This was the first time i've been to Lily's Bridal and Prom dress shop. And might I just say, it…read morewas an amazing experience. Ava, my stylist, was extremely friendly and accommodating. She listened and gave wonderful feedback. All the dresses were beautiful. Yes the pricing is high but i was very happy leaving. 100% recommend for prom so don't forget to book at the appointment!

The way this business is ran is top tier! 1st: When you…read morewalk in you feel welcomed and the space is pretty, there is space for you and your guests and Kim took the time to get to know me and ask me questions before we even began. 2nd: Kimberly knows her stuff! She took her time to think and pull dresses I didn't even ask to see, as well as variations of ones I liked. The pillow she puts into the dress so you can see what you will look like (genius). I went to 5 stores before this one and noone did that! 3rd: She didn't stop at the dress, she put on belts, veils, whatever you wanted or was thinking she worked with it. I felt like I was on princess diaries as she transformed my look and made me feel like we will get there. 4th: I think we tried over 15 dresses on and then tried on my top 2 favorites again. She never bat an eye about that and was encouraging. I SAID YES TO THE DRESS! 5th: The bag they give you when you purchase your dress, cherry on top! Truly so special. As I drove home I couldn't help but wish I went to Lilys Bridal first but I do believe everything happens for a reason and I found Kim at the right time in my process.

I visited a couple of other bridal shops before Betsy Robinson's, and none of them compared to the…read moreexperience I had here. From dress shopping all the way through alterations, Mallory and her team were incredibly kind, supportive, and welcoming throughout the entire process. I visited twice before ultimately choosing my dress, and I never once felt pressured into making a decision just so they could make a sale. I ended up calling in the next morning after my second visit to make my decision, and they sounded just as excited over the phone for me as they would had I made the decision in person. For my alteration appointments, I worked with Rachel, who was wonderful every step of the way. She was patient, helped voice any concerns I had to the seamstress, and made me feel comfortable throughout the process. My dress turned out perfect, and I could not have been happier with the final result!

My cousin recently got married and got her dress. I went with her to the fittings and alterations…read moreand the whole process was seamless and amazing. Betsy Robinson is the most accommodating and the best in the business. Their dresses are stunning and the workers and seamstresses are unreal, making the whole process so amazing.

I had the best experience at Garnish Boutique! I worked with Mia (the owner) and she was amazing --…read moresuper friendly, knowledgeable, and made the whole process stress-free. She was quick to respond over email when setting up my appointment and even sent a thoughtful reminder the day before. The boutique itself is beautiful, had tons of options, and thanks to Mia I said yes to the dress! Truly a 1200/10 experience -- I can't recommend Garnish enough! ps. the entrance is in the upper level

I went to several bridal boutiques, but my experience at Garnish was 100% the best. When I walked…read morein, I just had that magical feeling that I would find my dress here - and indeed I did! I am, historically, a very indecisive person. I came in after appointments at other salons and was feeling confused about what I really wanted. Garnish's systematic process helped me figure out what I actually envisioned. What to expect: when you arrive, you wait outside and are asked to wash your hands before entering. This made me nervous that the salon would be very uptight/snooty. However, this was not the case. Mia greeted us warmly and I noticed that all the dresses were in such pristine condition-- maybe bc of the hand-washing. You start by exploring all the options, organized logically by style/sleeve/amount of detail, etc. and choosing 10-15 to try on. Then, based on what you like/don't like, Mia will choose other options. Mia would often direct me as to which dress I should try on next -- for example, I tried on a fitted dress, so she'd advise me to try on a ballgown next to compare. This made a huge difference in discerning what style I actually liked and helped the process feel less overwhelming. She even would give direction on how to stand or which mirror to look at to get the full effect of the dress - I loved this attention to detail. In terms of the collection... I truly loved every single dress here - it definitely fit within the style I wanted (elegant, modern, unique). Every gown I tried on felt special and I was often surprised they weren't more expensive given the high-fashion feel. But what really stood out was the amount of space and time Mia allowed us. First - I was the only bride. My mom and I had the whole place to ourselves to fully explore, gab, and discuss. Second, Mia often would go to the back, leaving privacy for us to honestly discuss dresses without feeling pressured to like something. When I had narrowed down to two dresses, Mia again went to the back and gave me space to call my dad/brother/aunt to get their opinions and share in the moment with them. The appointment was only for an hour - but we ended up being there for close to 2.5 -3 hours. And never did I feel that Mia was tired of us. As someone who will spend hours making a pros/cons list between two choices, the patience Mia gave me to pro/con every detail... I do not know if I would have ever chosen a dress without that. And the best part, I got my dress on sample sale! tldr; most beautiful dress selection I've seen in the DMV and the kind of patience and direction I needed from a bridal consultant! I had a magical time.

