Alfred Angelo Bridal

I had a fantastic experience with Alfred Angelo in Tampa! All of the staff at the store treated me with courtesy and respect in the utmost of professionalism.
I worked directly with the Assistant Manager Sharlie and Stylist Lauren. Both Sharlie and Lauren were super excited about my wedding plans and helped me very enthusiastically. We tried on at least a dozen dresses and narrowed it down to 3 or 4, When I came back for my follow up appointment, they were extremely supportive as I made my final choice. After I made my selection, we worked together to choose the right shade of green for the accents. I really felt like they had my back and were my personal support team through the process.
The shore is comfortable and well-​lit with plenty of mirrors and spacious try on rooms. They have a goodly selection of dresses, though it helps quite a bit if you go to the website ahead of time and come prepared with a dozen or more styles that you are interested in trying.
Would highly recommend! Like anywhere else, your experience may vary, and you will get more from your appointment if you come prepared ahead of time.

Cheryl was our wedding specialist and she was fantastic! She did an excellent job showing my sister (the bride), my mom and I dresses that were in budget and the style she was interested in and we didn’t feel rush although the appt was 2 hours and we were there for 3 hours. Additionally she showed us other accessories that we loved and complemented the dress which we purchased also. We had a fantastic experience and she found a perfect dress for my sister which she said yes to the dress to! Later that day she helped us with bridesmaid and mother of the bride dresses. The dresses here were much better quality than the ones we had seen prior at David’s bridal and with the sale they were some incredible deals too. Would highly recommend this location and also Cheryl for your special event and wedding dress shopping.

Overall, the experience was not the best at Alfred Angelo. In preparation for my sister’s wedding in April 2015 — the bridal party selected dresses from Alfred Angelo that were beautiful. We ordered three of the same exact dress color with an accent flower that was also the same color. Our shipment was late and when they did arrive in late February — one dress was damaged beyond repair and my dress had the wrong accent flower. At one point the staff tried to blame me for signing off on the wrong color bow. How would I know what their codes are? That was a miss by the person checking us out. We tried multiple times to talk to a manger and were told none was available.
It ended up being ok as they rushed in a new dress for the damaged one and used the flower from that one to fix my dress. The woman that does the alterations is very nice and the manager who got involved to help us really tried to make the experience better.
We appreciated the outcome, but it certainly wasn’t easy. It took many tears, disappointment, multiple phone calls and trips to the store and a lot of stress to get us there.
I hope they fix this process in the future. They have a lovely selection and i’m sure the best of intentions, but the impact on us was not a good one.

I had a great experience with Alfred Angelo Bridal. I went dress shopping at a local boutique and David’s Bridal before I went into Alfred Angelo. I had little direction to give each bridal store. I didn’t know what style/​material I wanted, I knew I didn’t love poofy but also wanted something that complimented my shape. Up until Alfred Angelo I wasn’t feeling beautiful in much. I thought I wanted something very simple.
The sales associate Kerri was fantastic. She did a great job helping me pick out a gown. The first thing she had me do was try on several styles of dresses (mermaid, ball gown, a-​line, sleeves, ect). She picked out each dress and ultimately picked out the Cinderella ball gown that I wore on my wedding day. I originally said I didn’t want poofy and I wanted simple… but poofy and glamorous complimented me so well… saying yes to a dress was easy there. I wouldn’t have come to such a great decision if it weren’t for Kerri’s talent and experience.
My say yes to the dress moment was very calm and low-​key. I did not cry or get emotional — I liked that Kerri picked up on my queues and wasn’t overly concerned (another women in the store kept asking if I really liked the dress).
I ended up purchasing all of my bridesmaids dresses there as well. I worked with Kerri again on each occasion. She came through in helping me with my bridal party styling. I wanted different dresses for each girl and it was Kerri who ultimately found each girls style. They all looked fantastic and loved their dresses.
I did not use the store for alterations. A bridesmaid did and she expressed some difficulty, she had to go back 3 times for her fitting. I used a local tailor and had a much easier experience.

