Boulder Bridal

Boulder Bridal saved my wedding. Due to circumstances out of my control, I found out three days before my wedding that I did not have a wedding dress. I walked into their salon two days before my wedding, without an appointment, and explained everything to Rebecca. She immediately pulled me back into the salon, grabbed Nadine (the owner) and they both started putting me into dresses. They were so kind and helpful, and the dresses they found suited me perfectly. The third one was the one, and literally as soon as I said «this is the one, but could we make it less poofy?» they were seam ripping out tulle, while I was standing in the dress! They started sewing it the same day, while I was there, and by the next day I had the perfect dress. I could not have been helped by a better team of people. They made sure that my dress was exactly what I wanted, even with the time crunch. I can only imagine the magic these ladies could work on a full time frame.

I loved working with the staff at Boulder Bridal. Rebecca helped me find my dream dress and was super helpful and patient as I made a decision. I was trying to envision the dress I was buying with several alterations to achieve the dress of my dreams and Rebecca was amazing. She gave me input when I asked and space when I needed it. There was no pressure.
Then, working with Nadine on alterations was awesome! She really knows what she is doing and helped me achieve my vision! I couldn’t have gotten the dress that I wanted without the help of these 2. I am so grateful for them!

So glad we chose Boulder Bridal for the alterations for my daughter’s wedding dress and my mother-​of-​the bride dress. High quality, great service and extremely helpful in every way. Nadine hand made a beautiful veil as well. I highly recommend Boulder Bridal to anyone looking for that special, personal service needed for your special day. You won’t be disappointed!

My sister and I went to boulder bridal to take a look at bridesmaids dresses and see what kind of wedding gowns this store had. We were greeted by a lovely and helpful girl who couldn’t have been nicer, who helped us find some bridesmaids dresses. While I was talking to her, my sister went and looked at wedding gowns and held one up to me, exclaiming how beautiful it was. I said it was very beautiful and I’d like to try it on. All of a sudden, this woman scurried over and grabbed the dress from us and said its $ 6000 and it’s sold. The dress had been out on the racks with no sold sign. When we inquired who the rude person was, we were told it was the owner, Nadine. We didn’t even want to try on the bridesmaids dresses at this point as were so shocked that a potential customer was treated like this, especially since she didn’t know our budget and didn’t have our business yet. This seems like it may happen a lot since her employee looked embarassed and apologized for the owners rudeness.
We tried the dresses on, and they were okay. Obviously at this point there was no way we were going to buy anything here. After trying the dresses on, we decided we wanted to talk to the owner about how she treated us. She seemed nervous and apathetic when we suggested that this wasn’t the way to run a business. She was argumentative and tried to blame us for not making an appointment, but we pointed out to here there were only two people in the store, she became flustered and eventually apologized, after my sister mentioned a good business is run when the customer is always right. I pointed out to her that a her that a good business owner would have said yes, the dress is beautiful but is sold. Can I help you find one like it? After I said this, she agreed, but realized she had lost our business and that there was nothing else she could do. We said actually there is, don’t treat other people like this.
In my experience, high end stores are ones that treat you well– whether you have an appointment or drop by in shorts.

I am in a wedding in August 2013 and the whole bridal party’s wardrobe has been handled through Boulder Bridal. Fortunately, the bride fell in love with a designer and found it in the shop and seems to have had a good experience there. Unfortunately, the bridesmaids have been totally pushed to the back burner, and our experiences just keep getting worse.
The staff talked the bride into getting her bridesmaids dressed in the shop so that it «will all be dealt with in one place». We found a dress that our bride liked and it was the closest to what she was imagining. At the botique, it was $ 210 primarily. We were fitted by one of the gals, and she fitted me in a size 6; which is understandable considering i dont buy formal dresses often but I usually wear a 2 – 4. the other bridesmaids were fitted in sizes outside their normal range as well, but we were assured that it would be «easier to take in than let out». Three months after ordering the dresses, a month and a half before the wedding, they came in all the wrong sizes. My 6 wouldnt even stay on my rib cage and fell to the floor over my hips if you werent holding it up. They told us that it was too late to order the 4 and that we’d need to alter them. BUT not that the zippers needed to be moved, our alterations went from 45 $ to 95 $. Of course we didnt know this until after alterations were finished.
When I came to pick up my dress, a week and a half before the wedding, it was too small — couldnt even zip it up. Now I am hoping that they finally get it right before we leave for the wedding in 6 days, they really have to hustle. All in all, everything took too long, with little communication. It seemed like they ordered sizes way too big to profit from the alteration costs, and definitely could use some instruction on how to properly measure, fit and alter the dresses.

I love Boulder Bridal! This was my first store to try on dresses, and I am not the kind of girl who dreamed about weddings before I got engaged… so I really had no idea what I wanted! I was there with four women from my family, and we had a lot of fun.
Their remodel is amazing – the store is bright, clean, and beautiful. My sister-​in-​law purchased her dress from Boulder Bridal several years ago when they were still at their old location.
The service was great. I was the only customer in the store, and Nadine and Sarah offered their advice, direction, and help. I narrowed my choices to three, and they wrote down information and pricing for me.
I visited 5 other stores – 1 in the Boulder/​Denver area, and 4 in the Seattle area (where I live – my family is in Colorado and I was home for a visit). Even though I found the EXACT same dress in Seattle that I loved at Boulder Bridal, I ended up purchasing my dress through Boulder. Reasons? Price (it was $ 50 cheaper!), customer service, and the fact that Nadine/​Sarah offered to ship my dress to me for free. I’ll have it altered in Seattle where my wedding is, but Boulder Bridal is where I experienced the absolute best in customer service.