What can I say, this experience was nothing short of amazing! I was on the hunt for a bridal dress…read moreand tried everything from a lace slip dress by Free People, to scoping out dresses amongst the masses at the scary David's Bridal, to trekking to Georgetown to the J. Crew Bridal only to be unimpressed, and finally stopping by Francesca's Bridal in Baltimore. Despite seeing several dresses I liked, I knew I wanted to have mine made. My mother is an avid reader of The Washington Post and had seen an article about Jill and her involvement with a Johns Hopkins team redesigning Ebola suits. I realized that her atelier is located in Hampden just a few minutes from where I live. I contacted her team prior to beginning my search and they let me know the price range and options. I decided to keep looking but ultimately reached out again months later and scheduled an appointment. As soon as I walked through the door I knew it would be a great endeavor. Jill is just the most lovely woman and despite creating intricate, complex, elegant, and stunning dresses was not at all snobbish or intimidating but accessible and spot on with my vision of the gown. She drew a sketch and that was that! Every little detail was incorporated, for the most part on that first day, with neat additions later on during the process. She is such a pro that she guessed by sight my measurements at my first fitting. Jill's original assistant Mia, moved out of Baltimore and was replaced by Sarah. Both women are wonderful, stylish, muses for the studio and the transition was seamless. I followed up to confirm an appointment and Sarah promptly responded. There were a few tragic, unforeseen events which meant changing appointments, but I was so impressed with Jill's utter dedication to her clients. The JAG team was always focused on the final product and their continued expert pacing. The dress creation is a process but the most fun and luxurious one a bride can imagine. If you or someone you know is tying the knot soon and wants to have a couture dress to wear and cherish for years to come, contact the Jill Andrews team. I can assure you, Jill delivers exactly what you have in mind. I've seen her creations from beach/boho to Alice in Wonderland and even Christian Dior style corset underpinnings. The best part of my dress was the Sophie Hallette lace which supplies to Dolce & Gabbana and Valentino. It really helped the whimsical Midsummer Night's Dream aesthetic I was going for. They also sell bridal mix + match separates, fascinators, and do dress alterations.

I contacted Jill after my wedding gown was badly damaged by another local seamstress. From the…read morebeginning, she was friendly, knowledgeable, and very professional. (As was Mia, Jill's assistant.) Their studio looks like something out of a movie or a fairy tale, full of beautiful fabric, dress forms modeling Jill's fantastic creations, mirrors, antique furniture (to match their wonderful historic building), and about a million sewing machines. Jill was very reassuring about repairing my dress, which was especially important to me since I'd had such a bad experience previously. I never doubted her capabilities, and was continually impressed with how meticulous she was, catching details that even I had overlooked. She treated my silk dress very gently, and did her best to undo the damage that had been done. She asked lots of questions and took notes during the initial consultation, and took even more measurements and notes at our second appointment. By the third appointment, the dress was nearly complete and everything had been done beautifully! She only had another hour of work left on it, so offered to drop it off at my home when it was finished. Above and beyond! The quality of Jill's work is amazing. She took the back of my dress, which was cut up and fraying, and put in a gorgeous corset back. She even reinforced the seams to be extra sure everything would lace evenly and hold up under stress. Jill also removed yards of unevenly sewn tulle--which I'm sure took a very gentle touch--and replaced it with properly gathered and sewn tulle. When she was done, my dress looked even better than when I'd bought it. So basically, whether you've got a damaged dress, a vintage dress in need of alterations, or an imaginary dress you've been dreaming of your whole life, Jill's your gal! Jill saved my wedding dress when I'd given up hope on it, and I am so thankful that she was a part of one of the most important days of my life.

