Ellie's Bridal Boutique Reviews
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- Pleasant Staff,but Disorganized
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 6/6/2010 - Ellies is the Worst!
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 5/17/2010 - AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL!
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 5/15/2010 - Worst Wedding Dress Shopping Experience
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 4/1/2010 - Go to shop with Ellie's
Ellie's bridal is a friendly and neat place to shop. they were helpful and understanding when my fiance and I decided to change a wedding date (we are in the army). Marie got my dress for 2 weeks only because the company has in stock my size. It was wonderful and pleasant experience. Special thanks to Sylvia - a seamstress, she is professional. Go to shop with Ellie's. Good luck!
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 9/24/2009 - Had a great expereince at Ellie's
My daughter and I shopped at several bridal stores around Old town, McLean and Leesburg. Ellie's provided the best service and variety. They were very helpful, and pleasant. Spent alot of time with us vs. the other snooting OT shops. I'm actually buying my MOB outfit there, I liked them so much.
so be careful what you see online. some reviews are just not true.
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 9/22/2009 - Ellie's Bridal Boutique is poorly managedJust this past week, two workers and management were in an all out shouting and cussing fight...in front of all the customers. Oh...my...God...how unprofessional are the people at Ellie's to let this kind of display happen for all to see and hear? That led me to go online.
From all the reviews I'm reading online...(i.e. no offer of a refund after alterations problems, and unkept garments and ...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 9/7/2009 - Ugh!! Just Ugh!Marie was not great. She was inattentive and basically checked out mentally during my appointment. She told me at the beginning of my appointment that we would have to hurry up cause she was getting out of her at 6 pm today. She disappeared for 15 minutes without a word and I thought she had gone to get more dresses. Nope she was just on to something else. She did this a couple of times. Like eve...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 3/31/2009 - Marie is great, the rest of the experience not so muchAs with most of the other reviews on this website, yes the store is cramped and full of dresses, yes Marie is WONDERFUL, yes the alterations leave a lot to be desired (somehow my dress ended up with black lint inside the hem and up into the dress that wasn't there in the first place) and yes Ellie is rude (if you can even get her to talk to you), cheap and a liar. You'd think that she'd be a nice...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 2/19/2009 - The Owner is the worst....I got my dress from Ellie's and worked with Marie who was great; however, every encounter I had with the owner, Ellie, was TERRIBLE. There was a spot on my dress when it first came in and 4-5 other people at the store recognized it and said they would clean it, then Ellie comes over and says she can't see it. Obviously, she was lying and Marie (as well as my mother and a bunch of other people) ...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 1/16/2009 - Don't go to Ellie's Bridal BoutiqueDon't go to Ellie's Bridal Boutique!! I wish I had read the reviews before I dealt with Ellie's. Everything about the store was average - the sales people, the variety of dresses, etc. I found a dress that was OK and decided to order it. (My only excuse I can think of why I ordered the dress was wedding stress!) The dress arrived much later than they quoted me. The woman who answered the phone ga...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 12/20/2008 - Best experienceAfter having experienced two really bad bridal shops, I was very discouraged walking into Ellie's. I had just finished telling my BMs that maybe bridal shops are just rude...NOT SO! The second I walked into Ellie's, I was greeted by Marie. Marie, immediately, tended to me and asked me very important questions and knew exactly what I was looking for. She was very honest and very friendly. She...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 8/24/2008 - Brides and Bridesmaids Beware!Brides and bridesmaids beware!! This is not the shop for you. I ordered a dress from this shop on June 1st for a wedding on July 19th, paid $50 extra for supposedly super rush shipping and did not recieve my dress until July 12th, exactly one week before the wedding. To top it all off, when I went to pick up my dress I was totally ignored by the ignorant and untrained staff at the shop and ther...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 7/14/2008 - Definitely recommendedPROS: great service, personal attention (more so when they're not as busy), good selection, honest opinions on gowns
CONS: cluttered.. smaller store that gets crowded quickly
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 5/31/2008 - Ellie's is AWFULIf you are looking for a wedding dress, or any dress for that matter do yourself a favour and stay away from Ellie's Bridal Boutique located at 225 N. Washington St. Alexandria VA. They state on their website that they are a full service boutique that takes pride in it's relationships with it's brides. I experienced nothing even close to this. Two of the appointments I scheduled with them when I ...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 5/20/2008 - Nice small store, laid-back attitude, friendly staffI first found Ellie's while looking for BM dresses (I had already bought my gown). I've been back several times since because one of my BMs is also a bride and has purchased things from Ellie's. The store is quite small and definitely not as fancy-pants as some other places around this area. Not that there's anything wrong with the fancy places - I bought my gown from one of those - just don't...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 5/3/2008 - ELLIE IS A CROOK!The staff was wonderful until I bought my dress, accessories AND prepaid for the necessary alterations. The seamtress totally botched up my dress and Ellie flat refused to refund any of my money - even the $300 for alterations. I went back 3 times trying to get it right and days before I had to leave town for my wedding, I took my unfinished dress somewhere else to be altered. Ellie was comple...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 2/4/2008 - Not too impressive, but worth a trip...
