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Looking for bridal shops in Bethlehem/Allentown/Lehigh Valley PA
I live in the Boston area but will be visiting family in the Lehigh Valley in July, and thought it would be great to take advantage of the opportunity to dress shop with my gram and aunt! I don't know the area that well and since neither of them have gone dress shopping they wouldn't have experience with it either.
So I'm looking for suggestions-I'm only looking to go to one or two, so hopefully you can suggest ones that are in close proximity. Also my budget is under $1,500 so I'm not looking for a high end boutique.
More specifically they live in Bethlehem and Allentown.
*I'm cross posting because I'm not sure if this region is considered central or northeast
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Re: Looking for bridal shops in Bethlehem/Allentown/Lehigh Valley PA
In the Lehigh Valley area, there is also a David's Bridal and an Alfred Angelo. I believe they are both in Whitehall on MacArthur Road.
Alfred Angelo is also great if you like a more modern look. I haven't been to their store, but I've been on their site and they have some pretty nice things at good prices.
Be prepared to sift through about 15-20 dresses in each size, ranging from 1970s to current styles.
No dress is over $500.
I got my dress and my bridal party dresses from David's Bridal. The only problem I had was that they get very busy on the weekends and tend to double book their consultants. This also happened when I took my bridal party to try on dresses I had already narrowed down. That consultant no longer works there, but apparently she had been disastrous for just about every party she did, so I don't feel like that was because of me!!
Kelly there is awesome!! She's not pushy, she listens and she's able to give advice and help create your vision without taking over the situation. She was my original consultant and I also had her when we did the flower girl dresses. She really helped me pull everything together. With a big party (7 girls) I have 3 different style BM dresses and the MOH is also in a lighter shade of purple than the rest. The flower girls are in dresses that tie all the elements of each dress together with mine. It was awesome how she was able to point me in that direction. All of my BM's picked a dress they love and are comfortable with and they all look stunning in them.
P.S. My SIL was an easy sell, she knew she wanted the Belle dress from the Disney line she just needed to try it on for confirmation.
But, when I booked an appt. on the weekend for my bridesmaids (we went twice, both were on Sundays) the place was packed and I did not find my consultants very helpful. The place was nuts and people were everywhere.
With this said, I would recommend DB, but would defininately suggest going on a weeknight