La Sposa Bridal

What a spectacular store! I adore this shop and the owners– we got amazing service and they were so helpful and incredibly knowledgable with every step of the way.

I came here in Nov 2014, The dresses were beautiful… but the shop needs some updating. the room to change in was so cramped, and there was nowhere for my mother and mother in law to sit! so I would come out of the room all awkwardly unzipped for help, and there were others browsing the store as welll. It was missing some space and privacy for sure. Lots to choose from, the woman helping us got a bit testy with comments my MOH’s onion on one dress which was weird… I can see potential for a successful find here but it was definitely not the shopping experience I was looking for.

I had a positive experience at La Sposa. I went in after trying essentially every other bridal shop in the greater Boston area (I had a small budget so never went to anywhere high-​end.) I knew exactly what I was looking for and found the absolute perfect dress on the 50% off rack. It was truly serendipitous and I was thrilled. (Keep in mind I knew precisely what I liked and didn’t and fit into a sample size, so if you are looking for many options or need a certain size that’s important to note.)
In terms of alterations, Margherita is very kind and attentive when things are going well. However, it seems she has a bit of PTSD from some arguments with other brides (or maybe I just ready about so many on Unilocal) that she seemed paranoid I was going to trash her or be nasty. At times she could be moody or tell long and kind of depressing stories during fittings but overall she truly wanted me to be happy and I was very appreciative. In the end, the dress was gorgeous, though it was not a perfect fit. But at that point I didn’t even care (and I will add it was a tricky dress and there were lots of alterations needed.)
If you have simple needs and are a low-​drama or laid back person, I think this salon is definitely worth checking out.
Maria, the assistant, is an absolute gem and delightful, helpful, warm woman.

I came here because they were the only shop remotely close to me (I live on the Cape) that I could find that carried a very specific dress I was looking for. I called ahead and made an appointment and came with my MOH, mom, and bridesmaid.
The woman there could not be bothered with us. She pulled the dress, said I would have a hard time finding anything in my size (Im a ¹⁴⁄₁₆), wouldn’t help us, helped everyone ELSE in the super small shop, and was sketchy as hell. And no pics. We took some anyway. I need a reference point and reminder of what I look like in gowns. Well, the dress was a knockoff at full price. No legit wedding gone designer would EVER allow a shop to pull designer tags and replace them with shop tags. Ever. That was a HUGE red flag. My girls pulled dresses for me, as she was no help.
We left, disappointed, and bummed as this was my first go ad dress shopping. But I refuse to pay designer prices for obvious knockoffs
, I want the name there. I ended up with a stunning Maggie Sottero at a local shop I never imagined would have the selection they did, and it was a breeze there.
I rated it 4 dollar signs for price, false representation, and lack of inherent value.

Margarita and Maria saved my dress and reversed my wedding meltdown! I was searching for a specific belt for my dress. The dress shop I was using (Bride and Belle, NOT RECOMMENDED) was not helpful and flat out lied to me about the company that made the belt and told me it was discontinued. I called La Sposa (recommended to me by Mori Lee) and told them the situation. They offered to help! I went in with the belt and 1 minute later Maria went in the back and reappeared with the belt that I needed! After spending 2 weeks in tears, La Sposa saved me… They went the extra mile and were supportive and helpful in all of our interactions! I am sure you will be pleased if you visit them!

La Sposa is NOT what I was expecting.
I called the shop a few times to 1. see if they had a certain dress and 2. to see if they were open on a certain day. The woman never returned my phone call (wait for it) so I just went in one day. Very small selection, we had to pick through them ourselves, no help getting into them.
My bridesmaid tried a couple on, mind you, i have 6 bridesmaids, with only 3 being in the state of MA. She did not let me take photos, I’m sorry but I’m not going to be taking your photos and uploading them to websites, I’m going to be sending them to my other bridesmaids. She didn’t even have the correct swatch for the Dessy Collection. I was very disappointed in my experience.
While we were in the shop, she decided, instead of helping us, to call all the numbers on her caller ID… So she called me… while I was in the shop… Really? This lady needs to get with the times and work on her customer service.

Not a boutique I would recommend. The owner was somewhat helpful, but me and my MOH actually pulled the dresses ourselves from the small selection offered in the front of the store.
You cannot take pictures, and you are on your own in regard to getting in the dress. In addition, not that this may matter to some, but the place could use a serious facelift.

