La Reve Bridal Couture — Local services in Fresno

I just want to say that going to La Reve was the best experience possible. When I first walked into the store, I felt so comfortable. They were so warm and welcoming. The store is decorated so beautifully and laid out so well. I had three appointments the day that I went to La Reve with my sister, two Aunts, my daughter in law and my granddaughter. They were so accommodating to all of us. The other two appointments that I had that day were not so accommodating and not near as helpful. The associate that helped us that day was Bayan. I cannot express how wonderful she was. She pulled dress after dress for me since I had no idea of what I wanted, and was very honest on how each style looked. It turns out that my top two choices were one from a different store, and one from La Reve. When I went back to La Reve for my second fitting to try and decide, Bayan found a dress that was very close to the one from the other store. In searching the internet for the dress that was not from La Reve, it turns out that they used to sell that dress and were able to order it for me. Bayan was so very helpful with ideas on how I could embellish the dress. I also had found a veil that I liked from a different store, which Bayan found one very close and I truly liked the one she found better. I ordered the dress and the veil. We put a rush on them just to make sure that they would be back in time for me to get alterations done for a June wedding. I was so surprised when I got the email that my dress was already in. I went back for my final fitting and was so amazed with the dress. Bayan was so accommodating, so sweet, helpful and kind throughout this whole process. When I was paying for the remaining balance on the dress and veil, I asked what else I may need in which she showed me the Bride and Bridesmaid robes. If I bought the Bride’s robe, I received 4 free Bridesmaid robes. So I ended up needing one more extra bridesmaid robe that was very reasonable. When we had finished all of the paperwork, I asked if it would be ok if I took her and her associate’s picture for my scrapbook. They both looked amazed that I wanted to do that. I told them that they were a huge part of my wedding and I wanted to document and have pictures to remember them. When we were through, Bayan even carried the wedding gown out to my car for me. I just want to thank Bayan from the bottom of my heart for being so wonderful during this whole process, and also want to thank La Reve Bridal Couture for being so...

First, let me just say that I am usually very calm, very organized, and VERY type-A. But when it came to picking my wedding dress I was an absolute mess. I wasn't quite sure what I was looking for, what my price range was, what styles I liked, or what color I wanted. The only thing I knew for sure was that I was nervous as all get out and an anxious mess.

Enter Janet and Aisha. During my first appointment, Janet was VERY patient and helped me narrow down a lot of things. In that one appointment, I learned so much about wedding gowns, how the ordering process works, what to look for, and what to expect. We tried on countless dresses without me feeling rushed or uncomfortable. I am a curvy girl and she managed to nip, tuck and slide every inch of me into a sample dress that by all rules of the universe should have split at the seams just from me looking at it. I felt like a princess but most importantly I felt like a bride.

I still was unsure of what I was going for (at no fault to Janet) so I did not purchase at my first appointment. After a lot of Google searches and Pinterest themed prayer, I made another appointment a few months later and was assigned to Aisha. They were having a trunk show for a designer I thought I liked and dress that I was pretty sure I loved. Aisha started as my consultant but ended as my BFF! Just like Janet, she made me feel very comfortable, squeezed me into that poor sample dress, dolled me up, and made me feel like a million bucks. I ended up ordering "THE dress" that day. Aisha didn't blink an eye when I shed a tear and feigned a heart attack as she slid my credit card to cover the deposit (spending money hurts lol) -- in fact she gave me a discount which was an act of kindness I did not take lightly. Nor did she bat an eye when I told her the size she wanted to get was way too large. She treated me as a friend instead of a customer.

When my dress came in, they were super flexible with my appointment times, a few of the ladies helped me try it on and came to comment on it, and everything was perfect (including the size -- lady knows what she's doing)! Aisha even remembered me and asked about my daughter (who was at the second appointment).

I would recommend this salon to any and everyone and will sing their praises from the rooftops. Thank you Janet, Aisha, and the rest of you lovely ladies for a wonderful once in a lifetime...

If YOU ARE A CURVIER GIRL THIS IS THE SPOT!! A MUST SEE, MUST TRY ON, MUST GO....LIKE NOW!! ASK FOR BAIYAN!!!! If you are a size 14 and up and I am not referring to bridal! But in just plain ole regular street clothes!! This is the place. The quality of dresses is superb! The floor samples are not busted and photograph very nicely by the way!! Baiyan was absolutely ammmmmazing!!!! She was so patient, so personable, so helpful, and so knowledgeable. I could not have begged for a better experience. I wish I would have come here much sooner I really did start to feel like a bride! From the moment we walked in to the moment we walked out her customer service was simply unparalleled!! She was so accommodating and open to helping us with whatever we needed. I didn't feel rushed or hurried in the least. I felt that I had her undivided attention at all times. She really represents what great customer service should look like all the time!! Being curvier in the bridal world can almost feel sinful at times and you can start to feel like your options are limited. I was starting to get discouraged because I really liked BHLDN dresses but I had to cancel my appointment because they told me they only had dresses that went to a sz 14. Everything runs extremely small in bridal. Though they still encouraged me to come in..I didn't see the point because I would not be able to try anything on. So coming here I was really blown away at the fact that I walked up to several dresses..and they were big enough for me to try on. The selection of gowns was really impressive!! I was rather surprised to see plus size (us curvier girls) gowns on the rack!! Not in the back but actually on the rack out front in your reach!! I felt that I had options and I was not going to be boxed in or forced to conform to the usual styles offered. I did not have to just go with an A line or empire waist dress but I could actually go for a column or sheath style gown. To give the store and Baiyan five stars is just not enough!! I was very pleased. Last but not least the restroom was CLEAN and smelled great! I begggggg you to go!! Especially if you are a curvier woman and you want options like all women do!! I am a size 14/16 in street...