Ellie's Bridal Boutique

anna 

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2 years ago

Pleasant Staff,but Disorganized My initial visit was lovely. I was aided by Marie and found the perfect dress. That day I ordered a swatch so I could begin looking for shoes. Four phone calls and two and a half months later, I finally received a swatch. Thank God the store we went to for bridesmaids gowns actually had my dress-so we weren't slowed down. My dress came in. We scheduled first fitting. I came in everything was fine. We scheduled a pick up. I don't live in Alexandria-in fact I'm about five hours away. Imagine my ... read more

C. 

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2 years ago

Nice small store, laid-back attitude, friendly staff I 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 expect to hear Chopin in the background and be offered a latte while you wait at... read more

Elizabeth 

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2 years ago

Definitely recommended PROS: 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 

Jamie 

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2 years ago

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. While we were there we noticed another bride seemed to be having trouble communicating with the... read more

Heather 

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2 years ago

Filthy, bad service This 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 dresses were often not much better. There were some nice dresses there, but we walked out after being treating so p... read more

A. 

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2 years ago

Ellie's Bridal Boutique is poorly managed Just 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 surroundings) equal poor management. Isn't it the Manager's responsibility to be there for al... read more

Jennifer 

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2 years ago

Good if you don't want to be bothered I 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 on gowns. I was very careful to approach the mirrors only when a girl was changing into her ne... read more