I had a very disappointing experience with this bridal shop. I ordered a custom suit for my son's…read moreprom and, unfortunately, paid in full upfront, which I now realize was a mistake. From the start, communication was extremely poor. I made multiple calls and sent texts, often receiving little to no response. When I did get a reply, it was usually very short, incomplete, or avoided my questions altogether. I was never given a clear delivery date or even a general timeframe. As time went on, I became increasingly concerned. My questions about materials and customization details went unanswered, and I was given inconsistent information that didn't add up. With prom getting so close, I had no choice but to purchase another suit elsewhere and pay a separate tailor to ensure my son was ready in time. To make matters worse, I was finally notified that the suit had arrived just three weeks before prom, and even then, the shop still didn't have the materials or appliqués needed to complete the customizations. Overall, this experience was frustrating, stressful, and costly. I would not recommend this shop to anyone, especially for time-sensitive or custom orders.

This is my number one place to go for event formal wear! I recommend this place for male and female…read moreall occasion's! When I 1st arrived on my 1st out of 3 visits, there was a gentleman and his family being fitted for a wedding ensemble and it was such a great feeling to watch staff interact with them and were so accommodating. Meanwhile I looked through their catalogs which had every color in tux that I could ask for as well as a variety of dresses but I was there for a tux rental. Once my son's tuxedo came in, I was contacted immediately and went down for the fitting. I was fortunate enough to meet miss Crystal (Shop Owner)when I went for the fitting and she was so kind and humble. She took her time explained the different parts of the tuxedo and how everything should go once my son put everything on. Pick up and drop off of the tuxedo went smooth as butter! I received the same great courteous service when I took the tux back that I received when I went to purchase the tux rental. I highly recommend this formal wear shop to anyone looking for attire for a fancy event. The personalized customer service alone will bring me back !!

This is an excellent place to get your wedding dress altered. This shop was recommended by family…read moreand friends and the alterations were affordable. I really enjoyed working with Tony to make alterations to my wedding dress, she is so thoughtful and kind. Additionally, she helped my family with another alteration to prepare a curtain like item for a Hindu wedding ceremony, she went above and beyond to make that happen and I am deeply grateful to her. I would highly recommend this family business to anyone looking for wedding dress alterations or guest-of-wedding dress alterations.

If you need alterations done for a special event look no further!…read more I can't say enough great things about Isabella Bridal Shop. Isabella's was recommended to us by a family member for my sister's bridal gown alterations after we had a bad experience at the place she purchased. They provided such excellent service and quality of work (for both my sister, her bridesmaids, mother of bride, grandmother of the bride, etc.) I knew I wanted Toni to do my wedding dress as well! I live in NC and took my dress all the way to Maryland when visiting family to get it altered! I just had my final fitting this past weekend and it turned out beautifully! There was one minor adjustment that needed to be made, and Toni even came in on Sunday when they are normally closed to let me try on the dress one final time before I headed back to NC. Isabella's is a small family run shop and you truly feel like you are part of the family when you walk through the door! Toni and her daughter will help you decide what alterations need to be done, and they don't at all make you feel like you are a bother -- they want it to be perfect just as much as you do! The combination of excellent tailoring, fantastic customer service, and very reasonable prices make this a no-brainer! I can't thank you enough for such a great experience, Isabella Bridal!

