Brides And Beyond

I absolutely loved my experience at this shop! This is where i found the dress if my dreams! Everything in the store is good quality and beautiful (: Mary, helped me so much, she is so understanding and really cares about her costumers! I would highly recommend this shop to any bride looking to find a good quality wedding gown!

Mary, the owner and operator, is amazing. I purchased 5 dresses at department stores for my son’s wedding and was not happy. I had seen the Moni Cheri brand dresses on the internet and I wanted to try one on. I was able to get a week day appointment same day. When I arrived, I saw a rack full of Moni Cheri and other wonderful dress. In a half hour I had two favorites. My sister met me there the next day and we purchased the floor model.
Mary is an expert at wedding alteration and pinned the dress and jacket for alterations. Dresses are about $ 500 alteration about $ 200. This brand dress is never on sale. If you want to look your absolute best, there is no other option than a good bridal boutique. I get my dress next week and I am so excited. I know I will now look chic and sophisticated as the mother of the groom.
Remember this is a very competitive business. Mary and her expertise will set your dress apart from other boutiques. Her boutique is very cozy and personal. I hope you give Mary’s shop a try and that your experience is as good has mine! All the best!

I found my wedding dress here for a great price. Despite that the first dress I liked was sold by the time I went back, I found another dress that made me felt like a princess. Went in for my first fitting last weekend and the dress fits perfectly. Mary was very accommodating and she even offered free pressing for my gown so my bridesmaids can pick it up the day before the wedding. Can’t wait for the final fitting in a couple of weeks!

I had a great experience, found exactly what I was looking for at an excellent price. Mary was very accommodating, I came in without an appointment and she fit me in as soon as she could. She knows her stuff, bridal gowns run smaller but she knew what would fit me. I put the dress on and it fit PERFECTLY! No alterations needed. She even agreed to ship it to me after doing the bustle (I live in CA). Give this boutique a chance, it is smaller but the dresses are beautiful and Mary is wonderful.

Horrible experience. I found a dress that I liked but it wasn’t in my size. The owner told me not to worry that she could order in my size. She said that she would call on Monday and call me and let me know. I told her my wedding was in 2.5 months. I have been told by multiple bridal stores they need 4 months to place an order. She told me not to worry and said to come back on Tuesday to take my measurements. Now if she was calling the company on Monday, how would she know what size to order if I wasn’t coming in for measurements till Tuesday? (This is something I realized after I left the store so I called back and canceled it) Then she says she would alter the dress in the store… ummm it’s a size 22w and I’m an 8 are you kidding me? Not to mention she wanted to charge me $ 90 to alter it. I told her again no I want to cancel. She had not taken my measurements, nor called the company, etc and I didn’t take anything with me since the dress was a size 22w. Also in the store she wouldn’t let me zip and unzip the dresses on/​off me which I thought was extremely invasion in privacy. I understand if it’s a back zipper but these were all on the sides. She was very adamant about her zipping and unzipping the dresses, she stood behind the curtain and would open the curtain after I barely got the dress on to make sure she was zipping and unzipping. It was weird. The rudeness that others have mentioned in their reviews only came out after I pointed out her telling me she was going to call the designer Monday to order the dress but I wasn’t coming in for measurements till Tuesday and then she tried to sell me on the idea of altering a dress 8 sizes too big for me!!!

Rude woman here! From the second she answered the call, she sounded put off and even *sighed* when she asked when do I want to come in. I asked if she had any openings that day and instead of answering she said in a very demanding voice «WHEN DO YOU WANT TO COME?» so I said um, gee I’m actually not sure I want to come there anymore! No thank you.

