Bridal Shops in Alexandria, VA

“I came to Ellie's in February with my Mom and two friends to go wedding dress shopping, and had such a great time. This was the third and final stop on our wedding dress tour, so by the time we arrived I really knew what I was looking for. The stylist took into consideration pictures and comments about unsuccessful dresses I had tried on elsewhere, and pulled three or four dresses that were exactly what I was looking for but hadn't yet found. I was so excited to finally go pick up my dress, and truly wish I could wear it every day. They were also communicative throughout the ordering process, which was helpful because I had to travel farther to pick it up.
Note: I did not have it altered at Ellie's, as I live in Richmond.”

“Highly recommend bridal global studio for dresses and alterations. I bought both my gowns from them (ceremony and reception) and absolutely loved them. The entire team there is so nice, accommodating, and flexible. It was honestly such a relief to work with a business that is reliable and easy to communicate with in the midst of stressful planning. Big thank you to Serki, Vicky, Marie and the entre global bridal team for making my day so beautiful!”

“Perfect fit on my dress and they also helped with dry cleaning and preservation after! Had a complicated lace dress but they handled it masterfully and you couldn't even tell it was cut or modified. Opened the box after cleaning and it looked as beautiful as it fit!”

“Finding my wedding dress was a journey, I went to dress stores all over the country and really struggled to find the one, in fact I started to question if there really was a ‘one’ or if that was just a myth and I should settle on something ‘nice’ because we were down to 6 months before the wedding. I wanted something a unique but still bridal and it felt impossible to find, until I came here. When I came for my appointment, I literally spotted my dress in the window, and when I tried it on I knew it was ‘the one.’ But what’s even more important than the great inventory is the people.

As much as I loved the dress, there was quite a lot of work I wanted done to make it best fit my style and body. I did not live in DC when I bought my dress here, and had to make the tough decision of finding a tailor at home or traveling across the country back to DC for alterations, but I fell so in love with Farah at my appointment that she was the only person I trusted with my dress.

Farah is a dream. We did a lot of work to my dress on a short timeline, there is a leap of faith to changing something that expensive but Farah understood my vision and executed it to PERFECTION. She is thoughtful, kind, patient and went above and beyond at every step. She answered every wild question I had from traveling to Italy with the dress, to figuring out the right bra situation and she solved every one of them with grace.

Farah is the fairy godmother of wedding dresses and if you have a chance to work with her you are so so lucky.”

“Mina is great! It is very hard to find ao dai on the East Coast and thankfully Em Elite is able to provide services to the area. Not only are the ao dai affordable (dresses in Cali were double, if not triple the price!), but Mina is very easy to work with. We had some back and forth with the design and the quality, but it was easy to talk through everything and she addressed all of my concerns, leaving me with a great final product.

She also offers other services for tea ceremonies (hair/makeup, catering, etc.). I didn't use any of these but I do regret it. I wish I would have left it in her hands, but in the end, I can say the one thing I was not stressed out about on the day of the tea ceremony was my ao dai. I will say the hat was poorly fit and it was constantly falling off my head. I don't think my measurements were taken for that, so I would advise future brides to watch out for the hat but with regards to the ao dai, again, it was overall a good experience. Thanks, Mina! I'm excited to come back one day to get an ao dai for tet.”

“I cannot express how delighted I am with the personalized service we received at this bridal fitting shop from AJ and Miss Jenny.From the moment we booked our appointment, we knew we were in good hands. The shop operates strictly by appointment, which ensured that we had the full attention of the staff during our visit.My daughter had been stressing about finding the perfect wedding dress, but as soon as we stepped into the shop, she felt at ease. The staff listened attentively to her preferences and style, and they truly went above and beyond to help her find the dress of her dreams.Not only did they have a fantastic selection of dresses, but they also provided valuable advice and expertise throughout the entire process. They were patient, supportive, and genuinely invested in making sure my daughter felt beautiful and confident on her special day.In the end, my daughter found the perfect wedding dress.”

“I had a fabulous experience with everyone at this shop. I needed custom sleeves to be added to the dress and the seamstress did a fantastic job creating them. Gladys is the sweetest person.”

“The people are so much fun! Vanessa was too hilarious and her friends were such pleasant young ladies! Extra helpful! Big personalities. The management should promote all three young ladies. I was there on June 29th!”