O&D Magallanes
Wedding: 12/31/11
This is the perfect place to find your dream gown! The staff were accommodating, friendly and professional. Every time I walked into the Salon someone was ready and excited to help me and their selection was exquisite! From dress selection, to alteration, to steaming and prepping my dress - they could not have done a better job!
jocelyn
Wedding: 12/17/11
A co-worker who used to work at this bridal salon recommended I try it out, and it wound up being the only place I shopped for my wedding dress!My consultant was wonderful and easygoing. I like that there was no sales pressure. First we went over my vision for the look I wanted, the venue, and of course the budget. Then they had me go around the store and just pull some dresses I liked to try on. Well, the first dress was it, and I even got an unanimous vote from all the girls in the store :) It slid in right under the budget, and I was able to go home and sleep on it before coming back to buy, all with noooo pressure!On top of that I have to give them kudos for having Barabara of Impressive Bridals as their alterations person. I dealt with her many times before my wedding and couldn't love her more :)
Sarah and Kenneth
Wedding: 11/12/11
Overall, I was very pleased with the service I got from the girl who helped me try on gowns and ultimately select my gown, although she doesn't work there anymore. Once she left, I wasn't as pleased with the customer service overall, although most of the girls there are nice. They called me like clockwork whenever a payment was due, which was nice to have that reminder without having to keep track of it myself. However, once my gown was paid in full, I never received a phone call from them letting me know my gown was in. I called a month after it was scheduled to be in, and they said it had been in for over a month, but they had the wrong phone number on account for me, so they couldn't contact me. Funny how they had the right number when they needed a payment...other than that, I was pleased with the quality of service. The alterations in-house were incredibly expensive, so I went with a private seamstress who did a great job. It was nice that Signature Bridal allowed me to do so, and I could still take it back to them to get it steamed before the big day, which I did. My gown was absolutely beautiful, and that's all I can ask for!
Shari
Wedding: 11/3/11
After going to several other bridal salons in the Austin Texas area I thankfully found Signature Bridal. This salon truly makes a bride feel special and not just another dress sale. There customer service goes above and beyond. When I got into a time crunch for alterations they were flexible and made it work for me!! The alterations were wonderful. Although I had to travel an hour to get there it was well worth it!
KimATX
Wedding: 10/8/11
If you are looking for a dress in Austin, this is the place to go! Such an amazing experience! Everyone at the salon was so friendly and helpful. Kira did an amazing job with the alterations for my dress. The dress fit perfect on my wedding day and I couldn’t have been happier.
Jennifer
Wedding: 9/17/11
I had the pleasure of working with Lauren and Kira at Signature Bridal Salon. I came to the salon because they carried Essense of Australia wedding gowns. I was extremely pleased with the service and how responsive they were through email. I was working in Houston and driving home to Austin on the weekends and they were very accommodating with my busy schedule. Kira did the alterations for me and my 7 bridesmaids. Everyone looked fabulous in their dresses. I will definitely recommend this salon to others.
