Review of Bexley, Kent, wedding dress shops.

I'm from here! Have been in Bell'amore a few times but didn't try anything as they didn't have the kind of dress I was looking for, but the dresses they have are very nice! And so are the staff! Cutting Edge are good too aren't they - I tried on one of their tea length dresses at last year's wedding fair at Bluewater. Really nice dress but I thought they were quite pricey. Glad to hear Bell'amore came up trumps for you! Definitely recommend this shop for south-east Londoners ?

Aww this is where i am from I only went to Bell'amore but ended up getting a sample dress from else where.

MY MIL got her dress from Hi-Brow brides, and I wasn't impressed with the bridal shop at all and found the lady very sharp. Also the fact there was only only chair ....

Cutting edge brides i didn't go to , wish i did as it looks so lovely when we drive pass there.

There is also one in crayford that looks ok

But Bell'amore is my fave it is lovely there

This is where i ordered my dress from. I found some of the staff a little rude, especially when i bought my 3 bridesmaids to see my dress, apparently you can only bring 2 people with you to try on?!? Wouldnt mind but the shop was empty at the time. Most were lovely and helpful though.

I cant fault the dresses, the range was fantastic and the staff really do know their stuff, suggestion things to try with the dress and they were spot on.

My dress is due in later this month so i just hope they the good sevice continues. My only niggle with them is that dress fittings are only done on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. Slightly annoying but really picky on my part.

As for hi-brow brides ... wow! My friends is starting her dress search soon so i will let her know to avoid!

Hmm maybe i got them on an off day - or maybe it was because i had already ordered the dress and was bringing the bridesmaids to see it, i.e they already had my order so didnt need to be over helpful as they already had the sale.

Yes i found that most of their dresses were "princess" dresses and had more bling than i had ever seen ha.

I am very much looking forward to getting the call anyday.

The shop doesnt look that big from outside does it but its huge, they have an upstairs for the fittings too.

I'm so glad to hear this. I went there (Bell Amore) last week and they were helpful but the assistant was a bit pushy and wouldn't let me choose the dresses I tried on myself. All the dresses were in bags which is great as they're in great condition but they did keep trying to put me in big meringues when I clearly said I wanted slim and fitted. However, they do have one dress that I loved (sincerity 3730) and is on my short list of two favourites (along with Maggie Sottero Violet. I was a bit worried if I went with the sincerity dress about the customer service - as the reviews on google are shocking - but perhaps they would be OK after all. Now to decide on which dress!

I bought my dress from Bell'amore too and found the staff to be lovely. Although this was last year, they had plenty of plain (i.e. no bling) dresses with only small trains for me to try on (which was what I wanted). The lady even suggested I buy the cheapest dress I tried on, which I was surprised about as it was about £300 cheaper than the other dress I was deciding between.

Cutting edge bride here... the first shop I went to and I bought the 2nd dress I tried on (specifically wanted a tea-length dress)... lovely lovely ladies.. wonderful service - can't recommend them enough

Aw that's great that you liked Bell'amore in Bexleyheath! Just down the road from me, so I know a lot of local brides who go there and they all seem to have had nice experiences and also said what you've said - that they've had a great selection. I always look at the shop when I drive past, they have such beautiful dresses and good to know that they have a seperate bridesmaids/grooms section.

There's also a shop in Blackheath which I've heard good reviews about which is called Blackburn Bridal Boutique I think ?

I've also been here (I've been to most of them!). The shop is lovely and the people lovely but their dresses are definitely not the 'normal' wedding stock - they mainly stock Cymberline and Claire Pettibone and dresses like that. Beautiful but expensive - average dress £2-4K from the ones I tried on! Ouch. They do include alterations in the price though which is good. But then again charged me £20 for an appointment so it swings in roundabouts!