Candalina Brides

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JivkaBee

Joined 3 years ago

My friends and I had a wonderful experience here. I was a little reluctant to go because of the older reviews, but we learned that it has recently gone under new ownership. The new owners must have really turned this place around because we received nothing less than the best service expected.

The staff is very friendly, professional, and thorough. There is no pressure to buy like so many other bridal shops. We were able to browse and try on at our convenience and the lady that worked with us gave us her undivided attention. If you're planning a wedding or formal event, Candalina's should be your first stop.

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Carly B.

Joined 1 year ago

Under new ownership. Had a great experience!. I visited Candalina Brides to try on bridesmaid dresses for my sister's wedding. My friend who is getting married accompanied me and tried on dresses for herself. We walked in without an appointment and received a warm welcome. The owner and the sales associate were very friendly and helpful. The dressing rooms were very nice and spacious. The shop had a lot of wonderful dresses at affordable prices. One of the owners took the time to explain in detail the shipping methods of a particular designer and shipping time estimates of the dress I was interested in ordering. (I had a last minute order situation).

I spoke to one of the owners for awhile and found out that she and her husband just bought the shop last summer. After reading some of the older bad reviews, I decided to write a review because I don't feel like those reviews reflect how the shop is today. From the looks of the older reviews, it seems like the new owners have really turned things around. I think this may have been the best bridal shop I have visited.

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Kaylee D.

Joined 1 year ago

Awesome Bridal Party Experience. I went here with my bridal party to find bridesmaid's dresses for my wedding. We had just come from another store and were very bummed we didn't find anything. As soon as we walked in we were welcomed and got right to business!

All the girls had such a fun time coming in and out of the dressing rooms! The dressing rooms were very large and we had them all to ourselves (we made an appointment ahead of time). We were very indecisive, but the women there knew what dress to try on next!

It was an absolutely wonderful experience! Even after we left I have been able to call to get fabric swatches and they are at my door within a couple days! Wish I could go back and do it all again!

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Emily S.

Joined 1 year ago

Truly Pittsburgh Best Kept Secret In Bridal. The Experience at Candalinas was wonderful. The Staff and and customer service exceeded my expectations. My Wedding is next weekend (keeping fingers crossed for no snow). I just left with my dress, and it fits to perfection. The bridemaids dresses came in as ordered, and ahead of schedule. All the alterations, inlcuding my wedding dress were handled with no problems. I would like to thank everyone at Candalinas for the excellent customer service. I highly recommend any bride or bridal party, to put Candalina's on your list to shop at. You won't be disappointed.

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burg75

Joined 2 years ago

Best Shop in Town. I had a great experience and got the perfect dresses for the whole bridal party. I had shopped around to a lot of shops and they were the only ones that could order me the dress that I wanted.

One of the bridesmaids had a slight change in her weight and needed a new dress at the last minute. I personally with the manager and new owners and they took care of everything. Saved my day!

Highly recommended!

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Taylor211

Joined 2 years ago

Don't Go Here!!!!!!! Customer Service is Terrible. Went to pick up a dress for my wife that they already messed up. Waited as the staff walked around listening to the radio and "primping" the place . Place was empty and the staff acted as I was not there. I waited about 10 minutes before they waited on me. As I gave them my information, the first comment was " you owe us $XX.XX!" (Okay here is your money) They screwed up my wife's dress and are just not interested in customer service. The space is huge, but empty. My advise is to to go somewhere else. It is not worth the staff being condescending and acting like they are the only show in town!

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Williams24

Joined 4 years ago

Terrible Customer Service. My wedding is in August and we ordered bridesmaids dresses from Candalina's in February. At that time, we were told they would be arriving in late May. At the beginning of June I called the store and they told me the dresses had shipped. I specifically told them we would come pick up the dresses at the end of June, giving them a specific date.

The date came and we went to the store. Two of my bridesmaids flew in from other states to come get the dresses so they could be altered at that store. Guess what: no dresses had arrived.

The sickest thing was not that we had been lied to about the arrival date, but it was the indifference of the owner at all of the inconvenience and cost we had to go through for what was essentially a waste of time and hundreds of dollars. She did not apologize once and had an excuse for everything. It was obvious that this has happened to her many times and she knows exactly what to say to attempt at taking the blame off of her and her sub-par employees.

I want to make sure others do not subject themselves to becoming a victim of a store and witch of a woman owner.

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Nikah38

Joined 5 years ago

BEST BRIDAL SHOP / TOP OF THE LINE SERVICE. I wanted to say THANK YOU to Donetta and her professional staff (This was top of the line service!) for making my experience purchasing my wedding gown, and my bride maid's gowns, and flower girl's dress so wonderful. Donetta was so particular with helping me, make sure my dress was exactly what I wanted. I had the most beautiful gown in the whole store:) She also did the same for my bridal party too. Everyone was so pleased at the friendly service, and atmosphere. The alterations were PERFECT, and everything was so professionally organized. I can't stress enough how THANKFUL I am for such a wonderful, once in a life time experience. THANKS TO ALL OF YOU! I would definetly recommend Brides by Candalina to any new bride. Wonderful staff!

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phyllis30

Joined 5 years ago

Professional bridal salon with a personal atmosphere. My experience, as well as my bridesmaids, was very enjoyable. The sales associates, especially Donnetta, were very helpful through this busy time. They helped us select the perfect gowns & accessories. There were so many to choose from! They did the alterations for us as well. Even though other customers were in the store, they made us feel as though we were the only ones there. This is truly a bridal salon I would recommend for such a special occasion!

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ibnypgh

Joined 5 years ago

Horrible Customer Service. This place has terrible customer service. I called about a bridesmaids dress and was quoted one price but when I sent one of the bridesmaids to the store to try the dress on she was told the dress was a different price. I called the store a few days later to confirm the price of the dress (which by the way I was given a 3rd and different price) and was asked by one of the nasty employees/owner why I continued to call the store after a "card" had been created for me (which I did not know). She then proceeded to insist that I did know a card was made for me (basically calling me a liar) and implied that I was basically waisting their time calling multiple times. Fortunately, I had not ordered anything from the store and will certainly not or ever purchase anything from that store. Think twice before you extend your business to this place....you may be treated with little respect and will be sorry later.