Meghan
Wedding: 6/12/11
Brides & Bridesmaids Beware - do not trust this salon to your wedding attire needs. I've experienced better quality and customer service at Forever 21. The staff was snooty and unhelpful. While the alterations woman was friendly, she had to push my appointment back two hours because of another client issue. To top it off, when I put my dress on it was too tight and then I was told that I needed to pay an additional $25 that wasn't on the original ticket. When I got the dress home, my mother and I noticed that the dress had been completely butchered on the inside. The fabric had been poorly cut, there were threads hanging off the dress, and the majority of the seams were unfinished - it was a disaster. I'm only a bridesmaid but it's important for me to look nice on my best friends big day. Since purchasing a $180, 100% polyester, overpriced dress, I've had to pay $92 just to get it hemmed and taken in, and both are a complete disgrace. Im incredibly disappointed in this store, their staff, the quality of the dress and I will not be recommending there services for my engaged friends. My mother and I are just appalled at the entire situation. I'll post again when I go back tomorrow to have the seamstress look at the botched job. I think they owe me money, but even if you like the dresses there, find another bridal salon that carries the same brand. I will be forced to take my dress to another alteration shop in the area during my work week and her wedding is on Saturday. Overall, I'm unimpressed with the whole experience and their unprofessional manner. More to come when I drive all the way back there to show them the mess they've let walk out their door. -- I unfortunately had to work today and my mother graciously offered to take the dress back up the store to have them look at it. Upon arriving she was asked why she was there instead of me. My mother told them I was working. First off, it is absolutely none of their business where I was. Signature Bridal and their staff should have been more concerned with why my mother was there in the first place. Ashley (the owner of the store) was not present, but a sales girl named Deandra "took care" of the "situation." My mother and I are usually collected in these situations, knowing that in many cases it isn't their fault. Having worked retail myself, I'm even more sympathetic. I have absolutely nothing positive to say about this establishment and will be taking my issues up with the owner personally. (Although it should be noted that the owner herself has not received glowing reviews on yelp.com either). I doubt anything will come from this, but please take it from me, if you are a bride don't let Signature Bridal be any part of your special day. If they treated me, a bridesmaid, in such a manner, I can only imagine how they might treat a bride purchasing the most important dress of their lives to date. If I could post pictures of my disaster dress, I would. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions about Signature Bridal.
allieport
Wedding: 5/29/11
Signature Bridal Salon and all the ladies that work there were amazing during my wedding dress shopping and altering.SBS was the 2nd wedding dress store I went to and after the amazing service and personal attention we got, I decided to only work with them. I ended up finding my dress on-line and having SBS order it in for me to try on. They got it in quickly and for only $50. After I chose my dress, they handled all the ordering. I also used them for alterations as they have 2 seamstresses that are in-house on different days of the week. It was great to stay with the same people for alterations and during that time I chose my wedding jewelry from them too.The owner and all the ladies that work there are so sweet, they knew me by name the 2nd time I went in and they really cared about getting my dress to me on time.My sister also used them for her wedding dress and they pulled strings for her to get her dress in less than 3 months!Thanks for everything Signature Bridal and how relaxed I felt during my wedding dress buying and altering process because of your hard work!
Carly
Wedding: 4/16/11
Let me preface this by saying I did not get my wedding dress here, but I DID get all of my bridesmaids dresses here. I moved to Austin a few months after getting engaged and I needed to pick out bridesmaids dresses for my girls. I had searched high and low and was completely tired of looking for something that would suit 4 girls of completely different body types. Finally, I drove about an hour to this bridal shop and they allowed me to spend time in the store looking at different fabrics and colors and even let me try on a dress or two on behalf of my bridesmaids. I though Ashley was helpful, and she was always very responsive to my emails, even at 11pm when I was confused about something. After she left for maternity leave (I think), thinks got a little rocky, but nothing terrible. Just inconvenient. I was dealing with a different person and had some trouble shipping a dress to Hawaii. She told me it would cost $160-something to ship the dress. I asked her if she could please do a flat rate shipping box, as we do this all the time and it's about 15 bucks to Hawaii, and she said they could not do that. I was very frustrated at this point because I had to drive an hour to the store to pick up the dress and then ship it myself in a flat rate box. I felt that this could have been done by the store and saved me a lot of time, gas, and frustration during an already stressful time. There was also a little confusion about whether I needed to tell everyone to call the store and arrange for shipping, or if the store was doing that. Since the store had handled all of the orders, I thought they had handled the shipping arrangements as well. I found out this was not the case, so I had to contact everyone and tell them to call the store. Just a small inconvenience. All in all, the dresses turned out beautiful, Ashley was helpful and professional, but a few rocky moments toward the end when Ashley wasn't there.
austinbride
Wedding: 1/22/11
I really like Signature Bridal and working with Ashely. It is a little bit outside of Austin but worth it. Going during the week when its slow also helped by getting lots of personalized attention.
almostmrsking
Wedding: 10/23/10
Signature bridal was amazing, when it came time for me to find my dress, they really listened to everything I liked and didnt like in a dress, and found me "the one" the first day of looking!
