to David’s. Same idea of a store but they don’t shoo customers away. I totally see needing appts for bridal or even multiple bridesmaids but 1 mother of the bride dress come on! Never going back!

I’ll have to re-​review once I go through the dress receiving and alternation process, but I had a fairly pleasant experience at this location. Aylin was very sweet, really listened to my style and by the end of my appointment was selecting styles for me because we’d talked so much about what I did and didn’t want. She did an awesome job. Unfortunately, a few of the sales associates were having issues with their computers that day and their frustrations were being vented fairly inappropriately in front of customers. I also did not appreciate the high-​pressure-​sales approach made by the store manager when I made it pretty clear I knew exactly what I wanted and I wasn’t going to be buying every little piece of my outfit from AA. I felt a little talked down at times — not cool. That being said, if you make an appointment, ask for Aylin!

I got married back in June so this review is way over due. When I went for my appointment I found a dress I liked and was going to order it. My dress size is normally a 16 the district leader was there and recommended I get a size 18w I said no that’s not good… I was planning on losing weight anyway. After a little back and fourth I was bullied into getting the size 18w. What’s the worst that could happen I take it in.
The dress arrives 3 months later I put it on. I felt like crying. It looked like an ivory circus tent. The associate helps me out of the dressing room and says «wow, skinny mini you lost weight!». Um no I actually was bloated that day. I muttered under my breath I should have gotten the 16. The alterations cost the me almost $ 800 because it was not just a simple take in, the bust with all the beading embellishments was about $ 250. This could have been avoided if I just gotten the right size. So in total gown $ 700, alterations $ 800. $ 1500.
Take your business else where. They knew what they were doing by making me get a size bigger. They are just a bunch of thieves.
PS: the district Manager gave me advice of where to get my nails done. I went there and they made them crooked.

I have returned to Alfred Angelo twice for alterations since originally purchasing my gown. I must say that Mollie, their seamstress, is phenomenal in all that she does! On my first return visit, I had side panels taken in. There was a significant amount of fabric that had to be removed and the gown reconstructed. I returned yesterday to try it on and my dress fit like a glove! I couldn’t believe how different the gown felt! What a difference good alterations make! I was in to try the gown on as well as have my dress and train hemmed and Mollie quickly pinned it like the pro she is. I questioned whether I should wear a corset under the dress (which I had worn to the store) and Mollie suggested I try it on without. I did, and the dress still fit perfectly! Because I was worried about my chest area having enough support throughout the entire wedding day, Mollie suggested straps for my dress. I am generally anti-​straps, but Mollie found straps with the exact beading that is on my dress. She hooked the straps together to form a halter strap and pinned both ends to the bust area of my dress. Let me tell you, my gown was completely transformed and looked absolutely stunning! For the first time, I was actually excited and it didn’t take much for me to decide to go with Mollie’s awesome suggestion! She then re-​pinned the entire dress to account for the new «design» of the gown. I have two more appointments (to have my dress bustled and then a final try-​on/​pickup) and cannot wait to see my new and improved gown, which was already gorgeous! If you are in the market for a fantastic seamstress, do not hesitate to go see Mollie on Tuesday nights. She is incredible and you will NOT be disappointed. Thank you, Mollie!

I recently picked up my wedding dress from Alfred Angelo and this was the third time I was in the store.
The first time I was not too pleased with my experience. They open at 11AM and I had called to schedule an appointment. Normally, appointments at AA last roughly two hours so I thought I had until 1PM. I arrived as the doors opened and went inside. I was greeted immediately and I was whisked away to the area in which brides try on.
I went to the store with one specific dress in mind that I had seen online a few weeks prior. It was a size smaller– but I still tried it on. I did not like the dress in the least bit so the consultant pulled other styles for me. I ended up finding a dress within 45 minutes that I absolutely loved and knew I would wear on my wedding day. I then asked if I could see my MOH in bridesmaids dresses and the consultant pulled quite the selection.
However, at 12PM the consultant told me that my appointment was over and that I didn’t get the full two hour appointment because whoever scheduled my appointment never mentioned that they don’t do 11AM appointments and that it would have to be at 12 in order to get the full two hours.
I did not purchase my dress that day. I was instructed by my consultant that she would create a profile for me and put in all the styles that I liked. I went back three months later to purchase my dress and they had no records of me at all. The original consultant I worked with no longer worked there so I had to start from scratch.
I just picked up my gown and I am missing my certificate of authenticity that comes with my gown. Not the best, but I guess you get what you pay for.

