Nordstrom Wedding Suite

I did not end up buying a dress here, but I received great service from Nyesha. She was my consultant during my initial appointment to try on dresses, and was very accommodating and easy to work with. I set up a follow up appointment in advance, but ended up cancelling because I found a dress elsewhere, and she was completely understanding. My overall experience here was definitely one of my better dress shopping experiences.

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My best friend is getting married and I’m her Maid Of Honor! I came with her on her first day of trying on wedding dresses, and the Wedding Suite at Nordstrom was one of our stops.
My friend made an appointment online where she was able to talk with the sales associate and explain what she wanted. We also got the opportunity to look through the dresses on display and choose from those as well.
The biggest thing that disappointed me with the Nordstrom Wedding Suite was the fact that they really just didn’t have much to choose from. My friend wants a specific style (basically NOT poofy/​ball gown) so that narrowed down the search by almost half… and then after that we just didn’t know. Also, the dresses weren’t in great condition. I saw several with rips on them, some were wrinkled, others just looked plain dirty… so that was a bit of a turn off. I know once one is chosen it is ordered, but still… felt like an eye sore to look at some of them.
It was nice that there was a special fitting room that was blocked off to the public by a curtain, so it felt more personable and private. One thing that was nice was we had a 1.5 hour appointment, vs. other places we had visited where we only had a 1 hour appointment. However, since Nordstrom’s selection was so limited, we finished in less than 1.5 hours.
My friend tried on a few different silhouettes, such as A-​line/​modified A-​line, one ball gown just for kicks (definite NO though), trumpet, mermaid, etc. She tried on 6 dresses total, which was the same amount we were able to get done in an hour at other stores we had visited. However, if we had more time at the other stores… we probably would have stayed longer to try more.
A few of the designers my friend tried on included BLISS by Monique Lhuillier, and Hayley Paige. The dresses were between the $ 2000 – 5000 range, which was in the middle of my friend’s dress budget.
Overall, it was nice to try on some new dresses, but the selection really just wasn’t good and I feel like if I were shopping for my dress, I’d probably go somewhere that had a bigger variety and was its own stand alone store, rather than this very small department inside Nordstrom.

There is nothing like feeling like you have not been listened to.
Please excuse me while I sound a little snobbish because it really isn’t my style.
When making the apt I explained what my priorities and budget were. Here they are: no strapless or sweetheart neckline (I want structure in the neckline), no bling, no satin (specifically lace), open back (either keyhole or plunging), $ 2000.00.
5 dresses were there when I got there: 4 were strapless, one had bling, one was over budget, not one had an open back or plunge (was a main priority when I made the apt), 2 were satin.
I was just shocked. I didn’t want to try on one thing they set aside. Very different from the last place I went to. I decided so that I didn’t feel I had wasted my time to try on 2 of the dresses the girl sad we could add something to the dresses.
On top of this it was so uncomfortably hot I was sweating while maneuvering the dresses as was my sister-​in-​law who was just sitting still.
At least 2 – 3 times the girl made me feel my budget was inadequate… not cool Nordies… not cool. I have been to one other place and felt my budget was completely adequate.
The sample dresses they have are beat up and dingy. They do not help you get the dress on or off… thus dresses are all over the floor and messily dealt with despite my attempt to care.
They don’t have one person per customer. What? My girl was also helping at least one other girl. And there were plenty of staff there to go around. Because of this the girl never took the time to get to me, my wedding hopes or anything about the venue… key pieces when dropping 2,000−20,000 on any one item.
The one star would be given credit not because I have to but because over the phone they asked shoe and bra size which was great for me not to have to think about that when getting dressed that day. But I would never recommend this place to anyone.
They are too big for their britches telling someone they can’t find what they want in their budget. Bet you I can…

I met with Nyesha just three months before my wedding and she was terrific. She brought a huge selection of ready to wear dresses for me to choose from. We found a couple that I liked, but I had my heart set on a Jenny Yoo dress I saw online. Nyesha was able to get me an expedited dress that came in within plenty of time for alterations. I saw Nyesha 3 times, she gave accessory suggestions and handled a neighboring bride that was a bit «zilla» with such grace. I highly recommend working with her!