I can not believe how many bad review there are. My experience was great! I needed a dress for a formal event that was in 3 weeks — after going to many other stores who basically laughed in my face and refused to help (OK, I know I shouldnt have waited until last minute, but still — I am trying to spend money in your store — you should at least *try* to help), Margherita went out of her way to help me.
First, I already knew the dress I wanted and that they had it – so I can not give a review on the experience of picking out a dress. No stores in the area had smaller than a 10, and I needed a 6. She said no problem, just come in and try it on and she could alter it with no problem, in the time I needed. I went the same day, tried on the gown and she pinned it while we chatted. She was very friendly and made me feel so comfortable, told me about her experience in the industry for 30 years and was asking all about the event I was going to, etc. She told me the dress would be ready in one week– which was amazing compared to other places I asked. Most places said they couldnt get it done in time, or would charge a rush alteration fee. She charged $ 85 for alterations and it was a big job– basically taking the dress in from a 10 to a 6, hemming it (it had multilayers) and she added on straps because I was a little bit uncomfortable with the strapless. My dress was ready in the one week it was promised. I went back and she is very particular with how everything looks. It needed a few more minor stitches, which she did on the spot while I sat and chatted with her right at her sewing machine.
She did a great job with alterations, I don’t think I would have trusted some of the other places to do such a large job. I will definitely go back next time I need a formal event dress.

Really? I’m surprised by all the negative reviews. I recently got a bridesmaid dress here and was really impressed! Margarita was extremely sweet and easy to work with. She helped me figure out a bunch of logistics and did the tailoring exceptionally well and for a reasonable price. The dress came in as ordered and on time. I would absolutely come here again!

Ugh.
I was not impressed La Sposa. I had an appointment on a Saturday afternoon to try on wedding dresses. We arrived promptly at our appointment time. There appeared to be two consultants there (pretty small shop) and they were both helping other customers when we arrived. We ended up working with Margherita, who is the owner and apparently well-​known for her expertise in alterations. She wanted to know what I was looking for, liked and disliked, etc. She went into the back to pull something for me to try on.
Initially we thought that this would be a great experience, since it seemed customer-​service heavy (ie, they are doing the picking for you). But when I tried on the first dress, I loved the top but didn’t like the skirt. Margherita seemed very disappointed, and almost reluctant to pull another dress. She did, and it was a no as well. She seemed a little irritated, and pulled another (this was still only the third dress I tried on there). I loved the top and the shape of this one, but strongly disliked the skirt. Her response was to pin up a layer of the skirt, and seemed pissed that I didn’t immediately say, oh, I’ll take it! After that it basically seemed like she threw up her hands, and said, okay, well, you can go look in the back yourself. I was surprised at how small their back room was– there just aren’t that many dresses there.
I pulled two more myself, one of which I liked. This is also one of the stores that removes the designers’ labels from the dresses so you don’t know who makes them. Unfortunately for them, I was able to identify the one dress I liked (a Maggie Sottero) from the internet. I won’t be returning to La Sposa!
One of my bridesmaids also said that her sister had alterations done with Margherita (didn’t buy her dress there) and that the two of them had some conflicts– her sister didn’t feel listened to with what she wanted done with alterations. Not surprising based on my experience there.

I have purchased my dress for my 2013 wedding here at LaSposa. I have been very happy with the dress, the help they have given me with accessories and also ordering bridesmaid dresses. I have the confidence that LaSposa will do a fantastic job for my wedding!

Where do I start… Please PLEASE I HOPE you read Unilocal reviews before shopping here.
Sigh… I ordered my dress and viel here. When my dress came in I was notified and made an appointment in the designated
amount of time. I had ordered a size 2, what was there when I arrived… a size 14… ONE. FOUR! Not even a mistake of adding a 1 in front by accident. WTF! Check your merchandise! I’m an office manager, I check the Staples order when it comes in, and this is just pens and postits! Not someone’s wedding dress! OK, so she is pretty useless, 2 weeks for a rush order (at least I wasn’t charged thank god!), my father felt, if they can ship a dress, it can be overnighted. Unfortunately, I required special alterations bc the length of the dress needed to be hemmed significantly to a 56 to hollow, so 2 weeks it is. The only reason I got the rush is bc my Father went back to the shop and talked to her, then called the dress company directly. Margarita could not have had any less sense of urgency… She didn’t even apologize until my final fitting, which I will get to that. It arrives… again… and it’s 60″ to hollow. After 5 weeks (with weekly appointments) my dress was done being altered. Thank god I went in for an early 1^st fitting!
The 2 months leading up to my wedding were crazy stressful, the only reason I didn’t rip into her and demand some sort of discount was because my grandmother died the night before — literally — I picked up the dress. Consider yourself lucky, lady, that you dodged that bullet and I just couldn’t deal with anything else that day! Otherwise I would have turned into a crazy person, NO money off after her incompetence and then over a month to alter a dress? Mind you the alterations… were the hem! Which were still incorrect, again, I just had to much going on and couldn’t wait and go back later due to what was going on, and it was 2 weeks before my wedding anyhow at this point.
Oh, and of course they ordered the wrong viel on top of it, when I checked online I was also overcharged (after being given a ‘discount’) by $ 20 or $ 30…
If you check into Unilocal and still go there… shame on you.
Sorry for the long review, but it all had to be said. Oh and when you pick up your expensive dress… CASH only.
EDIT: I would also like to add — they remove the tags out of the dresses, this is illegal. Yet another reason to be weary.

