Jefre Bridals

I thought I was scarred for life after my experience with Jefre Bridal until I found my perfect dress somewhere else.
I originally booked my appointment with Jefre Bridal because I saw that they have Morilee dresses, and I really loved them. When I scheduled the appointment, I asked her to confirm that they do, in fact, carry the exact dress I was looking for. She confirmed that they do, and said that she couldn’t wait for me to come in. She also said that this was the «fun» bridal boutique, and they’re better than the others because they give honest opinions since they don’t work for commission.
I arrived for my appointment with my mom and maid of honor. We called the shop earlier that morning to confirm that we would be there, but they did not answer. When we arrived, there was one woman working, rushing around because they were «so busy.» Note: there were no other brides in the store at the time, and there was one woman there trying on bridesmaid dresses. After around 10 minutes, she greeted me, and informed me that many appointments had been double booked (again, no other brides in the store) and that my consultant was not there yet to help me. My consultant finally arrived over 30 minutes late, and did not even apologize for the delay.
I spoke with her, and showed her some pictures that I had been looking at, specifically the Morilee that I had confirmed was there before making the appointment. I was immediately informed that they do not carry this dress. I asked to see dresses in similar styles, but again, she went through the racks and picked out dresses that she thought I would like. She picked demo dresses that were extremely small, and told me to cram myself into them if i had to. She also explained that «it doesn’t matter if they rip.» SERIOUSLY?
She continued to tell me what kind of dresses I liked (the expensive ones) despite my constant feedback that I was looking for something else. As I was getting myself dressed in the dresses, she awkwardly told me horror stories about other customers. She frequently left me to speak to her coworker, and did not assist with pinning or clipping dresses to make them fit better. Feedback that she provided was also harsh and unkind when she did give it, unless it was more expensive or «preferred designer.»
When I finally found a dress I liked, but wasn’t in love with, the consultant asked me to close my eyes and imagine my wedding. Hi, I just told you I wasn’t really in love with the dress! That means, it’s not the one.
My appointment lasted 2 hours because of her constant wandering off, and then my mother and MOH informed me that the other woman was rude to them as they waited. My mother was told that the dresses she was looking at were «not made for people like her.» The woman quickly corrected herself to say that they are small sizes. They also told me that the woman was complaining about the phone ringing and the people who were on the other line each time she hung up with them. I have no patience for unprofessionalism, so I find this completely unacceptable.
I will NOT be giving any business to Jefre Bridals, and you should not, either.

Jefre Bridal was such a joy to work with! I would recommend Jefre’s to any bride! They made my Eddy K dress fit perfectly! And when I picked my dress they gave us all glasses of champagne and accomodated my grandpa with sparkling water.
From beginning to end everyone at the shop was so professional and on time with everything. All alterations were done in house and it was so easy to make fitting appointments. I live in Brooklyn and would have to travel for each fitting and everything ran very smoothly. We even rented my granfather’s suit through the store.
I was married at the Stone House at Stirling Ridge and Jefre’s held onto my dress for me until the day before my wedding. They made things very convenient! The bustle they made on my dress was gorgeous and comfortable too!
Everyone should definitely check out this bridal shop when they’re hunting for their dress!

I went there to try on dresses to try on. I worked with Lori and she was absolutely amazing! She was so helpful and made me feel amazing as a Plus Size bride. I never felt uncomfortable just beautiful! The salon was fully stocked and had lovely gowns. I was referred by a friend that was recently married and loved her experience here. I will definitely be back to make my purchase from Jefre Bridals!

This place is terrible! If I could give them 0 stars I would. They treated my sister horribly ordered her bridesmaid dresses in the WRONG COLOR and then had to order her a different dress with a color similar to the color she wanted so she basically didn’t get the dress or color she wanted for her wedding. Then the owner said he wouldn’t charge her for the bridesmaids alterations when the girls went in he tried to charge them and said my sister must of misunderstood him. He is a scumbag and idk how he has a business he did nothing to compensate for his huge mistake. Don’t ever go here!

This place was listed as a possible vendor for a designer veil I was looking for. I knew they wouldn’t have the exact one I was interested in but I was hoping to speak to someone knowledgeable about the designer or the best way to order it. Not the case! In fact, when the woman went to ask whatever-​his-​name-​is to help answer my questions, I could hear her explaining my situation. And his response to her was, «Well what does she expect ME to do about it??» At which moment I came out and said, «Gee, I don’t what you’re gonna do either.» I have very little tolerance for rude, bitter service. I teach hospitality, customer service, and public relations and this was a disgusting example of how to shut down your clientele and alienate any future business. If you’re going to be located off of a broken up highway in a broken down strip center than you need to amplify your angle and step your game up. Not act like entitled, burdened, unwelcoming shop keepers. How dare you have the audacity to treat your business that way. Never. Again.