The second time I went to Alfredo Angelo was super disappointing. I went to look for bridesmaid dresses. The lady that helped me (if you want to call it help) was not listening to any questions I asked, was very confusing, and seemed like she would rather be doing anything but her job.
My first question was how long it would take to order the dresses since my wedding was soon. She told me that for a $ 30 rush fee we could get them in the middle of sept and for a $ 50 fee we could get them in the middle of sept. What?
Then she just handed me a magazine to just find a dress instead of letting us look at the ones on the rack like we wanted.
We asked for a few dresses and she kept pulling out different styles than what we had asked. Finally when we narrowed it down to three dresses and they were being tried on she kept taking the dresses away even though both girls needed to try them and we hadn’t made a decision.
None of my questions were being answered, and when I tried to get swatches for the satin dress we were looking at she brought out the chiffon. My sister asked her if they had swatches in satin and her response was «not really». What does that even mean? You either have them or you don’t. You can’t not really have swatches. Then she proceeded to tell us it was the same color. Yes, the names of the colors may be the same, but sometimes color looks different on different materials. Finally she gave us satin swatches, but shrugged and said «these are old». And YES, there was a difference in color.
We were going to order the dresses, but she kept adding on fees and we decided after the poor customer service it just wasn’t worth it.
Then I saw shoes I liked, which I was told would take 2 months to order. I went on the shoe company’s website and I found I could get the same shoes for 2 day shipping. What is that about?
The only reason I am giving this place 2 stars instead of 1 was because the lady that helped me the first time was great, this time I would never go back.

I ordered my bridesmaid dresses from Alfred Angelo & I have to say, it was an overall pleasant experience. The salespeople were friendly & helpful, prices were reasonable, dresses looked amazing, and there were no problems with anything. I recommend it.

I had a lovely experience at Alfred Angelos in Tampa. Suze helped us and was awesome in letting me pick out dresses I wanted and ones she thought I would look good in. We arrived late for our appointment and were still treated respectively. I had 8 people in my party and Suze brought out seats for everyone! I went on a Wed afternoon so it was not busy at all and I found a dress I really loved for a great price. I would recommend this place for brides looking for a beautiful dress under $ 2,000. The one side down was the small selection but like I said, I found one I loved!

I purchased my headpiece from the Tampa location but I lived in Los Angeles so it had to be delivered to the Tampa store first for inspection. There was a delivery issue with the piece but Barbara promised I would have my headpiece in time for my wedding. I was in contact with Barbara on a daily basis until I had the headpiece in my hand! Thank you Barbara for all the constant updates you went over and beyond in customer service!

Suze Jean is absolutely fantastic! I give her a ⁵⁄₅ all the way.
It felt like I was dress shopping with my best friend, even though they couldn’t make it to the initial fitting. She pushed me out of my comfort zone; although I ultimately went with my favorite dress choice, trying on several other dresses made me feel more confident.
One Sunday, it was so busy that the store literally felt like a sauna. Suze took 60 seconds away, while the girls in her large group admired their dress pick, and measured my last bridesmaid to give us a size. She was cool under pressure and made all of us feel important.
The store is not what I expected; for the price, I should have seen a cleaner, more kept interior. The service is… meh… it really just depends on who you work with. Make an appointment and you’ll get treated better. Don’t expect to be greeted, and know some of the older staff members have horrible attitudes.
All in all, it was a pretty good experience each time.
(PS: Kerry — I think that is her name — treated me horribly at first, but once she saw the «money» on me, her attitude changed. I’d say dress the part if you want to be treated well and you’ll have a good experience. The super expensive boutiques south of Kennedy won’t treat you any better, so come here for the value.)

I was in need of a wedding dress and I travel to Tampa to find my dress of my dreams! Thanks to Suzan and Barbara they made it happen… Thanks for all the hours I spent in your store! TF

Had to run in & order a bridesmaid dress. Smooth and seamless as I had ordered from them before. Had a lot of selection of styles & sizes.

Update: i did return here after looking at dresses elsewhere and ended up with the dress i loved here originally! I couldnt be happier with my decision!

This place was a huge disappointment, only gave 2 stars because the bridesmaid dresses are nice. The store itself is disgusting– couldn’t believe all the stained furniture, carpet in which I am sure is at least a decade old, scuff marks covering the walls. For such a well know designer I expected a lot more in appearance of the store. One of the bridal dresses was so dirty the store clerk said she wasn’t going to put it on me it needed to be cleaned first. A bridal experience is supposed to be memorable and great, but I couldn’t get past the bad condition of the store, and the inexperienced staff. Prices are reasonable and they do offer a bundling discount which is a positive, but it was the walmart of wedding shopping and as a bride I want the Nieman Marcus of bridal boutiques!

I came here to purchase a bridesmaid dress for my sisters wedding. With an appointment for the purchase, dress color and style number, and appointment for pick up the entire process was fast and easy! The staff was helpful. They might have understood how I just wanted to be in and out, and they really helped that happen. I’m very grateful to them for making it easy, and stress free! Best of all the dress I got was affordable with the freedom to flee elsewhere closer to home for alterations! Thanks guys!

They were a little busy when I walked in so I had to wait a few minutes, but once I checked in it was a great experience. Cristal helped me try on dresses and did an awesome job. I was pleasantly surprised with the selection and may have even found my dress so I’ll likely be back. I would recommend making an appointment just incase they are busy when you first arrive. It’s really easy to do online through their website.