Ugh is how I describe this place. My Maid of Honor and I went here because they are the only place in the area that carries a particular dress that we were looking for.
We went in and got the dress and a few others. The dress was beautiful on my MOH, but maybe not as formal as we had hoped for. Well, Margarita decided to tell us (over and over again) how she couldn’t believe that we actually liked that dress. Arn’t you trying to sell us a dress lady?
We found two dresses that we both loved. I asked them who the designer was since it seemed that they had cut the tags out of every dress in the store. They said they have their own system of style numbers. I asked them who designed the two dresses we were interested in because I have two bridesmaids in California and I’d like to have them try them on and then we could order through them. They just kept playing dumb and ignoring my question. It took me about 5 minutes to find the dresses on google after we left.
As other posters mentioned, they do not allow pictures. I understand this for high priced bridal gowns, but it certainly makes it hard when you are trying to coordinate with bridesmaids that are across the country. I can easily find somewhere else to order these dresses from.

My MOH and I stopped in here today as the final stop of a day of trying on bridesmaids dresses. We called because we were in the area and they said we were welcome to come without an appointment. That’s about where their star power ends.
Upon arrival, we pulled about 6 dresses of varying sizes based on what we had seen in other stores.
My MOH quickly found a dress she looked stunning in and loved. When we asked to see swatches, we realized they had hidden the designer information. All of the dresses are uniquely numbered, so you don’t know the designer and all swatch boards have the name removed. Also, no photos are allowed. It just felt sketchy.
After finding a second dress we liked, with no information we politely said thank you and left.
It is worth noting here that as my MOH came out the second time that both ladies commented they were astonished we’d chosen such dresses (as if they should know better than we did what looked good).
Within 20 minutes of googling, I found both dresses and their info that they refused to give us.
I will be buying dresses elsewhere.

My sister got her dress here. She ordered a strapless, A-​line dress, which was perfectly altered into a sweetheart neckline, mermaid dress with cap sleeves. I went to every fitting so I can appreciate how much of a transformation the dress underwent– it was an enormous job and Marguerite did exquisite work. Her attention to detail and quality of work cannot be praised enough. If that’s what you are looking for — superior craftsmanship — then look no further.
Just a few comments — for those who didn’t actually BUY a dress here, I can see why you might not understand what makes La Sposa great. Marguerite and her staff care enormously about their brides, and they take their work seriously. Some complaints on here seem like the result of unmanaged expectations. It’s true — before you buy a dress, you cannot take photos and you need an appointment. The fact is, most small «mom and pop» type dress vendors have the same policy. Designer names are not sewed into the dresses so that you cannot try a bunch of things on, then order the same dress from another shop. Again, a pretty standard policy. If you go to a mass — retailer like David’s, you can do that, no problem.
But you won’t get the personal attention, or incredible alterations that they are capable at La Sposa. I have been in 4 weddings over the last two years, and have purchased and had alterations done on dresses at all types of shops (including David’s Bridal) but when it comes to turning an ordinary dress into something that makes the bride look incredible, no one does it better than La Sposa.

It’s too bad that there are so many bridal shops out there with a bad reputation.
I’d have to say, I already read the reviews before coming to this bridal shop, so I knew what to expect. The consultants were exacty as they described but I was not shocked by it since I was «prepared» haha. A sad thought, really, because I feel like a bridal consultant should make you feel comfortable since it’s a very important decision!
They were VERY nice to me though. The ladies pulled about 6 – 8 dresses for me and 1 which we really liked, that was quite different from anything I’d ever seen. I didn’t end up buying my dress here, but I’d have to say it was an OK experience.
I wish we could have gone into the stock room to look though.