I took my bridesmaids here to look at dresses.
When we walked in the store, it was dead silent. We walked in, and the one lady working just stood and watched us instead of greeting us. To break the silence, I said ‘we have the 4:00 appointment” so then she said OK.
To further break the awkward silence, I asked what we do. Then she shows us the dresses, and the dressing rooms. After my girls grabbed some dresses to try on, SHE TOOK THE DRESSES OUT OF MY GIRLS HANDS AND TOLD MY GIRLS THEY WERE TOO BIG TO TRY THEM ON. I’m dead serious.
She then proceeded to go through ALL of the dresses, and hand them out to who they might fit. Why would she let us look at them and grab them if she is going to dictate what we could try on? My girls were so offended!
None of us are over 185lbs too. And none of us are stupid enough to try a dress on that we know wouldn’t fit, or force it. She assumed we were fat and stupid.
I really hope this place goes out of business. It is no wonder it is already in a trashy strip mall instead of their own building. I wanted to give the small business owner a chance instead of the large companies.
DON’T EVER GO HERE. THEY WILL TREAT YOU LIKE AN ANIMAL. Not a happy place to take your bridal parties. The sad thing is there was one dress we all really loved, but none of us wanted to deal with this place EVER AGAIN.

This is a small boutique with some options for bridal and special occassion dresses. They also do alterations on site. This place should be given a chance specifically for the reason that there might be that one dress you didn’t find at a big chain. This local business is worth supporting.

Dont bother going here!!! That was the worst customer service ever! Pretty much calling me fat telling me I can’t fit in most her dresses. Which is dumb, I am a average woman size. She kept telling me what I should wear when it wasn’t close to anything I wanted. Wouldnt listen and just kept cutting me off. Super rude to my bridesmaids and me the entire time. All the dresses were crap and wayyyyyy to pricey!!! Save your gas and time

Horrible service– got yelled at, was watched like a hawk, and she opened the dressing room door while i was in the middle of changing just to make sure I wasn’t taking pictures. The worker was so rude an not helpful. The dressing room area is not very nice and there are pins everywhere so it is easy to stab yourself. I suggest you stay away from this shop and do not know how they are still in business when treating customers so horribly. Save yourself the trip and do not visit this shop.

This was my first stop for wedding dress shopping and I most certainly regret that. Not only was the selection small, but Mary, the owner, told me I was too big for her dresses. I wear a size ⁸⁄₉ pair of jeans, while not the smallest I am not gigantic. She repeated multiple times that she didn’t have dresses in «my size.» She wasn’t even willing to work with me
Not the first thing I expected to hear when searching for my wedding dress. Shockingly I found a dress at Davids Bridal and they were more than willing to work with me and not tell me I was too big for their dresses.
We had a very decent sized budget for wedding dresses and I am so thankful I chose not to waste my money with someone who was so rude to me

Marry is sooo outstanding!!! I really love this place and will totally recommend her to help you with your dress! :) she knows what she’s doing, and I’m really satisfied for what she’s done! She’s really nice and helpful. Don’t go anywhere!!! You will not be disappointed. :D

I live in Capital Hill but drove out here for the selection of bridesmaid dresses. Great selection of dresses and if you do not find something you like the owner even offered to make something custom! The owner Mary is a very talented seamstress, had my dresses taken-​in and hemmed and it fit like a glove (and it was strapless!).
Good selection, fair prices and amazing customer service. Enough said.

So, I really didn’t want to, but I need to update my review. This review is based on Brides And Beyond «ALTERATIONS».
My friend (the bride) ask me to go with for her final fitting as she picks up her dress after having it altered. Her appointment was for yesterday at 5PM, we get there excited only to find out the alternations wasn’t done yet and if we could come back tomorrow. Really? Do you not know how to pick up the phone and call prior to the appointment and tell them before?
So, we left and came back today. The dress was still a little long and needed to be hemmed. But, instead of acknowledging she tried to convinced my friend (bride) to buy new shoes with more heel.
Seriously? You know how long it took to find shoes? No, not happening! So, she agreed to hem it up more and fix a few things we found. We told her that we could come back the next day (it was 5:45 she closes at 6 and had 2 other customers in the store) She said, «no, she’ll fix it for us and have it done in 15 mins because she has no room to store the dress and it has already been pressed.» OK, so we decided to wait … she tried the dress again, the hem was crooked, so we waited again for it to get fix. (This is what happens when you try to rush the alternations, we had no problem coming back and giving her a day to fix it, but she really wanted us to take the dress home TONIGHT!!)
FINALLY! THE DRESS WAS PERFECT. Then, it was time to pay for the alterations. She only accepts Check or Cash for alternations. Well, what you also need to know is that, if you pay CASH she doesn’t charge you tax! So of course, we made her wait so we could leave and go get CASH (when you’re planning a wedding every penny saved is good!!)
2 hours later — after what should’ve been a 30 – 45 min fitting, we headed home!