Hello Unilocalers,
So Jefre Bridal was a spot I found near my new home in Nj. I am from NY and searched boutiques and other reputable stores but I kept running into the same «bridal designs» even when I visited Jefre I wasn’t sure as this was NJ to me, what could they have? Then I put my hand on the most eloquent and fantastic design my eyes had not seen in while. My dress was one of a kind (I my mind). The store associates all had wow I. Their eyes when I tried it on. The other parents with their daughters just stared. I knew it was the one so I went for it. The price was right and with the perfect veil hat was matched to it, my gown search was over! I had about 4 fittings and each one with a great seamstress! My dress looked amazing at the end due to Jefre. On my wedding day I think I looked incredible. I think many others thought the same. Thank you Jefre Bridal!

After travelling down south to find the perfect dress with my girlfriends’ help, I needed a place to do the alterations when the dress finally arrived. Someone recommended Jefre’s Bridal, so I made an appointment there. To begin, Jefre himself warned me since I did not purchase the dress in the store, that alterations would not be cheap, starting from $ 400 upwards depending on what needed to be done. I understood that most shops prefer if you buy with them and I was fine with that.
When I got to the appointment, I was barely acknowledged entering the store. Now, maybe it is an unfair comparison, but the shops in Atlanta tower heads and shoulders over Jefre’s, in terms of customer service and just overall competence. Oh, and that $ 400 base price? With my garment bag yet to be opened, the quote mysteriously rose to $ 800 without even discussing what I wanted to have done. Without even looking at the dress, folks.
Everything, from the slightly shady-​looking demeanor of the owner to the curiously vacuous expression on the face of the front desk lady, screamed «I am not qualified to _​_​_​_​_​», fill in the blanks. The alterations lady was the only saving grace, very pleasant and engaging by comparison. And she they kept hidden down in the back, away from the customers! Go figure.
If you are the kind of shopper who likes being made to feel as if THEY are doing YOU a favor, then Jefre’s is a perfect fit. I would not spend one PENNY here. In fact, if I could give less than one star, I would.

This place should be called Joke Bridal, because their policies, products and customer service are all laughable. They do not allow photographs to be taken, which is antiquated and irrelevant. In today’s society, taking photos is prevalent. It makes people feel comfortable. The reason I was given by Lois, the condescending saleswoman, was because, I could potentially steal the designs. Me? OK…
Let’s get back to Lois, who find brides gowns for a living. She is snide and unhelpful. The dresses she showed me were total garbage, uninspired crap. She kept saying the name of the designer, as if that’s supposed to mean something to me. OOOHHH THIS IS AN ORIGINAL JOE BLOW GOWN?! My goodness, how foolish of me to tell you it looks awful. Their inventory is so limited. Their showroom is tiny and filled with total garbage. You’ll wind up bumping into other brides and ‘maids.
Lois was weird to me at first, then it escalated into real uncomfortableness. Finally, she said, «I have nothing else to show you.» Thank God, so I can get out of this dump.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING HERE — NOT EVEN PACK OF GUM. RUN AWAY!

Jefre bridal was my first stop with wedding dress shopping. I went there because they had a designer I was interested in trying. Making an appointment was easy and the shop is local for me. I worked with Eliane and she was so sweet. I picked my venue first and then decided to purchase the dress based on the venue. After telling her where the wedding would be, she started pulling dresses. First dress I tried on ended up being the dress that I walked away with. They didn’t rush me out of there, and were busy. My 1 hour appointment ended up being 3. They allowed me to wait for my Dad to arrive so he could see the dress. That was really nice.
I was really happy with the experience at Jefre overall. They can be crass at times, but you take it with the experience. It was fun and light-​hearted. Unfortunately my alterations, which started out great, turned out just ok. The Wednesday before the wedding (Sat evening) I had to go and the dress wasn’t complete. Not only that but the hem was really crooked, really unacceptable. Thankfully another seamstress was able to fix it. My mother got her dress as well and they really transformed it to fit her figure. I was impressed. The extra fabric they used to make my dad a cumber bun and bow tie. Cute. Overall, good experience at Jefre.

