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Posted by: 1109, 10/11/2008

SposaBella Bridal Salon

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I was wow'd by Sposabella. First, it a beautiful shop. The lighting, decor, arrangement, and first glance of the gorgeous dresses displayed in the showroom...all made me feel like I had definitely walked into the bridal shop of my dreams. It was the first place that i had gone, and i thought, "well if i am going to get an amazing gown, it will probably HAVE to be in a place like this." I had an appointment, ladies please - you cant seriously expect to wedding dress shop without an appointment, even i knew this and it was my first time in the arena. Roberta was on time and ready to hunt down every dress in that store that fit my every desire.....and also gave me a chance to try on some dresses that were out of my comfort zone, just for fun and couriosity's sake. After trying on just about every dress they had, with Roberta's dutiful assistance in helping me get in and out of them, i walked out of the store very excited about the possibilities. I then scheduled a handful of appointments over the next couple months with other bridal salons, both in feasterville and philadelphia, just to be sure of what is out there. I can't say that the appointments at the other places were bad, or that i regret making them - i wanted to make sure i wasn't missing anything - but they were PALE in comparison to that which is Sposabella. I had appointments, so the people at the shops were expecting me....but there was nowhere near the effort that Roberta put in to find every dress that met my stats. And unfortunately, when a few asked me to try on dresses that didnt fit my qualifications, i ended up getting frustrated because they just werent nearly as pretty or meeting the quality of those at sposabella. Roberta could have brought any dress in that store for me to try on, and i would have jumped into it....they were just sooooo pretty, classy and well constructed that i WANTED to try them ALL on!! Where at the other places, i borderline thought they were joking with some of the stuff they suggested. Which brings me to another point....many places had their dresses in giant plastic bags....that were falling apart, or the hangers were breaking, and! i was lugging those heavy suckkers into the dressing room just as much, if not MORE than the person that was supposed to be helping me. Which brings me to point three....not one person put the effort into getting me in and out of dresses like Roberta did. Sounds silly, but its actually not an easy job...the dresses are heavy and some are large and and and.....just trust me you need help, otherwise you will end up sweaty, tired and frustrated. Point four is the "baby, honey, sweetheart" routine - i get that it supposed to make you feel like you're being pampered or something, but for me, it didnt, it was annoying, and EVERY dress shop other than Sposabella fell into it at one point or another. It made me feel like i was being bullsh!tted, to be brutally honest. I am a grown adult, looking for the wedding dress of MY dreams....its going to be my decision and no amount of "oh honey, sweetheart look at you" is going to sway my decision. Roberta was nothing like that, she was sweet and polite, but gosh she didnt fall all over me. I respect that in a bridal shop....its not cold, its professional - and i wish the other places would realize that. After checking out everything else, i went right back to Sposabella....and bought my dress......and ladies and gentlemen.....it is GORGEOUS, its DIFFERENT than everything else that is out there, its made out of QUALITY material.......i feel COUTURE in it....and best yet? Its one of the LEAST EXPENSIVE dresses i tried on.....out of all of them in any store. SO that basically it about Sposabella, they are top notch, professional, offer dresses with realistic price tags......that are breathtaking both in looks and construction. I highly recommend.......

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