Well… my dress was beautiful and I’m so glad that I found it, however that is not a reflection on this store or its employees.
When I found the dress online my MOH decided to set up an appt to try on the dress as well as others. We were told that they only take appt however, when we arrived, they had lost our appt and were not ready for us, even though when we walked in there was no one in the store. So after standing at the door while they all discussed if we actually had an appt, another bride and seemingly everyone she knew came in the door behind us. Now, there were still at that point only two people that needed to try on dresses and plenty of employees, but this «walk in» seemed to confuse them even more. They got the large group put into a dressing room and everyone else was milling about the store, while we were still at the front waiting on them to decide if we actually had an appt. (even though it was made clear that the large group already in the dressing room, did not have an appt) Eventually we were given someone to work with as well as a dressing room but very little attention was paid to us, and it took away from my experience as a bride very much. I live in FL and my bf is here however, everyone else lives in Chicago. I never had a bridal appt with a large group of friends, and that’ ok, but what is NOT ok is the way Alfred Angelo employees treat you. If you don’t come in with a large party, you are blown off, or forgotten about. I never felt truly like a bride there.
We ended up getting BM dresses at another store because of how badly we were treated the second time. We gave them another chance and this time confirmed our appointment. When we arrived this time, we were greeted by a frazzled, older women, who seemed to be the only employee there. She seemed almost annoyed to be helping us and very clearly wanted us to hurry up and choose a dress. We left empty handed.
When my dress came in they never told me exactly when to get alterations done. I knew that all I would need was cups and the bustle. I checked a little over a month out to see if they offered the service. The lady on the other end freaked out about me about waiting till the last minute. I tried to explain I only needed little done and she «fit» me in with the alterations.
Again, every time I went in, I was alone. This only was made worse by the way they all treated me. On top of this, they kept forcing me to make an appt that I knew I couldn’t keep. Very silly appt policy.
The week of my wedding I went in to (finally) pick up my dress as you can only do this when alterations is there which is never convenient. (they take the dress home even when they are all finished. makes no sense) I left almost completely in tears. I wanted to at least see myself in the mirror and feel like a bride, but instead they tossed me into another dressing room by myself and promptly forgot about me. There I am standing there, holding my dress up, trying to get someone to corset up the back, tears streaming down my face, and the alterations lady finally remembers me. She turns and literally puts her hand up in a stop motion and says «Just hold on». I finally get everything ready to go and she makes me wait again for her to steam it. She apparently wasn’t interested in me at all, so I ended up leaving without the steam. It all worked out fine, and I did love my dress, but I would NEVER recommend this store to anyone.
AWFUL service, crappy attitudes.

Not happy at all. I walked in and out in about 3 minutes. Maybe I wasn’t dressed the part or maybe because I was by myself, but no one said hi, no one acknowledged me. Even though I was just looking since I was short on time, I won’t go back here. I was looking to see if i could get some cite bridesmaids dresses. I might’ve found my dress in 5 minutes. But because they couldn’t even take the time to say hi — they won’t get any money form me! Spend your money where they actually care about the customer.

Stopped in here to look at wedding dresses for my sister and bridesmaid dresses for me. Even though there were four or five employees working, not one of them greeted us the entire time we were there. Half of them asked us to move so they could put dresses on the rack, which apparently takes priority over any semblance of customer service whatsoever.
We were thoroughly unimpressed by the dresses; the other reviewer raved about their cheap prices, and that’s for a reason. Nearly every dress I looked at was torn, pulled, or just downright hideous. I dubbed one dress «ketchup and mustard» (use your imagination).
Instead, you should check out Emelina’s on Busch. The ladies there were beyond helpful, patient, accommodating, and friendly. Don’t waste your time at Alfred Angelo, no matter how pretty their dresses look online, they border on false advertising.

My first impression of Alfred Angelo was that they offered cheap wedding dresses and that I would probably not find what I was looking for. (This judgement was made from what I saw on their website.) I am so glad ignored my instincts and visited the store!
I was on a strict budget for our wedding and knew that the dress could make or break our budget. I would have loved to have been catered to at a fancy bridal store with cake and champagne, but I didn’t want to get pressured into buying a dress I couldn’t afford. Luckily, the girls at Alfred Angelo were so understanding and helped me select dresses that fell into my budget.
I did not want to spend more than $ 300 on my dress and my sales lady had exactly what I had in mind… and on a HUGE sale! The dress was originally $ 1,200, but it was a store model and the pattern was retiring so I got the dress for only $ 150!!! She even found a veil on sale for $ 30 so I walked out of the store spending less than $ 200!
I admit this is not a glamorous store, but the quality of the dresses are much nicer than David’s. Needless to say I was estatic with my experience and would recommend for all brides-​to-​be on a budget to check out Alfred Angelo Bridal!