I am saying this to protect other brides, do not come here if you value your dress or your vintage…read moredress! Susan is one of the most unprofessional and unkind people I have ever met, and I like previous reviewers try to support small businesses ( please see my other reviews.) Susan and her team managed to give my dress back to me with blood stains (yes blood, see photos) and dirt after claiming it would be sent to their professional cleaners. (A verbal contract in the state of Maryland is a legally binding contract as well as paper.) She also claimed quote "it is not unusual to get a blood stains" "they are easiest to remove" "we leave it on until the end" unquote. Would you want your dress left with blood stains and dirt and given back to you like that a month before your wedding? Also, as we all know blood stains are some of the hardest to remove especially from white and delicate fabrics even with good hydrogen peroxide. My dress was a sample dress and only came in with a few water stains, which of course I knew because the store I bought it from informed me and sent photos . She kept claiming it came like that when I have clear before photos that it did not, from myself and the bridal store. Her team also made my drop waist an empire waist, which is exactly what I said I wanted to avoid since I have a short torso. I only wanted to raise the waist a little bit. So, I asked them to lower the waist again. They did not. She claimed my dress was just sitting in the done pile. They did not even sew the buttons back on. I looked at this dress since 2021 and it was my dream dress, but I couldn't afford it retail and was so happy when I got it at a sample sale. My heart has been broken. All it needed was a slight clean for small water stains in the back, some hemming and letting out the waist a little bit. Instead they ruined my dress. When I brought it to my personal dry cleaners the same day as that last fitting it was so filthy they were shocked and thought I had already worn the dress on my wedding day. Between them and another alterations team they stated it would not be ready due to the extensive dirt and damage on time (my wedding was in a month at that point and is still being extensively dry cleaned.) It was not even in sellable condition. So I clearly asked for a refund, but it took so long I disputed the charge with the bank. The bank refunded me of course, but by then the refund finally came in. The bank fixed the double refund, however Susan repeatedly harassed me about it and didn't believe me even when I showed her my bank statements that the second refund was cancelled. She also claimed she just gave me the refund without me asking (I asked in an email) and claimed my dress came that way even though I have photo proof before I brought it to her and the first day there. She also claimed I was harassing and bullying her when she started the emails and wouldn't let it go that the second refund had been cancelled and denying that having blood on a dress in your workplace is an environmental hazard. I only asked her to pay $280 in addition to the refund for the cleaning fee since her staff dirtied it which seemed reasonable considering the circumstances but she decided to gaslight me and did not take accountability. I would not wish the pain I have felt the last few weeks before my wedding instead of happiness on anyone. Again, it is customer's choice, but I would not recommend coming here. And in case you think this is just a disgruntled customer's review, please review the photos and keep in mind I was very kind to Susan and her team up to this point and even gave them gifts. I nor any other bride deserve this treatment especially after kindness. She now owes me $1500+ $280 =$1780 ( the value of the dress and my cleaning fee.) She and her team have caused property damage, non rendering of services, emotional distress, harassment, and slander and she will not even take accountability or admit it even with the proof. I also found her to be demeaning and rude to her employees whenever they tried to say anything in front of customers and observed that she constantly orders them around at all my appointments. So, buyer beware.