I was so pleased with my experience at Boulder Bridal. From the friendly service to the incredible quality of the alterations, I ended up with my dream dress without a fuss.
My fiancée and I decided in May to get married in mid-​September. I worried that this wouldn’t be enough time to find the right dress but it all worked out perfectly with the help of Sarah, my sales associate, and Nadine, the owner.
Sarah greeted my mother and me and we talked with her about price point and styles ($ 1500 was my limit pre-​alterations). Not only was she very friendly and accommodating, Sarah had a great eye for styles that would suit my figure. The dresses I chose for myself didn’t quite look right when I tried them on but the ones she chose were incredible! I decided on the very first dress she’d pulled for me and, as luck would have it, the dress was a floor sample and so was greatly discounted.
Once I chose the dress I came back for several fittings. I fully admit that I was not the most well organized or well researched bride and so there were certain key items that I didn’t think to bring to the fittings that I wish they had reminded me to bring — just to save us all a little time. These things were probably obvious (ie wedding shoes and undergarments) but, again, I’m pretty oblivious. I also did have to remind Nadine that Sarah and I had discussed adding buttons up the back, but once I told her she did an incredible job making the butons look like a part of the original dress design.
The quality of the alterations alone is reason to highly recommend this place. Nadine started her shop by personally sewing dresses to order. Her ability as a seamstress translates to one of the best altering jobs I’ve ever experienced. My dress was a complicated project: I am a full 6 sizes smaller than the dress I bought and Nadine not only took out 8 inches from the dress but kept the integrity of its shape and form beautifully. I’ve had dresses altered before and with my petite size and cup size, the seamstresses often just stuff some padding in the chest and make me look ridiculous. Nadine not only respected the form of the original dress with her alterations but made it contour and flatter my figure without molding it into something else.
Each time I went Sarah would show me a break down of alteration charges so I always very much in the loop and certain of what I was getting. Thank you so much Nadine and Sarah for making me look pretty for my husband on our wedding day!

Because I feel so strongly about how wonderful Boulder Bridal is, this is my first Unilocal review ever! All the staff at Boulder Bridal are experienced, kind, flexible and will go the extra mile to make sure you look and feel exactly how you want on your wedding day. Nadine, the owner, is a miracle worker and will do just about anything to make you look perfect. From the time I walked into Boulder Bridal to pick out my wedding dress to the time I picked it up the day before the wedding, I was treated as a valued and respected customer. All deadlines were met by the staff and Nadine is upfront about all charges. The best part is she does the tailoring herself in-​house, so you don’t need to buy your dress and then look for an additional tailor; this saves tons of times. I have referred many friends to Boulder Bridal and will continue to do so. SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES!

Unfortunately, my first experience trying on dresses was at Boulder Bridal. I showed up for my «appointment» and was told that the dressing rooms were currently full but that I could start browsing around and pulling dresses that I wanted to try on. There was no discussion of style, price, etc and I was left to fend for myself. 30 minutes after arriving I was taken back to a room and finally got to have a discussion with the consultant and was told that a large number of dresses I’d pulled were out my price range (not surprising since I had no help!). The girl was nice and very apologetic about the wait, but said that they got backed up because they had people walk in earlier without appointments… since I DID have an appointment I feel I should have had some priority. But I guess that’s not how they run things. The lighting was not good in the shop and dress selection was rather limited… I found one that I considered but fortunately I had another appointment with a shop in Denver the next day and did not have to purchase my dress from Boulder Bridal. Would not recommend shopping here if you want your experience to feel special.

Boulder Bridal was great — I found my wedding dress quickly and they really helped with what I needed. She did a great job with the alterations.
The only downside was that my bustle broke pretty quickly after it was tied up and we couldn’t really fix it.

I had a really positive experience at Boulder Bridal and will definitely recommend it to friends. It was recommended to me by a former wedding planner so the place is doing something right! The owner couldn’t have been nicer. The dresses are gorgeous and seem to be reasonably priced for brand new wedding dresses. You can get a great deal on a dress if you buy one from the sample sales that the owner does. There is a beautiful selection of dresses here and I never felt rushed. I went back a few times and each time the owner welcomed me with a big smile. I found my dream dress here and highly recommend checking out the store.

My experience was quite unpleasant. I will be a bridesmaid in my friends wedding, and have been in many weddings. When I first went to get measurements for alterations, the owner could not have been nicer. She even said she’d use techniques to keep the cost down. Then I went to pick up my dress and was completely appalled by the price. As I live in Denver, and had to rush back, I called her later to discuss and she actually tried to blame me for not talking to her at the store, and calling her 5 minutes later. Turns out that she did overcharge me. Instead of apologizing, she’d immediately became rude and condescending. She even went as far as to give me a guilt trip, saying my «poor little girlfriend (the bride) didn’t need the stress of thinking they (Boulder Bridal) had overcharged her bridesmaids.» As a customer who had just paid her, it was extremely insulting. I’d stay clear of this place. And if you decide to go with them regardless, I definitely suggest getting a quote from them in writing first.