I know Ellie's gets a lot of bad reviews, but I had a fine experience. I made an appointment for a weekday when I knew it wouldn't be too busy. We were free to walk around and grab anything we wanted to try on, a nice change from our experience at Hannelores. I happened to find the perfect dress here, and it wasn't offered at any other store in the area so I went ahead and purchased it here. ...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 11/22/2007 - The WorstThis is the WORST bridal store in Old Town. Ellie is very rude. I cannot believe she is still in business! When you are going to spend money for a dress, a bride wants personal attention. It will not happen at Ellie's! Go somewhere else.
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 11/3/2007 - Disappointed in Ellie'sBuying a wedding dress at Ellie's was a mistake. They were very friendly and helpful BEFORE the sale. After the sale I guess they think you are stuck. The gown did not fit at all. They kept making empty promises that the seamstress would fix it. She didn't. Three days before the wedding I realized it would never look good. Everyone told me it looked fine, but who wants to look FINE on her ...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 10/20/2007 - DO NOT GO HERE!!!Ellie's Bridal has the worst service!!! I had made two appointments at different times. One to look around and then one to try on a dress that I liked at the first appt. My experience those two times were okay, the lady who helped me was helpful and nice. Then I went recently to look at their bridesmaids dresses without an appointment and one of the ladies was extremely rude. I think she was...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 9/22/2007 - Avoid - Heartless merchant!I have trouble giving this business even one star. My caution here is be sure about the dress you buy here and that your wedding is a definite one. Why? Because ALL SALES ARE FINAL!!!!!
I bought a dress and paid 1/2 that day in June. It went from the manikin, to a bag, and then to the store's storage room since my wedding wasn't going to be until December. My fiance is a military chaplain. ...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 9/10/2007 - Filthy, bad serviceThis was the third place I've gone to for a wedding dress, and it was a horrible experienced. Despite having an appointment, we were absolutely ignored by the staff, who never once helped pull out dresses or help me try them on. In fact, one employee complained to my friend, just how many is she going to try? after I had only tried six! The shoes they provide are absolutely filthy, and the dresse...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 4/12/2007 - Small store, pleasant experience.I was a walk-in on a Saturday afternoon. The staff said that not only were I and my friend free to look around, we were able to try on once the scheduled appointments left, and the store staff turned their full attention on us at that time. Not sure if it was the owner, but the one thing I noticed (and appreciated) was that she told me if a dress didn't look good, rather than smiling and...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 7/7/2006 - Great bridal boutique, great selectionWhen planning my wedding this was my favorite bridal boutique!! This store has a great selection of wedding dresses at great prices. They also have a huge selection of bridesmaid dresses. They had many different designers of both wedding gowns and BM dresses. The staff (except for the owner) are all so helpful and really make your experience there a nice one. I had been to other stores, but ...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 11/10/2005 - Very pleasant place to shop for brides..Ellies bridal is a very nice place to shop for bridal dresses. I accompanied my best friend to shop for her wedding dress here. They had beautiful dresses but not a wide variety. We couldnt find what we wanted. The staff there was very friendly and not pushy. Recommended because they were very friendly and pleasant to shop, even though we couldnt find the dress we wanted.
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 10/1/2005 - Good if you don't want to be botheredI will admit I visited this store without an appointment on what seemed to be a busy day. But I was only looking for veils, so I was not feeling like I needed to have an actual appointment. I got no service and while the other brides who were in the store were very nice, the staff kind of made me feel like my trying to look in a mirror with a veil on was a hassle because there were girls trying o...
Read More On Citysearch Citysearch User 9/14/2005
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