My experience in the store was great, they let us browse the dresses and try on as many as my bridesmaids wanted to. However, they made all 5 of my bridesmaids share a small dressing room. I ordered my bridesmaid dresses from Jefre in January. When we placed the order I asked how long it would take, he told me 8 – 10 weeks but some might arrive sooner than other because we ordered from different companies. I tried calling to check the status and the women there told me Jefre is out for two weeks so you have to wait til he comes back. Only Jefre keeps track of orders. What kind of business is that?!
It is now end of March and Jefre is back and he tells me I can expect the dresses in June. I told him he told me 8 – 10 and he said that’s impossible, it’s typically 16 weeks. Even if it were 16 weeks I should be receiving the dresses in May. I asked my 5 bridesmaids who were with me and they also heard him say 6 – 8 weeks, possibly 10. Horrible. If we get the dresses in June and there is an issue then I am screwed. If I could go somewhere else I would.

Nice dresses. Not a huge selection though. The staff did not say hello, nor did they ask us for help the entire time we were there. Not a good way to make business

If I were able to give this store a 0 I would. I set up an «appointment» and I use that term lightly, because I was coordinating with having 6 girls meet on a Saturday afternoon. We walked into a rather busy store, after not being greeted and starting to look at the dresses a consultant came and asked if we needed help. I explained that we were there to try on dresses, they pointed at the dresses and we browsed. After choosing the one we liked all of the girl ordered, he offered a 20% saying it was a promotion. We were required to make FULL payment and if a deposit was left the full payment was required within a few weeks, I have never heard of such nonsense. Usually you put a deposit down and then make a pay the rest when you get the dress. After disagreeing with him, he would not budge. We should have walked out then. The dresses were ordered July of 2013, and he said they would be in October 2013. As October came around and went I called to find out the status of the dresses. He said there was a problem with the material and it would take an additional 3 months! So, as every bride would do I freaked out and was not happy. I called the manufacturer to find out if he was lying and just did not place the order and they refused to give me any information. So after explaining to Jefre that the service is not acceptable he refused to compensate the girls for the issue. He stated that they were given 20% off initially which he did on his own terms. He told me well your wedding isn’t until March so you’ll be fine. So if my wedding was in December I would have been screwed he was basically saying. After arguing with him it took another 2 months to get our dresses. Ladies, if I can give you one piece of advice, that is to stay away from this store. The owner is nasty, they are unorganized, and they are liars.

I purchased my Essence of Australia wedding gown from Jefre Bridal for my December 14^th wedding. The staff at Jefre’s bridal was so patient with me and helped me narrow down the dresses to fit my Old Hollywood Glam Theme and my small petite body type. Once my dressed arrived at the store Jefre called me himself to inform me my dress arrived. He was so excited and explained to me that how beautiful the gown was. I couldn’t wait to try it on. Once my Mom and I arrived at the store we met the seamstress who did an excellent job of explains how to properly string and tye the corset and bustle the dress. We asked her to add more crinoline to the dress, which she did. The addition was seamless. The day I picked up my dress I was running late and Jefre kept the store open for me to pick up my dress. He gave me well wishes for my wedding day and personally put my dress in my car. Jefre Bridal’s staff made me feel so special from the moment i walked in their boutique, they were professional, knowledgable and took a personal interest in ensuring that my wedding dress was all that I hoped it would be.

I had the very first appointment on a Saturday morning. It was my first time shopping for a bridal gown and was pretty excited. Unfortunately, the woman helping me wasn’t so excited and kept saying how busy they were that day and how many other appointments she had. I mean, I was the FIRST person there, I had an appointment, and she was already complaining about how she had no time for me. It is also true that the sales staff are very pushy even though they feel the need to inform everyone that they «do not work on commission».
When I first went into the changing room, there were alterations needles EVERYWHERE. When I asked her if she had the magnet used to clean them up, she claimed that if she cleaned them up then she wouldn’t have time to help me try on dresses. For real? You’d rather I get a needle in my foot?
Their systems are antiquated, and there was only a very small selection of dresses to choose from. I know this is fairly common practice in bridal, but just so people know what to expect, they did not allow photographs of the dresses, which is disappointing when it is hard for a person to tell what they look like overall when they’re two feet from a mirror.
Additionally, Jefre wasn’t a very pleasant guy, maybe he just isn’t a morning person. But he was seen lurking in the back room, and giving a weird creeper-​vibe, and when he did come out to talk to my mother, he was very curt.

