I went to her store not to long ago and I read the reviews before going there. Long story short I got a really plain, cheap wedding dress from an Anti's basement because I found the man of my dreams and I just wanted to get married right away. I didn't have time to look for the perfect dress. But my Khala (Mom's sister) forbade me to wear my plain red Indian wedding dress and sent me a list of Indian Boutiques in my area. Ruby's was one of them.
It was 12 days before my wedding and with us being on a tight budget, I wasn't expecting to find anything in her overpriced store.
I was especially concerned for the one commenter on here that said, "She'll figure you out and not let you try on clothes you're not serious about buying." In all the other Indian boutiques I've ever visited, they are overjoyed and are very encouraging every time a customer wants to try on one of their dresses. And HOW IN THE WORLD are you supposed to know what looks good on you without trying it on first?? Every dress store will let you try on any dress you want, no commitments necessary.
Anyway I kept my guard on because of this matter.
Once we were there, we asked to see bridal attire and Ruby smiled and told us to have a seat on her sofa swing. She asked us which style we're looking for and started pulling out dresses from the plastic drawers. All of the styles she had seemed a little old-school / outdated Indian style for me. Although she explained that the newer designs sell fast.
So I was a little unlucky. As soon as we asked for prices of her bridal collection we found out that they were all above 1K!
Me and my mom almost fainted, and Ruby began to roll her eyes. I completely understand though, she just lifted 100 pounds of dresses covered in metal and plastic rhinestones and now she has to put them all back...
She asked what's our budget, we said no more than $800. Then she said, "well none of these dresses are around that price." My mom mentioned we needed a wedding dress cause time was running short. Ruby said there are more dresses in the back.
We looked in the back and I saw one for $1200 I was considering. I asked to try it on, and she said no, it's way out of your budget. Then I said, "If it fits right then we might buy it."
She insisted that I can not try it on. I was a little offended, but my sis was with me at the time and said Ruby has the right to protect her assets because with every try, some rhinestones or beads might fall off or some thread might tear and the value will decline.
I understood and looked around the store for about an hour till I found hidden all the way in the back, a darling peach floral with antique gold accents dress with really shiny rhinestones running down the center of it. I looked at the tag and saw $750!
This time Ruby smiled and let me try it on, when I wore it, my mom and sister kept saying, "this dress is so you!"
Ruby just had to make a few adjustments to the sleeves, waist and hip area. When we told her the wedding is in 12 days, she widened her eyes and looked a little overwhelmed, but said she'll try her best. thankfully, the dress was done 3 days before my wedding and it was the talk of the night when my special day finally came.
My friends said, "Such a unique dress", "Interesting color combination", "It complements your skin tone", "Someone call Vogue!"
It was just a dress to remember.
I gave this place an "Ok" rating cause even though I was a little put off by the restriction from trying on dresses you're interested in, I understand why she does that and if you find the right dress, she'll give you great service along with it~ read more