Margarita: What is your budget?
Me: No more than $ 3000.
Margarita (surly): You are not going to find anything more than $ 3000.
Me: (awkward)
The dresses here are incredibly affordable. I was able to find something here that looked as fabulous as some Lazaro dress I tried on elsewhere. Margarita seemed to really know her stuff, well. except, she took some «very important» call after 5 minutes of talking to me and disappeared. The lady who showed up to replace her was… nice.
They are not going to help you get into a gown, forget about taking it off the hangers and passing it to you. I’m a grown up and I can dress myself, but it was very daunting to climb into dresses that weigh as much as I do, and then shuffle out to have them zipped up while some older man kept apologizing to get by the dressing area.
I really wanted to get the heck out of there. I don’t need to be sucked up to, but I felt like I was a nuisance to the shop… and I didn’t even ask for much. What I don’t understand is, there were all these lovely letters written by various brides pinned on the walls. You’d think they’d be nice. I’m guessing the gals on walls have an «in» with the shop.
As Abbey below has stated– yes, if you’re looking for a huge ritzy bridal salon, this is not the place for you. However, I’ve been to smaller, humble shops where the ladies who help you treat you like you’re their daughter…

Of all the places I’ve been to when my sister and best friend were shopping for their dresses, this was the worst.
My best friend was in town visiting her fiancée and wanted to check this place out. Problems:
First, they made a big deal about making an appointment («We’re *very* busy.) But scheduled something for noon.
When asked if a slightly later time was available (so she could have lunch with said fiancée she was visiting), they refused. («We’re *very* busy.)
So we get there, and… we were the *only* customers there the entire time. *Very* busy? What BS! It never feels good to be lied to & inconvenienced as a client.
Other things we didn’t like:
*Limited selection of dresses to look at (most of inventory not available for viewing)
*Their system is you tell them what you like, they pick dresses. So inefficient. The woman brought maybe 10 dresses out, and they all missed my friend’s style. Maybe they carried something she would have liked, but who knows? We couldn’t see their inventory ourselves.
*Dresses we were shown started at $ 800 and went up to $ 2000.
*All tags and prices removed from sample dresses
*No pictures. (Not uncommon, but the great places will allow it.)
*Required dress be ordered 9 months in advance. (Most other boutiques require 6 mo.) When asked why, the answer was vague BS. («Things have to come from China.») Sorry, but other boutiques carry the same lines, and can get things done in 6 mo. just fine.

If I could give this place a zero I would. It is that bad. Brides if you are more than a size 6 do not come here. I left in tears literally and swore to my MOH I would not buy a dress ever.
That bad,
The owner who some of you all love and others hate… I am on the hate side.
First:
We had an appointment at 10 AM on a Saturday when we showed up she said she did not have time for me come back at 2. Ok? I had an appointment. I should have known then not to come back but I did.
So I told her what I was looking for and she quickly cut me off mid-​sentence and said you will not find anything here. Ok? do you not want me to buy a dress?
I then pointed out a few a liked and she said they where not for me. Well, I like them? Then she said what I think she was trying to say for 10 mins. You will not fit in most of our dresses. My jaw dropped. I am a 12. Not a 20 or even bigger. I was appalled. She picked me out three matronly and downright hideous dresses. When I said I did not like them she said that was all I was allowed to try on and I may never love a dress due to my special size… a 12 lady is not a special size.
Stay away this place will shatter your wedding dreams.

Unfortunately I can only give a limited review here, but just have to comment on their poor business practices.
I am a bridesmaid in my friend’s wedding — she selected dresses for us at another shop in NH, but suggested I could go in to a local shop to try on that specific line and choose between 2 dresses. This shop was listed as carrying that line.
I check their website which says under hours «Tue-​Thu: 10 AM — 7 PM» (among others). I show up on Tuesday around 6:15 PM and the place is locked. There is a handwritten hours sign posted which says «Tue — Wed: 10 AM — 6 PM.» Fair enough, I should have called ahead…
Then I call, on Thursday, and ask about their hours that day. The response: «we’re open until 6 PM».
I said «Oh, well you’re website said 7 PM, when I showed up Tuesday it was closed»
Response: «Well actually we do stay open later on Thursdays in the summer, we close at 7.»
I said «Oh OK, I’m coming in to try on a dress for my friend’s wedding, I’ll do my best to be there by 6, but you are open until 7?»
Response: «Yes»
So I show up, 2 minutes before 6, and the place is locked and deserted AGAIN!
Take-​home message for the shop: this is no way to do business. 2 strikes and you’re out.