STAY AWAY !!!
My wife, mother and mother-​in-​law went here when first looking at dresses. The women who work there are nasty and make rude comments. The prices are also above average. I would STEER CLEAR FROM JEFRE… unless you dont mind being talked behind your back.

Came to Jefre’s for a bridesmaid dress. They gave us plenty of attention and help even on a Saturday (of course we had an appointment). We selected our dresses on the first trip and got sized and ordered that day. My two subsequent visits for fittings went well, they even squeezed me in on a busy day so I could pick up my dress while I was in the area. Jefre and the staff were very friendly!

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!
Writing from a Bridesmaid Perspective: Our first day in there trying the dresses on went well. The two ladies behind the counter were very helpful. They let us try on many dresses, lots of patience and reasonable prices. We ordered our bridesmaids dresses.
It was the second time we went in to pick up our dresses that it was just a horrible experience. It was the owner Jefre that was very rude. Before bringing us our dresses, he asked if we wanted to try them on, so we said yes. He responds in a direct manner that we would have to wait a long time and he has no rooms for us. Secondly, he goes into the back to get the dress and we realize one of the dresses was the wrong color but the tag color that they wrote down originally was correct. He doesn’t even apologize for it and says he has to call the company to get a new one. I asked him if we would get it back in time and he says, it ‘shouldn’t be a problem’. How’s that for confidence? I would have hoped that there was some quality check on their end to ensure it was the right size and color before calling us.

I had an amazing experience with Jefre Bridals! Elanie helped me choose several options for my dress and was there when my sister, cousin, friend, and mom joined me to make my final decision. Amalia, the seamstress, felt like family to me right away. She made all changes that I wanted and she made sure the dress fit me perfectly. I cannot express enough how wonderful it was to work with her. I would definitely recommend checking Jefre, especially if you’re looking for a more personal (but still affordable!) bridal dress shopping experience!

I went to Jefre Bridals to get my bridesmaid dress for my friends wedding. Although she said everyone was nice to her, her bridal party had very different experiences.
I can only speak for myself, but the service was terrible. I walked in and was ignored by the staff for a good 10 minutes. Finally, when I decided just to look at the dresses myself, someone came over and asked if I was looking for a wedding dress, when I said no, a bridesmaids dress, she got annoyed and walked away. After that, I finally got the owners attention, and he told me «just go look over there». That was it, no help, no interest in helping me, just dismissive attitude.
When I went back to the counter again because I couldn’t find any dresses from the designer the bride had asked for, the owner told me «We don’t have any samples or catalogs, you’re going to have to go online, find a dress number, and give that to us». No samples, nothing to try on, everything had to be done blind. (Also, he refused to show me a swatch of the color to be sure it was the right one).
When I had selected a dress online, he wouldn’t tell me the cost of the dress, or how long it would take to get it. All he would say is the final cost, which included «plus size» charge, «service» charge, and a multitude of «other» fees. The dress ended up costing me almost $ 300, a dress which can be purchased from any other retailer at $ 100 ($ 150 for a «plus size»).
The dress was ordered 6 months before the wedding, it is now two weeks before the wedding, and the store is refusing to say when the dresses will be in, or if they will be able to make the promised alterations in time for the wedding.
Needless to say, if you are a bride, this dress shop will do nothing but make you and your bridesmaids stress out even more. I suggest you go elsewhere for not only better service, but honest service.

Most dresses are under $ 1,000. Dress selection is up to date and most popular designers are carried. Dress store is a little out dated and the dressing rooms are a little unkempt as well. Dress selection is great, includes Bridal, flower girl (small selection) and bridesmaid and mother of the bride/​groom.
Sample sizes range from 4 to 18. Should you need a custom size you will pay at least $ 75 additional to the dress base pricing. If you need foam cups to assist your bust line in a dress plan on paying additional $ 25 per set (you must purchase the set even if you have a huge left boob and need two to compensate on your deflated right boob). Additional costs can include customization of the dress including adding sleeves, increase backing, etc.
Attendants are very accommodating and are typically spot on with finding a dress that satisfies your dreams. Veils are expensive and should be custom ordered. Not much of a shoe or jewelry selection. Amalie, the seamstress is excellent and should be trusted over the others. Alterations can take 3 plus visits, so be patient. Jefre is more behind the scenes managing the day to day retail sales.