From this moment Bridal Studios

So for those of you who haven’t read my review of my local bridal shop, Bell Amore in Bexleyheath, I tried to get a wedding dress and was basically called fat constantly over a period of two hours, put in a dress they couldn’t get, put in a dress that was over my budget and not listened to whatsoever.
So it was with trepidation that I approached From This Moment, despite them being lovely on the phone and seeming genuinely shocked when I’d told them of my previous experience.
But my worries were unfounded. From This Moment were absolutely INCREDIBLE.
From the moment I entered, I was made to feel at ease and welcome in their store. The manager and shop assistant offered us all a cup of tea and listened with horror as I explained about Bell Amore. She promised this time would be different, let my mum wander and browse the dresses which was already a marked difference from the last store, and were nothing but helpful.
They left us to browse the dresses alone, meaning we were able to feel relaxed and comment truthfully to each other about what we like and didn’t like without worrying about offending them, which would have been impossible anyway because they were so nice. And we were also allowed to pull as many dresses as we wanted, just turning them so the manager would know which ones we wanted and take them into the fitting room for me.
When it came time to actually try on some, she allowed me to strip down to a point I was comfortable at instead of going down completely to my underwear and this made a WORLD of difference. I didn’t feel vulnerable like I did at the last shop, and having worn leggings, I was SO comfortable. What a revelation!
First, she put me in the dresses I wanted. But they just didn’t look right. Then we tried ballgowns, mermaids, puffy A-​lines, sleek styles, chiffon, lace, silk, everything you could ever imagine. I feel like I was able to get a good idea of what I wanted and what I didn’t, and most importantly, they LISTENED. Every dress was better than the last one because they knew what I didn’t like about the last and didn’t put me in it again. That’s all I wanted.
Eventually, she brought out a dress that was the opposite of what I said I wanted. I mean, the total opposite. And I tried it anyway because by this point, I trusted the manager and she’d listened to me so I believed there was a reason she wanted me to try it on. And…
I found it. I found my wedding dress. It. Is. STUNNING. And I wouldn’t have even looked twice at it if it weren’t for the amazing staff in this shop. In fact, I skimmed right past it when looking myself. What a fool I am.
I love it so much that I didn’t want to take it off and the staff even let me swish around in it for an entire hour, while they let my fiancé try on suits and my mum try on dresses for the wedding too. There were no complaints, no hurry up comments and I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this store at ALL. I love them. So much.
The extra amazing thing, too, was that because I found a dress on my first visit and it wasn’t in the sale, I got 10% off the price! Which if you’ve ever seen how much a wedding dress costs, you’ll know is a lot of money. AND they let me take home the beautiful fur shrug I picked out too so I could put it on my bridesmaids and see if fur looked good with their dresses too. They’re even helping me with bridesmaids!
When I’d filled out the paperwork and paid the deposit (half the price of the dress + alterations and anything I was taking home, with the other half due 7 days after my dress arrives in six months time), I gave the manager a big hug because genuinely, I feel like she saved me.
After my terrible experience, I was terrified of setting foot in a bridal store ever again. I felt fat, I felt like I didn’t deserve to wear a wedding dress and I felt like nothing would look good. And in two hours, From This Moment changed all that.
AND I can visit them any time if I want to try on the sample and I can bring as many people as I like with me too. PERFECT.