Alli and Craig
Wedding: 10/3/10
Ashley and her team are WONDERFUL! Signature was the third bridal salon I went to, and from the second I walked in the door, I knew I would buy my gown from them. They made me feel SO comfortable and had a very warm and inviting atmosphere (with a few laughs along the way to calm my nerves)!... I was running short on time and after I picked "the one", Ashley made sure the gown was expedited and it got here in plenty of time and was GORGEOUS. My husband and his best man also rented their tuxes from Signature, the process was quick and simple (with the Best Man living out of state), and the tuxes were great quality. I could not have been happier with my dress, or his tux and I would HIGHLY recommend Signature Bridal to future brides and grooms. Thank you Ashley!
Ally S.
Wedding: 9/25/10
I absolutely loved my experience with Signature Bridal Salon. The moment I walked in the doors I was waited on hand and foot by the friendly and helpful staff. They are not a snooty bridal salon where they refuse to help you unless you plan on spending $2,000+ in the store. The price ranges in the store are great at accommodating any budget! Every time I walked in the door, Ashley (the owner) knew me by name and was always extremely friendly. She is very knowledgeable about all of the dresses and designers they carry, and has a great fashion sense and eye for what looks good. I trusted her opinion completely! I ended up buying the dress of my dreams-- a beautiful lace Maggie Sottero dress. It was exactly what I was looking for in the price range I wanted. Not only did I buy my wedding dress here, I also purchased my veil, hair clips/jewelry, my mom's mother of the bride dress, 4 bridesmaid dresses, and 2 flower girl dresses. Signature Bridal made everything so easy throughout the whole process. My bridesmaids were all over the country (one even lived in Australia) and they were willing to call all of the girls and get the measurements. The girls dresses fit PERFECTLY. Everything was so customizable and I could pick the details of the bridesmaids and flower girl dresses to a T. Colors, fabrics, lengths, ect. It felt like I was creating my own original dresses! When it came time to do alterations for my wedding dress, their in-house seamstress Barbara did a fabulous job. She is incredibly friendly and does great work-- and quickly! As I was talking to her about my nerves for getting ready and putting on my dress for the upcoming wedding, she mentioned that she had a separate business where she will come out and help the bride into her dress/lace everything up tightly and bustle the dress, ect. on the day of the wedding. I immediately jumped on this! I think her services were less than $100 and she came all the way out to Bastrop (about a 45 minute trip from the salon) to help me get ready. In my opinion, Signature Bridal Salon offers the best prices, service, and quality over any other salon I visited on my wedding dress search (and I went to MANY). I'm shocked to read other negative reviews about this salon because I had SUCH a positive experience here. I would continue to recommend Signature Bridal to anyone in the market for a beautiful and affordable wedding dress!
rebecca78701
Wedding: 9/25/10
I loved my dress and the consultans I worked with. Lauren helped me from the start and even helped me control my mother and her urge for me to try on every dress in the store. Everything from picking the dress to the fittings was great. My bridesmaids also bought their dresses from here. Most of the dresses were ordered too big and had to altered, and their alterations can be a little pricey. Overall one of the best experiences.
ccbrown3
Wedding: 9/18/10
It took my dress and my veil forever, much longer than they told me, to get here and I thought Ashley was really rude. One thing positive I will say about Signature Bridal is that of all the bridal store atmospheres in Austin, I like theirs the best. It is very open and bright inside. However, I would never buy a dress or anything from Signature again. I recommend going to Melange Bridal. They are much nicer to work with.