The service was pretty poor as soon as I walked in, apparently some one had called out and they hadn’t assigned me a sales rep. (Shouldn’t that have been done before I got there?) 10 minutes later we finally started looking for bridesmaids dress, Sales rep was nice but the whole experience lacked genuine «class». Another sales rep kept going into the dressing room we were assigned when we stepped out to take dresses we hadn’t tried on yet. It was pretty rude and annoying.

This review is after I picked up my dress.
The same lady that helped me last time assisted in helping me put on my bridesmaid dress. I put it on and I could tell there were a lot of issues. The bust area had boning that stretched the fabric, which resulted in the bust not laying right. There was a misplaced piece of fabric hanging off the waist that wasn’t there on the sample I tried on. The alfred angelo staff said it probably fell off from several people trying it on.
The whole dress is poorly sewn, making it look like a homemade job. I took it to the cleaners to get it altered, and she even asked if it was homemade. She also pointed out that the dress length was uneven. Alfred Angleo can’t even get that right?
I spent over $ 70 in alterations. The amount of money I spent making this dress wearable could have gone towards a cute dress that flattered.
If I didn’t have to go here per the bride’s request, I would have definitely gone somewhere else.
I’ll give it two stars for the continued good service Alfred Angelo offers, but I’m never coming back if I can help it.

I went to this store to try on bridesmaid dresses. The sales woman split the bridesmaids into two categories the «larger sizes» and the «smaller sizes». The staff was condescending and unhelpful to the girls that were the «larger sizes» they made little effort to help find a dress that looked good on both body types which is what the bride wanted. The sales staff was rude and unhelpful I would not go back to this store.

The ordering of my dress was no problem. When we went to try on dresses, the gal was great… but it all went down hill from there. I went to order my dress and she only took two measurements… my chest and bust… which is two sizes smaller than my hips which worried me. So then they took all my information from my license down wrong and my phone number down wrong and blamed me for it when they couldn’t reach me. That is after I finally called them wondering where the hell my dress was. Now I was out on the west coast at this time and they said if I didn’t pick up my dress by Sunday, they woulud have to send it back. So in a panic I had my sister pick it up. When she finally passed it to me, there was a piece missing, the added sash. So I had to call back and told them they were shipping it ot me for free since I couldn’t go pick it up. I was in NYC and wasn’t wasting a day driving up. Two weeks later and I still do not have it. After a call (whomever I spoke to was really nice but I was just beyond done with these people) I was finally told it was shipped yesterday. Then was told they received it Wednesday, shipped it to me yesterday (thursday) and thats why i didn’t have it. I was told they had it in their hands when I called. So if it doesn’t match, this will be one very pissed of maid of honor. DEFINITELY not going back here ever again!!!

Gwen was very nice, helpful, and a great salesperson. I had no issue with this salesperson, at all, she was sweet and professional, though if I am going to be honest I must say, I was completely turned off when the other two ladies working at the counter were loudly dropping hints at five minutes to 6pm (on a Sunday) that they were: «Closing up. It’s time to go home» to the rest of the clientele milling about the store. Rude. Inexcusable. A retraining is in order. Anyway, I almost came back to buy the dress I liked the most, but I decided to shop around and found a much more unique and beautilful dress at sample sale – it was less than the Alfred Angelo dress since it was marked down, and the customer service I received from the owner herself was «world class.» I’m glad I waited, and this is why I cannot recommend Alfred Angelo to other prospective brides. An independently owned shop (with solid, good reviews) is the way to go. Also, you simply cannot compare the fabric and cut of a real designer dress to a dress from Alfred Angelo or David’s Bridal. Find a place that gives sample sales and get a much nicer dress for the same money (or less) that you’d spend at a chain.

Can’t even keep their appointments straight! I made an appointment two weeks in advance and the day of I walk in, wait in a 15 minute line, and when I finally get to the front they tell me that whoever booked my appointment over the phone wrote me down for a different time than what she told me. As in, she told me to come in at noon and she made my appointment for 10am. The manager was even too busy to come talk to me so I just walked out. Beware!