Wedding Creations & Anthony’s Tuxedos

I wish I had read the reviews for this place before going and saved myself some trouble. Here’s the deal: days before I am to leave on an international trip, the MOH in the wedding I am in emails with the dress the bride has picked and a panicked plea that we need to get our orders in IMMEDIATELY OMG THE SKY IS FALLING. This was one of two places in DC to carry said dress (I’ll refrain from posting my review of the dress itself). I call this place up, schedule an appointment for when I get back from my trip, two weeks later, with the exactly color, sizes, and dress ID that I need. Lo and behold, I come in for my appointment and am told nope, they didn’t actually order a sample for me to try on. What. The. Hell. I gave them plenty of time to get the exact dress I wanted. Instead, I am sent to try on a variety of other dresses with slightly similar features and styles. At the end of the session, something made me hesitate in handing over my $ 250 to this guy. I said I would call him later and went home. Good thing I did, because I found the same dress online for $ 100 less. I like supporting local businesses but not for $ 100 more and disorganized service. I still have no idea what this dress will look like on me, but at least I saved $ 100 I can use on alterations if it sucks (and perhaps a bottle of booze to numb the pain of this entire experience).

Don’t come here if you want want a dress that fits and delivered on time. Ed was deceptive in recommending the size of the bride maids dresses. He told us that the brides maides dresses usually run larger than regular ones, so we should get couple sizes larger. And of course, when we got the dress, it is too large. Then he sent me to the tailor across the street, Express Alterations. The woman there was forcing my hand trying to get the dress tailored, literally taking the dress off of my hands. I do not appreciate these scams. Now I have a dress that I cannot wear, and a wedding only 3 weeks away. And by the way, these dresses were ordered 5 months in advance and was 2 months delayed. Go at your own risk.

This place is terrible! Went to look for bridesmaid dresses… The disorganization is indescribable. It’s so small. There are dresses everywhere. There is hardly any space to try dresses on. It just looks like crap. Maybe customer service could make up for the look. But no, the older grandpa that works there did not offer any helpful tips, was unfriendly, rude, and talked on the phone the entire time. How is this place still in business… I wish I could give zero stars.

Every time I read a negative bridal review I think that the writer is an entitled, control-​freak, bridezilla. With that said, «My name is Carly and I am a total control freak» but this store is the worst place ever.
I came in here with one of my bridesmaids to look at a specific Alfred Sung dress. We made an appointment. I didn’t expect this to be like Say Yes to the Dress, or some bridal tv show where they’re all over you, but I did expect some semblance of an organized store and a little bit of help finding the dress we were looking for (spoiler alert: nope and nope).
So let’s hit the basics of why this was a nightmare:
* This store is tiny. Like the size of a living room in a one bedroom apartment. If you’re even vaguely claustrophobic steer clear of this place. There just wasn’t enough room for the groups of people in the store, who were all scheduled at the same time in the same tiny space.
* It’s so disorganized. Dresses are just thrown on random racks and it’s impossible to find anything.
* There was one person working and he was like my grandpa’s age. He spent the whole time we were there checking his AOL email (You’ve Got Mail. You’ve Got Mail. You’ve Got Mail). I ended up disliking the dress we came to see because I didn’t like the stitching on the waist — but I couldn’t figure out if it was poor stitching on the over-​worn sample or if that’s how the dress was made, because the store grandpa was busy not caring. No one was there to suggest alternate dresses. It was just a huge waste of time.
We looked around a little bit but I ended up both overwhelmed and underwhelmed by this place. Even if we had found a dress, I wouldn’t have wanted to give this store any of my money.

I’ve used Anthony’s numerous times over the past 20 years and always had a good experience. It’s a nice approach where he can work with you to ensure a special day is done right.
I’d suggest making an appointment. Saturdays tend to be busy with drop-​ins.

In the heart of historic Georgetown off of Wisconsin Avenue sits a small gem of a store — Anthony’s Tuxedos and Wedding Creations. Our family has depended on «Anthony» to get all of our tuxedos and the occasional formal dress. He knows what he is doing and gets it done with no fuss, a little humor all with prices that beat the «mall» stores. My wife was recently in Anthony’s on a Saturday and a middle aged man walks in and «Anthony» states that this man is on his 5^th wedding! The customer states that «Anthony» gives a discount starting on the 3^rd wedding.

Ed, aka Anthony, is the kind, witty gentleman who owns this tiny tuxedo shop. He has quite the selection of tuxes, dresses, catalogs, and evening wear accessories.
I’d already researched the items that I’d needed to order before I walked in the shop, so I can’t comment on the actual experience of shopping around. I decided to work with Ed after comparing prices of certain dresses in other boutiques and department stores. He carried the line of clothing that I wanted, and promised to get me what I needed faster than any of his competitors.
Nothing nice ever comes that easy, so it shouldn’t have surprised me that either poor communication between us or a typo caused a mishap with my very important order. Nonetheless, Ed tried his best to ameliorate the situation, and I was very appreciative of his customer service.
Another unrelated snafu occurred on my watch, when a dress that I had shipped got lost in the mail. I was able to run into Anthony’s and purchase a sample dress (at a very reasonable price) that was even better than the original purchase.
With this establishment, if you work with Ed — he’ll work with you. Good business ethic, a bright smile, and expertise will go a long way. No, Ed will not kowtow or follow you around the shop while you browse, but he will assist in any way possible. You will not get the high-​end boutique or department store sales clerk type of service; but, you will get what you want, and for some that’s all that matters in the end. The fact that, despite construction, there is always ample parking space in front of Anthony’s is a plus for me.

I just got off the phone with somebody from this store. He was very rude to me. I wanted to know whether he had B2 chiffon dresses in a fuschia color and he literally told me, «Look, I don’t have time to look through all my dresses to see if I have what you’re looking for.» I would not be writing this terrible review if he had gotten the same message across in a nicer way. What a jerk!

This place is horrible!
I was supposed to be a bridesmaid in my best friends wedding. She gave me the color, fabric, length, and designer of dress she wanted… all I had to do was choose the style. I walked in with a list of about 5 dresses I wanted to try on. Should be easy, right? Nope The man working (Anothony maybe? not sure) literally pointed me to a rack of dresses and told me to look through to find the ones I wanted. He then sat at his desk checking his email while I struggled through a crowded rack of dresses to find the style numbers for the ones I wanted. After about 20 minutes of this he finally asked if I needed help. He seemed annoyed/​surprised that i didn’t know where everything was located in HIS store. He then «helped» by saying things like «oh, I think that one is over there,» or «I think we have that one in brown. «After trying a few on, he informed me that they did have the other two, but he didn’t know where they were, so I couldn’t try them on. He was absolutely no help at all… I have had better service in department stores. Oh, did i mention i was the only person in the store? If I weren’t on such a tight timeline I would have walked out.
Then, the next day, I find out my friend’s wedding is cancelled. I call to see if I can cancel the dress or at least get it in a different color so I would wear it again. He was very symapthetic and said he would do his best. and get back to me right away. Then never called back. That was a month ago.
The prices are decent but don’t go here!!!