Sarah
Wedding: 7/18/10
First of all, I really am glad I bought my dress from Ashley and the girls at Signature Bridal, and I don't think that any of my critique would have prevented me from doing so again. I have much more positive to say than negative, so I'll begin there...I actually originally discovered my dress at another store, but in my comparison shopping I found that Signature Bridal offered a better deal for a lot of reasons...1) I LOVED the staff...everyone was so upbeat, and they made the entire shopping experience so personal. I really did feel like they were friends by the time the wedding finally happened, and I'm sad I don't have reason to go visit them anymore.2) The price was cheaper. The other store tried to make it LOOK like they were offering a better deal with lots of unnecessary add-ons and a 15% off "sale," but Signature Bridal's price was THE SAME AS their sale price. Even though I ended up paying the same amount as I would have at the other store, I appreciated that Signature Bridal seemed to have straightforward pricing...no tricks.3) Signature Bridal DID offer a 10% discount on everything else I bought there...accessories and bridesmaid dresses. These were meaningful discounts, not unnecessary distractors.4) Signature Bridal included at least three free steamings for the dress; the other store would have charged me every time.5) In general, Signature Bridal had a much better dress selection than the other stores I visited. Besides the dress I bought, there were MANY other tempting choices.The following is what I'd consider room for improvement:1) On responsiveness: Over the 8 months that I was in contact with the store, they promised to call me when several different things happened - when they got the official timeline/delivery prediction for my dress, when my dress arrived, when my accessories arrived, and when my bridesmaid dresses arrived. Alas, I never received these phone calls. This is not to say that things didn't arrive on time; everything arrived punctually and in good shape. I just had to call to confirm when everything happened.2) On professionalism: Like I said, this store's great selling point is how connected you feel to the employees. I wouldn't trade that for anything. I did find, though, that there were a few times when this kind of camaraderie might have undermined some pricing conversations. I was quoted a couple prices on accessories that were not quite accurate when I got the bill. The quotes were given on memory, so I should have asked for a price check on the spot, but it was a little disappointing.3) On flexibility: Not a big deal, but they really don't like to accept American Express because it costs them extra.Annnnd, this isn't their fault, but their shop is kind of far away from Austin proper. I will say, though, that the fact that I was willing to drive that distance SEVERAL TIMES to get the dress and service of my dreams should be a good testimony to how much I like these people.
Joanna
Wedding: 6/11/10
I had the most amazing experience at Signature Bridal. Ashley and Lauren grew to be more than just "vendors" throughout the process of planning my wedding, they were a lot more like friends! It all started on the first day that I walked in there. I just wanted to take a peek at a few dresses. Lauren and I picked a few out that I liked and then there was one dress that did not suit me at all. Lauren, however, insisted that I try it on, because she had a feeling I would love it. I went ahead and tried it on just for her. She couldn't have been more right! I tried it on, looked in the mirror and lost a breath. It was perfect. I took it immediately. Lauren and Ashley both continued to help me over the months that followed with decisions about my flower girl dress, all of my accessories. They took care of everything. Signature Bridal is awesome, and the girls in there ROCK!
PegHM
Wedding: 5/1/10
Ashley and her staff were great. Their service is personal and they take great care of the bride. We are so happy to have found them to work with - and they had the perfect dress for the bride. We highly recommend them!
lauradmitchell
Wedding: 11/14/09
Ashley's Salon is awesome! I purchased my wedding gown at Signature Bridal and I got a discount on all of the bridesmaids dresses as well! They are so very helpful and they are extremely experienced in the wedding business meaning they have great ideas to help your decision making and they know great vendors to refer you to. Very friendly staff and her dog is adorable! :)
DeeinAustin
Wedding: 10/10/09
Ashley, the owner, went out of her way to provide a great dress for me. Tiffany helped me and was wonderful. The seamstress was also wonderful. I loved the selection of gowns and attentive service. There are a handful of shops to choose from, but you can't go wrong with heading out to Signature Bridal. They really want to make sure your day is special and will go above and beyond to ensure it. On top of that, the dresses are very reasonable for those with tighter budgets, but they also have higher end gowns.