This was the first place that I went to look for a dress after getting engaged. We didn’t have an appointment (because the website in no way insinuated that we needed one), and though the shop was deserted, the woman who was there immediately jumped down our throats for it. Then, before I could say anything else (when the wedding is, what size I am, what style I was looking for, etc.), she said that I was too big to try on anything in the store.
Probably due to the aghast look on my sisters and my faces, she regressed, saying that there were three tops that I could try. I replied saying that I have over a year before I get married, so I’m still planning on losing a fair amount of weight before then and just wanted to see what might look good on me now for a good idea for later — to which, she scoffed loudly.
At this point, I didn’t even WANT to try on anything as she had been so rude already, but she wouldn’t take no for an answer. She put me into two different dresses, all the time saying that I should get something to «fix» my stomach and «smooth out the area,» basically relentlessly calling me a whale over and over, while putting me in two dresses that were terribly unflattering. After that, I had lost my fervor for the day entirely and didn’t want to make/​keep any more appointments.
So, if you are a size 14 or more, I wouldn’t even bother.

Ok so it’s been quite a few months since my wedding (August 2013) but I wanted to make sure I give a major shout out to Mary and her bridal boutique. THANK YOU MARY — My gown and alterations were perfect! Mary really can work magic with her needle. She can do anything you need. My gown had a long train and she made a small stitch where I could pin up the ends after the ceremony and it showed off all the details beautifully. I am 150% satisfied with her work. I also ordered the bridesmaid dresses from her as well. I found the style and then ordered them in a different color which I chose from a set of different fabric samples. Everything was stress free with this boutique. Just do remember to treat others with patience and respect, Mary is kind patient and honest, I witnessed many females mistreating her and being the cause of their own problems. Mary is awesome!!! Xoxo

I was compelled to write a review after the OUTSTANDING customer service we received yesterday during my sister-in-law’s bridesmaid and mother of the bride dress appointment! If i could give 10 stars I would!
Having gone through the wedding process myself in 2012 I am privy to the stress of picking out dresses and the bland or pushy attitudes some chain bridal shops can have towards appointments and walk-​ins. But not here! The store owner Mary was so kind, patient, and knowledgeable about the dress styles, flattering fits, and potential alteration options — yes thats right she does alterations too! She made our appointment very personal by bringing out coffee and cake for us to enjoy as we tried on our dresses.
Her selection of bridesmaid dresses and mother of the bride dresses were very up to date with the designers and seasons and even offered to show us dresses that were coming in soon if there was a chance we were looking for something different. We never felt pressured or rushed and her prices are very good — each of the 5 bridesmaids along with my mother-​in-​law all found a perfect dress in the color we were looking for!
I couldn’t help but find myself skimming through the racks of beautiful wedding dresses as well, with great designers like Waters with the Wtoo line, and prices were so good! Mary takes appointments as well as walk-​ins, but i would recommend making an appointment because you will get the best experience!
Overall, I can’t say enough great things about this bridal shop and I honestly wish I would have found this local gem when I was planning my wedding, or else I would have never went somewhere else! This is a one-​stop shop for all the dresses you will need for your wedding day and alterations!

