I feel so incredibly lucky that I worked with Bridal Atelier Montclair for my wedding. My largest anxiety in wedding planning was finding the right dress. I was convinced it would take me forever and that nothing would be right. Once I walked into Bridal Atelier Montclair all this anxiety was gone and replaced with excitement. Rachel and her team, including Courtney who I cannot rave enough about, gave me such individualized attention so I felt incredibly confident on my wedding day in the perfect dress for me. They heard and supported my style, provided no pressure, demonstrated a clear passion for the wedding dress industry, and showed support and care through the process.

Bridal Atelier Montclair was the first location I went to look for a dress. I was a ball of anxiety but having a one-on-one appointment with incredible Courtney made that anxiety slip away. Courtney was not just trying to sell me a dress; Courtney was a clear artist with a love of wedding dresses and a desire for me to find the perfect dress for ME. She heard what I envisioned and was excited to help me find that vision. I picked out a beautiful Dana Harel dress that fit my unique vision. It did not have a train and I felt that missing detail was important to feel "bridal". Courtney helped sketch out what a potential train could look like with enthusiasm for this challenge. Courtney and Rachel went straight to the designer to create the dream dress I wanted for my wedding. There was no frustration or hesitation from their team; they simply made it happen.

As I started to plan my wedding color scheme and think about my bridesmaids, I reached out to Courtney for any advice hoping not to be a bother to her. Courtney enthusiastically responded and even created a Pinterest board to help my process. As someone who is not artistic and of course new to the wedding process this was incredibly helpful and so kind.

I met Rachel when I went to try on my dress one more time to confirm I did indeed love it. Rachel was patient, kind, understanding, and clearly knew every detail about her field. She reassured me with compassion.

Rachel clearly articulated when my dress should arrive prior to my wedding and created a fitting plan so I had my dates way in advance. With wedding planning in full mode, having a schedule was beyond helpful. Rachel was present at every fitting and provided expert advice and insight. Deb altered my dress to perfection. She was meticulous with every detail. Fittings were also scheduled individually, which made me feel like all my needs were met. Courtney popped by to see how my dress came to life, which was such a testament to her love of the craft.

I received so many compliments on my unique wedding dress from people who were at and not at my wedding. Bridal Atelier Montclair made that happen.

Wedding planning is stressful, Rachel and her team at Bridal Atelier Montclair made one of the possibly most stressful parts a joy and an incredible memory of the process. I'm incredibly grateful for them.

Where to begin? I absolutely love Bridal Atelier Montclair. My sister got her dress here, and as her MOH I attended almost all of her appointments and loved getting to know everyone at the salon including Rachel, Kaelyn and Deb. When I got engaged about a year later, Bridal Atelier was of course the first dress appointment I made! I absolutely LOVED a dress I tried on at my first appointment, but I wasn't ready to pull the trigger and never felt pressured by anyone at the salon to do so. I had also made appointments at a few NYC salons including Kleinfeld because I wanted that experience and I wanted to do my research. But, I got home from those appointments a week later and immediately called Bridal Atelier Montclair to purchase my gown over the phone. And I'm so glad I did. Because this salon has such a personal touch and makes the experience so amazing start to finish. When trying on gowns you are the only person in the entire salon. They ask you thoughtful, important questions like "How does this dress make you feel" instead of "Do you like this dress?" They truly care about you and your vision for the most important day of your life. I also went back for an accessory appointment and purchased a veil and a topper at the salon, and I have to say the salon has a wonderfully curated selection of designers and accessories. I searched far and wide for a topper to compliment my dress, and ended up finding my dream lace Caroline Castigliano topper at Bridal Atelier Montclair.

An added bonus - I can't express how amazing Deb and the alterations team are. Many bridal salons send you elsewhere for alterations, so this is really an amazing benefit that they do alterations in house. I had somewhat of a complicated gown with the topper that I wore only for the ceremony. The alterations for my dress were absolute perfection. They created a beautiful bustle for the gown, shortened the sleeves on my delicate topper and sewed in seams to my dress for the topper to hook into. They thought of every detail and the execution was flawless.

When I went with my mom and sister to pick up my gown, we joked that we wish there was another daughter in our family to go through the entire process with again at Bridal Atelier Montclair because we will miss them so much! Thank you thank you THANK YOU!

Rachel and the entire team at Bridal Atelier Montclair are absolutely amazing! The entire experience made me feel so special and like the team really cared about me. BAM was my first and last stop looking for a wedding dress! I loved the intimate experience at the salon-- it really makes looking for dresses feel special. Rachel and her team made sure my dress fit me PERFECTLY and were so helpful and communicative in making sure that everything was wonderful. I cannot recommend Bridal Atelier Montclair enough!