I was going to wait to write this review until after my 9/21/24 wedding, but felt it was imperative…read morethat I post sooner rather than later for the benefit of other brides. I will add photos of my dresses (if Yelp allows me to edit) after our wedding. I deeply love and respect small business owners, and understand the weight reviews have, so it pains me to leave this. I brought my dress to Susan and her team at their Baltimore location in mid-July 2024. My dress needed to be hemmed, taken in at the bodice, and straps shortened. I was quoted ~$1400. While expensive, I believe in Susan's mission of paying her employees a living wage and believed that this price reflected the high quality of their alterations. I also brought Susan a gown to be shortened to tea length, let out, and sleeves removed for my rehearsal dinner. I was quoted ~$1000. I picked up my wedding gown on Saturday, 9/14 after the prior 3 fittings in which I was expressing concerns with extra fabric in the side bust. In previous fittings Susan and her team attempted to add a dart to correct this problem, which caused the bust line to come to a point. I am grateful for their work to then remove the dart and try another approach to correct the issue extra side bust fabric issue. When I picked up my wedding gown, the problem of the extra fabric at the side bust was not corrected. Furthermore the cups were added to the dress without appropriately stretching the fabric around the cup, causing a bunching effect of the fabric. I picked up my dress, having paid an extra $100 for an extra fitting (per Susan's contract), and promptly brought my dress to another seamstress who, luckily, was kind enough to fit me in for a rush appointment less than a week before my wedding day. The bodice fit was easily corrected by this seamstress in one fitting. My rehearsal dinner dress was provided to me for pickup with a lining layer left raw, which I will now finish at home on my own machine. The horse hair hem of my wedding dress is not snug to the bottom of my hem, as it originally was, and in some locations, the hem doesn't appear straight. In one of my last fittings, Susan pointed out that the straps of my dress started to turn grey, which she claimed was from handling the dress a lot through alterations. She said I could get the dress cleaned if I wanted, but I declined. I understand how this was possible, but it seems that some measures should be taken to avoid discoloring wedding dresses while working on them. Susan repeatedly commented on the difficulty of working with designer dresses, and misidentified my dress fabric as crepe (it is silk mikado). I found it troubling that someone with her level of experience made these comments. I believe Susan was well-intentioned in her efforts to ease my anxiety throughout the process, and truly do appreciate the intention. Multiple times, she insinuated that I was experiencing "bridal psychosis", meaning that I was picking apart my dress given the pressures of being a bride. I agree - being a bride is stressful, and can lead us to second-guess ourselves. However, this phrase is inappropriate and gaslighting. My dress had serious problems, which another seamstress agreed with and promptly acted on. Furthermore, making light of mental illness in this manner is insulting. This experience left me more stressed than I have ever been in my life. I hardly slept or ate these last few weeks because in the two weeks before my wedding, I wasn't sure if my dress could be saved. I had nearby bridal shops holding samples for me, as until finding a new seamstress, I thought I would have to buy a whole new dress again. Susan stated her mission was to "take the stress out of dressing for your wedding." This is an admirable goal, which unfortunately was far from met in my case. Multiple times through my months of working with Susan and her team, I was asked to write a review. I'm deeply sorry it has to be this one. I appreciate the opportunity to work with Susan, Joan, and Joy, and genuinely wish them well and success with future brides' dresses. Perhaps I was just unlucky.

My husband and I set a date for my daughter's christening and I knew I wanted turn my wedding dress…read moreinto her christening dress. The only issue was, the date was two weeks away. I went on Yelp to find a seamstress. I came across Ella Pritsker Couture and I am so happy I did. We spoke on the phone and she was able to have me come in the same day. I brought in my dress and told her what I envisioned the dress. The dress turned out even better than I had envisioned! Ella's attention to detail and craftsmanship of the dress was beyond my best expectations. She created a beautiful silk dress and used the lace from the bottom of my dress along with some of buttons from the back. Even as a completely new dress, I could tell the dress came from my wedding dress (which actually made me tear up with happy tears). We received so many compliments on the dress. The dress truly added to an already amazingly joyful day. Additionally, the structure of my wedding dress is still intact and Ella advised that i can always add fabric back to the bottom of the dress if i wanted to (for example, to use for a vow renewal ceremony). I know I will come back to Ella for that and any future needs. She is extremely professional and her craftsmanship is exceptional, bar none.

Ella is an amazing custom couture designer. Her work is truly a lost art! She can make anything you…read morecould possibly imagine!