A friend’s mother who had just purchased her mother of the groom dress told me to come take a look here, as I was in search of the perfect wedding dress. I am glad one person had a pleasant experience here because unfortunately, like the other reviews here, I was one of the unlucky ones who had a horrible encounter with this bridal shop and would not recommend anyone to come here. I will make sure to tell my many other friends who are getting married to steer clear, If I could give no stars I would, and here’s why:
Our first encounter was great, the owner and her family member working there were gracious and helpful and I ended up finding my perfect dress and ordered shortly after in May. I was planning on having my alterations there and we had talked about what they could do while I had the dress on at the store.
Fast forward to Fall, I called to see if my dress had come in as they said it would probably take 6 – 8 months to come in, when I asked her she acted like they had never ordered the dress then 5 minutes on hold, she said it had come in. I asked if I could come Saturday to try it on and she very rudely told me she had no time for appointments and that I would have to call back later. I thought this encounter was very odd so one of my bridesmaids called to «inquire» about a bridal appointment to try on dresses and she said she had appointments this coming Saturday or any time she wanted.
The owner then the next week called and yelled at me telling me that I needed to come and pick up my dress NOW as she would not hold it there for me. The only reason I was leaving it there is so I could have their boutique do the alterations. She called my father multiple times harassing him saying he needed to pay for the remainder of the dress immediately when they had already made payment arrangements. The encounters that I had with her made me feel like she would not give me my dress when the time came.
When my father went to pick up the dress it was crumpled in a flimsy plastic bag and visibly looked poorly taken care of. The owner also told my father that my mother and I treated her like a «slave» and were very rude to her. I never once was rude to her or raised my voice let alone degraded or compared someone to a slave. It was very hurtful to hear someone say that about me as I always try to be as nice as possible as I know there are many brides who are not so nice. The only time my mother spoke to her was in my first appointment when we purchased the dress. She also proceeded to tell my father that she paid $ 75 to rush order it when we had plenty of time to receive the dress.
Overall this was a very frustrating and unpleasant experience, buying your wedding dress should be one of the most exciting experiences in planning. I want to urge other brides to look elsewhere because I do not want any other bride or girl looking for the perfect prom dress to go through what I went through.

Please don’t pay ANY ATTENTION to the negative reviews below, as they are obviously fake!!! This wedding boutique is wonderful! It’s unfortunate that all the GOOD reviews are filtered, so please see for yourself the many positive things others have to say about this great hidden gem!
I called on Sunday asking about their MOB dress selection, and the lady who answered was very nice & informative! She said I could come on in and take a look. On my own accord, I was in search of «mother of the bride» dresses that were stylish & couture looking, that didn’t age my hip, young looking mom. I saw online that they carried the Mon Cheri Montage line, so on a whim, I walked in on a Sunday afternoon, skeptical that I would find anything. I was so wrong! The assortment of styles and color choice is amazing! If you are looking for an elegant evening gown for a special occasion like a wedding, please check this place out! I was so surprised, I had to call my mom & have her meet me immediately to try on gowns. The full length mirror and pedestal is great to try dresses on, and the dressing rooms are very spacious and private.
I honestly was impressed by the many elegant, classy dresses the owner Mary carried, including bridal. If I hadn’t already gotten my wedding dress, I certainly wish I had gone here first! Don’t be put off by the location at all! It’s located off HWY 99, hidden in a strip mall plaza, conveniently located in Lynnwood. I did quickly browse through the gorgeous gowns, many of them sparkly or beaded, princess or sheath, mermaid or trumpet, had ruffles or long sleeves, and many varieties of lace or satin, or tulle gowns, but ALL of them were to die for and very high end looking! The price point was also very affordable, most around $ 700‑1000 and under $ 2000. They also carry a small variety of bridal sashes/​belts with bling, and priced very well at around $ 100 to $ 250.
The reason why I give it 5 stars is because of the great service, and genuine treatment you receive. Mary the owner has been in the business for many years, and knows what she’s talking about! She’s honest, down to earth, and very family oriented. I immediately connected with her and feel like I’ve already known her for years! My mother and I both really liked her, and will come back soon to make a purchase. I’m actually going to return in a week to take a look at bridesmaid dresses, as they have many styles and color swatches!
P. S. All dresses are more beautiful then anything you’d ever find at a Nordstrom, and that really is the truth!
P. P. S. If you do have questions and inquiries, it’s probably best you call on the phone instead of emailing. She admits she is not tech savvy but is learning, so give her a break as it is highly understandable! =)
P. P. S.S. They also do alterations in house, and are very affordable and competitively priced low =)

If I could rate a «0» I would. This lady is beyond rude! I went to look for a bridesmaid dress for my cousin’s wedding. She was the only one who carried the designer and brand. My sister had already gone and tried on a few dresses before. First of all, we tell her it HAS to be the specific designer and she still has us looking at different ones. I’m willing to pay up to $ 300 for this dress along with my sister. Second, she doesn’t have any plus size sample dresses. And so I have my sister try on dresses and she tells us «she won’t fit in them». The sample was a size 12 and my sister is an 8. She also said that the third dress fitting will be charged. I’d rather go to David’s Bridal!