Elegant Brides

I’m guessing that if I went here shopping for my wedding dress I may have given them a higher rating based on their selection and nice fitting room setup. However, my Maid of Honor and I went here looking for bridesmaid dresses. My first complaint isn’t so much for this shop in particular as it is for the majority of the bridal industry, and that is about the «sample» sizes that the store has for bridesmaids to try on… as in little to nothing for the plus-​sized ladies out there. We found out the hard way after visiting numerous bridal shops in the Metro East region that industry thinks sizes 4 — 16 are the norm, despite the fact that formal wear is generally sized smaller than what you would buy at mainstream stores (i.e., I wear a size 8 for most of my dresses, jeans, etc. to fit comfortably with a tad bit of room in them, but need a size 12 when it comes to wedding/​bridesmaid dresses).
I am giving this shop 2 stars because of the way the sales lady acted towards my Maid of Honor, by being so pushy about just taking measurements and ordering a dress, trying so hard to make a sale. Look; if you don’t have a dress that she can try on because you «don’t have anything that large in stock,» stop with the sales pitches already and LISTEN to your customers. First off, my friend isn’t morbidly obese; she’s overweight, yes– but no more so than half the women her age. Also, having me try on a dress instead of her to «see how it looks» is NOT the same thing (we know this, but went along with it anyway to keep from getting irate in public)– Hello, way different body types here. To add to that, their prices were pretty high ($ 300 — $ 400 or more for a bridesmaid dress, REALLY?!?) and once you ordered something, it’s yours– no returns.
Here’s an idea: talk to your vendors about supplying «sample» sizes that actually reflect the average population– including bridesmaid dresses. There are brides out here that actually care about our bridesmaids getting a dress that they not only feel & look good in, but can wear again to a nice dining out or other fancy event.