I bought my Casablanca wedding dress at Dar-Lynn's, as well as my veil and all 8 of my Bill Levkoff bridesmaid dresses. I had a great experience working with Christa-she was personable, helpful, honest, and accomodating. While the shop exterior is nothing to get excited about, I wouldn't let it deter you from looking. I felt like they had a huge selection, all the manufacturers I was interested in, and enough space to shop and try on dresses comfortably. My dress and veil came in ahead of schedule, and storing the gown at the shop was no problem. The trouble really is with the alterations dept!! DO NOT let Linda touch your dress!! I bought the size I was at the time of ordering, knowing that it could be altered to fit if I lost weight. Well, I lost 20 pounds. Linda told me at the second fitting in May that I could not lose any more weight because the beading and integrity of the dress would be compromised if I did. She also told me I probably wouldn't be able to have a final fitting before the wedding in June because of PROM SEASON!! That place is loaded with teenagers....but anyway. So, I said Ok took my dress for pictures,and left. The dress was huge!!! Gaps in the chest, I had no waist to speak of in the dress, and the hem was lopsided. I realized how bad it was after seeing the proofs from my bridal portrait the week after. Luckily, I got the dress fixed beautifully at Park Road Alterations in Charlotte. I think Dar-Lynn's is a good shop, they are easy to work with, but I just feel like people should know not to do any alterations there.
Pros: Christa is great, love my gown, good prices
Cons: Terrible alterations!!
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